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The first time I saw it I was gripped from the beginning until the end and I truly believe this short film is an absolute gem! Such a beautiful short film about childhood and friendships. It may only last for 11 minutes but the characters and the story are put across in such a clever way and we are left to imagine what their back-stories could be and what could potentially happen next in their lives if they were to ever see each other again. I think that the ending is particularly sweet when the car pulls away and Romeo and Polly look at each other in a way that you know they wouldn't forget each other. My favourite line has got to be when Romeo explains why he wouldn’t sell a diamond ring: “’Cause then I wouldn’t have a diamond ring”.

The editing, the camera movement, lighting and the black and white nature of the film are all wonderful touches. I think the casting is superb too; the children did an excellent job.

What are your thoughts on Two Cars, One Night?

excellent...my favorite was the brother

And when he says that, you can see how much that plesed her! I knew she'd give him the ring then.

It was lovely.

I imagine that he never did forget her, compares other girls to her, and that he searches for Polly until he finally finds her. And they- cornily, in a movie-kind-of-way, live happily ever after.

Cool! Thanks for posting this Venus. I was thinking just the other day that I'd like to see this.

Awesome! Thanks so much for putting that up Venus!
I've wanted to see it for ages but didn't realise it was online.

What a lovely little movie, huh?
So clever and sweet, but also very real-feeling. Taika's got a really deft touch. I love it

Oh that was lovely - it made me tear up a bit at the end! I like to imagine that they meet again when they're older and that he still has the ring!

That's the thing with a good short film - you get to imagine what happens after. It could be that the girl and her parents have a fatal drunk-driving accident 5 minutes after leaving the pub parking lot... but I prefer my version! The YouTube description says: 'BOY', Taika Waititi's feature film inspired by Two Cars, One Night, is due for release in April 2010 - so I wonder if we'll find out?!

I love the way light and sound was used in this - especially during the speeded up sequences, the cigarette light trails and when the girl yawned.

Thanks for posting this Venus!

Yay, I'm glad you all enjoy it! At first I thought copyright issues were preventing Two Cars, One Night from being uploaded but it started being shared more widely on Internet sites such as film websites and YouTube a couple of weeks ago. It already has hundreds of thousands of views on YouTube which isn't surprising since there's alot of buzz around Taika directing 'BOY'. Yes Great H, I also wonder if there'll be a continuation of this story in Taika's new film.