This movie is almost a two-person play between Matt Damon and Li Bolas, and most of the indoor plays. It's hard to get a glimpse of the historical scene at the time, and you can only observe the evolution of the relationship between the two according to the director's focus, which is very different from "Brokeback Mountain" and "Milk". If you can see the political and social picture behind the films through these two films, but "Candlestick" is only the luxurious villa decoration and flashy performance stage. However, the first two are odes to same-sex love, and the latter is an ugly humanity in court in the end. The narrative clues and story structure of the whole story are not too new. Several hand-held shots that express the chaotic and uneasy psychology of the characters are flashing lights, but they are rare. After watching the movie, it is difficult for me to understand the director's shooting intentions, especially the old story in the second half is very lengthy. It is estimated that such a closing work will not satisfy the fans ().
As a black humorous drama and a lonely film depicting public figures, "Behind the Candelabra" is unique and sharp and powerful. Both Damon and Douglas gave excellent and pleasant performances ().
"Behind the Candelabra" is a movie that satisfies the curiosity, a glimpse into the private lives of gay stars, a description of the unspoken rules of the entertainment circle that only see new people laugh and hear old people cry, and even emphasize the passion of Douglas and Damon. (Although the lens seems rather restrained), they all make the film have sufficient viewing and entertainment value. Unfortunately, in today's advanced information technology, although these contents may look gorgeous, they are actually not painful. When Scott finally stopped swallowing his anger and decided to reveal the illusion that Librazzi had maintained his life, the truly wonderful contradiction hurriedly ended as soon as it unfolded, and soon returned to plainness. The film spends a lot of time telling about a love that has not stood the test of time and suspicion, but it fails to unearth the deep reasons for the ending. In this regard, "Behind the Candelabra" has been spinning on the candlestick for a long time, and finally Still did not reach those unknown "behind" ().
