Half (2021)

It's not the half you think, but maybe it's the one you need

I must say that this is one of the best short films I have seen and that in a few minutes I manage to transmit much more than other series and longer films.

To begin with, for me where the greatness lies is in the chemistry, there is no doubt that Earth and Mix have a quasi-magnetic chemistry, spiced up by their very good interpretations, which makes you not only connect emotionally with the characters in few minutes if not what, you understand them and you care about their history and where is going.

In general, the story is simple, two boys find themselves at school in "not very optimal" circumstances. From that moment on, their paths mix and they become very good friends. You start to follow a common path, however as the friendship progresses, the feelings become more complex and the expectations higher, until the mutual attraction becomes undeniable, obviously the moment of the confession of these emotions, although mutual, it causes a fracture in the relationship and the characters separate.

In the midst of that separation, Talay realizes his true feelings and decides to wait for the return of his beloved Whale, while he nostalgically remembers the moments that were gone.

The message is really very nice, on the one hand Whale who always felt that he did not have a place in this world whose best option was to go out and go through it to find a place to hold on, when his path crosses with Talay, the only person who has made him feel at home and belonging and feeling the relationship broken is scared and runs away; and on the other, Talay who is initially scared of how deep and confused his feelings are becoming, but the moment Whale leaves he realizes that he really loves him and is willing to wait for his return, at last and at the end each one got half.

We must not forget that this short is connected to a music video and I would like to talk a little about the relationship with it, in the end they tell us the same story, “I try to keep everything that reminds me of you very deep and can continue with life, but deep down I am still waiting for the moment when you return”. Facing our feelings can be scary, sadly sometimes they only have one chance and sometimes they are not ready, in the end, Talay and Whale can finally meet again and now they can walk together wherever life takes them.

Like I said before, the performances are beautiful Earth and Mix are great actors and it is clear that they put everything into the roles that they have, they have both matured as actors and I am very excited to see their future work. The short at the production level is beautiful, the photography, the direction, even the script with very little dialogue works quite well and I really liked the song.

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