When Obsession Meets Love | Through My Window (2022) Review 💔📱 💘 Through My Window (2022) is a Spanish teen romance that explores young love, obsession, and identity in the digital age. Based on the bestselling novel by Ariana Godoy, this film has become a global sensation on Netflix with its passionate chemistry and emotional twists.
🔥 In this breakdown, we dive into Raquel and Ares' intense connection, the psychological dynamics behind their romance, and what makes this movie so addictive for young audiences. If you're into coming-of-age dramas, forbidden love, and a good dose of tension, this one's for you!
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🧑🤝🧑 Full Cast & Crew: Director: Marçal Forés
Based on: Through My Window by Ariana Godoy
Main Cast:
Clara Galle as Raquel
Julio Peña as Ares Hidalgo
Pilar Castro as Rosa María
Hugo Arbues as Apolo
Eric Masip as Artemis
Natalia Azahara as Daniela
Guillermo Lasheras as Yoshi
Genre: Romance / Drama / Teen Language: Spanish (with English subtitles available) Platform: Netflix Runtime: 1h 52m Sequels: Through My Window: Across the Sea (2023), Looking at You (2024)
🧠 Plot Summary: Raquel is a smart and determined teenager who has secretly been in love with her neighbor Ares for years. Though they've never spoken, their lives change when Ares begins stealing her Wi-Fi password—and her attention. What starts as an awkward connection grows into a passionate and dangerous romance that challenges both their identities and families.
Caught between her dreams and reality, Raquel must decide whether love is worth the pain it brings—or if she’s just another obsession behind a screen.
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00:00This movie is about a girl named Rockwell, who belongs to a poor family, but her neighbors are extremely rich, who owns a big company called Alpha 3.
00:10That was considered to be a big firm, like Tesla today.
00:13The owner of the company have three sons, Apollo, Ares and Artemis.
00:18Ares was Rockwell's favorite, and she used to like him and search about him on internet.
00:22So the movie begins with a Wi-Fi problem.
00:24That day Wi-Fi of Hidalgo Brothers stops working, while Rockwell's Wi-Fi is on and nearby.
00:30Apollo jumps through the wall of Rockwell's house, to be able to use the password, and eventually, connect his laptop to her Wi-Fi.
00:37This was told by his brother, Ares.
00:40Rockwell, looks at him through the window, and tell him to stop, but, he doesn't seem to listen, but eventually he goes away.
00:47Next day in the school, Raquel meets her best friend, Yoshi.
00:50Her friend Yoshi loves her, but isn't able to tell her, about his feelings.
00:55In the next scene, Rockwell is in a playground and sneak peek Ares, while he is working out.
01:00Later, she stalks Ares and end up in a jungle.
01:03In about a minute, Ares shows up and tell her that, he knows that she likes him.
01:07Because, he hacked her computer earlier, and saw his photos all over her laptop.
01:12In hesitation, she tells Ares, her feelings about him.
01:16She tells him that it's too dark, she is scared, and wants him to walk her home.
01:20Ares agrees, but, with a condition, that she will have to kiss him first.
01:24She hesitates, but agrees in the end.
01:27His lips almost touched hers, but he stops, and starts walking, until they reach their home.
01:32After finishing dinner with her mother, she goes back to her room to find out.
01:36Ares sneaking inside.
01:38Rockwell insist him to go home, but he knew that she likes him, and won't call her mother on him.
01:43He makes her sit on a chair, and slowly, starts kissing her beautiful legs.
01:48She internally wants him to continue doing the act, of seduction.
01:51Rockwell is very aroused, by him doing this act, but, Ares, sneak out of her room through the window.
01:57Later, Rockwell is working at her job and interacting with his best friend, Yoshi.
02:02Suddenly, she nervously encounter Ares approaching him.
02:05He invites her to his brother's new club, that's opening same night, and tells her that she can bring any of her friends.
02:11At the party, Rockwell and Ares can be seen together.
02:15While Ares is sitting on the chair, Rockwell is sitting on him.
02:18Ares is very aroused, and slowly, goes towards her face to kiss her.
02:22But, she doesn't let it happen, and leaves aroused Ares behind.
02:27Looks like she did it, because, Ares did the same with her earlier.
02:30Later, she meets Apollo, in the club.
02:33Apollo was never allowed to drink, by his older brother.
02:36But, Rockwell intentionally make him drink.
02:38As a result, he ends up being very drunk.
02:41Drunk Apollo, shows Rockwell's friend Daniela, that he likes her.
02:45He picks Rockwell's phone, and, throws it away from the car.
02:49They can't leave Drunk Apollo at his house, so they decide, to let him sleep in Rockwell's room that night.
02:54Suddenly, Ares shows up, and, he also decides to stay.
02:58Now Rockwell's has no choice, but, to sleep in the middle of two brothers.
03:02Ares slowly uses his magic fingers, and things start to happen.
03:06Rockwell looks like, she is on top of the world, and enjoy every bit of it.
03:10Next morning at her school, she tells her friend about, last night's incident.
03:15She finds out that, Ares, gifted her a brand new phone.
03:19Since, his brother broke her phone, last night.
03:22But, she does not want to accept it, and walk to his home to return it.
03:26There, she finds Claudia, who tells Rockwell that, Ares is waiting for her in-game room.
03:31She went inside, and discover, Ares talking to a girl on his phone.
03:35She silently, leave her phone, and start to walk away.
03:38But, Ares grabs her back, in his arms, and slowly, makes a move, and start to kiss her.
03:44They end up making out.
03:45After the deed, Ares tells her to leave.
03:48But, Rockwell seems hurt, and goes back to her house in anger.
03:51Meanwhile, Ares finds her necklace in his room, and Rockwell goes back to his house to get it.
03:57This time, Claudia takes her to the backyard, where Ares again talking to girls, including many other friends.
04:03There, they play a game of truth or dare.
04:06Ares grabs her, and throws themselves in the swimming pool.
04:09Since she want her locket back, Ares takes her to his room, and gives back her necklace.
04:14While she curiously asks Ares, what does he thinks of her?
04:17While Ares, not missing any opportunity, doesn't take too long to slowly start to kiss her.
04:23And their adventure starts again.
04:25Later, while Rockwell is sleeping, Ares goes outside, and looks a bit stressed out.
04:29While Ares is outside, Claudia tells Rockwell to leave the house, and once again, she ends up angry.
04:36At night, she watches a movie with Yoshi, but seems uninterested.
04:40They join Daniella's party, where Daniella even kisses Apollo, but leave him right after, and walk away with her friend.
04:47Surprisingly, Rockwell yet finds Ares kissing another girl.
04:52Rockwell is emotional, while feeling very hurt, leaves the party.
04:55Later that night, Yoshi and Rockwell are sitting with each other, talking.
05:00Suddenly, the pool start to pour out dirt water, and they leave.
05:04Rockwell is walking towards her home, very drunk, but Ares arrives at the location.
05:09He takes Rockwell home safely.
05:11Rockwell is still emotional, and asks Ares to tell her a story before sleep.
05:16Immediately, he begin telling her his own story.
05:18While, Rockwell is barely conscious and drunk.
05:21Ares is explaining her, that he always loved her, but can't tell her, because, love, will make him weaker.
05:28Next day, his dad tells him to focus on study, and stay away from girls.
05:32Later, Rockwell is sitting in a library with Yoshi.
05:35Ares approaches her, and asks her on a date.
05:38At first she is a bit hesitant, but later, agrees to go on a date.
05:42Yoshi encounter this incident, and they argue.
05:45Yoshi tells her that Ares is just using her and walk away frustrated.
05:48Later on, they decide to go on a costume party, where Rockwell is a witch.
05:53Both go on the top of Ares' father's company tower, and after having nice dinner, they make love.
05:59Now, they are really a couple, and makes out whenever the hell they want.
06:03But Ares' father, get to know about all the good deeds happening.
06:06His father, ends up scolding him, in front of his family.
06:10Later, Ares decide to get a job, at Rockwell's workplace, and try to make money for his studies on his own.
06:16But, his company's rat, tells Ares' older brother about this.
06:20Next week, Rockwell gets ready, to go to a company party with Ares.
06:24While they are talking, she is shocked, to see her mother working as a waitress, in the same party.
06:30She leaves the party, immediately.
06:32Ares get to know the truth, that his older brother, intentionally, invited her mother, to be a waitress in their party.
06:39So that, they both break up from their relationship.
06:41Rockwell is at home, and is very sad.
06:44Whereas, Ares is also showing sad emotions.
06:47Because, now, he is really in love with her.
06:50She goes to schools, and encounters an incident, where, Apollo, is asking Daniella for prom.
06:56But she denies it.
06:57Later, Ares meets Rockwell at her workplace.
07:00He asks her to go on prom with her.
07:02But, she sadly says no.
07:04Meanwhile, Rockwell isn't happy about it, and cries at home thinking of Ares.
07:08Her mother tells her that, if she loves Ares, then go and talk to him about it.
07:13She goes to home of Ares, and tries to talk to him.
07:15But, see him sitting with his family.
07:17While she shouts that she loves Ares.
07:19But since his family is sitting with him, he decide to ignore everything.
07:24Later, Broken Rockwell goes to prom all alone.
07:26Ares arrives at the party as well.
07:28But, does not meet Rockwell and meets Yoshi instead.
07:31He takes Yoshi near the swimming pool, and tells him to punch his face as hard as he can.
07:36Because he cheated on Rockwell.
07:38It doesn't take too long for Yoshi to turn into the one-punch man.
07:41And, knocks Ares out.
07:43As a result, Ares, gets thrown into the swimming pool.
07:47Which contains less water than usual.
07:49Thus making Ares unable to escape it.
07:51Little did they realize, that Ares was extremely allergic to chlorine.
07:55Now, Yoshi, goes back to Rockwell.
07:57And describe her of what happened.
07:59Rockwell goes to the pool.
08:01And finds Ares totally unconscious.
08:03They call the ambulance.
08:04His condition becomes very critical.
08:07That, he admits in ICU.
08:09Luckily, a few days later, he is successfully recovers from the accident.
08:14Ares goes back home.
08:15And his family loves him even more.
08:17His father, his older brother, start to let go of their ego.
08:21They send him to medical school.
08:22But, Ares keeps his distance from Rockwell.
08:25She writes a book about her story.
08:27And in no time, it gets very famous.
08:30Loved by millions of people.
08:31Later, she can be seen laying on her bed and texting Ares.
08:35But, as of surprise, Ares is looking through her room window already.
