#X MORPH DEFENSE FIRST TIME SETUP MOVIE#

#X MORPH DEFENSE FIRST TIME SETUP MOVIE#

Love is a complicated emotion, particularly when you're experiencing it for the first time and I liked that the movie portrayed that sense of uncertainty and confusion that both characters go through as their feelings for one another evolve.

One of my favourite moments is when Dave admits that he has never felt about anyone the way he feels about Aubrey, and that he doesn't know what those feelings are or what they mean. Instead of throwing the word love around or having the characters tell each other (or us) that they loved each other, we got to see the process of them falling in love without a label being put on it. In addition, the exploration of love was just as refreshing. The relationship feels real and is a reflection of a lot of relationships (particularly first-time relationships) between young people. How they feel and what they go through is incredibly relatable and it was refreshing to see a romance movie that isn't based solely upon fantasy. The main obstacle that stands in their way towards the end is realistic and poignant, and not shallow or constructed. Towards the end, I was convinced that the two of them wouldn't find their happy ending and go their separate ways, and I admired that the movie pushed the boundaries of their romance in that way. Although Dave and Aubrey have an initial attraction and chemistry when they meet, the path to them realising that isn't easy. What I most admire about 'The First Time' is that it wasn't afraid to show the rocky road most of us go down when we meet someone new. Dave and Aubrey's conversations were exactly the kind of conversations people have when they first meet and are getting to know each other. The dialogue feels realistic and natural (although, at times is a little melodramatic) and wasn't saturated with romantic cliches. In most movies, it usually feels like there's a rush to get to the next scene or plot point, but 'The First Time' was very character driven, which I enjoyed. Their conversations are fully fleshed out and time is spent to really show the process of the two of them getting to know each other. There is something about the way in which the movie is structured and the scenes between the two characters of Dave and Aubrey that feels incredibly intimate and authentic. Dylan and Britt's chemistry sells the romance and despite a majority of the movie being focused solely on them, I was engrossed. Although there are other characters and the two main characters interact with those other characters, it's still completely focused on their budding romance.

What makes 'The First Time' different than others of this genre is how realistic it is and its focus on the characters Dave (Dylan O'Brien) and Aubrey (Britt Robertson) and their relationship. We've seen it all before and we know it off by heart, but there is still something very unique about 'The First Time'.

Don't get me wrong, this movie still has a lot of the same tropes you'd expect from any romantic movie - loner boy meets sweet girl, they hit it off, she has a dumb boyfriend, he has a crush on a popular girl that only sees him as a friend and sleeps around the the jocks, the main pair deny their feelings until they finally admit it, everything's happy, then the pair inevitably come up against an obstacle before finding their way back to each other. There are quite a lot of emotional scenes and towards the end of the movie, I was shocked at how dark things got for what I initially thought to be a rom-com. The central component of the story is the romance between the two main characters, but there isn't much comedy and certainly no laugh out loud moments. In fact, I'm not sure if I'd even class it as a rom-com, it's more of a romantic drama. I've seen a lot of rom-coms over the years, but 'The First Time' is unlike any other rom-com I've seen before.

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