Because if you pick it up it dies and it ceases to be what you love.
So if you love a flower, let it be.
Love is not about possession.
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Love is about appreciation.
As her research progresses, she faces unexpected consequences that threaten the ecological balance and her own survival.
What Is ‘Chlorophyll’ About?
In Chlorophyll, a botanist discovers a groundbreaking method to enhance plant growth using a new form of chlorophyll. As her research progresses, she faces unexpected consequences that threaten the ecological balance and her own survival. Amid ethical dilemmas and corporate greed, she must decide whether to save humanity or let nature take its course.
The green-haired twenty-something Maia (Sarah Short) is disillusioned with her city life.
She tries to rave it away but after unfulfilling sex and vomiting bright green liquid, shes had enough.
But that becomes the least of Maias worries.
She starts sprouting small blue flowers out of her hair.
Maias connection to nature runs deeper than her needing to escape the noise of urban life.
There are two major things going on inChlorophyll.
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The first is a friendship/sorta-romance between Maia and Teo.
That may seem silly, and no,dont expect to see aPoison Ivylookalike.
One ofChlorophylls many strengths is how grounded its magical realism is.
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The movie does not care about how Maia came to be this way.
Whats important is her learning how to accept herself green vomit and all.
While this is Maias journey, her relationship with Teo is at the center of it.
But Teo becomes the first person to appreciate Maia for her true self.
She inspires him to be more open to human interaction.
They lie side by side and tell each other things theyve clearly never voiced before.
Chlorophyll, clocking in at just 75 minutes, packs in so much intimacy in its short runtime.
Director Ivana Gloria takesMarco Borromeis script and pairs the dialogue with stupifying imagery.
But this is where the movie most closely connects to the Osho quote.
Chlorophyllis the pop in of film you drink in.
Like her Italian contemporary, Ivana Gloria takes the wild outdoors and turns it into the perfect coming-of-age setting.
Chlorophyllhad its international premiere at the 2024 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.
