Broken Sky

The first time I watched this movie, I was thinking .......what????? All that camera spinning had my head spinning, but even then something out of the ordinary seemed to scream right out of the screen.Then, out of sheer boredom (because every movie I own I've watched a thousand times already) I watched again. It suddenly was like a lightbulb went on in my head. Since then I've watched it two more times and every time I see something new that I haven't seen before. This is a brilliant piece of art. All my complaints from my first viewing have become positives. The lack of dialogue works. The slow movements works. The spinning works. And the final coup is the masterful use of the credits to give the final ending of the movie. The music and songs selected blend in seamless and the acting is superb. As with everything in life, nothing is perfect and use of lighting could have been better and there was too much "choppiness" to the feeling of the overall story. But, still, in a matter of weeks, this has become one of my top 5 fav movies of all time. I'm glad now I was bored enough to watch it a second time. I have a feeling I'll watch again a hundred times. Amazing!!

"Broken Sky" is a foreign film that is watchable for anyone because director Julian Hernandez does an amazing thing: He tells the story with hardly any dialogue at all. In fact, a full 20 mins. pass by until the main characters speak..and even then, the dialogue is brief. What Hernandez does instead is tell the story through body language & subtle expressions as the camera follows the characters from one place to another.The main characters, Jonas & Gerardo, are 2 beautiful Spanish youths who meet & fall in love at college. Their meeting begins passionately in a love scene that captures the exquisite thrill & discovery of love with someone new as the camera rests in one spot & watches the heated urgency between the boys. As the story progresses, the lovers' happiness begins to evaporate after Jonas begins to stray into the embrace of another. Subtly pushing Gerardo away in bed, eventually Gerardo follows suit, accepting the affections of Sergio, who has been shadowing the couple for quite some time."Sky" becomes a lyrical study in passion & pain as the characters become entangled in their own emotional webbing. It's an example of what happens when you push someone close to you away...and then, when the two finally re-unite, it is too late to retrieve what was once there. As one of the songs on the track warble, they become "close, yet so far away".Its ending is bittersweet as Jonas & Gerardo tearfully realize the damage they've created, although they are forever close to each other in their hearts.Hernandez takes a casual approach to the pace, in which scenes in bed alternate with public scenes (most notably, the gay dance bar). "Casual" is the word; the running time clocks in at 140 mins., quite a length for a film such as this. So you have to have a great deal of patience in order to find out how it ends. The director also eschews using the "complete camera rotation" method, in which we expect to see another person in the room once the camera stops."Broken Sky" is not for everyone. However, its portrayal of passion is honest, and its artistic range of emotion is unsurpassed.

Showed the real life example, of young love and how it can be destroyed by lust. Distracted, by someone who appears to have captured Jonas imagination. Jonas, finally meets up to the guy who has captured his imagination only to find out that his dream lover was not what he thought it was. Jonas figured that what he had shared with Gerardo was much more deep, than any dream relationship he could ever have with someone else. However Jonas finds out that he is to late as Gerardo has moved on, with someone who watches him . (as they say , it is better to be someone's first than to be someones second). This movie is more visual than any movie I have ever seen. This offers a window in the lives of these two young men, where you can relate to them more than words can convey. This movie relates to a movie which would easily fit into the movies of the twenties, where you have to read the lines and view the pictures, which are beautiful as well as the mood music.

I'm not sure where to begin..... The pull in and misleadingness is everything about it. There's little or no dialogue which sucks big time. I didn't think I could ever get tired of seeing someone naked.... and I LOOOVVVE... SEE'N NAKEDNESS (WHEW)YA'LL don't know how much but you kinda get numb to them having sex and it became old QUICKLY... no feeling and jus for the sake of... Also who wants to see a movie about someone losing interest in someone and going with the next person in line... cause thats how it happens in the life....Now there's a stretch for alternative life style....RIGHT... it fit that profile to the TEE... That s*** is painful enough IN REAL LIFE that we shouldn't have to be reminded in a movie and also relive it and pay for it...and it ain't prettied up SO IT DOESNT SEEM THAT WAY..because they look cute either.... the movie feels wrong and dirty EVERY BODY And a mood killer... we get enough of that already in this life style...No thanks.... If that's how you roll then you'll love iti strongly suggest don't buy it..OR RENT . It's a waste of time... I'd suggest a real porno at least you know what time it is from the gate and it's not masquerading as a movie... if I could give it a half a star I would ...the ONLY REASON i gave IT the one STAR WAS because they were cute....but now then isn't it ironic cause it's that cute s*** that makes us ALL do a lot of things we shouldn't do ....and gets us into trouble we get nothing out of in the end...mmmm food for thought... but you get what I mean.... so Pass on this one please if u do buy it dont say i didnt warn u and its shorter than the time listed. thats the 3rd movie that has been like that

Very artsy, next to no dialogue at all. The viewer is asked to make lots of assumptions.The two lead actors are very attractive, young, and talented enough to carry the story without dialogue.Interesting art film.

This movie is quite... silent.34 minutes into the movie, the title is finally shown on screen. I started laughing. It was an interesting movie, but tried too hard to be artistic. It got a little confusing towards the end. The main charactor seems to be a gluton for sadness. It does get a little ridiculous at times.I do however recommend this movie for those wanting an alternative to cotton candy relationship movies with a gay context. It did reach me, and even came close to captivating me. I will surely appreciate it more when seeing it a second time, whenever I get around to it. Its a thinker, not a good time flick.Cheers!