I watched this film at night and I didn't sleep well all night. It was really great. The elements are horror (or suspense, how did the old man induce the gardener to kill himself? And the interspersed black and white film of Dr. Devil, which has a powerful stimulating effect), anti-war, humanity, courage, loneliness, etc.
There are too many contradictions in the film, and the shock that the film gives me is too great, I can hardly sort it out.
1. The failure of the old man in his career due to the producer,
2. His reputation that he wanted but kept saying that he didn't care,
3. The former partner became a close friend who occasionally visited the class,
4. Stroke
5. Lost during the First World War Lover
6. Desire to be loved and understood (I am gay, my career, dream)
7. A hypocritical world, the ugliness of human nature
8. Fear of death
9. Gardener’s lack of courage
10. The old man hopes that gardener will kill himself But the gardener dare not to
separate from the beginning of the film to the end of the film, the word swimming runs through, do you want to swim? In the end he committed suicide in the swimming pool.
I saw some film critics saying that the old man was lonely and not understood because he was gay, and then I turned to how gay was discriminated against in that era. I thought it was funny, even ridiculous! The loneliness of the elderly is actually the loneliness of people, and the focus has not been on the fact that the elderly are gay. Many scientists and artists also have this kind of loneliness, because they are high and few, or it is hard to find a confidant. In fact, only you know yourself best, so some people say that people are destined to be alone for a lifetime, regardless of whether you have a lover or relatives to accompany you.
The old man loves and hates the world. Love is because he can make him realize himself, and hate is because fate is too ruthless and didn't let him realize himself, so he lives with love and hate, and finally muster the courage to die solemnly.
The man who never forgets the old man who died during World War I. Many people think that it is the old man’s true love. I very much disagree with this view. This movie is not a romance at all, not even a romance, let alone gay love. piece. That person is just a person who understands the old man, friend
good, but he died, not only dead, but also hung on the barbed wire. Day after day, he was getting thinner and thinner. Knowing the arrival of another team, he still exist. Although the film did not say how his flesh slowly rotted, shrank, and finally turned into white bones, but that kind of feeling, you dare to say that what you saw was love? I only saw the cruelty and ruthlessness of the war. The war killed the old man's only friend at that time.
In addition, the film about how old people seduces gardeners, seduction is really good. My feeling is that fortunately, the old man is gay. If the old man is heterosexual, the gardener here is a female gardener. Those plots can hardly be imagined. On the contrary, as a male audience, it is better to look at the upper body of men than to look at those parts of women. Because of the subject matter, if it is a female nude, it is too erotic and a bit spoils the atmosphere and theme of the movie.
I personally think that the student who interviewed the old man was gay. Therefore, the old man has no interest in him, because the old man cannot make him kill himself by molesting him.
The gardener has been helping the old man to say good things, because he feels that it is his honor to know the old man. It is a world he could not touch. He has vanity and respect for the capable people (please forgive my lack of vocabulary), he He was supposed to be a low-cost lawn repairer, a Marine who had never been to the battlefield because of fear, or a naive child who was not deeply involved in the world, but the old man's favor made him extraordinary, and he was very happy. I think most people have this kind of respect for greatness.
In fact, I still have some things that I don’t understand in this film.
1. After the old man molested the gardener, why did the gardener come back and let the old man continue molesting? Is it because of kindness? Or is it because of the money? I don’t live in the United States, so I don’t know what happened to the poor at that time.
2. What does the name of the movie "Gods and Beasts" really mean?
Also, after watching this movie, I was immediately shocked. This movie is absolutely impossible to make in China. Comparing those gay love movies with him, it immediately seemed too petty. I think it would be totally unreasonable if this movie didn't win a prize. Then I checked it online and it turned out to be an Oscar.
This movie is very good, but I think it’s better not to make this kind of movie in China. The sales rate is definitely low. Let’s not say that a group of people see him as a gay movie. Even if it is not a gay movie, many people don’t understand or want to watch it. The oppression of life in the celestial dynasty has long made them reluctant to watch such heavy movies.
But as someone who wants to derive a good movie, this movie is very valuable for reference. I personally think that it is quite good to shoot anti-war themes. The story between men and men can use the taboo of comrades to change the eyeballs, death and fear, life and loneliness.
If you have to describe it as a gay movie, then shooting it like this is really a pinnacle, because it has already surpassed the theme of gays.
The film review of this film was written very slowly, intermittently for a half day, no way, the shock was too big.
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