Love happens

Zella 2022-09-22 16:27:53

It is said that in the original "The Price of Salt", the whole article is written from the perspective of Therese Belivet, and Carol Aird's perspective is very small. I haven't read the original book, but assuming the movie is faithful to the original book, Carol's point of view does appear only at the end, and it's the most important one. According to the screenwriter, this is how Carol can remain mysterious, like a person in the shadow, who can be a projection of any lover. I think it's a great expression, especially when you finally see Therese through Carol's eyes, it's really electrifying, electrifying.

What bothers me though is that whether I watched it the first or second time, I still don't think Carol's love for Therese is credible enough. This feeling of disbelief comes not from doubts about plot relevance, but from the stacking of character builds. Maybe it's because there are not many references from Carol in the book, maybe because Carol's perspective in the movie is not enough, maybe because Cate is an actor with too strong image, so when I gather it, it will make me very confused, it will make me It wasn't enough, it wasn't enough for Carol to say "I love you", it wasn't believable enough. Yes, she can be crush or flirt, but why love?

Of course, this has nothing to do with Cate personally, she has provided a near-perfect performance. In the coffee shop dating scene, how many people cry the Queen's Therese Belivet, and the ears are pregnant. In the scene of mediating with her husband, I had no choice but to compromise without losing my dignity. I almost collapsed, but I held back tears and persevered to the end. There were so many emotional levels that I didn't even dare to breathe. It was a textbook-level performance.

But, still Rooney Mara. If you see an actor, it's effortless, but a frown or a smile makes you remember, and it makes you think, "Wow, this is so dazzling," you know you've seen something incredible. The hardest part of the role of Therese is that the actor needs to act out the silence, and Therese's silence is the most attractive part of this character, you fall in love with this character only because of her blankness, her silent part, and the silence is the loudest voice. So I think Todd is very powerful. He can see the part of Rooney that combines sweetness and loner. The two complement each other, so that these smiles and tears have such pure appeal, very "Nordic" - quiet, pure, Mixed with cold.

Rooney was nominated for an Oscar for best actress earlier for her role as Salander in The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, but that also somehow puts her in a narrow category. When I first knew she was playing Therese in Carol, I was really worried. Do you think it's true, Rooney? this? In fact, until I look back at the tidbits of "Dragon Tattoo" today, I still think that shit is too fierce, and there is no obstacle to the personality cut and cut.

(btw, it turns out that Rooney is closer to the blonde girl in the back of "Dragon Tattoo" in real life, but she hated this role very much because she was too involved in the drama at that time, which is very interesting.)

Foreign media's evaluation of Rooney is very, very Gao, who said she was reminiscent of Audrey Hepburn in her youth, who knew what a compliment that was. Rooney is the Queen of Cannes with the role of Therese, and he deserves it. The old men have seen many good performances, but it is another matter to really impress people. So I wouldn't be surprised at all after Cannes and the Oscars all the way. Truly the most moving performance of the year.

I have to talk about Carol's aesthetic style again, it's too delicate, like a three-tiered snack that fills the eyes with afternoon tea, and sips black tea from time to time. The tones of the 1950s emphasize the softness and roughness of natural light, but the picture does not lose proportion. And very cleverly, the film changed Therese's career in the original book from a stage designer to a photographer, allowing the film to reflect more of Therese's heart without adding lines. And the lens is often looking at the subject through a window or raindrops, which strengthens the subject of "I want". Todd visualises what it's like to fall in love with someone through small edits, a handful of images—gloves, fur sleeves, profile faces, red lips. The emotional advancement of restraint, like Brief Encounter's tap on the shoulders, returns to a simple physical expression. Wear Carol's charming perfume, look at her late at night and fall asleep. The film is discreet, refined, and gentle, yet sexy and sultry at the same time.

Also, this ost is beyond beautiful. Can you imagine a candlelit dinner without the sound of the piano?

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  • Domenica 2022-04-23 07:02:02

    Take the pit first! How could Rooney and Queen Cate's Lily not watch? !

  • Pearl 2022-04-24 07:01:06

    My angel, flung out of space

Carol quotes

  • Carol Aird: Well, that's that.

  • Charles, Party Guest: You can have her. She's one of these real Greenwich Village phonies, if you ask me.