WHY THE HELL DO WE HAVE SO MUCH HOMEWORK THIS WEEKEND?! SHOULDN'T THIS WEEKEND BE MERELY STUDYING FOR FINALS?! I just don't understand. (Parents Just Don't Understand - Will Smith circa 1989)
Anyway, becoming frustrated with my work ethic (last night I stared at a 4 page document for English that needed to be annotated for....count it.... 5 fucking hours!) I remembered I had netflixed A Single Man and got excited. I don't know if any of you remember this (Liz probably does), but in 2009 this movie was a critical hit and won a bunch of awards. Going into it, all I really knew though, was that Colin Firth and Julianne Moore were in it and Firth played a gay dude.
Woah.
This movie was....extremely depressing. Which was the exact opposite feeling I wanted to walk away from it with, seeing as that the tremendous amount of homework idling by my desk still remained. It's a beautiful movie. Stunningly made. I don't know how to describe the shots....Liz you should see it and tell me.
The story....well, I don't really foresee any of you taking the initiative to see an independent film about a gay couple, so I think I can take certain liberties with the synopsis here.
The story is tragic and even though the score is generally quiet, the acting is so magnificent that I could hear my heart pounding in my chest whenever Firth would change an expression on his face. Let's just say I have new respect for him....(I'm looking at you Bridget Jones's Diary..)
It's about a man who has lost his partner in a terrible car accident in the early 1960s...very Mad Men-esque. As Firth says in the "special features," there's nothing gay about the movie - it's a love story. Then the movie begins with Firth waking up one morning, deciding to kill himself he's so distraught without him, and then elegantly making preparations for his looming death (even though everything's subtle, I immediately knew he was planning his suicide, as my various Health classes have informed me of those steps...saying goodbye to the people in your life... emptying your bank account...) But as he prepares, he's living the day as it's his last, and he lives life to fullest (I really am going the extra mile to be cheesy here). And I won't give away the ending, just in case...but it's very...amazing.
George (Firth's character) narrates the film...and I don't know...that was the best part about it, I think. Also, Julianne Moore rocks this look:
Even though there is the occasional butt-shot, there is nothing too graphic, so I highly recommend it to Liz and anyone else actually. Also, watch it alone. And be prepared to cry. Except Sonia, as she never cries because of the media.
The trailer is a little pretentious looking but...if you were wondering:
2 comments:
I'm gonna' need to see this, and yes I remember the hype, stupid Slumdog Millionaire had to squelch it, but believe me that's a good movie too.
indeed...both movies were really intense...but like different kinds of intensity....woooooh
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