It can be said that this film review is one of the most successful works of Tom Ford's transformation from the fashion industry. Because of this special identity, the film has also been carefully crafted, no matter from the gorgeous and exquisite clothes of the characters, the restraint. The gloomy atmosphere, or the plot from Wong Kar Wai's psychedelic lens, the art of beautiful composition, and the interlacing and integration of the three space-time lines are all amazing. The atmosphere of the story is dark and depressing, and three time and space lines run through the whole film, each with a different ending. The first space-time line is fiction. From Edward sent a book "To Susan", it wrote that the protagonist Tony and his wife went out with their daughter, they were hijacked by Texas hooligans on the highway, and finally their wife and daughter were raped to death. Tony and police officer Bob were looking for the murderer. story. The second space-time line is memory. When Edward and Susan met when they were young, they chose everything because of romance, but Susan was born in the bourgeoisie. Under the influence of an authoritarian and domineering mother, she eventually became that material, secular, and snobbish woman, and it was precisely because of this , the final outcome is to destroy Edward's child, into the arms of the rich, and let Edward see his betrayal. The third space-time line is reality. It's hard for us to understand how fictional the stories in the book are, but we're inevitably drawn into it by a heavy and gloomy atmosphere. The mother and daughter in the story are killed, but in real life they are alive and well. The director set a big game here, but we can also see the ending of this story universe. Susan made a reservation for the restaurant, but at the end, Edward did not come, and they were not together. 1. Revenge theme. Many people understand this movie as a revenge story. In one scene, Susan can be seen staring at the painting of "Revenge" in his art gallery for a long time, and can't help but guess the main content of the story. I support this point of view, it is one of the connotations, and it can be seen from the storyline: the ending of the third universe Susan wipes off the heavy makeup, waits for Edward in the restaurant but he does not show up, which means that Susan is the same as her current husband. He also cheated. In the first universe, Edward personally killed the murderer, and his wife and daughter died. It can also be shown that this is Edward's revenge for Susan's cheating object. In unreal novel, Edward overthrows what Susan once "weak" to him The (weak) view shows the man's loneliness and fragility, collapse and despair vividly. At the same time, revenge against Susan was also realized. Because he was deeply hurt by her, he couldn't forgive her, she abandoned her original appearance and became so dirty. "When you love someone, you have to be careful with it. You might never get it again." When you love someone, you have to be careful with that relationship. You may never have a second chance. 2. Realistic view of marriage and love. Edward calls Susan a "nocturnal animal" in the movie, because Susan has been troubled by her marriage for a long time, which makes her insomnia difficult to cure. In this film, "Nocturnal Animals" is a very connotative name, symbolizing three different periods of Susan: the young Susan, the murdered Susan in the novel, and the divorced Susan. Susan's life is completely dissected and presented to the viewer naked. It's hard to say that the marriage of Susan and Edward was a mistake, after all they once loved each other. But this combination is doomed to the tragedy of "physiological rejection" of reality and ideal. There is a line in the movie that says, "What you appreciate about him now will become the reason you hate him in a few years." Under the influence of the environment, people will inevitably become the people they once hated and the people you once loved. Harmony will also become the object of hatred. In the fictional novel, Susan understands all kinds of metaphors of Edward, and imagines herself and Edward as the people in the novel, and what scares her the most is the prophecy to her Lingchi: "We will eventually become our own mothers. That." No one needs to be redeemed. The desire for money and the flesh is eternal and exists forever. Under realism, the concept of marriage and love is that the benevolent sees the benevolent and the wise sees the wisdom, including Susan, who are all victims of reality. , how many "gold and jade are in the outside, and there is nothing in it" Examples abound. Pursue the truth, follow your heart, whether it is suitable or not, right or wrong, only you know in your heart. ————————————————————— In general, the story of "Nocturnal Animals" is a bit weak, but the presentation of the script is amazing, and the combination of sound and picture is amazing. Fabulous. Weird, black, play within play, well constructed. Susan (played by Amy) has stars and seas in her eyes, sadness, hope, and determination. Edward (played by Jack) plays two roles, and his acting skills are superb. The sparring effect between the two protagonists is particularly amazing, and with the blessing of the atmosphere, the film is quasi-four-star.
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