Description
Susan Morrow receives a book manuscript from her ex-husband – a man she left 20 years earlier – asking for her opinion of his writing. As she reads, she is drawn into the fictional life of Tony Hastings, a mathematics professor whose family vacation turns violent.
I'm talking about the book (or rather the manuscript) in the movie itself)
I just also stayed with the questions at the end and the analysis helped to understand.
I agree, everyone remains with his opinion :)
Tom Ford 🖤
So that's it! Inspired people after watching this movie will come here to find out something interesting about the movie or solve for themselves some riddle that has settled in their head or write something good, but instead they will see these vysers in the first comments .... The application is incorrectly arranged-comments with dislikes should be lowered to the very bottom!
So, for those who did not understand anything-the book that the main character received is a reflection of Edward and Susan's past. It's like a metaphor about their relationship. Edward's life was shattered by the breakup and that's how he rethought and took revenge on his ex-wife. Susan is to Edward what bandits are to Tony! In his view, she killed their love, their child (the heroine had an abortion) and the artist inside herself, betraying art and becoming a gallery owner.
The title of Edward's novel, as well as Ford's film itself in the original, is Nocturnal animals ("Nocturnal animals"). It was such a playful nickname in his youth that Edward gave Susan for her love of the midnight lifestyle. In the novel, nocturnal animals are a gang of thugs who killed Tony's family, which gives a clear idea of Edward's attitude to his ex-wife.
If both Tony and Edward are played by the same actor Jake Gyllenhaal in the film, as if emphasizing the identity between the author of the novel and his hero, then the role of Tony's wife from the book is played not by Amy Adams at all, but by Isla Fisher, who is surprisingly similar to her. Tony's wife from Edward's book is not exactly Susan, even if they are almost identical in appearance.
"Was it fun for you to kill my wife and daughter?!" It is with this phrase that Edward addresses both the murderer, through the hero of the book, and his ex-wife.
The movie is very cool, Tom Ford is gorgeous. Everything is very beautiful. After such films, I like to watch the analysis, suddenly I missed something. And I really liked the idea that her real world is plastic and stylish. And there could be a simple life and a husband in a plaid shirt, a cheap car, but a strong family full of love.
Yes, the film is tedious and protracted, it was possible not to mix two stories, but to make a full-fledged film based on one of them. and maybe it would be more interesting for ME to watch it. And so, just one of the passing films for ME.
Wow! For a whole comment, I did without insulting the chicken brains of those who are trying to find some deep meaning in the film, justifying the wasted time watching this stuff)
And also, it's normal that his script is brilliant, as well as directing, acting, cinematography, and so on. There are plenty of straightforward revenge dramas already, look, I don't want to. Such as "Over the cover of night " - units. In fact, it's a simple story, but it's presented in such a way that you don't immediately understand it. An attentive viewer, thanks to the excellent directing, will definitely be rewarded. There are a lot of details in the film that complement the presentation of the story through dialogues. Of course, you need to strain your brain a little.
By the way, your last paragraph is not much different from those who wrote about chicken brains.
If my daughter hadn't shown me the fax (and then: Oh, I'm scared.), nothing would have happened. But this is a characteristic touch: the daughter is a city girl and a young fool who does not understand what words (and gestures) should be answered for.
The plausibility was spoiled by a passing police car. This does not happen. It's obvious that something has happened. What the fuck did you put that in for?
Yes, there is a thriller genre here, but it is not the main one, you should not expect such a picture to be interesting. And the film is really good in its genre, but this is not for everyone.