Andre and Sarah (2018)
Web Series : Forever ; Season 1, Episode 6
Stream : Prime Video
Language : English
Genre : Romance
Director : Alan Yang
Cast : Hong Chau, Jason Mitchell
Andre (Jason) and Sarah (Hong) are special characters in one of the episodes of the show Forever. It is such a sweet 35 minutes heartfelt love story. It is about how a casual encounter could turn into a life altering relationship.
Sarah is a realtor, a lovely young woman in her late 20s, who believes in eternal love. She has an open house where she meets Andre, another realtor, who comes to take a look at the house for a prospective client. Andre, a fun young man in his early 30s, who doesn’t believe in ‘together, forever’, doesn’t know yet that he is going to find himself head over heels with Sarah. The scenes are very well choreographed in a way the emotional state of the characters are clearly conveyed. It is astonishing that how two strangers can get to know each other in such a short span of time.
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The repartee between the two characters are very impressive. It is convincingly sketched to bring them close to each other. It is amazingly shown how a conversation with a stranger can really be the greatest and be intense. Though it slightly reminds me of the Before Trilogy, Andre and Sarah stands unique.
When they realize that they can’t be together given their circumstances and commitments after only a few minutes of a wonderful time they had, they choose not to see each other again. There are no tears, not any overwhelming moments. But it is plainly affecting and leaving with a small scar.
Years later, they meet once again in another open house. They seem thrilled to run into each other except some things have changed in both of their lives. It is amazing how the estranged people can catch up right where they left their encounter years before and reconnect, unless they haven’t stopped thinking about the day they choose to grow apart. They decide they don’t want to wonder anymore how their lives could’ve been if they haven’t got together. It is remarkable how such a spontaneous relationship like this can be effortless.
This time, they realize they waited too long and decide to choose how they want to spend the rest of their lives. Whether the way, they choose, could be right or wrong, But it makes them happy. It frees them from the outer world that abide by the societal convictions. They want to make this love last. They want to make it permanent. They want to make that one tough decision and don’t want to ever wonder if they can keep up their true love. They don’t want cry over the missed chances. But after all, Do they?
Will they succeed? Will they get the ever lasting love that they long from each other?
Or
Will they succumb to the social forces?
Tune in Forever on Prime Video to find out!
