Carol-the price of salt

This film is adapted from the novel The Price of Salt, in which salt implies women's lust, while marriage without love is like meat without salt. How much are you willing to pay for this? This is the concept that runs through the whole film. At the same time, there are many lines interspersed here, such as lily, straight male cancer and so on Although the novel is set in new york in the 1950s, these topics look fresh enough to find examples around, and finally there is a trace of emotion.

At first, little T was a clerk in a department store. Although her work is average, Hepburn's temperament still fills her with suitors, but she always smiles politely. It was not until Carol appeared in the mall that this calm was broken. Whether it's Carol's magnetic voice (the voice of the Great Devil is so charming) or her gestures, every point is a textbook for picking up girls. It is obvious from T's expression that her feelings for Carol are special after just a few minutes of chatting and introducing products. In the end, Carol deliberately forgot her gloves, just to let the little white rabbit come to the door. She is an old hand in love. The meeting originated from Carol's desire to buy a Christmas present for her daughter. For this reason, she bought an expensive train at the mall at a high price, and its value can be seen. At the same time, her methods of picking up girls are first-class, which shows that she has been meaning lily for a long time. These seemingly casual foreshadowing all contribute to the integrity of the story.

Then, it was little T who went to Carol's house to return gloves, met Carol's husband unexpectedly, and later fell in love with the suitor. Because of this emotion that was not accepted by the society at that time, everything seemed a mess. At the same time, Carol is also negotiating a divorce with her husband, but he won't. On the way to divorce, he stumbled and even temporarily deprived Carol of the right to see her daughter.

In this depressed situation, Carol decided to take little T for a short Christmas trip to relieve her mood. This is the most vivid tone of the whole film, and it is also my favorite part (I feel that I can't see the plot of special heart abuse now, but those who are deeply touching are often sad and helpless). Sitting in a car together, our faces are filled with relaxed and happy smiles, as if they were as dazzling as the warm winter sun. However, according to the general routine, the sweeter the story, the more glass slag there is at last. After the climax of the film, Carol finds herself being watched by her husband, and her love affair will be used as evidence in court, indicating that she can't have custody of the children. After the most fatal blow, Carol seems to have collapsed, and all the joys that used to be just a mirage were shattered like bubbles.

Since then, the two have returned to their original lives. In order to forget her, Carol even refused to answer her phone. After months of no contact, the two seemed to be unforgettable, so they met again in the hotel, which was different from the ambiguous pleasure when they first met. This time, more is mixed with helpless compromise. Finally, when little T was invited by the suitor, Carol didn't stay. Enchanting red lips and lonely figure set each other off like a paper tiger.

If the most touching scene of the whole film is the ending, T-Little forcibly breaks into an upscale hotel and searches for Carol in the crowd. When she finally made up her mind, although she hesitated, she couldn't help but walk over. There are many people coming and going in the restaurant, so Carol is looming in her sight. As the camera moved slowly, she walked towards Carol. Finally, after a certain distance, she stared at each other.

The color of the whole film is cold, which fits the winter time and sets the tone of the whole film. Even in the most brisk time, the brightness is only occasionally higher, and there are many at dusk or night, which has the feeling of bringing the protagonist back to reality. Fog often appears in movies. In winter, the temperature difference between indoor and outdoor will cause a lot of fog on the glass, and people and things decorated with fog have a different feeling from daily life. Vague people and things cause an unknown future effect and bring their own sadness.

In addition, I am most keen on the theme of the film, marriage, lily, straight male cancer. Let's talk about lily first, which is a hot spot in the film promotion. The interpretation in the film is also beautiful, and there is no disgusting feeling of sinking into the sea. In fact, in the United States 50 or 60 years ago, homosexuality was also rejected by the mainstream society, and even considered as a psychopath, just like a big corrupt country a hundred years ago (I felt sorry for Wilde for a second). Now, half a century later, although many countries have liberalized discrimination against homosexuality and recognized homosexuality from the legal level, they are still spurned by mainstream society in more places. In fact, whether it is love or marriage, it is not necessarily between the opposite sex, but between the same sex. It's just that the opposite sex can reproduce. With the rapid development of science and technology in modern times, I believe there is no need to breed the opposite sex quickly. When heterosexuals lose their last advantage, I wonder what the mainstream society will think of homosexuality. Secondly, marriage. In this movie, Carol is a woman whose marriage has failed. Although she leads a rich life, she is cold and miserable when she is with her husband. For example, couples dance ballroom dancing together. Originally, it was a very interesting and warm thing, but under the interpretation of the two, she suddenly felt a sense of tension and boredom. This scene is the same as when I watched the assassin Nie Yinniang before. Tian Ji 'an entered the bedroom and saw his wife Tian Yuan Shixian dressed up beautifully. According to Mr. Dongpo, it is very warm for a husband to see his wife dressed up, but here, because of the competition between Tian Jia and Yuan Jia, this scene has also become very explosive. The main reason for the failure of this marriage is that the husband is too straightforward about male cancer, and the in-laws are also very straightforward about male cancer. I remember in the second half of the film, the husband went to his wife's ex-girlfriend Abby in a rage and asked her where she was. Abby scolded her husband there, saying that in the past ten years, he gradually turned her into only him, only him, his parents and his daughter. I remember tears when I read this passage, because a husband restricted his wife's activities so much that she could only be a person who revolved around herself and her parents. In fact, from the beginning, he took his wife for granted as a private object, not an equal person. This is not only the family contradiction in the film, but also the key to many family contradictions now, and many marriages often start from here.

In fact, half a century later, many marriages are not because of love, but because parents and children exist in a very unstable state in order to keep up with the pace of society, which is very worrying. Over the past half century, science and technology, medical education and other aspects of human society have undergone earth-shaking changes, especially China's reform and opening up, which is even more exciting. However, the concept of staying only half a century ago has even made some progress. At the same time, the acceptance of homosexuality in domestic society is still very low, which is quite uncomfortable, just like the United States mentioned in the film half a century ago.

Therefore, a marriage without love is like meat without salt. Choose to leave or endure? Can you bear the expenses yourself after you leave? These are all questions worth pondering. Of course, at best, there will never be a chance to worry about these problems.