Bring tissue paper.
Slow paced though highly thought provoking. Melancholic and heart-wrenching but in no way short of true life depiction. Be With Me is a show to be appreciated for its simplicity and honest projection of people we know or have read about on this very land. The pivotal figure of this film is Theresa Chan, a woman who overcame her lack of sight and sound to learn to write, talk and teach
but more importantly, to love.
Take a moment to imagine how it’s like, when the only thing that separates sleeping and waking up is consciousness. It frightens me to know how very little you can do for yourself with such a condition.
As difficult as it was to comprehend her world of stark emptiness, the film didn’t mutter a single breath of the physical handicap but instead celebrate her fascinating life through inspiring true-life accounts. Sadly, the forgettable sub plots of diverse characters yearning for love (a sloppy fluff on lesbian crush and a tale of unrequited adoration) fails to inspire.
In spite of that, this noteworthy local production excels, and affirms through my perspective, that kindness is ultimately the key to our hearts.
