Dolan

Gussie 2022-04-19 09:02:54

Often because of an emotion, the story arises; the dissolution of the emotion brings the story to an end.

1

Thirty years old is a stall, some things are finally unbearable, and some decisions are finally made. Even childhood dreams have long mutated.

So Maxi finally has to leave her mother who has been on drug treatment for 6 months, even if she started as a clerk in Australia.

So Marty began to wonder if the career planned by his father and friends was what he really wanted.


2

Can't bear, can't say. But he was forced to play a kiss in the short film together, and was forced to face the thing he wanted to avoid the most.

Pandora's Box was opened, ignoring what was being concealed was instantly exposed, countless memories were ignited, and countless real problems emerged, making people sleepless all night, hurriedly jumped into the lake, and swam out aimlessly.

He hesitated and lingered, but when he saw a similar profile face on the street corner, his eyes suddenly lit up, and Marty's smile at that moment was really amazing.


3

Before leaving, Maxim made a friendly gesture to his mother, which ended in a big quarrel. The wound left on his forehead suddenly bleeds from the bus, and he is as embarrassed as ever. In the hearts of female friends who clean up their wounds, there should be a desire for maternal love.

It is because of the desire that he suffers more injuries. Because his mother's little gesture moved him, and he was so angry when he found out that it was another routine. Then attend the farewell party with a hand full of injuries.

It's not that Marty won't be depressed, but that Marty can't be seen, so she can't help being depressed. Although Marty was over an hour late, the farewell speech was mixed.


4

Marty first shied away and refused to attend the next party, and then came awkwardly. Staring intentionally or unintentionally, unable to resist provocation. Even when the man helped him out of the siege, he spoke ill of him.

The most vicious words to strangers, to close friends who have known each other since childhood, are almost flirtatious. When you can't be sweet and close, the pain of the tussle can leave you feeling more; To sum up, it's just that by hurting you, I hurt myself who loves you.

There is no split, that is, there is no reconciliation, and there is hesitation and can't help in the middle. Reluctant to leave in the autumn leaves, swaying under the flickering lights. A utility room, a bottle of liquor, and a desire to hide. Relive that kiss in a more intense form. But he stopped hastily and fled in panic.

So there are more expectations, and more resistance.


5

Except for the mother-son relationship, Maxim is passive throughout the story. Maybe because the writer, director, and actor are all the same person, but the characters are extremely restrained. He just waits, doesn't say a word about his early morning swim, doesn't say a word to his awkwardness, kisses the most eagerly and raises his hand as soon as he hears the call to stop--maybe he's even been waiting for it Called to stop, the proposed in-depth discussion is rejected and no longer insist.

It's probably that people who lack love are even less good at getting.


6

The last moment has come. After a phone call, it was discovered that Marty was reluctant to leave his best friend and kept the other's recommendation letter childishly. When I opened the door, I saw the friends who were seeing off on the left, and the best friends who came on the right. They smiled with a smile on their faces, as if they had figured out something.

After you figure it out, how the two should get along is left to the audience's imagination. Or, it can be, figured out itself is the end.


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Extended Reading
  • Reginald 2022-04-21 09:03:28

    Dolan went back to Quebec to make a French film, which was indeed better than the last English film he went to Hollywood to make, and he was in better condition. He was still the same Dolan, but he was more mature in skills. People who like him will still like this movie, and those who are tired of watching his Oedipus complex and sexual orientation self-identification will naturally feel that Dolan's repeated repetition of the theme is nothing new. I still like Dolan's way of filming group scenes, fast-paced dialogues and editing, pleasant handling of shots, dialogue scenes of the single main scene, the layering of the story and the rhythm of the narrative are also very professional, his images are still full of With the vigor and restlessness that is rare among directors of this age group, even those slobber songs have become Dolan's style.

  • Bria 2022-04-21 09:03:28

    20190523@Cannes Lumiere I quite like it! Even if you watch it again in ten years or put it in Dolan's film sequence, it will not stand out, but at least the current emotion of watching the film is in place and completely empathetic. The first scene is particularly good. The constant switching of characters/uncomfortable angles/unusually messy dialogues knocks away the sleepiness of the morning scene. Dolan still grew up. The most straightforward family bond is the birthmark on his face and the quarrel with his mother. He has become introverted and will do housework (mistake). There are some very natural French jokes, and Dolan is very smart as an actor, and he is too handsome, not to mention so talented.