First of all I have to say that the movie "Carol" gave me too many illusions. For months I thought Carol would be a massive release, but when November arrived, I couldn't find any theaters in America's eighth-largest city that would show Carol. So, this row of films gave me the second illusion, this must be a gay-themed movie with a good reputation but few audiences. After returning to San Francisco in December, I managed to find Carol at Landmark. I went to the movie theater alone, and when I was amazed that the movie theater was full, I was also surprised to find that all the people present were middle-aged and elderly people. I didn't expect the movie to start the plot in flashbacks or memories. The apparently unpleasant and rushed dialogue between the two heroines at first made me think this is the end of the movie. Then, in the shadow of the feasting window, Therese fell into memory. Is it too fast or love is just like that. Looking at strangers, two seconds would seem long, and therese and Carol, who met for the first time, looked directly at each other like this, and Carol went directly to the counter to ask Therese. A meeting, a conversation, a guest and a counter attendant. However, the waitress was obsessed with the female guest, and the female guest even called the counter to thank the waitress and invited the waitress to dinner. The two began to formally meet. The staring at each other with sparks, the temptation that hesitates to talk, the relationship that wants to refuse and welcome, and the uncontrollable desire are all undercurrent and turbulent feelings. soft place. Women are inherently emotional individuals. When two emotional individuals fall in love, no matter how subtle the emotional communication is, they can directly hit the depths of the soul, making people reminiscent and intoxicating. Only a film that expresses this level of eroticism will be a good gay film. And Carol's director and cast apparently did. Therese came to Carol's house as a guest but happened to meet Carol arguing with her husband. Therese was sent to the train station for a ride home by Carol who was in a bad mood early. Lonely Therese cried aggrieved on the train, only to get a call from Carol apologizing for her actions as soon as she got home. As if afraid that the relationship between the two would be affected by the unpleasant episode just now, but also as if she wanted to urgently prove something and break something, Therese took the phone and took a deep breath: "There are things I want to ask you." Welcome It's Carol who can't wait to answer: "Ask me." The next day, Carol came to Therese's house as scheduled. Carol asks Therese unconvincingly if she wants to go on a road trip with herself, and even walks Therese down the steps before Therese can answer: "It's okay if you don't go, I can understand." Then she brushes her bangs unnaturally. Who would have thought that such a humble appearance would appear on the noble and refreshing Carol? And Therese, the girl who had been staring and longing for Carol, agreed without hesitation. During the journey where they almost cut off contact with the outside world, getting along day and night has made the relationship between the two continue to heat up. The day Carol asked Therese to go to bed on the day when she couldn't hold back her lust any longer, and Therese went to bed without any resistance. For all Carol's needs, Therese would say yes without hesitation. Every time Therese blamed herself and annoyed, Carol would instantly comfort and relieve her. Everything is as you wish, even can't wait. All the emotions are so in place and taken for granted, but in my eyes it's all too quick and even slightly unreal. In an age when homosexuality is still considered a mental illness, how can two women fall in love so quickly and without hesitation? Because my positioning of "Carol" as a "gay" movie is an illusion. I thought that the same-sex movies that took place in the 1950s in the United States must describe the various obstacles and harms faced by lesbians in society. I thought that in those days, the love between the two must be defeated by cruel public opinion, or Therese will give up Carol for work, and Carol will give up Therese for family. But I was completely wrong. These two women were braver than I thought, they didn't force themselves to deny their orientation, they didn't care what the society said, they didn't have to come out to publicize their love. Their love situation is so small, they just need to be with each other. From falling in love at first sight, to contacting each other, getting to know each other, falling in love, experiencing parting and embarrassment, and finally summoning the courage to get back together, this is the love process that both heterosexuals and homosexuals will experience. This is just a simple love movie. Because this is the love of two women, I'm worried that she won't be able to withstand social discrimination, that Therese will say goodbye to Carol, and that Carol's life will be poor after her divorce. But at the end of Therese's firm gaze, my heart that had been hanging all the way down finally let go. Such an ending, silent, is better than thousands of sweet words. The last thing I have to say is that Rooney Mara's performance is too perfect, this character has always been holding the audience's emotions, and I have been watching Mara smirk. At the end of the show, someone behind her praised her like Hepburn, and even the uncle sitting next to me was inquiring about her name.
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