Film Analysis Of The Movie 'The Best Of Me And Before Sunrise'

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Love is something that humans have sought and desired for a long time and to us it seems as if love has been around since our dawning. We express this love in many different forms. We express love through writing, gift giving, art, and cinematic productions. But at what point does the expression of love lose its value? The Best of Me and Before Sunrise are examples of how one can go about expressing the meaning of love. They are both cinematic productions laced with the woes of love, but the way these two stories unfold before the viewer are subtly and, to some, even strikingly different. Before Sunrise veers off the well beaten path of clichéd love stories and rides on newfangled roads whereas The Best of Me stays in line with what is usually churned out in adaptation to a Nicholas Sparks novels. There was a large difference within budgeting for these two movies. $2,500,000 was put in place as the budget for …show more content…

There was also approximately a 19-year difference within the release date of these two productions. Before Sunrise was released in January of 1995 and directed by Richard Linklater. The Best of Me was released in October of 2014 and directed by Michael Hoffman. Before Sunrise was nominated for best director, best actor in a leading role, best actress in a leading role, best original screenplay, best screenplay, and best kiss. The Best of Me has not received any awards to date nor has the movie been nominated for any.
The storyline for The Best of Me is typical. Michelle Monaghan plays Amanda as an adult and Liana Liberato plays Amanda as a teenager while James Marsden plays Dawson as an adult and Luke Bracey plays Dawson as a teenager. Amanda and Dawson are depicted as soul mates who meet as teenagers,

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