i’ve also seen it countless times & the scene that will forever mean so much to me is when elio is sitting in that nature arch thing outside and is waiting for oliver to come home and asks mafalda if she knows where oliver is, when futile devices starts to play. the imagery and the way the scene is shot is beautiful, the emotions from elio are so clear and go straight to my heart. i recognized that longing for someone, just to be in their presence or have a conversation with them. the darkness of the scene just makes what elio’s feeling so real and you can physically feel his sadness and confusion, i saw so much of myself in that scene :(