 What's going on everyone, welcome to a brand new movie review. Today I'm discussing the brand new A24 film, First Reformed. Now this is a film that I've heard some good buzz coming out of some of the film festivals. It's also directed and written by Paul Schreider, the guy who wrote Taxi Driver and Raging Bull. So I didn't really know anything going on in this film. I knew it had Ethan Hawke, I knew it had a man of Seafreed and I knew the story was about a priest dealing with some personal issues and when this couple comes into his life it kind of flips it sideways for him and that's all I knew about the film. And that's the best way to go into this film so I'm gonna stay very vague with this film and I will say this is a film I would recommend for indie junkies and A24 fans, especially if you like the ghost story. If you loved a ghost story you will love this film. If you hated a ghost story you're probably gonna hate this film. A ghost story I loved. Coming out of First Reformed though I will say I was a little bit taken away by the ending and especially the whole third act but as the more I've thought about it the more I've sat on it it definitely appreciate it more and more as the more I think about it. The thing I just want to get all the way first is I'm gonna say this right now this is Ethan Hawke's best performance and I don't just mean his best performance like he in his career no this is his best performance he will ever have and that's not going credit because this guy has a wonderful filmography but this is easily his best performance and a lot of it goes to just his performance his nuance and the script that Paul Schreider gave to him. Fantastic script. Amanda Seafreed fantastic young actress and she is fantastic in here as well but really this is Ethan Hawke's show it's very much a character study of his character and it's just so compelling from start to really the second act and the third actress really changes into this weird scenario but it also fits the tone of this film. This is a dark grim film that at times when the film ended this is the first time I've ever seen this besides a Marvel film when there's a post-credits scene. This is the first time I've ever seen this where the whole audience that I sat with when the film ended no one got up everyone was just it you just hear this giant just as everyone let a breath out once the film ended because the third act really just holds you tight and it's like okay do I think I know where it's gonna go do I not and the film didn't go in any directions that I thought it was gonna go it starts leading towards those but doesn't end up going there and I really appreciated what the film took in those aspects and I love A24 I love these wrist he films that they take and totally let the director do what they want to and some of their films work and some of their films don't I think this is not category it does and this film is also filmed in the same aspect ratio that ghost story was and it really worked for the film it did the same thing where it pulls you into the film and does something different with the story and the cinematography of the film is stunning it's the same thing that a ghost story did with the way it would move the camera and I appreciated that even more I keep saying appreciated because I really do appreciate a lot of the things that they took to make this film and I could tell just what way the film was in the dialogue and that the cinematography was all pouring onto the screen this is where I get to on this aspect of this film this film is not for everyone I would go as far to say that this film does diverge some of the messages that you feel like you're getting and again I appreciated the messages it gave some of them are a little bit too preaching a little bit too on the head and on the nose but maybe that's just the way I took it I think a lot of people are going to take the messages from this film very differently there's a couple messages I took from it some a little bit too rough some of it a little bit too much the heart which I appreciated those ones but the ones that were a little bit too clear on the noggin I think there's more to them and this is the film that I really think over time as people analyze it as people look into this film more and look in and all the symbolization I think this is a film that's going to be one of the best films of the year it's easily the best performance I've seen this year as well again one of the better films I've seen this year to again I think the messages can be a little bit too preachy at least it came off to me that way and one other person I was talking to with the film they said the same thing it is a very hard film to watch some of the imagery in here is very shocking at moments and I again this film knocked me on my ass it I haven't been knocked my ass in a while from an indie film and that's just I'm lost for words to be honest I was lost for words I did not know how I was gonna make this review and it's a tough film to review but that said Ethan Hawke gives a life-changing performance this is his best performance today in his best performance of his career Man of Cyphery proves that she is a very capable young actress and she gives us great performance as well cinematography is great great direction great camera movements and everything the writing is superb and everything about first reform is great in just it's one of those unique films that you get once a year and I think just like a ghost story was last year I think first reform will be for this year again message gets a little bit too preachy I think there's some more analyzing to do within this film that I can't wait to buy it on Blu-ray and really just watch it and pick what symbolism this is and symbolism this is so again if these are the type of films you like you're gonna love this film that's not maybe not in your wheelhouse so again this film is going out to a lot of different theaters I know if you're in an Arizona area it's in Camel view if it's not it's probably hitting up California and other areas as well so I do recommend seeing this film if you're into those type of indie films but that said I'm gonna get first reform in a minus and I really like this film I think I like ghost story a little bit more though because I actually got the message in the symbolism through that film this film that the message it gave me was a little bit weird and awkward and sometimes I feel like I pulled the other message that it was trying to diverge from but still really appreciate this film very well done and I hope to hear what you guys think about this film but guys most important thing is out again have you guys heard about this more have you not I want to hear you guys's thoughts and comments down below so let's talk about it plus leave me a comment tell me what your favorite a 24 film is that's gonna be fun right tons of great ones as other night make sure to hit that like and subscribe button especially if you're new come consider subscribing because I do tons of movie reviews like this I review pretty much every single film out there also if you guys 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