dodjiesantos Reviews

Before Sunrise (1995)

Natural

[9 December 2004]

Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke are great in this movie. Two strangers connecting in a beautiful way. No convoluted plot here. This movie shows that honest-to-goodness rapport, and conversations that probe while at the same time amuses are still tops. Lasting memories are made of this.

You end up wondering and yearning for the kind of time shared by Delpy and Hawke with each other. What would you have done differently? Probably nothing. In this day and age where romance is equated with material things, it shows that things need not be complicated or pricey. It's courtship at its purist and at its best.

The Doctor (1991)

A Great Movie

[28 October 2004]

I was impressed and touched by the movie's theme. I've recommended the movie to friends and acquaintances and those that watch it are also moved.

When my wife was hospitalized for leukemia there was an intern who became impatient with my questions and concern. I couldn't help but think that "hey, someday you'll become a patient too. Let's see how you'll handle it."

They should have medical students watch this movie. We can become callous at times, that we forget to put ourselves in the shoes of the other person.

The movie shows that there are people that stay in our lives so briefly but leave warm and good impressions that last a lifetime.