Carol: Waiting for flowers to bloom can last for 10 thousand years at a glance.

20 15 same-sex movie "Carol" is set in the United States in the 1950s. Young Trish is a shop assistant in a department store, but she is eager to be a photographer. On Christmas Eve, Carol, a beautiful and elegant lady, came to Torres' counter to buy a doll for her daughter. They are attracted by each other's unique temperament.

But gay love is taboo. Carol is going through the divorce formalities with her husband Haji. In order to keep Carol with him, he threatened her with custody of her daughter and eavesdropping on tapes. In order to negotiate with her husband, Carol put aside her feelings with Torres for the time being. Carol is calmly dealing with her husband's family. Finally, for the sake of her daughter's future, she gave up custody and kept visiting rights, while Torres on the other side was also working hard for her dream. Secret love is buried in the bottom of my heart, and it is a tacit two-way process.

Sometimes, love is metaphysics. Without talking, they can fall in love at first sight just by looking at it from a distance. Eyes are whirlpools, stopping time, as if these two strangers were the only ones left in this limited space. "Gaze" is often used in female same-sex movies. Perhaps the directors want to jump out of the male gaze that monopolizes the market and try to express their emotional strength with the female gaze and eyes. They are not a single attractive whole in men's eyes, but highly readable individuals. Carol is a film that expresses complex feelings with female gaze. You don't need too many words to express it. The best answer is to look at each other.

An unhappy marriage is like a cage.

Carol and her husband Haji have been married for ten years, and they have a little daughter. However, they are inseparable and are preparing for a divorce. Maybe Carol wants a divorce more urgently. She loves her daughter, but she won't force a smile for her in an unhappy marriage. From Carol's point of view, she once told Trish during her New Year trip that Haji socializes every New Year, so she is always alone. What forced Carol to make a divorce decision was not that he didn't love her, nor that she fell in love with her, but the loneliness in marriage.

Haji didn't give up keeping Carol around. He used many despicable means, such as sending private detectives to stay next to Carol and Torres' hotel room during the trip to eavesdrop on their conversation in order to obtain evidence of taking custody of his daughter. It's not that he doesn't know that Carol likes women, but it makes him feel so ironic. When he can't find Carol, he will rush to find fault with Carol's close friend and ex-girlfriend Abby.

Haji is a little paranoid about Carol's love. Abby scolded Haji. It took him ten years to completely turn Carol's life focus into herself and let her revolve around herself. Presumably Carol's decision to marry Haji was an important decision in her life. After all, before that, she liked women. However, can sexual orientation really be changed? Carol tried to be a normal wife and mother, but Haji snubbed her, which made her realize her mistake. Carol, whose overall image is cool, has no choice but to make do.

However, when it comes to divorce, Haji can't blame him for his thoughtlessness. Put yourself in others' shoes. Both wife and husband have to take more risks in marriage. Haji thought that he and his daughter could bring Carol back to a normal family life, but he overestimated the male charm and underestimated Carol's yearning self. Both hard and soft, Haji's repeated detention made the audience see his helpless side. He wants to save Carol by disgraceful means and maintain the superficial harmony of the family. He is selfish, but excusable. He still has feelings for her.

A marriage doomed to be wrong from the beginning can only make Carol and Haji unhappy. Carol, who once enjoyed free same-sex love, worked hard to be an ordinary housewife for Haji for ten years. She is restrained, but uncomfortable. Haji married his favorite Carol. He tried to give her the best life, but neglected to give her warmth. When there was a rift in marriage, Carol's same-sex experience became an old score between husband and wife, which had to be turned out every time. This is a shame for Carol and Haji. She gave up on herself and his self-esteem was frustrated. They love each other very much, but they are all in the past tense, and now there is only a cold cage left.

Meeting is the best arrangement in life.

Carol and Torres are two complementary female images. The former has experienced the storms of life, allowing the years to precipitate and become mature and intellectual, but it is no longer fresh to life. The latter is still a young girl, stumbling, aimless, enjoying the present, dreaming and passionate. What connects their fate is the casual squint in the crowd.

Trish stood behind the doll counter she was in charge of, wearing a Christmas hat, and was attracted by the woman in front wearing a mink coat with excellent temperament. She seems to see her ideal appearance, leisurely, but with a unique light. Later, Carol told Tracy more than once that she was a fallen angel. For Torres, isn't Carol a goddess from heaven?

As soon as the camera turned, Trish's eyes were interrupted by customers asking for directions. After regaining consciousness, Carol disappeared in the distance. Is that her imagination? Carol approached Torres and asked about the doll. They chatted, and Carol left her leather gloves on the counter, which was subtle intentionally or unintentionally. That pair of gloves became the beginning of Torres and Carol's acquaintance, and the camera became a token to encourage them to move forward together.

In order to thank Torres for giving her gloves, Carol invited her to her home. Speaking of dreams, Carol, who is experienced in life, opened the knot for Torres who doubted whether he had a talent for photography. She said that talent is not decided by others, but that she should continue to work hard. Later, Carol gave Torres a Christmas present-a camera and film, which strengthened her belief in pursuing her dream.

Three months before Carol's divorce trial, she traveled with Torres, which also confirmed their relationship. During the trip, Torres took many photos with his camera, and those moments belonged to Carol. When they were forced to separate because of the eavesdropping storm, those photos became the medium for Torres to express his thoughts. This frivolous feeling left a deep imprint on her heart. Because of the secular, Carol can only say "I miss you" after she hangs up the phone silently.

Carol also learned courage from Tracy's youthful vitality. She wants to be more free and easy, no longer clinging to the custody of her daughter and making a difficult choice between herself. She chose to let go and pay attention to her daughter's growth in another accompanying way. It was a painful decision for Carol to give up fighting for custody. She told her lawyer and husband that she would not deny her love for Torres, and now she just wanted to make a decent judgment. Carol struggled for ten years and finally saw through her heart. Their meeting was an arrangement of fate and a turning point of fate.

Everything will go back to square one.

Carol and Tracy have one thing in common: loneliness. On New Year's Eve, Torres and Carol looked at each other through the mirror in the hotel room. Carol said that she always spends the New Year alone, and Torres also said that she is always alone in the crowd. Before meeting each other, they may not be afraid of loneliness, and even get used to being alone. However, people will always become greedy, and it is difficult to separate from each other after enjoying the joy.

Carroll made Torres feel the heaviness of life, and Torres gave Carroll the motivation to look forward. In the face of the test, they never shrink back, never doubt, but tacitly precipitate their hearts and wait for the flowers to bloom. While Carol was still struggling with her husband's divorce lawsuit, Tracy worked as a clerk in a newspaper. She gradually approached Carol and became capable and charming.

One day, in the car, Carol saw Tracy in the street. At that moment, her eyes were very complicated. Unlike Trish's gaze at the opening ceremony, Carol's eyes were full of surprise and sadness. Trish became very good, but now she can't hold her anymore. Carol's love has always been forbearing, and she prefers spiritual comfort and recognition. Torres' glance seemed to be a shot in the arm, which made Carol make a decision in the negotiation.

After the lawsuit, Carol took the initiative to write to Tracy. When she received the letter, Trish just glanced at it and threw it into the trash can, but she couldn't stand me up. Carol is really free. She found a new job, rented an apartment and invited Trish to live with her. Tracy is an adult. She held back her emotions and didn't promise Carol at once, but went to the party with her friends.

Carol knows how to be cautious, so she kept her distance and went to the reception smartly. It seems that the two people that fate line is about to meet are just empty shakes and become parallel lines? At the end, two people's eyes echoed the opening. Therese couldn't hold back his joy any longer, so he left the party and found Carol. They walked through the crowd again and stared at each other for a long time. They just need to smile at each other and don't need more meaning.

"Everything goes back to the original point" is a sentence in Carol's "Cold War Letter" to Torres, and everything will go back to the original point. All they have to do is wait patiently for their fate. Unfinished love has regrets, but it will eventually come to an end. The gaze at the end is also like a full stop, subtle and beautiful. Everything speaks for itself. Trish chose to walk into Carol's field of vision, giving the audience unlimited room for reverie.

The love depicted in Carol is rather dull than vigorous. Just like the image of a woman herself, there is no need to exaggerate, and the gentleness like fine water is enough to reverberate in the deep heart. A glimpse of the Millennium is the most beautiful description of the love between Carol and Torres.