Reacting to Red, White and Royal Blue - Part 1
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ส.ค. 2023
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Welcome back to another video which originally wasn't going to be coming to TH-cam but after an overwhelming vote in favour... we have Red, White and Royal Blue - Part 1 (of 2!)
Let's see what all the fuss is about then shall we...
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They definitely had to remove a lot of characters because c'mon let's be realistic it wasn't going to fit in a two hour movie. I'm actually impressed they managed to tell the important parts with such limited time.
they gave all screen time to Nicholas and Taylor or Henry and Alex... That was the best decision ever.
They easily could have played it safe and cluttered the story with all the side events, and just a glimpse or two of the romantic part.
@@johnnehrich9601 the main storyline is about Alex and Henry, the side events would have been pointless because they would require some type of development as well for them to make sense to the audience and that would have taken another 1hour or more. Screen writing is way different from book writing buddy
@@jungkookismyonlyalpha2813 I'm not sure why you think I disagree. If they had done what I said was possible, it would have been boring as hell.
Yes, screen writing is much different. I continue to be stunned about how they are able to tell events in the story with just a quick few seconds of air time. Visual information is much stronger. I think of the hospital scene where Alex looks at Henry talking to the little girl and you can see in his (Alex's) eyes his heart is melting.
@@johnnehrich9601 sorry I totally misread your first comment. My comprehension skills are a bit lacking since English is not my first language. Yes I agree that visual information is much stronger and that scene with Henry and the little girl is particularly my favorite.
The director has said in an interview that the reason he cut out June from the story is because he realized that he would have ended up with basically 2 half characters if he kept both Nora and June and that they wouldn't have had a lot to do in the film, so they were basically combined into 1 character, Nora. Even still she didn't have a very big role and just kind of disappears at the end. There was a lot cut out of the story or condensed for the film which, the first time I watched it I was kind of put off by but now that I've seen the film like 6 or 7 times and have endlessly rewatched scenes and clips, I am able to separate the movie story from the book story and appreciate them both as separate entities.
Hot take: June has a marginal role at best. She's important in terms of characterizing Alex, but aside that she does nothing of relevance for the plot.
Considering Alex is aged up in the movie, and with that his characterization has also changed a bit, June's already marginal role almost disappears, and the only bit that matters (helping Alex realize his crush on Henry) is easily taken over by Nora, who also already has a similar role.
The choice to fuse June and Nora not only makes sense, but it's a good choice. They decided to focus heavily on Henry and Alex (and rightfully so, it's their story) so having both characters present would have fragmented an already limited screentime alloted to secondary characters.
@@orion7060 I agree. I saw some article that said it was a shame June was absent because she was Alex’s confidant… except she was only his confidant about matters that had nothing to do with Henry… and Nora was his confidant about Henry. And like you mentioned, in order to focus on Alex/Henry it makes sense to combine the characters.
Apparently people also have a problem that Alex’s parents aren’t divorced but I’m like, it absolutely makes sense for the film adaptation to keep them married. Ellen’s husband is the most pointless character I’ve ever read in a book.
@@jonathangill6584 exactly, and also even if June were to be his confidante about Henry, it's something that can be easily attached to Nora. Keep in mind that I'm simply looking at this from a storytelling perspective, this is not negative judgement towards June (I liked her in fact), but simply assessing that in a movie you have strict time limitations, and June is simply not relevant to the plot.
About his parents: the only valid criticism I've seen about this is that Alex's overachieving nature is attributed to his parents' divorce in the book, and having them still together would change this dinamic. Which is a fair criticism, but I think this bit of his character came through anyways whith his Texas campaign. Regarding his stepdad, I agree. I believe he has 2 scenes and only barely talks in the first one. He seriously may as well just not exist.
Probably unpopular opinion: I agree with the director's choices on this 100%. I watched the movie first and then read the book and preferred the blended JunNora character much more than them separately - I found June a bit boring and not contributing much, and book Nora just... unlikable tbh... Maybe it's because I watched the movie first and was used to the clearly sibling vibes from JunNora, but I was a bit creeped out and put off by the vibes and the past between her and Alex, it almost felt incestuous to me lol, so I much preferred their movie relationship.
Also agree with other comments about his parents, Leo was not much important and was easily cut out. In fact every decision about the merging and cutting of secondary characters was very clever and good imo. The only one I feel sad about is Liam, cause I liked him and felt he was bringing something different that no abovementioned character did, but I guess you can say they covered that ground with Miguel, but obviously in a more sinister and dramatic manner.
@@tinatinarmainteresebs9255- I’ve read the book several times and was disappointed with the movie, and the character of Miguel had to be the decision I hated the most. He’s utterly useless as a character and his weird turn at the end (putting the crime that Richard’s entire TEAM did in outing Alex on this one random junior reporter with a crush) was just so out of left field that it made me absolutely hate him, and not in a fun “hating the villain” way, but in a bad “wtf were they thinking???” way.
There’s a lot of other things I don’t like about the movie and just how off the vibes were from my favorite parts of the book, but Miguel had to be the biggest one.
The scene in Paris is the most sensual, intimate encounter I have seen in YEARS. It’s ALL about the deep connection between Alex and Henry, not just the incredible sexual chemistry that they have.
And the look that Alex gives Henry after “I’m learning”? DEAD.
Intimacy not por4ography. Best thing about #rwrb is that the interactions are intimate...and the drama mostly from outside. Communication further win.
Nicholas Galatzine's expressiveness is incredible. When you look at him you can feel the whole range of emotions he wants to express. I hope we will see and hear a lot more of him in the coming years. BTW his music is good to listen too. The chemistry between Taylor and Nicholas is incredible. The perfect cast was found for this film.
he was AMAZING in Bottoms and it was such a different role. it was campy and over the top, while this one is so subtle and reserved, and he did both wonderfully.
15:19 The director said that he preferred giving a more fleshed-out part to one actress, by combining Nora and June, rather than give two actresses a minuscule role. Time constraints, etc.
Zahra literally walked off the pages of the book for me, she was just *Chef's Kiss*
Her scenes were absolutely some of my favorite in the whole movie.
Absolutely!! She stole every scene she was in and I wanted her to be in so many other scenes to throw her zingers. She was fantastic.
Zahra is the character they absolutely did not misstep on in this movie. She’s amazing and just like the book character, and I wish there were more scenes with her.
I found her super annoying...ɓut I get the hype....we've been forcefully fed straight characters so much the subconsciously we think they're better characters....
@@Rash23215 wow…that’s a reach. Henry was actually my favorite character, both in the book and the movie. Zahra was an excellent representation on screen of the way the character was written in the book. She was straight off the pages, the way she spoke and her demeanor and energy. She is a little annoying and she nailed that, she does talk with quips that are not super realistic in real life and she is a girl boss all of which she was in the book. No one is saying we like her because she is straight, that’s ridiculous. We like her because she is a good actress who played a fun role really well. She is a background character that did such a good job with her role that she stood out among the others (including a bunch of other straight background characters)
The directors outdid themselves on the sex scene. It was so beautiful. It kinda reminds us how sex allows two people to connect and give themselves to each other. Love it❤
The scene at 2110 where Henry pushes him in was SO sensuous!! The part when Alex is all in and Henry exhales and does an eyebrow lift is missing here. The intimacy coordinator who directed this deserves an award!!
I love this movie!!! I have watched it 4 times in 1 day and I cannot stop. The book and the movie are great. The chemistry between Nick and Taylor is off the charts!!! I laughed, I cried. Everytime I watch it I see more details and nuances that I missed. The love making scene was perfection!!! Never seen anything like that before. ❤️
I have now seen it 15 times! It just gets better and better!!! ❤❤❤
I love this movie too so much❤️, I’ve seen it several times, I have such a big crush on Taylor now
Did anyone else notice that after the love making scene, the condom wrappers?! One was on the night stand AND one on the floor. Was there a flip-flop scene? I mean 2 wrappers! Such a lovely scene that truly defines the making love statement!
Bravo to what should be an award winning movie!!! CHEERS!
it may be to show that for different sex acts, you change condoms
@@jhor729yeah, this would make more sense. As Henry and Alex's sex positions don't actually flip-flop, from what we were told in the books. Henry appears to like strictly be a bottom... But their power dynamic IS flexible. So they're technically switches. But not versatile, which is flipfloping sex position wise. I've seen a BUNCH of people use the terms interchangeably when they're not interchangeable terms lmao.
But if you do want to read about Alex bottoming... there is a plethora of fanfictions that cover this topic ....I'm thinking there's so many specifically because it doesn't happen in the book... And that's one of fan fictions uses.... expanding beyond what is available in the source material.
@@jhor729 I haven't read the book as yet..so thanks. Exactly what other sex act are you referring to? Just curious of your mindset. ;)
Also there’s (travel) lube visible each time after sex is implied too. We love accurate set dressing 👏
I believe someone described it as Henry is a power bottom and Alex is a service top, so I think them switching would be rare and the book never has them switching so I would take that to mean they never do or would in the future. In the book, Henry is very bossy and you do see him pushing Alex around a lot in the movie...shoving him against walls and stuff.
Such a great romcom we've been waiting for.
They need to release the 3 hours version like now
They really do. Because I have a feeling it'll be a whole lot better.
FWIW, my career was in motion picture post production. The 3 hour cut would not have been finished, that is, not color graded or scored. The expense to finish it properly would be substantial. This is a business after all, so I doubt Amazon could make enough to justify the expense. (But I'd love to see it too!)
There's NO 3 hour cut, which has been confirmed already by the director/writer. Some extended scenes or few deleted scenes only.
There’s plenty of different accents in the US and there definitely more than one Texas accent
I have gone to watch EVERYTHING Nicholas Galitzine has done
He is amazing in everything especially The Beat Beneath My Feet and Purple Hearts. He wears a Marine Dress Blue uniform. Yummy!!!
Speaking from the perspective of an Asian American, the prince of England means very little to Americans. They're treated like a celebrity but not with the reverence that the British people might have.
I think Alex is a good partner for Henry precisely because he's able to treat him like a man and not fetishize the sexual act with a royal. (I think Henry may already have his fair share of such partners in boarding school.) There is just trust and love built from mutual understanding of being in powerful roles while setting examples to their countries and western society at large.
It must be very comforting for Henry to have Alex, who understands what that means while pushing him to make change to the status quo.
Thoughts?
One thing to understand, I think, is that it isn't how royalty demands how they are treated, it is the constraints they put on themselves from being raised that way - a prison of their own making. When Queen Victoria was given the news she was now queen, she had to have an attendant escort her up or down the stairs. She felt trapped in all this but even as queen she was not able to dispense with it.
@@johnnehrich9601 Do you think the modern royalty make demands of themselves but not of others? Maybe the right way of phrasing this should be " command respect" rather than "demand respect" because of history and custom?
@@Maya23452 Got me. I'm thinking this movie as a modern fairy tale with modifications of the rules of royalty as needed.
@johnnehrich9601 That was my impression as well. However, when I see the reactions of our British friends watching the movie, I can tell that there is either an awe or disdain for the royalty. For example, " You can't talk to him like that. He is a prince!", etc. Or "I dont understand why we have a king in the first place." No matter which side of dialogue you happen to hear, you are likely to conclude that royalty is something more than a family historical last name. And frankly, I sympathize as I come from a country (Nepal) that had a king and was a kingdom until 2008. It was a political issue in our country when I was growing up.
Again, I didn't mean to make a mountain out of a molehill. Just fun observation with anonymous people on the internet.
Thanks for this video , really enjoyed your laughter... they're so adorable that i keep watching many reaction videos...
Jackie-Ross Lavender I absolutely love your reaction to this movie. It is By FAR my favorite on all of You Tube. I am an old fart so I have lots of time to obsess over things like this movie, which I've now seen 6 times. I am of exactly the same mind as you when it comes to movies verses television. The last time I obsessed over anything like this it was "A Place To Call Home" out of Australia and it was made for television . Six seasons and covered 10 years of a family and I could not get enough. I think this movie is so well done I would love for it to be generational. I want to know not only what happens next, but how their lives turn out as well. The casting in this move is simply flawless. Not only the boys, but every single character is brought to life by the actors portraying them. Yes...even Uma's accent darling. I live in Texas and hear women from here speak every day and the ones that grew up here, especially in rural Texas, talk exactly like that. You reaction is fabulous and I can't wait for Part 2.
Love you and your reviews please don’t stop any time soon. Greetings from LA
I'm here for the long haul. Plenty more content coming ❤
Loved your reaction and completely agree with you: this should have been a mini series.
I love that Jackie (can we call you that? ) how he was watching the sex scenes as if he were sampling wine and very seriously comments: marvelous, exquisite, beautiful 🤴
😂😂😂 that's what you get when you have an asexual watching sex scenes 😂
The “Make love” sex scene was AMAZINGLY BEAUTIFUL. Like, that look on Prince Henry’s face as it’s knocking at his back door…Memories!
I am so excited. I've been waiting for this video❤️😍
Great reaction , the edit on this is nightmare fuel 😂
Sending you nothing but positive vibes! We will get through this!!! 🤣
I'm with you on making this a TV series. They could probably do that by adding some of the edits, outtakes, and missing characters and bits from the book. Also, like you, I'd love to see "it" elongated!
Texas here - Nice review. I'll be back for more!
I love your laugh!
I agree with that that should have been a TV series, especially reading a book.
Fab reaction Jackie!!!❤❤❤
Thank you guys ♥
(10:52) when you said that I thought for a second you said "i love jesus" 😂 the snack mention made me realise my mistake 😅
The White House actually does host a ton of parties including lots of holiday parties and receptions. This one for Alex was made up I believe but absolutely plausible. Chelsea Clinton used to have sleep over parties at the White House Witt her school friends. Many past presidents have also held birthday parties and even weddings at the White House.
Thanks so much! I just watched “Red, White…” last night and loved it. Like you, I was skeptical. I didn’t read the book, so I thought it might just be a ripoff of “Young Royals,” but it was very sweet. It was a little Barbara Cartlandish, at times, but the leads are adorable and we need LGBTQ content in every genre. I gotta read the book. Thanks again. NYC
No lie there 😭 I want this to be a seasonal series with 1000 episodes 😂
I agree with you that RW&RB should have been made into a television series. 8-10 episodes perhaps?
In that way, all the characters removed could have been included… and all the included characters we loved (Zahra, Amy, Nora, Bea) could have had more screen time & more in-depth storylines.
Perhaps Amazon Prime would only agree to a movie format during their lengthy discussions back & forth.
A great detail to note: Amy the Secret Service agent, a transgender 🏳️⚧️ character in the book, was thankfully played by a transgender actress as well! Aneesh Sheth.
Great reaction! I wish it had been made into a limited series as well because there is so much story in the book that wasn't shown in the movie due to time constraints.
Love the video
I agree with you, they should make it into a tv show
I live in DC and yes absolutely you should come! It's a wonderful place to visit, so many things to see and do (and many of them free!)
also sidenote - when you mentioned the cgi during the fireworks, I literally laughed out loud because that scene pisses me off every time I see it because they made the Washington Monument WAY too tiny in the background. It's pretty much right across from the White House lawn and is a looming presence over the entire area 🤣
I said the same thing that this would be better as a series rather than a movie so that they could include more in it and keep the storyline more intact like June, the divorce and all the rest!
But all of that is not important for the love story to work and one book doesn’t get a tvshow
I’ll definitely be back after dinner to enjoy
The dance scene at New Years reminds me of the dance scene of the Keira Knightly Pride and Prejudice. Where everyone disappears while she and Mr. Darcy dance.
miss thurman is conjuring up dixie Carter...delivering thenight in GA
Really like your review, however, there is one thing and to be honest you are not the first person to say it. They never hated or even disliked each other, I think for Henry it was love at first site(be it Rio or Melbourne whatever) his reaction was a defense to keep Alex away because he thought Alex was unattainable and in the book Alex has an obsession with a picture of Henry in a teen mag when both where much younger. Thus once they are forced together the whole artifice had to come crashing down. It was years of both wishing for the same without either ever knowing.
In the book, Alex overhears Henry talking to a child in the hospital but here we see this, even if we can't catch the words. And the look on Alex's face as he watches - I can't imagine him hating him (or thinking he hated him) after that. In fact, the couch interview was added, I think, to get some digs in before this, as it doesn't seem to fit afterwards.
Courtney, I just want to say you are the cutest thing. I'm a 72 yr old grandmother who loved this movie. WHY is it that so many straight women love this movie?!!
Courtney? 😂
nah, I don’t think it would’ve held up as a show. maybe the chemistry could’ve saved it between the two leads, but I very much appreciated them cutting most of the fat to make a fun, not emotionally taxing, queer romcom focused almost entirely on our main leads.
Great reaction! And the idea of a 'Royal Family' may seem weird but it's tradition. And I like that. There will always be Royals around. Anyways... great reaction.
I agree that it deserved a limited series
I know Amazon told them it could only be two hours long. I suspect a series was way out of the question.
We are also watching this as a stunning end result but prior to it being finished, the powers that be could have been worried a two-hour length might be too long. Look at all the people who was so worried it might be ghastly and I'm sure the head office was worried about that too.
In addition to the book which I loved, I have the Audible version which is also excellent.
hi, miguel wasnt in the book :) 10:45
It’s funny, I actually watched Love, Victor (and Love, Simon of course) for my first time after seeing RWRB so I was also pleasantly surprised that Rachel was in that show ☺️
I want to clear up that, as an Australian, no one in this movie except for Henry pronounces Melbourne correctly. Just one of those things that gives me the ick haha
I really love how they did the ‘getting to know you’ montage. Which then makes the subpar CGI feel kind of weird in comparison - it’s unfortunately really noticeable and for an Amazon budget it’s kind of wild.
I had seen someone say that since the characters have been aged up for the movie, they had done a bit more self-actualising than in the book. So Alex being pretty blasé about his sexuality would make a bit more sense in that he’s had time to process it.
I also agree that a limited series would have been so much better and allowed the adaptation be a bit stronger (i.e. June, the whole Rafael subplot, Bea actually being kickass, etc.) but I can detach myself enough to enjoy the film version for what it is.
I thought I read somewhere that he wanted a series but they only approved a movie? Maybe I’m making that up 🤷🏽♀️
Absolutely! This should have been a limited series! While the movie is cute, it is an average rom com with the fast rush to the lovey dovey stuff, cutting out characters etc. A limited series would have done the book so much more justice.
I thought that was Mia from love Victor. Wow she was great in this movie 🙂 she's absolutely stunning ❤
Lana Del Rey song did play inside my head before the sex scenes....
Funny thing when I saw Alex's jacket had the same reaction. Guess the original cut was 3 hours agree it should had been more.
You were so thoughtful letting us see the movie on the larger part of the screen. I loved every minute of it. Thank you.
I have not read the book so I dont know if Uma's character is from Texas but her accent in this movie is more of a Mississippi accent NOT Texas 😕
great review papi ❤ 🤍 💙 🫶
Growing up in the south (USA) and very familiar with all the southern dialects, I can answer your question. Although she's a great actress, yes, Uma's southern accent is terrible. It would have been better just to have her be from Texas with no accent. I cringed as you probably do when hearing an actor doing a bad British accent. Love the movie though! 👍
it’s so funny this topic seems to have really divided people… some people think her accent was awful (like us) and some people say it was amazing… 🤣
I agree with you that it should have been a tv show. I miss June and Bea her story
Great reaction ! I've been watching way too many of these just to relive the experience of the film... Swooning over Alex and Henry is officially a thing now 🥰I really share with everyone the pleasure of watching (and rewatching 🤭) an adorable queer romance. That being said, there's discussion over the quality of the movie compared to the book, the length/pacing/character development etc. I just wanna add that as far as romcoms go, the level has gone downhill unfortunately. I've just rewatched Notting Hill (1999 for those of us who weren't even born haha) which has some interesting similarities with RWRB : the british/american culture shock, the absolutely improbable premise, the public scrutiny being an element of the plot that keep the lovers apart etc. (not saying it is the same of course). And I must say that the comparison is quite damning 😬 In a similar run time of 2h Notting Hill seems packed with humor and wit, subplots and secondary characters, and real not CGI locations. So it was possible to do better - not a critique of RWRB only though, I think the director did justice to the characters and created the best film he could in the streaming age. But yeah there's that...
I agree that it would likely have been stronger as a miniseries or a short streaming series. That was my thought throughout.
You know there is a part 2 in the works, right?
not even remotely confirmed but it needs it so i hope it does happen
@primevideo hagan una serieeee
If you liked the RWRB novel, you should check out Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall - similar vibe, a fun read.
i will have to add it to the amazon cart immediately!
You are the best reactor ever !!!! Inspiration 💥💥💥
Rewatching 4/3/24
So if Henry's never owned a key in his entire life, how does he start his car?
Maybe he doesn't own the car or the key personally? 🤔
He probably has a fancy push to start car... So you could just press a button and turn his car on.
I really loved your review, with your cup of tea and Digestive biscuits and your infectious laughter, thank you!
Came down mate...there a sequel already on talks
calm down?
Alex has a beautiful body
Miguel Ramos was NOT in the book, the gay fellow who actually leaked the stuff was a Congressman or Senator or something. There were many changes to the book.I won't spoil things for your watchers as this is part 1 of 2.
I can see Prince Louis being the Prince Henry to be.
i don’t really know why you’d say that tbh
Yee, this is the rom-com we need. Gay protagonists and no horrid, sad or tragic ending insight.
I fully agree it would be better as mini series, then they wouldn’t have had to cut out characters or cut major chunks of the story out…
Since they're considering a sequel, they certainly could bring in the characters they left out of the first. I'm told there's at least an hours worth of footage they cut from the movie and if that's true, they should give us an extended cut. Or maybe they'll use a lot of that for the sequel.
I wasn’t overly fond of Uma’s accent. Seemed a bit much.
It’s a very Georgia accent, though she’s supposed to be from Texas.
According to an interview with the director, Matthew Lopez, Uma was very uncertain about the accent and did not think it was working, but he encouraged her to go with this more exaggerated accent. She apparently had a dialect coach, so she could have done a true Texas hill-country accent if that was the direction given, but I believe the thinking was that since it was *Uma Thurman* , a sultry Deep South accent was a better fit, regardless of where her character was supposed to be from.
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As an American who lived inn Texas for several years, her accent is just short of a caricature. She could have had better accent coaching.
I love this movie and they did an amazing job adapting it but Miguel Ramos the is worst unnecessary addition. Awful. I skip his parts every time.
He subs for Senator Richards in the book, but yeah, he's just an awful character that doesn't really add anything. He's that petty, jealous gay who just wants to cause trouble to advance his career and possibly get laid.
@@SeattleSandro Senator Richards is in the film. But I think I get what you mean… because it’s Miguel not Richards who leaks the emails? I think they created him because it would take too long to go into the Richards/Rafael Luna storyline… which I get, but I think it’s a little lazy.
@@jonathangill6584 While I agree with you, I don’t think that having Miguel as the leaker was lazy for the scriptwriters. Someone had to do it (we need some drama after all) and keeping the Richards line of action would have meant adding a lot of explanation and political subplotting that would divert attention from the director’s chosen path: focus on Alex-Henry at all costs. We lose a lot in terms of character/contextual complexity, but gain just as much in keeping these two adorable ding-dongs in the forefront.
Let’s be honest: whoever watches RWRB is likely to have a Firemen calendar, Jane Austen novel, British Royal Family or Clintons biography somewhere in the house.
@@jonathangill6584Do you really think having an additional 10 minutes of screen time given to the Richards sub-plot would make the movie better in any way ?🙄
I’m in the minority, I don’t think this would work as a series. I understand people want more as do I but I think making this multiple episodes would just lose momentum of the story. RomComs like love is kind of all encompassing and sweeping. If it’s episodic I think u lose the momentum, in dance terms it’s more pop and lock than waltz
I despised the reporter subplot in the film. It was a huge risk to make him the villain and it didn't payoff. Everything about the reporter was cliche "slimy" and opportunistic. Bad choice.
Uma's performance is great, but that is not even remotely a Texas accent. It's definitely more of a Georgia accent, if she were from Texas it would be much more of a deep South kind of accent. So it's an interesting choice.
The director, Matthew Lopez, said in an interview that Uma came to him because she was uncertain if the accent worked, but he encouraged her to go for this exaggerated version (I think the sultry Deep South accent is intended to make her character seem more gutsy while acknowledging Uma Thurman's natural allure). He said he really loved it. The character is supposed to have a Texan hill-country accent, but Uma does speak in more of a Georgian or Mississippian accent.
@@chatterbox11I mean there have been a couple of people from Texas who have commented on reactions to this movie saying that they literally know somebody either within their family or just in their neighbourhood that speaks EXACTLY like she does and they live in Texas so I guess there are some people in Texas who do have as heavy an accent that Umas putting on in the movie.... And I guess it actually wasn't that far off from a texas accent because people from Texas are saying that they know people who sounds like her, you know?... But yeah I will agree it's a very thick accent and the fact that Alex then has zero accent because the actors from Chicago, if I recall correctly... It's weird. Also because Alex does a slight Texan accent in the book... And I'm petty about small changes like that sometimes. lmaoo
Yeah, ultimately I can't really necessarily critique her accent work because I'm not from the US so I don't know what the fuck the differences actually are between the southern states accents I just know that they DO sound different ...but I wouldn't be able to pick one or the other out specifically.
Nah, I've known Texans who sound like that. I think what people forget is that Texas is HUGE. It's literally like more than twice the size of the UK. There are so many different regional accents there, and so while Uma Thurman's accent here isn't the most popular accent you'd hear, it is ONE of the accents you'd hear from a Texan.
You missed the part when Alex called Henry "your royal Hardness" after Henry said like stonehenge. I don't know why everyone thinks the outdoor scene when Henry kisses Alex is CGI. If you notice the snow falling is real since when it landed on Henry's jacket it melted, so the outdoor scene was real.
I'm sorry but there's absolutely no way that scene was real 🤣
@@JackieRossLavenderdefinitely not, if you pay attention to their breathing and how sometimes the breath was added in (so you could see it bc it was cold), but other times it wasn’t there.
I never trust anyone’s opinions on “bad cgi” after the whole thing when Last of Us fans went off on how bad the giraffe cgi was only to find out it was a real giraffe.
There’s no way that snow scene was real. It cries out CGI (or plastic snowflakes), as in Heartstopper 1 ep.2 or Home Alone 2, Die Hard 2, etc. At my age I’ve seen snow falling at least 4000 times 😝.
Doesn’t lessen the scene’s emotional impact, actually: at that point in the movie we fully expect the Universe to be on Alex and Henry’s side 😄
@@jonathangill6584 It's just the "In" thing to do, bitch about the cgi.
Tv shows can be boring sometimes
so can movies
First of all I have to say the book is one of my favorites. And I know people are going to say the book and the movie aren’t meant to be the same and I’m very aware of that, but since it is one of my favorites i can’t help but compare them because that book means a lot to me. And honestly..I had a lot of issues with this film. Most of it being script and certain choices that they made and then other technical things. But honestly it was just so rushed, I wasn’t invested in their relationship bc it was such a quick jump from them “not liking” each other to then kissing that it just felt kind of jarring to me. I watched it three times to see if my initial feelings changed but no…theres just things that were added that really didn’t serve the story, things that were taken away that would have helped it alot and things that just didn’t make sense. For example…The King wants to deny the rumors after the Presidents office released a statement which they didn’t talk to the Royal place first over??? Like 😭😭 what? That speech didn’t happen in the book until after the talked with the queen if I’m remembering correctly (I did check to be sure) also they never explained why they were in Paris so my friend watching with me who hadn’t read the book was so confused. Also the whole Miguel Ramos storyline was so obvious 😭😭 I get they wanted to simplify the story for the movie probably but it was so….??? it just felt all around rushed and I’m glad a lot of people are really enjoying it bc I’m super excited for queer content like this, just kind of fun and light with Frank depictions of queer relationships but I think it’s okay to be critical of it as well, especially when it’s an adaptation of one of your favorite books. It was a let down for me I’m not going to lie, but I’m really happy for the success and for everyone watching it who loves it!
I'm not going to say too much as I'm really keen to deep dive into this film in a separate video. But we have shared a lot of similar thoughts here, Lynn!
@@JackieRossLavendersuper interested in your thoughts about it 🫶 looking forward to part 2
I as someone who has only the context of the movie thank you for saying this.
@DerrickJohnson56 also interesting that I shared a lot of your thoughts too Derrick!
I assume they didn't include June because they ran out of money to pay actors after casting Uma Thurman and Steven Fry.
Im gonna say this now the last 30 minutes of this movie is the best part for me. People will fawn over it because they think its cute or find the actors hot and thats fine and all but people trying to praise this as the best thing is ridiculous. To me the setup of the relationship was lackluster so everything after i had a hard time believing and getting really invested in it. Than like i pointed out the last 30 minutes when ish hit the fan i was like yes now i feel something and why couldn't it be like this the whole movie because it flowed way better and i believed it. I didn't read the book so my only context is this movie but there seems like there's something missing that would have fleshed out this movie more. It's like they moreso focused on the main parts that people would recognize most and called it a day. This is not me saying it's a bad movie this is me saying it could of been way better. It probably would of worked better as a series if I'm being honest.
I have a lot of thoughts on the movie so after part 2 I will be making a deep dive video to breakdown everything I've been thinking since watching!
They had to cut a lot of the book to fit the max runtime but overall it's a very adequate adaptation. Imo every book works better as a series than a movie. Considering the limitations they had to work with, budget and time, etc., I think everybody did a great job!
Loved this. I think Matthew Lopez has done a fantastic job, casting is perfect. Will wait patiently for the second part. But the LGBTQ+ message is something very special. Keep up the fantastic work ❤
@@Leo-Galaxy did I say my opinion was fact no but it's how I felt. If you wanna praise it good for you I'm not changing my mind and it's simple as that.
@Leo-in6en the irony of your comment. you must also realise your opinion of it being good is your opinion and not fact. Art is subjective. Some love it, some hate it. All are valid.
I love that we have a rom-com like this now, if I could make a small complaint here, my son is 13 and he just came out to us, I wish he could have the same rom-com experience I had at that age, as a cis woman, but there is a couple of scenes in this absolutely adorable movie, I’m not comfortable with him watching yet. We need more movies (rom-com, adventures, scy fy, etc) where a young lgbtq+ person can see themselves represented in a not-over-the-top, very loud, stereotypical role with a sad ending.
It was confusing there at the end. I meant normal people who happen to be gay who go through something and still get a happy ending like in the “normal” (I am giving myself hives) movies
Have you considered Heartstopper? It is more teen friendly.
Okay dinner is in the oven so I’m going to enjoy RWRB while it’s cooking. I’m ready 🪭
One book doesn’t get a tv show just cause u miss side characters like as a show this would’ve never been made
it’s so much more than side characters but okay 🤣
Personally I think Alex is gay not not bisexual.
why do you get to decide that? Bi-erasure at it's best 🙄
Can the bi-erasure stop? Clearly you don't understand that sexuality is on a spectrum. You can be bi and date mostly the opposite sex, or mostly the same sex, doesn't change your sexuality. Your attraction to both sexes doesn't even have to be 50-50. It's more than likely not going to be. I'm more attracted to men than women but it doesn't mean I am not still attracted to women.