Susan is a strong woman, and the fat woman at the beginning expresses her style in an exaggerated way - extremely subjective. The working environment is also minimalist and impactful. Her marriage to her husband was also fractured. At this time, she received the first draft of the novel "Nocturnal Animals" by her ex-husband Edward, whom she had not contacted for nearly two decades.
When Susan unpacked, her hand was scratched, suggesting that the manuscript was like a sharp dagger.
Then there are memories, confessing the love and hatred of the two. Susan and Edward met on the street in different places, met in a tavern, and fell in love. Susan was angry when Edward said Susan was like her mother (but she did). Her mother objected to her marrying Edward, saying that she would regret it in the future and that "all daughters will eventually become like their own mothers". Explain that Susan's mother may have been the same when she was young.
Susan married Edward despite her mother's objections. However, Edward has not been able to write good works, and Susan gradually became disappointed with him, and eventually had an affair, and also killed Edward's child (she is still Catholic). The two eventually divorced, and Susan married the later man.
The memory is clear, let's read the novel again. The name alludes to Susan, which shows that this book has a deep connection with her. Edward said, "A writer's novel is always based on his own experience". So this book points to the story of Susan and Edward.
Tony meets three thugs on the road and eventually loses his wife and daughter. These three people are the "nocturnal animals" in the novel. So who do they correspond to in reality? You'll find that the gangster drives the same car that Susan was in when she was having an affair.
Susan aborted the child and remarried, so Edward, like Tony in the book, lost his wife and daughter. So this book is actually telling about Edward's pain after being betrayed by Susan. Among them, the wife is very similar to Susan, and she is also a Catholic; the daughter is also similar, so Susan called her daughter after reading the book, and she was relieved after confirming that it was correct. In the end, Tony shot and killed the last prisoner and gained inner peace, which meant that Edward also gained inner satisfaction after writing the book.
Susan is not at peace in her heart. She remarried after giving up Edward, but the marriage is not happy at present. Edward moved her once again with his talent and success, so she washed away her brilliance and asked Edward to meet in the tavern again, wanting to renew the pure love that year.
But Edward never came.
Love only comes once, if you miss it, it will never come back.
In addition, the director has won the essence of Chinese culture. When Susan betrayed Edward and had an affair, she was in a green car; when she betrayed her current husband and asked Edward to meet, she also wore green clothes. It can be described as the finishing touch ^_^.
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