Director Luca Guadagnino is Italian and gay. So it's no surprise that he would shoot such a same-sex love story in Italy. It was a self-exploration of worldliness and lust in his homeland. Perhaps only gay directors can weaken gender and focus on depicting the beautiful love of teenagers.
In the Italian town in the early 1980s, summer, sunshine, villas, swimming pools, woods, streams, philosophy, literature, art, and music all gathered all the elements of literature and art. This is a paradise for love . There is no prejudice or resistance from the outside world, no one will label people with their sexual orientation, gender doesn't matter at all here, I only see one person falling in love with another person, and the hormones of the two people collide, explode, and rush out. Screen.
17-year-old Elio lives in such an idyllic and charming town. He likes to read, has a great musical talent, always carries his Walkman, and his family is friendly and tolerant. He is an unworldly little prince. In such a hot and restless summer, Oliver, a graduate student who came from the United States to be his father's research assistant, aroused his sprouting love and sexual desire, and made him feel the intense emotion that was breathless for the first time. This film really made Timothee shine. His appearance, talent, and acting skills are all online, green and not immature, just like the apricot tree waiting to bloom slowly, showing the ignorance, confusion and curiosity of adolescence just right . He learned guitar and Italian specially for this film, and he knows the piano by himself. Elio's casting is one of the most correct choices made in this film. An aura like Timothee will definitely catch fire. I really want to give him all the praise! I hope he doesn't become a muscular man like many Hollywood male stars. He now has this unique combination of femininity, melancholy, youthfulness and a touch of eroticism. I think it is exactly what Hollywood lacks in a place full of muscular men and stupid big men. of.
I don't agree with many people's opinions of "don't read the original book" and "reading the original book will ruin the movie viewing experience", but I think reading the original book is more helpful to understand Elio's feelings for Oliver. Because the entire book of the original book is a psychological description, it is indeed difficult to fully present it in a movie, so I can only use a lot of hand-held shots, swaying pictures, and fragmented editing to express Elio's inner stirring and unease. A friend of mine who hasn't read the book feels that Elio's love for Oliver is a bit sudden in the movie. I think it's because some of the details in the movie are too subtle, so I think the book will make it easier for you to notice and understand some details.
Oliver's handsome appearance, his time riding with Oliver, Oliver's specious stroking and flirting with him all lead Elio to fall into a crush step by step, fueling a desire for sex. Oliver's palpable kiss in Monet's trail made Elio's dreams come to mind. When his lonely note to Oliver was answered, he looked anxiously at his watch all day, waiting for midnight to come soon. Intense emotions can take away all the strength of a person. So that night, when Elio was finally by Oliver's side, Elio was numb against Oliver - just wanted to lean on you, come closer, let your feet wrap around mine, let your body wrap around mine Body, let your breath fill all my corners, and I hope that your soul and mine can become one. If you haven't read the original book, you may think that Oliver suddenly said "Call me by your name and I'll call you by mine" in bed. In fact, the book describes it like this:
I've never done anything like this in my life, and just as I called my name as his, I entered a state that I've never shared with anyone, past or since.
This is the first time that Oliver has really made a love to Elio, which is what Elio always wanted - to integrate his body, soul and spirit with Oliver. In fact, Elio doesn't care what Oliver calls him at all, even as long as you call me, as long as you remember me, as long as you have a little bit of my place in your heart, all my body and all my heart will be given to you without reservation.
There are no nudity and explicit sex scenes in this film, but it still makes people feel around the corner. For the first time, Elio and Oliver let us watch the foreplay. The feet of the two approached a little bit, and the kiss deepened a little bit, a little bit more quickly, but when we got to the point, the camera cut directly to the swaying branches outside the window, but Through the ambiguous gasps of the two, you can still feel the anxiety and passion, and the gushing desire has not diminished. Another impressive scene is Elio masturbating with a peach. Fruit has always been erotic. The boy pulled out the peach pit with his fingers, and the juice dripped on the boy's body. He used the hollowed out peach to give himself pleasure. When his lover kisses him and discovers his little experiment because of the smell of peaches, such a lovely and hilarious scene is full of sadness. Isn't he a peach who has lost his heart? So when Oliver wanted to eat that peach and laughed at him, he cried, not just in shame, but knowing that they were going to separate.
Even though the parents knew about Elio's affection for Oliver, they allowed it to grow freely, preferring to hurt him rather than stifling and preventing him. Michael Stuhlbarg played the father role so well. After Oliver left, Elio had a profound conversation with his father. Father didn't pretend he didn't know anything, and he didn't fully expose it, and he didn't define sexual orientation simply and rudely. Instead, he just told him that you developed a valuable experience. friendship, well, maybe a little more than friendship. This conversation may be what the director wants to express the most. He doesn't want emotions to be defined by gender, liking is just pure liking, and love is just pure love. Elio is really lucky to have embraced him and protected his family with all the love and care, as Oliver said.
Personally I was actually a little disappointed with Armie Hammer's performance. His Oliver is still too greasy, without the kind of charm that makes people fall in love at first sight. This Oliver made me feel more like a varsity football player than an outstanding student who studies history and humanities. What's more, I really can't feel Oliver's love for Elio from his performance. From the beginning to the end, I can only feel that a scumbag, a master of love, attacking a city with a young man who is just beginning to love, is just a lonely soul's longing. a young body. Even the day he left, I couldn't feel his nostalgia for the people who had been watching him under the train. But the director is still kind. At the end of the film, Elio shouted "Elio, Elio, Elio..." to the phone, Oliver responded with "Oliver" after all.
The picture of Elio crying in front of the stove is really beautiful and heart-wrenching. Would love to give Elio a line from Timothee's Kyle in Lady Bird: You are gonna have so much unspecial sex in your life. In fact, I think you should have understood this truth when you wiped away your tears and turned your head away.
Lastly, I want to strongly Amway the OST of this film! When I saw the preview, I was completely attracted by the music. Half of the credit for this film is due to the music! These two days are going to be played on a loop to death. Bet on the best song at the Oscars! revealed after 3 months.
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