Review of "Blue Is the Warmest Colour"

"Blue is the Warmest Colour"  is a movie you will either love or hate, it raised some controversy over it's topic which is a love between two women and over depicting sex scenes in a very graphic way. But labelling this movie as 'gay' clouds peoples perception, no matter what your sexual orientation is you can find yourself in it because above all this is a story about self discovery and first love experiences we all have.

Adele (Adele Exarchopoulos) is a young french girl who loves literature, she starts dating boys, but accidental kiss with a girl makes her question hers sexual orientation, one day she sees a blue-haired girl walking with her girlfriend, their eyes meet and you can witness the instant connection, but the girl walks away. From that day Adele looks for the blue haired girl and finally finds her in a gay club, the girls name is Emma (Lea Seydoux) and she is a painter, they start seeing each other, their relationship platonic at first when Adele tries to make sense of what she is feeling, turns in time into sensual and sexual passion bordering on Adele's side to obsession. Yes the sex scenes are very realistic but they are in the movie for a purpose, they show that passion between those two girls is the main bonding force in their relationship, their interests, temperaments and characters are quite different but the love at first sight and sexual magnetism brings them together. Unfortunately quite often especially in the case of first love feelings for each other and passion are not enough, when  you merge yourself  with another person and become addicted to them you loose yourself and demand of them to be your only source of happiness, but no one can take that kind of responsibility. In Adele's case she realises that Emma has a passion outside the relationship and it is her art and that she doesn't quite fit with all the quirky people Emma hangs around, this is particularly visible in the party scene when Adele plays hostess and doesn't really partake in the arty conversations, Emma notices this too and tries to encourage Adele to pursue her literary ambitions but she refuses claiming that becoming a teacher and being a homebody is what she really wants, they grow further apart as Adele feels showed away from Emma's world.
The main message for me from this movie is that for love to work aside the initial feeling and attraction we need to be able to balance independence with togetherness: still be ourselves have our own interest and passions be responsible for our own happiness but also although opposites may attract there need to be some similarities that would be a  base for understanding.

Both actresses are absolutely perfect but it is Adele Exarchopoulos that I find mesmerising to watch her eyes show every emotion, for me this whole movie is based on her performance, she can truly touch your heart, I'm straight but thanks to her truthfulness in depicting the beauty and drama of love I could easily find myself in her character. I think we all have been there during our lives regardless of our sex, race or sexual orientation we've sometimes been like Adele to attached and sometimes like Emma.
This is a beautiful movie watch it, think about it, your conclusions might be totally different than mine but one thing I can guarantee it will not leave you indifferent.