This is a very interesting movie, oh no, two. "The Lonely Affair of Him and Him: He" and "The Lonely Affair of Him and Her: She", feel like tongue twisters? ... It is interesting because the two films share the same director and actors, and they are about the feelings of a couple Contradiction-one shot from the perspective of her husband Conor, and one narrative from the perspective of his wife Eleanor. So I combined the two to watch.
Conor and Eleanor used to be a very passionate couple. The two agreed to escape and be chased by the bar owner; aimless road trips and car shocks; Conor’s father said the same to Conor and Eleanor’s sister to Eleanor. When the sentence "You look down to earth" was the same, the two of them responded with the same "thank you". Yes, both of them are weird. But after getting married, having children, and when the son died, their relationship broke down. Then there are two character lines-Him&Her.
A small part of the plots of the two movies overlap, such as handing a note in a university class, chatting in a bar, passion in a storm car, recalling a dead son at home, hugging on the floor at home, saying I love you, reunion.
But if you look carefully, this part of the overlapping plot is not copied. Eleanor went to Conor’s bar to drink. Conor said that the bar was going to close down. In Him, E's sadness for C was stronger; in Her, E was more indifferent. During the storm, the car wiper was broken and stopped on the side of the road. During the conversation between the two of them in the car, when the passion was ignited, the incident of C cheating was told from different mouths of the two. It was C who confessed himself in Him. Any excuse; E guessed in Her, and the protagonist’s excuse was "you told me to". When they recalled the appearance of their dead son at home, C in Him said that the child had E's chin, lips and nose, but his eyes were like himself. This was his favorite place; C in Her said that the child looked exactly like E. The most obvious indication of the director's intention is that after two people have sex on the floor at home, E in Him says I love you, and C answers I know; in Her, C says I love you, and E answers I know.
This 10% crossover but different details of the plot, connecting two movies together, you can combine them into one in your brain. It also answered the questions raised when watching one alone. Who called when Conor was cleaning up the room? When Conor finally walked out of his father's restaurant, who was behind? Although the husband and wife are both stalkers, this passage is more like they met while walking. The BGM also said-"Suddenly I met you." At this time, one year has passed, and Eleanor has set up his long (zhang chang) hair.
Since then, I understand that although the two movies can be linked together from the timeline to figure out a more complete plot. But in essence, these are still two movies, developed from the different perspectives of C and E. Facing the same thing, the parties have different focuses, different feelings, and different expressions. It's like couples in reality encounter conflicts. Each feels that they are justified and the other is wrong. They talk with ducks and don't understand what the other party wants to say.
The first time I saw such a movie, it was easier to associate, speculate, and analyze compared to a single movie in the past. To put it bluntly, it was like a four-dimensional version. Everyone came together to find the difference. Once you find the difference, why don’t you think it’s not here? The same, what is the purpose? For actors, it is also a more interesting experience to shoot two different photos in the same scene.
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