Reviews

Before Sunrise & Before Sunset by Richard Linklater

forgereads17's review

challenging emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

c1nn4m0ngirl's review

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

shantayareads's review

5.0

I love these two movies, Before Sunrise is in my top 5 of all time. Reading these screenplays made me think about how the actors and/or directors read the scenes and how they decided to then portray it. It gives me a new appreciation for the whole process of bringing a story to life.

havendear's review

5.0

I’m hoping the script for Before Midnight would be released and hopefully this will be re-released with all three movie scripts in one volume.

The Before Trilogy from Richard Linklater is my absolute favorite film trilogy and being able to read the scripts of the first two films in a paperback is truly incredible.

This story is a tremendous and remarkable story, one that can never be forgotten. I’m also glad that the scripts were released instead of turning this film into a novelization because I honestly think the dialogue and emotional tension would not have delivered the same way.

This should most definitely not be read as a novel with no prior knowledge to the films. Make sure you view the films before checking out this book.

shuvo_ftw's review

funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

aheuda's review

emotional funny lighthearted reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

junaaranka's review

hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.0

nikhilmathewarora's review

5.0

I'm blushing. Jdvbvjhfd. This is so romantic I will cry! The screenplays don't feel technical or soulless. They're is as beautiful as the films. Dbjnjhvd.

savannahacosta's review

emotional funny hopeful fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

sophiaxlm's review

4.0

“白日梦与妄想/豪华车与眼睫毛/噢宝贝，你漂亮的脸庞/眼泪滑落到酒杯……”每个人只在另一个人的人生中出现一次的场景（因为有了第二、第三部，男女主跳出了这个类别）。看过文本就算是复习了两部片子（伊森霍克在那个小空间里偷看对方又迅速别过头的表情）。两个人走到天亮，走到误了飞机，走到话题发散了又发散，兜着圈子又直接。大概“没有未来”才能从某种程度上提供最大限度的自由，然而恋人们又控制不住地要某种“未来”，多么矛盾。