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They meet another couple in their building named Arnold and Selena.
Susan is a teacher and Edward was studying law but drops out to become a writer and it is on Susan to earn an income for them both. Susan’s mom likes this arrangement and calls them childhood sweethearts. She has sex with him just because, but they inevitably end up being engaged and married. She finds out he is a virgin and she says how he shouldn’t be so uptight about sex. They had both been in relationships that were a bit rocky and the two of them end up dating. Years later they run into each other while at college. Susan and Edward were neighbors growing up in Hastings and when Edwards dad died, he is taken in by Susan’s family. I am going to tell the story in chronological order, starting with Susan and Edwards dating, marriage and divorce, then move onto the story within the story and end with what I think it all means. Going forward there will be spoilers for both the book and movie!
#Nocturnal animals ending interpretation movie#
I almost wish I spent more time with just the book to try and figure it out before watching the movie and allowing my thoughts on the book to be tainted by how Ford interpreted it with the changes he made. We are just left to our own devices to make of the book what we will. I don’t know if the changes that were made would have fallen in line with what Wright intended, because he had died by the time this was made. It follows the book closely in some ways, but it makes some changes to help the story make more sense. And if you want more Aaron Taylor-Johnson, check out Bullet Train book vs movie! I thought there were some really cool shots as well. If you want another confusing Jake Gyllenhaal book and movie, check out The Double/Enemy book vs movie. And just to do some shamelss self promotion, if you want more Amy Adams content check out my Woman in the Window book vs movie. The acting is superb, we have some of my favorite actors here-Jake Gyllenhaal, Amy Adams, Michael Shannon, and Aaron Taylor-Johns. The rest of the movie is very foreboding and like the book, is quite dark at times.
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Movie Reviewįirst and foremost, I want to warn anyone who watches this movie that the opening scene is kind of jarring-we have plus size women dancing naked. It is pretty dark at times and the book on the whole is heavy so be aware of that going into it. I liked the book within the book as well and found it intriguing. I was never bored and was always anxious to return to the story. I like books that are more ambiguous and abstract for the most part but sometimes I wish they wouldn’t make the meaning so hard to understand! The ending leaves you with some unanswered questions (at least it did for me), so in that sense it was kind of frustrating. I thought the story within the story would be very clearly a threat of some kind to Susan, but it was hard to see how the story related to her relationship with him. It was slower and more thoughtful than I expected and less obvious. Book Reviewįor the most part I really liked the book and would recommend it. The book she is reading is called Nocturnal Animals, and we read that story intermixed with Susan’s thoughts. She reads his book and is sucked into the story and reading it causes her to reflect on her past marriage to him, her current marriage, and her life in general.
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The brief, spoiler free synopsis for the book and movie is Edward sends his ex-wife his manuscript for a novel he has written. Yes, this movie is directed by fashion designer Tom Ford! I actually talked about him as a designer when I did my House of Gucci book vs movie! Nocturnal Animals directed by Tom Ford (2016)
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