Okay, before you all jump on me. Even the great films have some flaws or just pet peeves you have. Is there anything you wished FA did better, or more story they added to it, or a scene they could have cut out. I hope it lead's to a interesting discussion. I understand if anyone says nothing but if you do it's a not knock on the film just something you feel could have made something more stronger.
For me, I wished they added another scene or two with Jessica and Johan, just to make the scene at the end when Jessica hugs a heartbroken Johan (we assume that Jessica likes him). Just to show maybe Jessica and Johan had some chemistry and that as much as Elin and Agnes were right for one another that Johan and Jessica are exactly the same. Maybe I'm looking at it all wrong and should look at the film again maybe Jessica just hugs Johan cause she feels bad for the guy, nothing more and nothing less.
Although I understand the second part of the film is Elin's story, as it is about her accepting her love for another girl and just been her true self. I wish we had more Agnes as I feel she takes a backseat for far to long until the last 10 minutes or so, aside from the odd scene or two. I still think everything up to the first kiss is my favorite part of the film.
I wish we saw more with Agnes and her mum. I feel the Mum doesn't come out of this looking to great, while the Dad is just a loveable soul who means the best of his daughter. She's probably was miss popular in her school day's but I wished Moodysson just added a scene to show that she truly cares for Agnes and just like most parents she makes mistakes. I always got the vibe that she's not exactly Mary Tyler Moore in Ordinary People (who hated her younger son for the death of her favorite older son) but at the end it leaves Agnes Mum on the outs with her daughter. Maybe it's true to life that sometimes it takes a while to repair a relationship even between parents and children.
So my nitpicks are really just to add more flesh to the bones. at 1hr 25 minutes it wouldn't have hurt in my eyes to have added more scenes. By the way, The film is still one of my favorites so don't take this as me knocking it.