Two tears on both cheeks

Rating: 9/10 (26 April 2018)

I cried. There, I said it. If this movie doesn't tug on your heartstrings it will be impossible for you to enjoy, since empathy for the human condition is at the heart of it. It possibly explains the 'like it or hate it' sentiment towards this movie: either you fall for it or you resist to it. I can imagine how people would deem it too sappy but, as is said in the movie: you can't please everybody. I did at times feel that Phoenix portrayed his character as a bit too pathetic, moments where I found myself not knowing if to loathe or to love him. But then, due to his convincing performance, i quickly started to sympathize with him again. The love story feels doomed from the start but I still really wanted it to work. That is what made their growing love so beautiful and tragic to me.
To me this is a modern classic, a movie that made me deeply reflect on being alive, a truly touching love story intertwined with an aura of prophecy to how technology might influence humanity in the near future.
By the way, what was up with that dead cat? I didn't really understood that scene.