Although the subject matter of the film is a bit kitsch, but in the end it shines brightly. Apart from the incomplete story, it is worth savoring and collecting. Director Ford is commendable for his skill in dealing with details that evoke emotional fluctuations. The details of the film to create the atmosphere of the 60s are perfectly designed. People can't help but admire Ford's pursuit of beauty, but Ford's requirements for perfection are so demanding that things in the film are somewhat distorted. In addition to taking the mediocre route when shooting key elements, Ford and the photographer used color saturation in the rest of the film, such as the use of dark and dull tones at the beginning of the film, and then suddenly became warm in one shot. Tones, but not very cleverly used
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A Single Man evaluation action
2021-12-17 08:01
Extended Reading
A Single Man quotes
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George: Let's leave the Jews out of this just for a moment. Let's think of another minority. One that... One that can go unnoticed if it needs to. There are all sorts of minorities, blondes for example... Or people with freckles. But a minority is only thought of as one when it constitutes some kind of threat to the majority. A real threat or an imagined one. And therein lies the fear. If the minority is somehow invisible, then the fear is much greater. That fear is why the minority is persecuted. So, you see there always is a cause. The cause is fear. Minorities are just people. People like us.
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Carlos: No one has ever picked me up and not wanted something.
George: I think you picked me up. This is kind of a serious day for me.
Carlos: Come on. What could be so serious for a guy like you?
George: I'm just trying to get over an old love I guess.
Carlos: My mother says that lovers are like buses. You just have to wait a little while and another one comes along.