Thread by @chalamarius, SOME OF THE THINGS I NOTICED IN CMBYN (INCLUDING THEORIES) THAT LITERALLY [...]

SOME OF THE THINGS I NOTICED IN CMBYN (INCLUDING THEORIES) THAT LITERALLY MADE ME CRY [A THREAD]:

(#1)

remember that coin flip Elio did after his phone conversation with Oliver?

when he flipped that coin he was like:

"heads: i cant do anything but to accept and cry about it, tails: he still remembers everything and that we still have a chance"

and it went to heads

(#2)

remember when Oliver said "I come out here for hours almost every night"?

lets flashback to that night where Elio was looking and waiting for Oliver, there's a chance that he was just there at that spot, waiting for him to come

(#3) [kinda obv already]

Mr. Perlman: "Muscles are firm... not a straight body in these statues, they're all curved. And so nonchalant... as if they're daring you to desire them"

Oliver's face when he realized that Elio has already "captured" him

(#4)

in this scene, the movie is telling you that it is already winter, meaning that we should forget and move on from what happened in summer, but Elio is in front of the fireplace (which represents summer), not wanting to forget how hot and lovely his summer was with Oliver

(#5)

when his mom called him by his name and realized that it was the name he had given to Oliver and then looks at the audience, answering the song's question "is it a video?":

"yes, this is just a video, we can loop back to our good memories but we can never add more to it"

OKAY SO THE NEXT PART IS GONNA BE LONG BUT PLEASE READ THE WHOLE THING SO IT WILL SOMEHOW MAKE SENSE (UP TO NOW IM STILL CONFUSED WITH THIS LOL):

(#6)

okay so remember that scene one afternoon where Elio is touching himself and then Oliver comes in? LOL

so then...

Oliver: "how come you're not with everyone else down by the river"

Elio: "i have an allergy..."

Oliver: "yea me too, maybe we have the same one... why dont you and i go swimming"

now, what did he say? "MAYBE WE HAVE THE SAME ONE?" REMEMBER THAT

Oliver saying "maybe we have the same one" means he also has the allergies, meaning he doesn't really want to go swim and just wants to stay indoor, or maybe inside Elio's room

then it came to me

he was actually sending a message: "can I stay in here with you?"

after Oliver saying "maybe we have the same one", there was a 4-second silence

then he followed up with "why dont you and i go swimming?"

he's like testing Elio if he got his message, but he realizes Elio didn't so he followed up with swimming downstairs, to avoid awkwardness

now here's the best part

when Oliver asked him if they could go swim, Elio said "right now?"

he says yes and grabbed Elio's hand, then Elio says "do we have to go right now?"

notice how they held hands. NOTICE AT WHAT ELIO IS TRYING TO TELL OLIVER: "CAN WE JUST STAY HERE?"

when you zoom in, its like Elio wants him to just stay in his room and hope they could talk

they are basically both sending messages to each other all along, like what they did in the Battle of Piave monument

if you dont believe me, here's a proof:

when they agreed to meet downstairs you can literally see how disappointed Elio was

he even looked at his dick LOL and he saw that he already lost his horniness

then he slammed his back against the bed he's like saying "I WAS SO CLOSE"

still not making sense?

he went to the bathroom naked and caught Oliver ALSO naked, then seconds after, Oliver wears his suit

notice how Oliver WANTED Elio to see him naked. if you wanna change why would you change in a spot where someone would see you

HE WANTS TO TEASE ELIO

(#7)

Luca used many flies in the movie (in red circles in the pictures). I read one article about this theory: "if there's some movement, then its harder to look away"

SOME SCENES ARE PLAIN AND STEADY. FLIES MAKE THEM SORT OF "MOVING" SO THE EYES OF THE AUDIENCE WONT PAN AWAY

(#8)

gurl i cant this is too much.

Its definitely a Bergamo painting or a poster or something I AM CRYING GURL OH MY GOSH AH SCOFJDN

(#9)

there were theories about this and I BELIEVE THEM. Oliver really gave his Star of David necklace to Elio before he left.

MY FATS ARE LITERALLY QUAKING

(#10)

so basically the way Elio introduces himself in the script was just simply...

Elio: "I'm Elio"

Oliver: "Hi"

but in the movie...

Mr. Perlman: "Elio Oliver. Oliver Elio"

MR. PERLMAN DID THAT. HE INTRODUCED THE "CALL ME BY YOUR NAME AND ILL CALL YOU BY MINE" IDEA IM DEAD

(#11)

those little glances Oliver did when Elio is not looking at him

HOLYBFIFHSICHEIDHWIJW MY HEART

(#12)

Chiara: "Can you tell him [Oliver] I came by?"

Elio: *nods*

....

Elio: "You were amazing last night on the dance floor"

I LOVE HOW HE CHANGED THE SUBJECT SO CHIARA WONT TALK ABOUT OLIVER SUCH A SNEAKY TWINK

but bitch noticed it...

Chiara: "He's a good dancer"

[SALTY AND JEALOUS ELIO COMES IN]

Chiara: "want to get us together?"

Elio: "no"

BITCHNDICHSBDJSJSN YOU CAN LITERALLY SEE HOW PISSED CHIARA'S FACE BUT ELIO IS SO HAPPY HE SALTED HER WRINKLY ASS

IM SO PROUD

(#13)

remember that scene where Elio slips the note?

after that scene it jumped into morning setting, then it focused on their bikes

you know that long metal thing beneath the bike seat? its called a seatpost. its used to adjust the height of the seat

adjust...

mmm...

we know that at this part, Oliver is still adjusting to his environment.

you know: Italy, his paper, Elio. WE KNOW THAT

looking at the bikes, we can see how Elio's bike is latched onto Oliver's. it means Elio simply wants to spend time with him even though he's still adjusting

OH.

AND WHAT DOES "LATCH ONTO" MEAN???

I AM SO SHOOOGKFOFKOTKTTT

we know that in between Oliver massaging Elio's feet and Elio slipping the note, Oliver has been distant and gone for 2 nights, basically "not wanting to be near" Elio

BUT ELIO IS LATCHED ONTO OLIVER. EVEN THOUGH OLIVER IS STILL ADJUSTING TO ELIO, ELIO IS JUST THERE WAITING

(#14)

I mean Elio's happy and all, maybe because of what he's listening to on his music player

but he doesnt know that in a few seconds later, his life will be crushed by a certain voice on the telephone

(#15)

during their phone conversation, Elio jokes about Oliver getting married

but then reality hits: he really is getting married

you can literally feel a devastated and crushed Elio and i shed a tear just simply watching his reaction oh my god

just look at his reaction...

betrayed, crushed, afraid, hurt, realized he's alone

is it just me who stared at him for a very long time and cried for so many minutes that i kept repeating to myself: "why, why does this need to happen? why now? gosh, poor baby"

the fact that Oliver said "might", I mean we all know that he's already pushing through with the marriage, but why say "might"?

for me hearing "might" sounded like he still wants to be with Elio, that he's still thinking about the marriage and called Elio to hear his reaction

(#16)

Luca on the sequel: "They will travel around the world"

yes the movie gave us an idea about the sequel. its the map of the Pacific ocean where it almost shows the whole world: from Europe to America, (where Oliver lives), Australia and some parts of Asia

NO IM NOT CRYING

(#17)

this is a pretty interesting theory that I just noticed...

have you ever wondered why Oliver skipped that dinner with Isaac and Mounir?

when they were having that breakfast, they talked about Isaac and Mounir coming over for dinner that day

Elio referred to them as "Sonny and Cher", which gave Oliver that idea that they are a gay couple

everyone knows that gay people have what we call "gaydars" and there's a chance that Oliver knows this

giving that note to Elio the night before this breakfast, he knows that he already feels something towards Elio and that he's worried that the gay couple might notice it

Elio is also aware about this whole "gaydar" thing that he even kissed Marzia in front of them, you know, so they wont notice

IDK BUT IF I HAVE A GIRLFRIEND, I WOULDNT KISS HER IN FRONT OF PEOPLE. WELL, I WOULDNT HAVE A GIRLFRIEND COS IM GAYER THAN ISAAC AND MOUNIR LOL

then while Elio plays that piano piece in front of everyone, Oliver comes home, tired, but excited and very nervous about their secret rendezvous in his balcony

can you hear that? thats me fucking crying

(#18)

when Elio did this after their final hug because his neck still wants to feel Oliver's shoulders...

for just...

one...

more...

second...

(#19)

when Oliver couldn't keep his excitement anymore knowing that he and Elio will be alone in Rome and the fact that they can do whatever they want whenever and that they dont have to sneak and be quiet this time

(#20)

i cried instantly when I realized that at the first dance in the movie, Elio was just staring at Oliver while he dances with Chiara

meanwhile, towards the end, we see the same exact thing, when he was staring again at Oliver dancing with a random woman

NOPE
NAH
IM DONE

(#21)

its fascinating how Elio always smokes whenever he's about to interact with Oliver

smoking can relieve tension and can relax you

it means that Elio always feels uneasy and nervous when he's near Oliver and that when he smokes, he gets relaxed

Luca is so brilliant im-

(#22)

"i remember everything"

we know that Oliver's getting married, but hearing that line from him... it feels like you're being pulled back, feels like the story doesn't want you to feel like its the end, feels like its giving you a little bit of hope for the two of them

(#23)

"I might be getting married next spring, yeah"

this line has confused me up to this day... the word "might" has so much meaning in it

if you're sure about something, why doubt? it's as if Oliver is not yet over Elio... a bit of a peek on what the sequel will be all about

(#24)

I don’t know but I’m getting the feeling that Elio is doing this to his neck because he wants Oliver to hug him so that he could feel his shoulder.

Especially during the train scene... LIKE WHAT THE FUCK. THAT’S LIKE SAYING “HUG ME AGAIN”

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