For individuals, another reason to look forward, because it's also a film based on a novel. Austen White's original book, "Looking for the Old Days," is a novel that surpasses the average bestseller. Nobel laureate Saul Bellow praised, "You would never have thought that in a story full of blood and revenge, the author showed such amazing brushwork. It's amazing."
Good original basis, Coupled with the director's exquisite aesthetic ability blessing, it is a guarantee of quality.
So, is it beautiful? nice!
Photography and art design are particularly prominent. The framing of each shot is very aesthetically pleasing. If you use a ruler to measure the proportion of the picture at a fixed frame, it must be the same. Especially the close-up, such as the lonely eyes in the main corner, the subtle movements of the hands and other characters' emotions and the depiction of scene details, are precise, smooth and delicate. Together with "Single Man", to a certain extent, acting in a Tom Ford movie is a test of acting skills.
The director is a costume designer, and the costume design of the movie is still as good and exquisite as "Single Man", the style matches the actor's temperament, and the color, style and scene are coordinated... These are the basic requirements of Tom Ford movies. For example, the office where the heroine lives is mainly in black and white tones, and the modern decoration design emphasizes smooth lines. Our heroine, including the men present, all wear black formal clothes and white shirts, which looks neat and beautiful.
In the credits at the end of the credits, we can even see a series of world-renowned designers and artists' names, which is enough to convince it of its expensiveness and sophistication.
The film has a very shocking beginning, showing the scenes of several obese middle-aged women dancing naked. Although they have shaking fat and unbearable folds, they are handled in a lustrous and not obscene way, which is extremely delicate. The story is adapted from Austin White's novel "Looking for the Old Days". The name of the movie comes from the name of the novel written by the male protagonist to the female protagonist in the original novel. map.
This is a "drama within a play" narrated by the intersection of three lines. A line is an auxiliary line in series, reflecting the current experience and state of the heroine. A line is the plot of the novel read by the heroine, which has the heaviest weight and occupies the most time. Another line is the heroine's memory, which is not much, but it is very important. Behind the three lines, its truth is a solid and poignant ex-revenge story.
The film integrates elements and styles such as romantic comedy, suspenseful crime, and the West. With the shadows of many masters such as Hitchcock, it has the chest size that only a drama film can have. Each character has a distinct emotion, Character characteristics, Jack's sensitivity, Amy's evasion, and the loneliness of the policeman played by Michael Shannon... all reveal a deep-rooted human taste, as if they were not drama characters at all, but you and me. It's like facing robbers in the wilderness, will you fight violence with violence, or choose to escape cowardly? I don't think violence would be an option for most people in that situation.
It's beautifully shot, the story is complicated, these are the appearances. In the process of watching the movie, we can see that Tom Ford does not really like such beauty. Most of the time, the beauty in the picture is in a helpless, cramped, and cold state, just like the dance of the fat women in the title sequence. On the contrary, sex and violence are particularly dazzling and full of ritual. Behind such a gorgeous and dark story, the creator seems to have a deeper ingenuity.
Our heroine is in crisis of marriage because of her husband's business problems. She lives in a luxurious house without any warmth of family affection. Sophistication becomes an illusion. At this time, she received a package from her ex-husband, who was in urgent need of tenderness. The affectionate man whom she described as sensitive, vulnerable and human, and who she gave up because of greed, came to her mind. However, behind this package is a hearty revenge. The creator appeals to sensual realities and corrupt emotions.
At the press conference, Tom Ford talked about the theme he wanted to express. Today's American culture has become fragmented and traditions have been abandoned. He hopes to attract the attention of society. He said, "If you love someone, don't give up easily," and loyalty is its theme.
The beauty of "Nocturnal Animals" is the surface of a deep pool, and what is inside needs our audience to seriously taste it. In addition to a seemingly bottomless theme and complex reality of humanity, Tom Ford's dirty taste is a very important point to watch. The young man played by Aaron Johnson, with his own buff from "Texas Chainsaw Massacre"; the hero was hit on the head and stuck with a fly the size of a bean; a very long, shit on the toilet and given dirty toilet paper The footage shown... In short, his second film, not as clean as the first.
Also not to be missed is the beginning and end of the film. The beginning has just been mentioned, and the ending is very amazing and has a long meaning, leaving the audience full of imagination space, which can be called a wonderful pen.
You don't necessarily need to read the original book before watching this movie. We can focus on how the creators convey the emotions of the characters to us, the details are very important to understand the film. Of course, some materials can be added, to pay attention to the lens, clothing, props, scenery and interpretation, Tom Ford's aesthetics is worth serious study.
Just after watching the film, foreign reporters said on Twitter that Tom Ford proved his great directing ability through this film. "Nocturnal Animals" is a sharp, delicate and fascinating film. Someone called out, Tom Ford has made it again (the previous one was "Single Man"), and this movie is shocking. Others said it was a perfect revenge story, with surprising emotional expression, and it was a joy to watch such a film. The Hollywood Reporter's film review started with a series of comparison evaluations with several film masters, "David Lynch meets Alfred Hitchcock meets Douglas Sirk in Nocturnal Animals". Several consecutive Hollywood films in Venice have been popular, and "Nocturnal Animals" has pushed this popularity to a commanding height.
And I am willing to give this film the first five stars of this year's Venice, and maybe deduct half a star, but that's not important anymore. The sensitive, vulnerable, self-doubting Edward played by Jack in the film has my own Shadow, and I am also in love with someone, will I be willing to give up?
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