It's a perfectly romantic and feminist movie. First of all, the background of the story is the United States in the 1950s. The United States at that time and now are almost two worlds, and homosexuality is still a much-disgusted existence, regarded as a mental illness and has to go to the doctor. But just like the name of the original novel - the price of salt, love is to life as salt is to life. Without it, everything would be tasteless and boring. However, how much are you willing to pay for it?
Carol, a beautiful lady with a rich husband and lovely daughter, lived a life that everyone envied. Her husband loves her very much and has not cheated on her. If such a woman wants to get a divorce, I am afraid that people who do not pay attention to the details will show a surprised face: Is she crazy? First of all, she wants to divorce, not because of emotional infidelity, because Carol said to her husband Harge: Abby and I were over long before you and I were over, Harge. The conflict between Carol and Harge probably lies in the misunderstanding of life and happiness.
At the beginning of her conversation with Harge, who had come to pick up her daughter, Harge said, "Harrison's wife is coming," and Carol corrected: "Jeanette." This implied a fundamental disagreement between the two. The husband thinks the world is male-centred, his parents, his friends, his friends' wives, his daughters. And you are his lovely and beautiful wife. This elegant party, this beautiful dance, this upper-class family, this beautiful couple that is watched by everyone, and this lovely little daughter, my dear wife, what is your dissatisfaction with all this? ! And Harge couldn't understand that the gulf was the problem itself. I don't want to be the perfect doll in your life, but you don't care about my feelings and my true face at all. Why are you dissatisfied? When the question is asked, the gap cannot be bridged. As Abby rebuked Harge: Yeah you spent ten years making her spin around you! If we don't know each other, why should we stay together?
Then there's Therese, a little girl who looks like Carol in every way. There is a boyfriend Richard, who is already talking about marriage. Richard is also very obsessed with Therese. He will wait for her downstairs early in the morning and ride her to work. On the surface, everything is fine. But when Therese told him she wanted to make a collection of her photos and get a job with it, Richard replied: What do you think of the trip to Europe. The quickest way to destroy a relationship is to: one, ignore it when the other person needs you most; and two, ignore it when the other person is discussing the most important things with you. And when arguing with Therese, Richard said: You made me buy boat tickets (actually, he was completely hot), I got a better job for you (so you wouldn't change jobs without a sister paper?), I asked you to marry me, for Christ sakes (OMG, this is a great gift). Therese replied: I never made you do anything, I never asked you for anything, maybe that's the problem. But Richard replied: You'll be back in two weeks and begging me to forget about it. This is probably another form of egocentrism - doing a lot of things "for you" on your own accord without appreciating you... are you crazy or blind? ?
This is what the two heroines have in common - a sense of desperation for a relationship/marriage between men and women. So in the vast sea of people, they met.
It's easy to understand that Therese would be attracted to Carol, after all, Carol is the kind of stunner in the world, with every frown and smile with a glamorous sense of arrogance, she can be regarded as a figure on the cloud. Therese couldn't take her eyes off the first time she saw Carol in the store, the admiration was palpable. This may suggest that Therese is more purely gay, and she herself does not escape that. But Carol's reason for being drawn to Therese is not immediately obvious (or perhaps because the film is written from Therese's point of view). At first, I probably thought this girl was very interesting. Few of the salespersons had the courage to joke that they were very anxious to work here, and there were not many girls who didn't understand dolls but liked train suits. Carol said: What a strange girl you are, flung out of space. When I picked Therese to play at home, I learned more about her hobbies and ideas about photography. After Carol gave Therese a camera for Christmas, the bond between the two was almost impossible to unravel.
Even with the trip together, Carol was hesitant to develop the relationship. She asked for a double room, and Therese offered to make it a single suite. After being taped by detectives hired by Harge, Therese feels guilty and Carol has to deal with the permanent loss of her daughter's custody and visitation rights. She left Therese a letter and left.
Dearest,
There are no accidents, and he would have found us one way or another.Everything comes full circle. Be grateful it was sooner than later. You'll think it harsh of me to say so, but no explanation I offer will satisfy you. Please don't be angry when I tell you that you seek resolution and explanations because you are young. But you will understand this one day. And when it happens, I want you to imagine me there to greet you. Our lives stretched out ahead of us, a perpetual sunrise. But until then there must be no contact between us. I have much to do, and you, my darling, even more. Please believe that I would do anything to see you happy. And so I do the only thing I can - I release you.
My dearest,
No accident in the world, he will find out about us sooner or later. Everything has a cause and effect, and it is more fortunate that it happens sooner than later. Maybe you will think what I said is cruel, but now I can't give you a satisfactory explanation. Please don't be offended when I tell you that you seek judgment or an explanation just because you are young. But one day you will understand. When you understand the day, please imagine that I am waiting for you at the end. Waiting for us ahead of our life path is the eternal sunrise. But we can't have any contact until then. I have much to do, and you, my dear, have more. Trust me I want to do everything I can to make you happy. So I do now the only thing I can do for you - I choose to let go.
Carol made the right choice, in order to save Therese's guilt, while giving herself a way to work hard. Compared to Therese, who only had to work hard all the way, Carol's road was actually more bumpy. In order to get her daughter's visitation rights, she had to attend a dinner party at her in-law's house, smile and go to a psychotherapist for treatment. Carol's half-broken cry during the trial was heart-wrenching. But even there, she firmly confessed her love for Therese.
When the two met again, Carol had already found a job and lived independently in the city. Therese has started working for the Times. Both their new lives are on the right track. Carol said I love you. About, for the first time. Therese, who refused at first, thought about everything in silence at the lively party, and finally changed her mind and went to Carol. Two people were standing and one sitting in the restaurant, surrounded by a noisy crowd. They looked at each other in silence, their expressions were firm, and the corners of their mouths both had a little smile. It makes people feel that it is the purest love in the world.
Postscript: I really love the queen so much. Cate Blanchett is a mix of masculinity and femininity, tough and elegant, and it's my ultimate dream (although I can only recognize it without that face...). I also prefer Carol in terms of characters, presumably because of the complexity. Since the new year is going to be exciting, in order to prevent me from procrastinating, in order to prevent this short essay from becoming another half-written draft, I decided to stay up late to finish it. It's been a long time since I stayed up until four in the morning... My mind is still clear, and I feel very refreshed after writing it~
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