Forever Not Maybe Movie Review

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Forever Not Maybe

『A Realistic Love Story Between Two Women Torn Between Dreams and Love』

🎥 Film Overview

🎬 Title: Forever Not Maybe (2020)
🌍 Country: 🇺🇸 USA
🎞️ Genre: Drama / Romance / Indie Film
🗓️ Production & Release: Independent Production
⏳ Running Time: Approx. 80 minutes
📢 Director: Christie Conochalla
🖋️ Screenplay: Christie Conochalla

👩‍💼 Cast: Mandahla Rose – Sasha Austin
Marie Gibeault – Elisabeth Anelare

🧩 Story Deep Dive (Spoilers)

💡 Love vs. Career

  • Main Couple:
    • Sasha Austin: An ambitious woman striving to rise to the top of the lighting and stagehand industry in Los Angeles.
    • Elisabeth Anelare: A promising touring concert pianist from Corsica, France.
  • Core Conflict: The two share a deep love for each other, but both are fully committed to their fast-rising careers, forcing them to maintain a long-distance relationship (LDR). Neither is willing to sacrifice her success, and thus their relationship remains in a constant state of tension.
  • Setting: The busy, ever-shifting world of careers between Los Angeles and the tour circuit.

💖 The Reality of a Lesbian Long-Distance Relationship (LDR)

This film focuses not on the typical external conflicts often seen in queer romance dramas — such as coming out or social prejudice — but instead highlights the universal, realistic struggles of modern couples.

  • The Absence of Time: Sasha and Elisabeth have extremely limited opportunities to meet. Their romance relies mainly on text messages, brief phone calls, and fleeting reunions at airports. The film delicately portrays how these fragmented interactions fail to provide emotional depth and security, eventually breeding anxiety and misunderstanding.
  • The Price of Success: Both women are chasing the pinnacle of success in their respective fields. This pursuit demands constant movement, time investment, and personal sacrifice, becoming the greatest obstacle to a life spent together. The film questions whether one must give up their dreams for the stability of love.

❓ ‘Forever’ vs. ‘Maybe’: The Uncertainty of Love

The title “Forever Not Maybe” symbolizes the inherent uncertainty in their relationship.

  • The Importance of Timing: Though they love each other deeply, their timing in life simply doesn’t align. They wish to stay together “forever,” but career pressures and distance keep pushing their relationship into a perpetual “maybe.”
  • Career Priorities: Each silently hopes the other will settle down first by giving up her career ambitions. Yet since neither is willing to make that sacrifice, the relationship remains trapped in an eternally unstable state.

⭐ The Dilemma of Success and the Reality of Long-Distance Love

  • Glamorous Exteriors, Lonely Interiors: The film visually contrasts the glamour of concert stages and bustling tour life with the women’s quiet, isolated emotional worlds. Their conversations and brief meetings reveal loneliness, anxiety, and emotional hunger, emphasizing that outward success never guarantees inner fulfillment or relationship stability.

《Forever Not Maybe》 portrays two women struggling with the loneliness and instability that come with long-distance love born from ambition. It presents the harsh truth that one cannot have everything — success, love, and stability — yet also depicts their perseverance and devotion to each other until the very end, showing the beauty and hardship of true love.

🎯 Personal Rating

💕 Love Scene Intensity: ♥♥
⭐ Rating: ★★★

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