[revengemode]

Reporters: So Zendaya..

Tom: Sorry to cut you off but our relationship is something that we are incredibly protective of and we want to keep as sacred as possible.

Reporter: 🍪

Tom: Zendaya

Reporter: 🛠️

Tom: Zendaya

Reporter: 📱🤣

Tom: Zendaya

Reporter: 🏝️

Tom: Zendaya

[yoitsjuli]

Never have I ever has accomplished something quite rare…it’s made me like both sides of the straight love triangle.

[miasl96]

Peter K: lol Lara Jean it's okay i'm just holding your hand for show

Peter K: Lara Jean don't worry i'm hugging you for show

Peter K: Haha don't panic I'm just kissing you for show

Peter K: we should probably make-out

Peter K: on this empty street

Peter K: with literally no one around

Lara Jean: ...

Peter K: for show.

[petergrantkavinsky]

“She’s so deeply talented.” (x)

[dongwookss]

noah centineo as peter kavinsky

[basketcasemp3]

television meme [15/15] comedies ∟ that 70′s show: some people bake pies, we bake ourselves

[teamkoine]

first ever asian top two. first ever asian winner. first ever asian repped season. thank you sytycd. (even if you’re hella rigged)

[corigauff]

DANCE. COMEDY. ENTERTAINMENT. LEX AND KOINE ARE YOUR TOP TWO, AMERICA.

[aksannyi]

LET’S GET OUR GIRL KOINE THE WIN

[teamkoine]

i just read a comment saying “koine had a trend of being in the bottom” but like?? people are stupid?? koine was in the bottom ONCE, so was kiki, and so was logan. i obviously don’t agree that logan went home instead of kiki, but i disagree even more with anyone who says koine is underwhelming. she has delivered more than anyone else has this season, i stfg. people overlook her way too much and i want this to end now. she proved herself more then anyone, i mean, all taylor had to do was wave her pretty arms and flash a smile, but koine had raw passion and emotion, and LIT up the stage. think about it guys, who DESERVES your vote?

[nevillles]

file under “movies to watch when feeling sad”

[temp666555777]

Cult classics

[sitdownmsgomez]

You deserve better and happier place outside the Earth.

[joeesuuu]

Love You to the Stars and Back [2017, dir. Antoinette Jadaone] 4.5⭐ | Never been this invested about two people in a film, and their well-deserved happiness. Just… beautiful.

This review is originally published through my Twitter thread (x).

“Tapos, ‘pag kinuha na tayo ng mga aliens, ano nang mangyayari sa atin?” “Siguro hindi na kagaya dito. Siguro wala nang lungkot. Siguro wala nang sakit.” “Sigurado ‘yan ha?” “Walang sigurado. Pero minsan, kailangan mo lang maniwala.”

The reason behind the 0.5 less:

I love Mika (Julia Baretto) just as she is, but I guess I wanted to have gotten to know her as deeply as Caloy (Joshua Garcia).

Their initial banters were cute and funny; I just thought that they were already way too aggressive and familiar for two strangers who just met.

The ending was great too, but the writer in me keeps on thinking of several others ways that I could have ended it, heh.

There are just personal preferences though. I don’t think that it ruined the film in any way at all, because there were really a lot of great things in it that made it an experience to watch. 

As I said earlier, I was so invested in the two characters and their (eventual) happiness. It’s evident that these are two people who are struggling in life, but they never lost their heart because of it. Both of them remained kind and loving individuals, which is why it was so easy to root for them to be happy and at peace with whatever they are facing now.

I’m not sure how realistic was the portrayal of cancer in the film (though I learned that Direk Tonet actually consulted a leukemia survivor, Rudy, and he coached Joshua throughout the filming), but you get the sense that the film understands how painful it is, how ugly it can get, and how it can consume a person. That emotional breakdown by the bridge shot me straight to my heart. It was the most painful scene in the entire movie, but it was also the most cathartic.

And of course, the romance! Ah, that was a sweeping romance. There were a lot of tender moments in the film that greatly contribute in establishing their budding feelings for each other. Most films would rely on heightened and often exaggerated scenarios, but in here, it can be seen in the way that they stare at each other, the way he looks at her tenderly when she’s no looking, and that goddamned necktie scene in the car was such a nice way to show their sexual tension. (I can’t squeal loudly inside the cinema, that I almost forgot to breathe.)

Finally, I can confidently say that both Joshua and Julia did well. The script and directing already feels assured,  but it’s definitely a plus when both of these actors are doing well. I think that what I like best about Julia is that she absorbs her character–grit and all. You get this sense that it doesn’t matter for her if she doesn’t look pretty doing this or that scene, as long as she faithfully does what is needed of her. Julia was the emotional core of Vince & Kath & James, but in here it was Joshua, and this guy delivered in that regard, and more. I seriously don’t know how he does that, but he’s so good with these scenes when he’s on the verge of crying and his voice will break or something? Wow, this young man really found his own identity and prowess in acting.

I’ve said it before: their chemistry is great. It’s already given in terms of the romantic department, and it was even more amplified in this film, somehow taking a step higher from from cute to just enough sexual tension. Their eyes do a lot of talking. But more than that, I love how they are on the same level of maturity when they’re together. They seem to make each other better, I think? Their chemistry is not limited to their ability to make a viewer feel giddy, but they are able to connect wholly as two actors.

Anyway, when watching the film, keep in mind that you’re in for a pretty emotional ride. It’s not an easy, feel-good kind, but more of a journey of discovery: that were are so much more capable to be kind, and give love to the people that matters to us, more than we think and give ourselves credit. That, as cheesy as it sounds, everything is truly possible when we believe and make it happen for ourselves; and that there will always be people out there who will never give up on us. The musical scoring was just so pleasant, and Torete definitely is the best song for this. For a final note, I would like to add that I am happy that Direk Tonet is finally back to this kind of film-making and writing.

Love You to the Stars and Back is one long emotional ride. It was overwhelming in a good way. And it’s not every day that you get invested in the lives of two fictional characters, but their pain are so palpable, that you cannot help but root for them to be happy.

—

Photo was edited by me, all screencaps are grabbed from the trailer.

[bbarican]

Love You to the Stars and Back

For a girl who’s only enjoying local films and OPM music just recently, this has got to be the best movie I’ve ever seen that’s been released during this year, hands down. I do cry during movies, you guys, but for my tears to actually not go away and for me to actually be holding my breath cause of how much I wanna cry means this movie’s struck a line.

I was skeptical at first cause the plot kind of reminds me of The Fault In Our Stars (cancer, hence what I thought would be star crossed lovers type of story) bUT I WAS COMPLETELY WRONG! AND I’M SO HAPPY THAT I WAS PROVEN WRONG! It had more than just romance, it had family in it, it had that filipino humor that I love and the fact that Joshua and Julia are actually a real couple outside of their work makes their movies so much more endearing. 

So I gotta give this movie a solid 10/10, cause it was different and it was unique. The music was on point, the acting was brilliant, the setting was absolutely beautiful, and the story was well thought of. I mean, who doesn’t love a happy ending?

[thelostanthology]

This is not a review.

This is an appreciation post for a film I just watched— Love You To The Stars And Back brought me into a rollercoaster of emotions i was not prepared for. I laughed, i cried, and cried then laughed. Even a scene scared me (and w0w, Julia and Joshua’s chemistry was superb, i have never been so impressed about a newly-introduced team up tbh)

There was a scene wherein i cried so hard and as far as i remember, it was after Caloy (the character of Joshua Garcia) said that maybe parents would stop treating their offsprings like bullshits once they knew their child was dying. This line hit the freakin void inside of me to the point that I wanted to spend an hour alone and just cry. Couldn’t help it.

That line made me think that it’s sad, really sad that someone has to have their life threatened for them to get what they’ve always wanted because the truth is, we are all so fragile when it comes to death. It’s everyone’s weakness. It’s everyone’s fear.

And as a person who secretly fantasizes my own death, i realized that no matter how hard I pray for death to come, i still really fear it, I still fear death as much as i fear living.

This movie is not your typical romantic comedy that serves couples, friends, and senior citizens who are taking advantage of their free passes.

This movie is hope that also serves people who are struggling to find the essence of living. (And hey, let’s not forget that the movie also talked about various social problems esp health care system in our country)

I am not sure if I am overrating it (even though this is not a review, lmao) but this movie gave me something.

❤

[miasl96]

VOTE FOR KOINE!!!! The dwts fandom is going hard on twitter for Kiki + with Lex & Taylor never reaching bottom 3 that really solidifies 1 spot which can go to any of the remaining 3 tbh...

So if you're a Koine stan like I am

GET YOUR VOTES IN!!

[aksannyi]

koine is getting all my votes. not sorry.