Review of God's Own Country (2017) by All_Buttru4 — 14 Jan 2022

Honestly quiet. so much is left unsaid but just enough is felt. bound to be constantly compared to ''Brokeback mountain'' due to how similar it's basis is: a story about to men, farmers who fall for each other in a love that isn't often accepted.

it takes a more focused hand with it's character's which without disrespecting the classic makes it the better of the two. Josh O'Connor is a hard closed of 20 something year old who's repressed himself o a life in the dark,unfufilling hookups in bathroom and no romantic reprieves.

His seems like he life he'll always live until the arrival of Gheorghe who's foreign perspective challenges his world view not only in his work but with his ability to love. exploring relevant themes such as masculinity(both toxic & healthy),xenophobia and domesticity, all of this done without shoving it down your throat.

it's cinematography is excellently rendered with mostly wide shot landscapes that evoke Yorkshires frigid terrain, it focus on the rawness of the wilderness parallel to he protagonist vulnerabilities hey share with each other.

the director is gifted wih his choice's such as the scene where Gheorghe and Johnny cuddle and hangout naked after their first tender encounter is effective at filling alot of emotional blanks.