A lot of reviews spend (in my opinion) too much time trying to analyze films. For me, I have two expectations; 1. To be entertained and 2. To (hopefully) be told an original story. If a movie provides those two elements, then I consider it successful.
Spring is about a 20 something guy who decides to travel to Italy after the death of his mother. Now untethered and hating his place in life, he just wants something different. Once there, he meets a pair of hard drinking brits and travels with them to a small seaside village where he meets a beautiful woman who, as it turns out, is an immortal.
That's essentially where the supernatural ends and the rest of the film is more drama/romance than it is sci-fi/horror.
A lot of reviews talk about her choosing to give up mortality but they missed the point. It's not a conscious choice, her body chooses when the oxytocin is high enough. Basically, IF she falls in love, her body chooses to stay the same and instead of metabolizing the embryo, she becomes mortal and stays pregnant, passing it on to the embryo. That's where the movie got a bit convoluted, but she doesn't give up immortality, she fell in love with the guy and her body gave it up for her to have a life with him. Still, 2000 years isn't a bad run, so...
You could probably write a 500 page analysis of symbolism and metaphor but why? In the end, it's a decent original story, portrayed by talented actors and shot in a sort of low budget manner than keeps it from feeling like it's recycled Hollywood garbage.
The funny thing about this is, although I found it entertaining, I had completely forgotten about it until I started watching it again by accident.
