"Infidelity to love" is not the same as "open relationship of love".
The essence of "infidelity" is "secret",
The essence of "open relationship" is to try to interact with multiple people and discover different selves (not a secret).
——Excerpt from the movie "Novelty"
American movie "Newness" (novelty)
Work Type: Love
Main actors: Nicholas Hoult (playing Martin), Laia Costa (playing Gabi)
Story summary: Explore the "open lover relationship" based on the love experience of Martin and Gabi, "friends"
Release time: In theaters in the United States on November 3, 2017
This is a rather "novel" movie. Whether it is the related content of the work or the alternative viewpoints held by the film, it is worthy of the audience to think about it. Not much gossip, go directly to the comment stage.
I, a novel combination of actors
Nicholas Hoult+Laia Costa
Hoult: British custard niche, viewers who have watched "Skin" and "Equal Race" will certainly not be unfamiliar with them. The handsome face, handsome figure, and solid acting skills have ushered in a lot of applause for this new generation of acting niche.
In this film, Hoult plays Martin , a single pharmacist , a man who falls into loneliness due to his divorce and uses a "cannon appointment" to kill time .
Costa: The Spanish girl. I watched her performance of "Black Snow" last year. The acting skills are quite good, especially the pair of talking eyes, which is impressive.
In this film, Costa plays Gabi, a Spanish girl who does not want to get married, enjoys a free life, and is keen to try new ways of dating .
II, novel story routines
Because I'm bored, I "make an appointment"
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Random match, love at first sight
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After the passion, regain life
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Try a new model of friendship "open relationship"
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Fall into a misunderstanding, the relationship between the two is going to a bottleneck
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Ask the original intention, and reconciliation is as good as ever
The director uses the simplest narrative mode ( flat and straight narrative ), the realistic material that is closest to young people ( dating software, random appointments ), and the most understandable point of view ( supporting conditional "open love relationships" ). Love) The story is placed in front of the audience in its entirety, untidy, unconventional, casual, and realistic!
III, novel themes
There are several love theories in the film, the first is "sex and love" ( loyalty ), the second is "sex but not love" (that is, "making appointments"), and the third is "with sex and love". ( Negative "open love" ), the fourth "casual love" ( positive "open love" ).
I don’t know how young people now view these "love items". For the author (for someone with a little experience), these four different types of arguments are just that each ordinary person is forming his own. The only way to "love values". How to understand it?
"Sexual and non-love" refers to the ignorant period of love. People in this period cannot understand the difference between "love" and "sex". "Indulgence of the flesh" is purely to release excess hormones.
"Follow your sex with love" refers to the growth period of love. People in this period begin to understand what love is and what is desire, but they don't know how to cultivate the bud of "love".
"Careful love" refers to the running-in period (/exploration period) of love. People in this period understand what "love" is, but don't know how to tie down the other half of "love", so they can only use "Open love" is the bait to paralyze oneself.
"Sex and love" refers to the maturity period of love. People in this period fully realize the difference between "love" and "sex", understand the meaning of "love", and no longer pursue short-term "vigorousness". It is the long-awaited "plain and plain".
Three prominent "novelty" points make up this movie called "novelty", which is meaningful.
Director ★★★★☆ (A novel, narrative and conception worthy of scrutiny)
Actor ★★★★☆ (The acting is very entertaining, and there is no sense of disobedience)
Plot ★★★☆☆ (close to modern people’s life and love concepts, and the transfer of thoughts is remarkable)
Visual effects ★☆☆☆☆ (some handheld photography, slightly uncomfortable; overall lens language is slightly rough)
Sound effect★☆☆☆☆ (extremely general)
Recommendation ★★★☆☆ (It is worth watching and thinking carefully for men and women who are in love)
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