The Dreamers - Movie Review

In depicting the life of young people during the 1968 student rebellion in Paris, ‘The Dreamers’ revolves around an American exchange student named Matthew who gets close to a French twin brother and sister, Theo and Isabelle. The three characters are passionate about cinema and have an abusive and passionate relationship which is unconventional. While the world changes outside, they thrive in self-searching and liberation of friendship, love, and sexual relationships.###They experience political turmoil and cinematic longing, with their film capturing elements of political activism, sexual revolution, and movie culture. It is an exploration of personal character placed against the backdrop of political change of that age. The mood is rebellious and sexually charged and undoubtedly urges one to question or think about liberation and change through art and politics.

All the actors, especially Michael Pitt, Eva Green, and Louis Garrel give a brilliant performance and portray their characters in a very authentic way. I will always remember green because of a striking and sexy Isabelle her character is fragile, and intense. There’s real chemistry between them and the audience is instantly immersed into the outsiders’ life. The general conception of the movie and the relations between characters are directed by Bertolucci very stunning and the movie looks like very personal despite the fact it tells people’s political beliefs.

The music of ‘The Dreamers’ is the musical love to the epoch of 1960. The music ranges from good old rock n roll to the heartrending scores and really adds to the overall emotional appeal of the movie and acts as a soundtrack to the teenage years of the main character.

The film has nice cinematography and presents Paris in the late 1960s very well. The whole look of the film is organic with the anarchy and a beauty of the given period most evident through the saturation of the picture and active cameras capturing and engaging the audience into the story.

The interiors of Theo’s and Isabelle’s apartment, as well as the protest scenes, are thought-provoking and give the audience a feel of the 1968 Paris. Every frame looks and feels real and brings something to the overall environment of the film.

Even though the film is not overloaded with special effects, those used service the enhancing of moments and reconstructing of real historical events.

The film is well-edited – the structure smoothly interweaves from the internal reality of the main protagonists to external political events. The narrative moves seamlessly from one scene to the other and does not let the viewers lose interest at any given moment.

The pace used in ‘The Dreamers’ is slow enough for the audience to discover the depth of the character’s personality and their changing relationships. The movie does not rush and allows the viewer to understand and feel the characters and motifs.

The characters use rich language and arguments look credible and valuable. The politics and passion, as the film closely examines their arguments and feeling, is shown with some realism and sensitivity.

So the narrative of ‘The Dreamers’ can provoking and rather shocking because of the open sexual scenes and the general subject matter. Potential critics may accuse the movie of being dark and overly focusing on many taboo issues some viewers might be both acquainted with and uncomfortable about at the same time. But these elements are crucial to its reckless story and profound message.

The Dreamers is an amazing story of the confrontation of youth, politics, and sex. This is why Bertolucci’s film is provocative in the context of representing individual and social change. What does freedom and identity mean in a period of transition, it questions the viewers and remains profoundly memorable.