"Carol" is a film that fascinates me in every aspect, especially the soundtrack of Carter Burwell and the performances of Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara, which are really memorable.
The first time Therese met Carol was at the mall, she was a saleswoman in a Christmas hat, and Carol came to buy a doll for her four-year-old daughter. Carol is so different in the noisy crowd, she is noble, elegant and peaceful, speaking a little slow, with her own unique tone. When she didn't know what to buy for her daughter, she didn't ask Therese what sold better, she asked, what doll did you like when you were four? What did you like when you were her age? ——The fatal attraction from older women makes people feel pampered without being oppressed.
At first Therese was very tame, shy about life, with a little idea of her own, but full of uncertainty about the world. She didn't know what she wanted and what she didn't want, and as she said later, "it was selfish because I took everything as it was." Like every girl who has just set foot in the world, she will panic and feel unnatural when stepping out of her comfort zone, but she tries to pretend to be skilled and maintain her dignity. When eating together, she took the cigarette from Carol and ordered the same meal as Carol, trying her best to be calm and equal with Carol.
Carol has long since passed this stage and has been performing almost perfectly. She is in complete control of her own life, even if she is weak or even out of control, she can face it calmly. Her daughter is her only weakness. The moment she later admits her sexuality and feelings for Therese, her only weakness is her candor. We're all more like Therese, who wouldn't love a Carol like that?
Many of the film's major scenes take place at the dinner table. Although the "status" of the two was very different at first, they were equal from beginning to end. Carol cherished Therese's talents and ideas, without any frivolous rhetoric or heavy possessiveness, just wished she could do what she wanted to do, and gave her a brand new camera and a box of film. Therese doesn't underestimate herself. She is an ambitious little beast who carefully controls her proportions. She also returns Carol's equal love and care, and sends her the records she has played.
Two of my favorite scenes in the whole movie are when Therese gets into Carol's car for the first time and goes shopping with Carol. Carol's car is an important space in the film, and Therese's reaction is different each time. This is one of my favorites.
The music starts, and Carol's voice is processed into the subtrack, ethereally like it's coming from the sky. The surrounding light and shadow have become blurred and unpredictable, and everything in the world is distorted at this moment. Therese's eyes are repeatedly fixed on Carol's fingers, profile, and lips. The subjective and objective shots are mixed, and we can fully feel Therese's deer chaos at this time. Bump, therese could even be heard gasping for breath.
I have watched this part many times. Emotions and desires are natural things, and the real erotic passages of the latter two are also very pure and very beautiful. Love and desire are entangled, love and desire are so strong that they can't be dissolved, and they are silent but thrilling.
Second, when Carol invited Therese to walk with her, Therese's short hair was blown by the wind. She said "Yes" and emphasized again "Yes, I would." Suddenly, Therese, who was looking at Carol, raised her head and looked up, The camera pans, Carol also looks up, the camera pans up, and the fine snow falls quietly. The film did not render more snow, but stopped abruptly after the characters were drawn. Just right and neat. When you love someone, everything in the world is her foil.
After the separation, Therese grew rapidly, expanding her territory violently. When we say goodbye, it is no longer the timid girl from before, who will no longer take cigarettes that you don't want to smoke, and will no longer say "Yes" easily. But Carol, who had admitted her heart and left first, began to show hesitation and uncertainty. Carol can control her own life, but she can't do anything about her lover's heart, because to love is to surrender power.
Fortunately, this adult world love fairy tale has a happy ending. Therese dropped the pretense of facing the world, left the empty carnival, and finally went to Carol. They are not in love as two women, but as two independent and complete personalities who can understand and care for each other.
I walked towards you, we kissed and embraced, like water melted into water.
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