Director Todd Hines is very good at restoring American society in the 1950s. On the one hand, he successfully brought the restrained style of painting to the screen through visual departments such as costumes, props and art. The composition has been carefully designed to show mature image techniques, and the lens processing outside the multi-field panes all have a noble and unique beauty.
"Carol" also implies in the details the discrimination faced by women under the background of the times, and the director's narrative is full of affection, but at the same time very restrained, giving full respect to women, the two heroines are in a restrictive environment, I chose true love to resist the shadow of the patriarchal world as much as possible, so that the work finally bursts with hope. ()
The director of the film is trying to tell the love between the two women in a delicate and deep way. The film is nuanced in both the way of mirroring and the portrayal of the body language of the two heroines. The music is also The lyrical line and the tone have a romantic taste. Although the director gave the film so much formality, the film could not understand what constitutes the deep love between the two protagonists from the beginning to the end.
The only success of this film is probably its stage art. The choreographer presents the scenes of the streets of New York in the 1950s, as well as people's clothes and dresses, as realistically as possible. It is a pity that the background of the 1950s is very important to the director. It seems to be just a decoration. It just restored the appearance of that era but did not bring that era to life in his images. I can neither hear the sound of that era nor see the style of that era. Homosexuality was still in that era. Not recognized by the mainstream social values, restraints and taboos are everywhere. The director just took this lightly and missed the opportunity to explore the depths of history and enrich the film.
