![]() ![]() In Edward’s book, Tony’s wife and daughter are found dead after having been raped. The plot needs a bit of a diagram to explain it but it all makes sense while it’s happening. The movie cuts between Susan’s unhappy life with her current husband (who is unfaithful to her), a narrative where Susan is reading his book in which she inserts her vision of Edward into the role of Tony, and Susan’s memories of her past relationship with Edward and their unhappy relationship that led to an unhappy split (brought on by some admittedly horrible actions on her part - an abortion and potential infidelity quite melodramatic). ![]() As Susan reads the book she is brought into Edward’s spell as a writer - the book (also called Nocturnal Animals) is a gripping “true crime” novel of a man traveling through West Texas (named Tony, played by Jake Gyllenhall) who has his wife and daughter kidnapped by an unstable man named (think a tuned down Frank Book from Blue Velvet) and his two friends. ![]() Nocturnal Animals is a movie about Susan, the owner of an art gallery (Amy Adams) who receives a book from her ex-husband Edward (Jake Gyllenhall) which is dedicated to her and purports to be about their now long-in-the-past failed marriage. I’m going to discuss what I found interesting about the movie here which will include discussion of the ending and the themes that I picked up. Last weekend, my movie was Nocturnal Animals. There’s something about the experience - you’re forced into a room where it’s socially unacceptable to check your phone or be connected with the outside world, the screen is huge, and there’s a vaguely social aspect to it where you are having a shared experience with a group of strangers. I really like going to the movie theatre. ![]()
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