Like many movies, this movie was originally because of a protagonist - Tilda Swinton. I've never seen a movie about the only Queen who can rival Blanchett, and neither has Orlando. I can probably feel its style from a poster of this movie, which should be similar to the style of French literary films. It has many posters and this is one of my favorites. To say that the tone of this film is dark is actually rare. This impression is inevitably due to its slow pace, quiet and long shots, background music and character dialogue almost like a work by a minimalist artist, and the color blocks are generally neatly arranged one by one, which is extremely clean. The good thing is that its shots are long and slow, but the rhythm is precise. The jumbled upside-down clips can be a little confusing at first for viewers who don't know the plot. But these shots are like cotton threads of different colors, quietly arranged one by one on the ground by the director, twisting and twisting in a seemingly messy sequence that only he understands, and then at the end he effortlessly pulls , all the lines are taut, showing an extremely clear ins and outs. And the cause and effect hidden behind this line are also given by the small dots carefully arranged on the cotton thread, so that people can combine and find it by themselves. Contrary to my analogy, though, the lines in this film are mostly one color, shades of red. I like "We Need to Talk about Kevin", not because it is deep, it explores human nature, and it explores the sensitive mother-son relationship, but because it does not pretend to be mysterious. Too deep and not too shallow, you have to look for it, but don't try hard.
To be honest, the aspect of Oedipus was something I didn't think of from the beginning, but it's a central clue to understanding the film. In fact, there are many similar things in life that imply the same truth. Two men in the UK, who were jailed for violence against homosexuality, have become the first same-sex couples to marry in prison. Desires that are deeply ingrained in consciousness, often in personalities with repressive traits, manifest as violent resistance to, or even violent destruction of, the things they love. Kevin loves his mother. This is the exact opposite of the question I wanted to ask throughout the movie: Do you hate me, Kevin? why do you hate me so much? From my first point of view, Kevin is clearly not Eva's planned child, nor her first love. But in the process of growing up for so many years, Eva's hard work, hard work and tenderness as a mother are more or less worthy of the acceptance of a child who should be a pure-hearted child. This made me wonder, especially when Kevin's contrasting attitude towards his father forced me to convince me that Kevin was a natural devil, or that his mother's good looks had done him too much damage. But even so, the doubts remain: Kevin's smile is an almost unmistakable hint that he doesn't love his father, or his sister Celia, or anyone else from the bottom of his heart. But what's creepy isn't that Kevin doesn't love anyone and hates his mother in particular, it's that he's been doing it so carefully since childhood. If Kevin hates his mother, it can be explained that he hates his mother and doesn't love him. But it's far-fetched to use that as a reason for him to be so diabolical.
It dawned on me when the Oedipus complex appeared in the interpretation of a moviegoer. However, Kevin is of course very different from Oedipus. Kevin loves his mother deeply and deeply. The movie has always been more cautious. Only in the scene where Kevin admired his mother's poster alone did he more clearly show Kevin's love for his mother. I thought Kevin was going to splash ink on the poster in front of his mother's eyes or something, but he just ran away in a hurry. This kind of love, which was originally a child's love of dependence on his mother, gradually turned into a monster that was blurred between love and affection. And the driving force behind this change is Eva's indifference towards his son, which is Kevin's strong desire for attention and love from his mother. Eva is a free soul. She is in the family, but she always misses the days of "Mummy in France", during the crazy tomato festival, and the night of having a romantic relationship with her lover in the rain. She didn't want Kevin. Her son was the end of her free life. This identity stuck to Kevin forever, like a brand on his face. Since then, no matter how Eva's life changes, whether she wants or is suitable for raising children, she will not subconsciously change her view of Kevin. Kevin ended the life Eva loved the most, so Eva will never love him. But by nature, mothers will always love their own flesh and blood. This kind of love can be seen in her panic when she hears about the accident at Kevin's school, and in her struggle to get to know her son. Eva's conflicting feelings towards Kevin are almost the same as Kevin's towards Eva. The difference is that Kevin is mixed with other ingredients. When Kevin was a baby, the helplessness and indifference exuded from his mother had already infected him. The so-called doomed, should be the case --- there are always cause and effect. Since then, Kevin has spent his life trying to get his mother's attention in horrific ways. Because he longed for his mother's love and attention, and hated her for not giving him the way other mothers did. So he also became a child who was different from other children, and used revenge to attract his mother. Kevin seemed to hate his mom the most. In fact, the only person he loves is his mother. He couldn't get his mother's attention, and he hated all the things and people that distracted his mother's attention even more. He would barge in while his parents were having sex and ask his dad to change his diaper; he hated Celia; he ruined mom's favorite travel map; he got sick before mom was going on a business trip...and it's worth noting that Ke Vin also hates dad because mom loves dad. Kevin wants to replace all of his mother's love, including his father, of course, and the love between mother and father is love, so his love for his mother developed love. This is on full display when Kevin masturbates: he rarely gets angry at his mother's intrusion, but instead smiles. Another point worth discussing, why does Kevin always wear short clothes that don't fit? I think Kevin wanted in his heart to stay in his childhood. At that time, Eva had to spend more energy and time with Kevin, and there was no sister. Whether the mother likes it or not, she must stay with the young child to take care of him. That's when Kevin is satisfied. What's more interesting is that other times, Kevin wears oversized clothes. At that time he should be trying to play the role of mother's lover.
Kevin carried out the school massacre because his thirst for attention had grown beyond the scope of his mother; and he killed his father and sister in order to make himself all that his mother could love and love. Kevin will do whatever it takes, even in a cage, so that his mother can never get rid of him. The film has many hints on this point: the ubiquitous family members of the victims, Eva who swallowed her voice; the bright red paint, the red canned tomato soup on the wall behind Eva when she was dodging, echoing the tomato festival of freedom that is gone forever, There is also a bloody massacre scene; Eva found her husband and daughter lying on the sofa in despair after the tragic death, the only bright spot in the darkness behind was Kevin's target... Kevin achieved his goal, but is he really happy? Trying to put his only love in such a situation, Kevin finally found that he was also empty and confused inside. That's where Kevin's unsteady eyes, which he never showed at the end of the film, and the phrase: "I'm not sure now." The last hug, the devil moved his true feelings.
The sad thing is that Eva's expression is the same as thousands of times in the past, and there is no change.
What's wrong with Kevin? Kevin was fine, he and his mother had the same feelings for each other. They fell in love with each other. The difference is that the mother's heart is free, while Kevin is bound by love.
Mocien
2015.8.23
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