Who would have thought that Tom Ford, who made tens of millions of dollars in luxury fashion, is also an outstanding contemporary director. Seven years ago, he carved out the delicate and melancholy debut "Single Man". In the second work "Nocturnal Animals", he started a three-line narrative, revenge thriller love. The punchy opening, the gorgeous and tense soundtrack, the beautiful tones and composition, the clever transitions, the visual cues, and more are naturally wonderful. But I want to talk about Tom Ford himself and the core idea of the film: When you love someone, you have to be careful with it because you might never get it again. Susan, played by Amy Adams, automatically thinks of her ex-husband after getting the novel. Edward's image is substituted for Tony, the male protagonist of the novel, and he is very similar to Tony's wife. Because she understands that "No one writes about anything but themselves." Living a rich, heavily made-up life, she is both the wife who was taken away and the perverted villain who stole Tony's happiness. Tony is both a weak Edward who is eager for revenge, and a sheriff who is desperate. After reading a revenge novel, all the past events in his emotional life with Edward also came to mind. Every character in the film can be said to be an enlargement of Tom Ford himself, because No one writes about anything but themselves. He grew up in Texas, and he was the weak child when he was a child, the weak child who was always bullied . Came to New York to go to school and work. When I entered the workplace at the age of 25, I started living with my 38-year-old boyfriend. Since then, we have been together for 30 years. Like Susan, he lives in a glamorous, high society that trades cups. When I was young, both men and women had sex, I used drugs, and I was addicted to alcohol. In an interview with GQ in 2004, he took the initiative to seduce reporters, Full of "I'm going to open a room", "We can do the rest of the interview naked." "Have you ever slept with a man?" drunk. He has washed up all his glory, and now he just takes care of his four-year-old son when he comes home and watches TV shows with his husband. Having experienced this, I have a better understanding of what is precious in life. Ford believes that we are in a throwaway culture today, where there are frequent changes, things are thrown away when they are not satisfied, and people are also thrown away when they are not satisfied. Susan ditched Edward and lived in a lavish mansion with everything a worldly view should have, but faced with a fragile life and a cheating husband, no happiness at all. She didn't catch the love she once had, and when she wiped off her thick lipstick and went to make an appointment with her ex-husband, only her cold loneliness came to her. In fact, Tom Ford, as a fashion legend who started his career by promoting material and sexual desires and has tens of millions of assets, now calls people "don't be blinded by secular material, and feelings are the most important". hungry. But on the other hand, he can be regarded as leading by example. After befriending his 38-year-old boyfriend Richard Buckley at the age of 25, he has experienced many ups and downs. AIDS broke out, homophobia was prevalent, friends died from time to time, and Richard was diagnosed with cancer after living together for only three years. , Every day for decades Tom Ford was at risk of losing his lover at any moment due to Richard's age and physical condition. They have supported each other for 30 years, and dedicated the first film of the film about how a university professor who lost his gay lover during the US-Soviet hegemony faced depression and despair, and dedicated it to his lover who may lose at any time. Now the two are middle-aged and old, Tom is still heroic Man, however, Richard's gray hair, and the handsomeness of his youth can only be traced back to his now emaciated posture. They are harmonious and happy, a good story. Although the revenge-themed "Nocturnal Animals" ends with a sad tragedy, Tom Ford still wants to tell the audience: When you love someone, you have to be careful with it because you might never get it again. When you love someone, you DON'T LET GO.
Because in Toronto, when the movie was just released, I was fortunate enough to enjoy it. It took some effort to organize and write this article.
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