"Past Lives" Review

"Past Lives" is a melancholic romantic drama film directed by Celine Song in her feature film directorial debut and stars Greta Lee and Teo Yoo as Nora and Hae Sung respectively, two childhood friends who come in and out of each other's lives, and eventually reunite and reflect on their past relationship. The film is slow, but with a wistful tone perfectly capturing the tragic feeling of a love lost to time, of what could have been. The performances are pitch-perfect, with Lee and Yoo embodying their characters completely, creating an effectively sentimental interplay between the two even when they are just silently staring at each other. This film's slow pace might not be to everyone's taste, but I believe everyone should at least give it a watch if only because I think that its underlying themes of longing, regret, and the things left unsaid are universal themes that everyone can relate to. Please don't miss out on "Past Lives"!

“Past Lives” 是一套浪漫劇情電影，講述兩個青梅竹馬的人在幾次離離合合之後終於再次遇上並回望他們從前的關係。電影的節奏比較慢但有一種幽幽的氣氛，反映了那種「過去而再已無法挽回」的感覺。兩個主演都完全投入角色，令一個只是兩人對望的鏡頭都可以充滿感情。這套電影的節奏和鋪排不是人人可以接受的，但我認為每一個人都應該嘗試看這套電影一次，因為它對於渴望、後悔和沒有說出的話的見解應該是人人都能夠明白的。請不要錯過 “Past Lives”！

如果你已經看過這套電影或者有任何意見，歡迎在下面留言！

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