Eye Candy

 

 It's been a long time since I saw a good movie this visually beautiful, poetic, and flawlessly acted. I've forgotten about A Single Man until I saw it recently and decided to give it a go. I can't believe Colin Firth did not win his Oscar for this film, his performance was just as amazing (if not better) than the King's Speech. I knew it was directed and produced by THE Tom Ford, but this movie left me feeling more than impressed considering it's his first film and that it isn't even within his usual arena. Some scenes were so beautiful, I felt you could have framed them into pictures.

It does move kind of slowly, but it does make you think. I thought about it long after the TV was turned off. A bit sad that a lot of Hollywood movies today are based on the flashy special effects, the raunchy jokes, and the simplistic storylines. That is what sells and the artsier, introspective films are pushed into art house cinemas and foreign box offices. But it is films like these that remind us the beauty of life's details, and how they all add up to create the mosaic of life that yields the bigger picture. Perhaps people like the escapism of lighter fare, but every now and then, it's nice to have a quieter film to enjoy as well.

It also made me realize how the 60s were a cool decade when all the art forms were at their peak, in music, in art, and in films. Makes me want to draw on lots of eyeliner and wear nude lipstick.