The Way He Looks (2025)
November 2, 2025
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The Way He Looks (2025) — Love, Grown Gently with Time
In 2014, “How It Looks” quietly won the hearts of audiences worldwide with its tender portrayal of the young love between Leonardo, a blind teenager seeking independence, and Gabriel, the boy who changed everything. Eleven years later, director Daniel Ribeiro returns with “How It Looks” (2025), not as a nostalgic remake, but as a serene and deeply felt sequel.
If the original film captured the dizzying thrill of first love, the sequel dares to pose a more unusual and delicate question: what happens after the end credits? Time has passed. Leonardo (Ghilherme Lobo) and Gabriel (Fabio Audi) are older now; their relationship has been affected by the changes that adulthood inevitably brings. Careers, distance, and the quiet erosion of routine have all left their mark. Yet there is a common thread between them that remains intact, a current of intimacy that neither the years nor life’s detours can sever.
Ribeiro’s cinematography is as delicate as a hand placed on a shoulder. Long, slow takes and a thoughtful use of silence allow the audience to feel the weight of unspoken emotions. The photography relies on natural light and soft focus, creating a visual language of warmth and serene melancholy. Rather than rushing toward dramatic moments, the film lingers in the spaces between: the half-smiles, the hesitant touches, the pauses where entire conversations are held without words.
The performances are restrained yet magnetic. Lobo imbues Leonardo with a maturity that never erases the vulnerability we remember, while Audi’s Gabriel conveys a subtle pain: the gaze of someone who knows that love is both a refuge and a responsibility. Together, they make every shared scene feel like a secret we are lucky enough to witness.
The Way He Looks (2025) doesn’t aim to outshine its predecessor. It doesn’t need to. Instead, it extends the heartbeat of a story that never truly ended, proving that love — real love — evolves, deepens, and sometimes speaks loudest in the quietest of moments.
⭐ Rating: 9/10 — A graceful, soulful return to a romance that never stopped looking.