Three hours, two women, a past love and a dusty memory. After reading it, the feeling is just four words: the truth is precious - all the shocks and aftertastes come from this sense of reality.
We are not unfamiliar with lesbian movies, and there is no shortage of such movies in recent years. Presumably the most famous one should be the fresh lesbian movie "Love If You Want to Love" in Thailand 3 years ago. The cheerful and fresh tone was really endearing, but in retrospect I always felt something was missing. It seems that similar themes in the future have a similar feeling. Until today, after watching "The Life of Adele", I seem to understand that there is a lack of real shock-because it is too idealized, the contradictions and conflicts between homosexuals have weakened too much, and the drama has increased (maybe commercial Need it), so even if the rhythm is cheerful and pleasant, it always reduces the persuasiveness. And "Adele's Life" is just the opposite - so real that it is even a bit sadistic, and the style is more dignified. The film does not want to praise homosexuality, nor does it exclude homosexuality, there is no big reason, it just tells the most real homosexuality Love, depicting some of the things that are bound to happen in same-sex love. Therefore, those super-large sex scenes, those confused and hesitating living conditions, those emotional exchanges that are not sensational and down-to-earth, those cold-eyed ridicules of others, those misunderstandings and fierce quarrels, those ordinary after the passion faded, etc., all make people feel so The truth is that people of the same sex have suffered a lot more than ordinary people. Although the performance is fierce, we are willing to believe.
About sex and love. This topic has been lurking in Adele's Life. In fact, this is also an old-fashioned topic. Sex and love are inseparable. Love that only sticks to sex has no soul, but love that fully advocates Platonic friendship is too bizarre. Especially for French people who value and enjoy sex, it may resonate more - so, there are also hints in the film: such as Adele's initial sexual relationship with the opposite sex, and Emma's reluctance to have sex with her in the end ; These two places are "sex" without "love", neither Adele before nor Emma after will feel real happiness, because such love has no soul. Why do the French resonate more? Because they may pay more attention to "sex", especially teenagers like Adele who are in adolescence. During this period, people's curiosity about "sex" is the most eager to move, and the feeling of "love" is also ambiguous. .
In addition, "Adele's Life" also has a very detailed portrayal of the psychology of lesbians. That's what makes it particularly wonderful and different from other lesbian movies. In fact, the film does not largely depict the love and affection between her and Emma, but more of the psychology and emotions that Adele showed when she was alone: hesitation, anxiety, distress, confusion, curiosity, struggle, exploration; she She tried to escape deliberately, and she also tried to change her sexual orientation. These small details are what homosexuals should have, because this is their or their unknown stress and mental state, which can make others understand homosexuality better. Blindly showing the sweet and happy scene of homosexuality on the screen is not true love.
Finally, let’s talk about the director and the two main characters. To be honest, I admire the director Abu Dikeshish. Not to mention writing and directing, there are a few points that are particularly impressive: 1. There is a piece of Adele’s solo sexual fantasy (the object of which is Emma), which is particularly wonderful, combining reality and reality. The impact of that sexual desire is very immediate. 2. A good director controls the extra-large-scale sex scenes properly. Someone said: "The great thing about "Adele's Life" is that the super-scale sex scenes don't make people feel dirty and dirty, on the contrary, they are kind of Art is beautiful"; I think it is appropriate, the same is true, such as Ang Lee's "Lust, Caution". 3. There are many close-ups of details, such as eyes, lips, etc. In fact, most of "Adele's Life" are close-up close-ups of faces, so that they can better focus on showing their subtle psychological changes, and more There is a sense of realism.
On the other hand, there are two young actresses. Oh, it's really not easy, thinking back to those super-large sex scenes, I just sigh: This is really acting with life. . There are several major scenes, and the performances of the two leading characters are also quite good, of course, this is also helped by the director's careful editing. What I am most impressed with is that Adele Xalehoboulos played a role that was so difficult to control. It's a coincidence that they have the same name. So young, but with deep knowledge, I really admire him. I believe they have a bright future.
I have the honor to watch this masterpiece this year, and I have no regrets.
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