❝What if I wasn't ready to be making those kinds of decisions. Then... then what? Because the kids. What would that mean?❞
❝This is just what grown-ups do.❞
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May December was a bit of a difficult watch for me because it was done so well. The characters and story got under my skin, and I couldn't shake this feeling of revulsion the entire time I was watching. Gracie was, in my opinion, extremely manipulative, and all attempts by her to shift blame and appear naive really pissed me off, and that was exacerbated by Elizabeth's disconnection and blasé attitude towards the clear power imbalance between Gracie and Joe, which he thankfully picked up on.
While Julianne Moore and Natalie Portman both gave great performances, they were undoubtedly overshadowed by Charles Melton; I don't think it's exaggeration to say he acted circles around them, and the way he perfectly showed how being groomed had stunted Joe's mental development was brilliantly done, from his body language to his line delivery.
I really liked the cinematography of the film, from the use of mirrors to help blur the identities of Elizabeth and Gracie as the former morphs into the latter, to soft, hazy look emphasised by the grain of the film camera which created an almost hypnotic atmosphere.
In short, while it's not a film I think I'll be able to rewatch any time soon, May December is definitely going to linger for a spell in my mind.
❝What if I wasn't ready to be making those kinds of decisions. Then... then what? Because the kids. What would that mean?❞
❝This is just what grown-ups do.❞
⊱ ──── . ݁₊ ⊹ . ݁ ⟡ ݁ . ⊹ ₊ ݁. ──── ⊰
May December was a bit of a difficult watch for me because it was done so well. The characters and story got under my skin, and I couldn't shake this feeling of revulsion the entire time I was watching. Gracie was, in my opinion, extremely manipulative, and all attempts by her to shift blame and appear naive really pissed me off, and that was exacerbated by Elizabeth's disconnection and blasé attitude towards the clear power imbalance between Gracie and Joe, which he thankfully picked up on.
While Julianne Moore and Natalie Portman both gave great performances, they were undoubtedly overshadowed by Charles Melton; I don't think it's exaggeration to say he acted circles around them, and the way he perfectly showed how being groomed had stunted Joe's mental development was brilliantly done, from his body language to his line delivery.
I really liked the cinematography of the film, from the use of mirrors to help blur the identities of Elizabeth and Gracie as the former morphs into the latter, to soft, hazy look emphasised by the grain of the film camera which created an almost hypnotic atmosphere.
In short, while it's not a film I think I'll be able to rewatch any time soon, May December is definitely going to linger for a spell in my mind.
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