I can't wait for the present to be over
Oh man. Oh man.
I just got back from seeing A Single Man. Today was the last day they were showing it as a matinee and I decided to reward myself for getting a specific section of work done. And my god, I'm so glad I did.
I am constantly searching for movies that depict homosexuals as no different than heterosexuals. It's something that's really important to me, and as much as I love movies like Priscilla or whathaveyou, I just want stories that are like any heterosexual story you can find.
And this was it. This is the movie I've been waiting for. And the fact that it's set in 1962, based on a book written the same decade...I don't know, it just gives me hope that we can see more like this.
Because the core of the story isn't about a guy who is gay. It's about a guy who is gay and has lost the love of his life and struggles to survive without him. It's a gorgeous romance and just a fantastic tale of this one man, suddenly alone in the world.
Firstly, I know critics are probably being ridiculously harsh considering it's Tom fucking Ford (!)- I couldn't give a shit about fashion, but whenever I've seen him interviewed he just seems so lovely and passionate- and critics jump on that sort of thing. I don't listen to critics, and I don't know follow award ceremonies (although I do know Colin Firth got tha BAFTA which is well deserved). But I thought it was so beautifully directed. The use of sound and especially colour were very clever and subtle enough that it took me awhile to realise what they were doing, and I was just letting it influence me the way it was designed to.
Colin Firth was amazing. He was...I don't even know. Brilliant. I always think he's very good, but this was perfect. Nicholas Hoult surprised the hell out of me, to be quite honest, but very nearly stole the show for me. And Matthew Goode, although he didn't get much screentime, was perfect in his role. Julianne Moore didn't do much for me, I have to say. She was amazing but the character smacked of Joanna Lumley a little to much for me to enjoy her, although the did have a brilliant scene.
I can't even properly ramble about it, because there's so much I loved. The flashbacks to how they met, the scene outside the liquor store (which, my god, was a beautiful scene) and the way you felt his pain running through the entire movie...well, I cried like a baby. Not going to lie. I can't wait until I can get my hands on the DVD and watch it over and over.
Oh! Also! BB!Dean Winchester is in it! And I worry myself that I recognised the kid before you could properly see his face. I like it when you spot actors in movies like that (like remember the time that BB!RyanRoss almost killed everyone in Eagle Eye? Good times).
I was surprised at the audience in the cinema. It was mostly old women in twos or threes, another girl my age on her own and two couples. One of the old ladies who was on her own walked out about ten minutes in (which I thought was kind of bizzare, but whatever) and one of the couples left 10 minutes before the end (the dude was talking about paying for their parking which, jesus christ, it's super cheap where I live, spend the extra 80p for the next hour and watch the end of the movie. And also don't talk loudly as you're leaving disturbing a crucial scene for everyone else). But everyone around me seemed to be enjoying it (I gave a tissue to the woman two seats down because she was crying like I was).
It was just...yeah. Lovely. Absolutely lovely.
I'm also excited because not only is Breakfast at Tiffany's the Monday classic for next month, but they're showing a bunch of operas too! La Boheme is on in a couple of weeks so I think if they have matinees I will definitely be going for that! They're showing Carmen and the Marriage of Figaro too (which I should hate because jfc there are some complicated scores in that and it drove me crazy in flute class as a kid) and a few others and \o/ I am excited by this. Yay!
I just got back from seeing A Single Man. Today was the last day they were showing it as a matinee and I decided to reward myself for getting a specific section of work done. And my god, I'm so glad I did.
I am constantly searching for movies that depict homosexuals as no different than heterosexuals. It's something that's really important to me, and as much as I love movies like Priscilla or whathaveyou, I just want stories that are like any heterosexual story you can find.
And this was it. This is the movie I've been waiting for. And the fact that it's set in 1962, based on a book written the same decade...I don't know, it just gives me hope that we can see more like this.
Because the core of the story isn't about a guy who is gay. It's about a guy who is gay and has lost the love of his life and struggles to survive without him. It's a gorgeous romance and just a fantastic tale of this one man, suddenly alone in the world.
Firstly, I know critics are probably being ridiculously harsh considering it's Tom fucking Ford (!)- I couldn't give a shit about fashion, but whenever I've seen him interviewed he just seems so lovely and passionate- and critics jump on that sort of thing. I don't listen to critics, and I don't know follow award ceremonies (although I do know Colin Firth got tha BAFTA which is well deserved). But I thought it was so beautifully directed. The use of sound and especially colour were very clever and subtle enough that it took me awhile to realise what they were doing, and I was just letting it influence me the way it was designed to.
Colin Firth was amazing. He was...I don't even know. Brilliant. I always think he's very good, but this was perfect. Nicholas Hoult surprised the hell out of me, to be quite honest, but very nearly stole the show for me. And Matthew Goode, although he didn't get much screentime, was perfect in his role. Julianne Moore didn't do much for me, I have to say. She was amazing but the character smacked of Joanna Lumley a little to much for me to enjoy her, although the did have a brilliant scene.
I can't even properly ramble about it, because there's so much I loved. The flashbacks to how they met, the scene outside the liquor store (which, my god, was a beautiful scene) and the way you felt his pain running through the entire movie...well, I cried like a baby. Not going to lie. I can't wait until I can get my hands on the DVD and watch it over and over.
Oh! Also! BB!Dean Winchester is in it! And I worry myself that I recognised the kid before you could properly see his face. I like it when you spot actors in movies like that (like remember the time that BB!RyanRoss almost killed everyone in Eagle Eye? Good times).
I was surprised at the audience in the cinema. It was mostly old women in twos or threes, another girl my age on her own and two couples. One of the old ladies who was on her own walked out about ten minutes in (which I thought was kind of bizzare, but whatever) and one of the couples left 10 minutes before the end (the dude was talking about paying for their parking which, jesus christ, it's super cheap where I live, spend the extra 80p for the next hour and watch the end of the movie. And also don't talk loudly as you're leaving disturbing a crucial scene for everyone else). But everyone around me seemed to be enjoying it (I gave a tissue to the woman two seats down because she was crying like I was).
It was just...yeah. Lovely. Absolutely lovely.
I'm also excited because not only is Breakfast at Tiffany's the Monday classic for next month, but they're showing a bunch of operas too! La Boheme is on in a couple of weeks so I think if they have matinees I will definitely be going for that! They're showing Carmen and the Marriage of Figaro too (which I should hate because jfc there are some complicated scores in that and it drove me crazy in flute class as a kid) and a few others and \o/ I am excited by this. Yay!