Call Me by Your Name: A journey of emotions, of first love, of longing and uncertainty.
It’s been three days since I watched Call Me by Your Name and I still can’t get if off my head. This is what I hate about watching good films. It leaves you thinking and exhausting your brain in a post- movie review. After seeing it, I think my mind goes on a very slight depressive state. I guess it also shows how good the film is. And it is. I’ve never felt this kind of emotion since watching Brokeback Mountain, a gay cowboy romance film, and Boyhood, an independently produced coming of age drama. Both were critically acclaimed in their own rights, and both had quite a lingering effect on me. Same is true with Call Me By Your Name. It is an exhilarating journey of emotions, of first love, of longing and uncertainty. American Film Institute (AFI) and the National Board of Review were unanimous in declaring CMBYN as one of 2017’s best film, and I didn’t dare disagree. Film critics and moviegoers both gave the film glowing reviews. Rotten Tomatoes gave it a 97 % approval rating, and