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Review: Break the Circle
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Breaking The Circle hits theaters to invite us to reflect.
Breaking The Circle hits theaters and thanks to Sony Images we can bring you our analysisa film with a very delicate and thought-provoking theme that we must learn to eradicate.
Premiere: August 8, 2024 | Gender: Drama, Romance |
Duration: 2h 11m | Classification: b |
Direct: Justin Baldoni | Distribute: Sony Images |
Road map: Christy Hall and Colleen Hoover | Original title: It Ends With Us |
Country: United States | Soundtrack: Duncan Blickenstaff and Rob Simonsen |
Break the circle, written by Colleen Hoover, is her first novel adapted for the big screen and tells the moving story of Lily Bloom (Blake Lively), a woman who overcomes a trauma-filled childhood to start a new life in Boston and pursue her dream of opening her own business. A chance encounter with the charming neurosurgeon Ryle Kincaid (Justin Baldoni) sparks an intense connection; as they fall deeply in love, Lily begins to see sides of Ryle that remind her of her parents' relationship. When Lily's first love, Atlas Corrigan (Brandon Sklenar), re-enters her life, her relationship with Ryle is altered, and Lily realizes she must learn to trust her own strength to make a very difficult decision for her future.

A story to care about and act upon.
Romper El Círculo finally hits theaters, being the adaptation of the novel of the same name written by Colleen Hoovera book that since its publication in 2016 has become a good instrument for empowering women and, above all, for reflecting on the topics covered in its content.
The novel is Hoover's first book to be adapted into a film, and although production began in 2019 (before it began to go viral with content creators and media outlets around 2022), it arrives at a perfect time to appeal to both men and women. Consider the author's experience, which inspired the events within the novel, which took her mother's story as the central plot axis, writing the work in search of understanding how and why someone left an abusive relationship with their father.

What was not known is that this story would connect so many people, currently being one of the best-selling books and managing to remain among the popularity lists, and it is not an exaggerated or fashionable situation, as it is something that for many years, even decades, was normalized by the sexist and misogynistic mentality, by family and partner violence.
With a reflective and romantic theme, the adaptation of the soap opera hits theaters Break the circle, in which the actors not only immerse themselves in their characters but also stand behind them. Justin Baldoni serves as director and one of the co-stars, Ryle Kincaid, and Blake Lively plays the producer and protagonist, Lily Bloom. The author of the book, with close support for its proper adaptation, supports the script. Does all this allow for a good and respectful adaptation? The immediate answer is yes.

An adaptation worthy of generating a theme.
The story of Break the circle tells us about Lily Bloom's childhood trauma and the current situation with her partner, the possible return of someone important from her past and as she gradually becomes aware of the patterns that marked her childhood and adolescence, she will have to decide whether to break the cycle or love will conquer all.
The way the work is captured on film is quite good, especially because the reader who comes to see it will be faced with the expectation and images formed in his brain against something already physically produced, fortunately it takes the soul and the plot of the book with respect and gives the same feeling of the literary work, playing with the viewer if it was a possible accident, or several red flag which due to passion and emotional blackmail is not clearly visualized.

The central theme of the Break the circle In the film and in the novel it is touched with delicacy but at the same time it is a blunt message that no one should endure situations of any type of violence, the safe haven where they can go and above all break social and family patterns or schemes, it is horrible to know or know at least one woman who is in similar or worse situations and especially men with abusive and possessive behavior, and although this violence can come from any gender, currently it is more notable in the type of relationships in which one of them They are the dominant ones.
Feeling the main plot.
The performances are good, Liveli creates a character to empathize with and Baldoni to hate, supporting actors Jenny Slate and Brandon Sklenar give us characters to attach ourselves to, the support given to the protagonist gives us a sense of security and support at all times in relation to the plot.

Photography and photo manipulation Break the circle helped us understand Lily Bloom's thoughts internally, in which they avoid being so literal or direct in violent moments and leave us with the doubt of whether it was an accident or a violent explosion, and little by little this truth is revealed through what you take the co-star and the internal consequences for the protagonist.
Musically, a lot of drama and romance content is dealt with, which matches the tone of the film well and helps to awaken emotions from what we are seeing on screen, hoping that people can and continue with the goal of changing the current situations that are already obvious and must be eradicated.

Conclusion:
Break the circle It's a very good adaptation of the novel, which aims to open the eyes of those unfamiliar with the book and reach a wider audience. Let's hope the strategy works, encouraging the public to seek help, reflect, and, above all, seek therapy with mental health professionals to break this horrible cycle of domestic and domestic violence, resolve traumatic situations generated by this problem, and, most importantly, escape from dangerous situations, know who to lean on, and find the courage to achieve peace and happiness. We left the theater with mixed feelings of positive. Even though it's a film aimed at women, the same approach can help encourage a partner in a friendly or loving relationship to recognize, seek help, and avoid such abusive behavior. A must-see for any gender, it will evoke many themes and emotions.
