Dolan is best at setting sceneries. The soundtrack can always appear just right, and every time he encounters a handsome guy in an actor, he can definitely be cleaned with a camera, which is fascinating.
Dolan hasn't watched any of his new works in the last two years. "Just the End of the World" was advised and persuaded to retreat, while "The Life and Death of John Donovan" decided to give up after reading various evaluations. Fortunately, this new film that went to Cannes this year was appraised by friends. In addition, the male lead in the trailer really couldn’t be rejected, so I went to watch it enthusiastically on the first day of its official release. Up. (I regret that I did not go to the premiere in Paris cinemas where Dolan himself attended due to technical reasons.)
Before watching this movie, I only watched the trailer and previous interviews with Dolan. I remember that the main theme is about the friendship of adults around 30 years old. At least one of the protagonists should be a gay character. After watching the movie, the overall feeling is that the description of the life of people around 30 years old in this film is very representative, because the story that happened here is still reasonable even if it is placed on a group of people ten years younger, their unscrupulous playfulness, The undercurrent of emotion is not exclusive to the 30-year-old. The protagonist is trapped at home to take care of his mother who is struggling with drug rehabilitation and relapse. He wants to get rid of this cage and decides to work and live in Australia. At the same time, he hopes to establish a close relationship with his mother. However, he has failed repeatedly and even finally saw After the elder brother danced with his mother, he felt deeply betrayed by the two. The protagonist Maxime (played by Dolan) seems to be indifferent to everything about to be lost in his hometown, looking forward to life in the new world, but in fact he has unusual bonds with his family and friends. The film’s background explanation for the protagonist played by Dolan is particularly unclear. He has interned or worked in a law firm, but he looks like he has not had a serious job for a long time. At the same time, he is going to Australia to work in a bar first. Then think about what he wants to do, and because of this, he needs a letter of introduction from the previous law firm so that he can find work later. (Law background, working experience in a law firm, planning to work in a bar, but also need a letter of introduction, maybe I missed the subtitles... I really don’t think it is reasonable)
The other male protagonist is the super hottie big handsome guy Matthias, but he is a straight man. He has shown a good figure at a glance several times in the film, changing his shirt, swimming early in the morning, and showing a straight suit. The biggest event in the whole film is a series of changes in the relationship between Matt and Max after accidentally kissing in the film project of a good friend and sister. Matt could not face the new feelings he felt for a while. In fact, the movie also hinted that Matt and Max had kissed when they were children, but one person deliberately forgot, the other always remembered, so the emotional awakening of kissing is also very high. It may have sprouted when the two of them were children, but when one is about to leave his hometown, this feeling breaks through the shackles of reason and requires both sides to face it frankly.
Two clips are very unforgettable for me. One is that Matt deliberately avoided Max and didn’t want to go to a friend’s party. His girlfriend in the car told him about reason and moved with affection. I hope he can send his good friend Max to accompany him. He was happy, but Matt's sensitivity to the kissing incident at this time made him think that his girlfriend was pressing harder and he wanted him to face Max because he was jealous. When he hurriedly said a series of headless words, his girlfriend was shocked. Afterwards, a smile appeared slowly, which I understood as an audience. Many movies about gay men’s cheating have such “tolerant” women. They may have seen everything, but they still pretend to be nonchalant, leaving the parties to decide when and where to take that step. Of course, this film is not about telling the story out of the closet, and even Matt is not necessarily gay. His feelings for Max are likely to be complicated and unique.
Another unforgettable scene is that Matt finally gave in frustration after an unnamed fire broke out in front of everyone. No matter how much he struggles and depression, he still can't let go of Max. He needs to face it. First laughed inexplicably on the sofa, and finally broke the ice with Max. Then Matt found Max who was hiding in a tool room by drinking Jin, and they kissed affectionately after meeting their eyes. From the sofa in the living room to the tool room, the noisy environmental sound gradually fades out, interspersed with Phosphorescent's "Song for Zula", and it is still in the Live version of St Pancras Church. The collision of mind and body is like the storm outside the house beating the glass of the room.
The reason for deciding to write this review is that the last song mentioned is "Song For Zula", which has been in my daily loop music list for six years. Whenever I think of the melody, I feel that there is an old romance floating around. . I still like the several movies where it appears, and every time this song appears, love bubbles overflow the screen.
First
This song appeared at the end of the film, and the first love of a high school student went to college.
Part two
This song appeared when Peter and Gwen strolled on the street on a date at night, and Peter could always find Gwen in the crowd. Thinking of the sweet dog food between An Zhu and Sister Stone in the past, I am still very concerned about the breakup of the pair, and I really like them.
Part Three
This song appeared when the hostess Tao and the heroine finally decided to leave the station, and then walked on the charming night streets of New York after finding a bag for the heroine. The two finally began to remove their masks and began to know each other. The film directed by Chris Evans is still very small and fresh, and he himself is so handsome in the film.
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