I was impressed by the opening of "Love Does Not Break Up". The actor's slightly sallow, rough feet and sagging belly were presented in front of the audience. Director Ella. Ira Sachs (Ira Sachs) does not embellish or cover up, because this is the trace of life, the most authentic appearance in life, reflecting the love of George and Ben (played by John Lithgow) for nearly 40 years. Loading time. From a scene rushing to the wedding scene, people can see their complementarity in personalities, and feel their intimacy even more. These small places that are so subtle that they are easy to be overlooked reflect that sincere love. However, as an outsider, it’s easy to be like Kate (Marisa Tomei), only seeing the sweetness to the enviable part, and even toasting to praise and taking as an example, but forgetting/ignoring how this love can be piled up .
The director compares a couple who have also entered into marriage. Kate confessed that it was the affectionate appearance of George and Ben that made her only envy the mandarin ducks and not the immortals, and accepted the proposal of Eliot (Darren Burrows). After marriage, the two who had one child successfully completed the standard "happy family" scheme. However, after Banbor moved in, big or small disputes were staged from time to time, and his son Joey (Charlie Tahan) also began to appear in puberty. A common rebellious problem among teenagers, the perfect family is almost falling apart. It turns out that love is not as simple as it seems, and it is more difficult to control when it is mixed with various factors, including the sojourn class. Although Ban has always been like an "other", it is difficult to integrate into the life of any party in the Eliot family. What is interesting is that his existence does cause some changes. I think the director has a certain political intention in arranging the class to stay in the home of the Elliot couple. Just as the Family Protection League firmly believes that multiple marriages and gay marriages will destroy the original family ethics and order, the class’s "intervention" has indeed caused this result. But from another perspective, is it so easy to shake a family formed by a heterosexual marriage? Or maybe there are already problems in it, and Ban just intensified its occurrence.
Compared with the conflict between Eliot's family, the director seemed to understate the issue of George and Ben. In a bar date, Ban first lied mischievously and deceived the bartender, in exchange for two free drinks, so that people could see his naughty heart underneath his hair, and then it led to the past that he had spent his heart betraying George in the past. . In a relaxed and happy atmosphere, Ben's confession was calm and calm. After George heard it, there were no mood swings, and everything was still comfortable. This conversation was only taken quickly, and even insignificant in the film, but with care, I believe it is not difficult to realize that Enron is today. In fact, it has to go through many obstacles and work hard to achieve it. The director knows the art of white space very well. He throws out many clues hidden in the details, but he is not eager to finish it completely. After all, the only way to leave the lingering rhyme is to let the viewers chew the deep thoughts in the story. . Especially difficult love exercises, you need to slowly taste.
Love is weird because it cannot be interpreted, but at the same time it is tempting and often addictive. The director described love in his previous work "Keep the Lights On" (2012) as a drug, so even if it is injured or painful, it is difficult to quit its charm. By the time "Love Does Not Die", this love is no longer so intense, but it has sublimated into another deep mark. This is the baptism of the years, and it is also the maturity brought about by the growth of age. Who said that love is the patent of young people? The intimacy of George and Ben makes people forget the age limit imposed by social vision on love. Although they have no sexual passion, they have transformed into a tolerant, considerate and mutual-respectful way of getting along with each other, full of tenderness, which is exactly what love is. The most authentic look in life. Having said that, they have been in love for nearly half their lives, but at certain moments they still exuded a passionate atmosphere. For example, Ben asked George and him to squeeze Joey’s bed together, and the eye contact between the two suddenly showed that they were too strong. Open passion. This is dependence and habit. It is a close relationship that others cannot intervene.
The director's focus on the elderly comrades is actually very commendable. Because gays have been excluded from the mainstream, older gays are even marginalized in the non-mainstream. In terms of social values, the elderly are completely insulated from passions, and no one wants to admit or face their needs. Therefore, the wedding of George and Ben is the best reactionary, showing that the elderly also have the right to pursue happiness. Not only that, the director also made Ban, who is over seventy years old, become Joey's love mentor. A few words of conversation are far better than parental scolding, proving that the wisdom of life accumulated over the years is an irreplaceable treasure. The last long take of the movie (Long take) seems to be a re-enactment of the ending of "The Way He Look" (The Way He Look, 2014), but in addition to the meaning of growth, "Love Does Not Disperse" has more of a heritage-love Inheritance of the true meaning.
"Love Does Not Break Up" is not only about gay issues, but more about love. Under the fascinating interaction of light and shadow and Chopin's music, the whole movie is like a beautiful love prose poem, calm and refreshing. In particular, the use of a few long-term shots is just right, without excessive dazzling skills, so that emotions can be slowly extended beyond the screen, and then deeply moved the viewer's heart.
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