BeforeSunrisewasamoviethatmarkedageneration.Itwassimple,yetbeautifulanditportrayedalovestorythatstayedwithusforyearstocome.Withthesequels,BeforeSunsetandBeforeMidnight,thestoryonlygotdeeperandmorebeautiful.Inthisarticle,wewillgothroughthejourneyofourbelovedprotagonists,JesseandCeline,andhowtheirloveevolvedandgrewovertheyears.
BeforeSunrise:TheBeginningofaLoveStory
BeforeSunriseisamoviethattakesplaceinjustonenight.JesseandCelinemeetonatrainandtheydecidetospendthenighttogetherinViennabeforeJessehastoleavethenextday.AstheywanderthroughthestreetsofVienna,theytalkabouteverythingandanything,fromloveandrelationshipstolifeanddeath.Thismovieisabeautifulportrayalofaconnectionbetweentwopeoplewhohavejustmetandarediscoveringeachother.Attheendofthemovie,JesseandCelinepartways,notknowingiftheywillevermeetagain.
BeforeSunset:ReunitingAfterNineYears
NineyearsaftertheirfirstencounterinVienna,JesseandCelinemeetagaininParis.Theyarebotholder,wiser,andhavemorelifeexperience.Jesseisnowasuccessfulauthor,andCelineislivingabohemianlife.AstheywalkthroughParis,theytalkabouttheirlives,theirregrets,andtheirfeelingsforeachother.Thismovieisabeautifulportrayalofarekindledlovestory.Attheendofthemovie,Jessehastoleavetocatchhisflight,andCelineistornbetweenherfeelingsforJesseandherlifeinParis.
BeforeMidnight:TheComplexitiesofaLong-termRelationship
BeforeMidnighttakesplacenineyearsaftertheeventsofBeforeSunset.JesseandCelinearenowacouple,livingwiththeirtwindaughtersinGreece.Thismovieisabeautifulportrayalofthecomplexitiesofalong-termrelationship.Theytalkabouttheirhopes,theirfears,andtheirdisappointments.Theyargueandfight,buttheyalsomakeup.Thismovieshowsusthatloveisnoteasy,thatitrequiresworkanddedication.Attheendofthemovie,JesseandCelinearestilltogether,butweareleftwonderingwhatwillhappentotheminthefuture.
Inconclusion,theBeforetrilogyisabeautifulportrayalofalovestorythatevolvedovertime.FromthesimplebeginningsofBeforeSunrisetothecomplexrealitiesofBeforeMidnight,JesseandCeline'sstoryshowedusthatloveisnoteasy,butitisworthit.WefellinlovewiththemwhenwefirstsawthemonthetraintoVienna,andwefollowedtheirjourneyintoadulthood.Theirstorywillstaywithusforyearstocome.
