I think that Before Sunset is the best of the trilogy, although I adore them all.

Another aspect of the trilogy that b'fully apprises the tone of the films, which comes out particularly clearly in Before Sunset, is the intellectual curiosity of the characters. (1/n)

In Before Sunrise, it’s clear that Jesse and Céline are intelligent — but they’re young. Their musings have a hypothetical air to them. There’s an earnestness to their commentary because they’re just grappling with the world for the first time. (2/n)

So often, people stop learning after their formal education ends. But it becomes evident in Before Sunset that both Jesse and Céline have spent the past decade thinking about big questions, and trying to puzzle through what it means to be alive.(3/n)

Their conversations have grown up in a way that feels incredibly real, and you can tell by their reactions to eo that they’re relieved to discover the person the other has become.
They discuss (and in turn, have me discussing) the larger questions at hand that normally (4/n)

I’d not give myself the time to think about.
Partly, the beauty of the movie comes from how brilliant Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy are in real life. But it’s also driven by Linklater’s willingness to allow the audience to be smart too. (5/n)

“Before Sunrise” is like an old friend of a film. As we see Jesse and Céline discuss the details of their night in Vienna, we know exactly what they’re talking about. It somewhat feels like we are vicariously living in that particular moment! It feels so surreal!! (6/n)

It’s the little details like that that make Before Sunset a joy to watch. In Before Sunrise we go through the experience of meeting these characters for the first time(as do the characters with each other),we go through the awkward getting-to-know phase and by the time the (7/n)

characters, and the audience, are truly comfortable with each other, the film’s already half over. But with Sunset, we just slip right back into that comfort zone with two old friends we’ve grown to love, again, mirroring the characters’ own experiences.(8/n)

At 80 minutes, this film is the shortest of the trilogy. This gets us into the characters’ mindsets once again, as it’s not nearly enough time to fill all of the questions we have as audience members as to what happened between their two meetings. (9/n)

I could literally spend countless hours listening to these two characters talk and this film just leaves you wanting more and more as a result. (10/n)

One quote from Céline stands out here:

“I guess when you’re young, you just believe there’ll be many people with whom you’ll connect with. Later in life, you realize it only happens a few times.”
This hits way differently !! (11/n)

There's really something so inexplicable listening to people who are intelligent enough to have these bigger picture discussions(not just the regular mundane thoughts) whilst also being confident enough in themselves to defend their beliefs or concede to eo's points!! (n/n)