Nocturnal Animals review: experiences that come to life, so that they can reject themselves
Arts & Entertainment → Television / Movies
- Author Thomas Cullen
- Published July 17, 2018
- Word count 447
In the past, I’ve alluded to the possibility that Nocturnal Animals is the greatest movie of all time. Now this might still be true (I happen to no longer believe that 1977’s The Sentinel has the ability to be better than Nocturnal Animals) and to explore the integrity of this possibility, I want to analyse the following theme: that the entire history of the universe is just one experience of stimulation.
A reality which is one stimulation is one stimulation which is fantasy. One stimulation which is fantasy is a fantasy which is two stimulations – a fantasy which is two stimulations is two stimulations which are reality.
Two stimulations which are reality is a reality which can’t be two stimulations. A reality which can’t be two stimulations is a reality which needs to be one stimulation: a reality which needs to be one stimulation is a contrast which needs to be one stimulation.
A stimulation is an enjoyment. Thus, a contrast which needs to become one stimulation is a contrast which needs to become one enjoyment.
A contrast which needs to become one enjoyment is a contrast which needs to become no enjoyment (one enjoyment can’t be identical to just enjoyment). And as such, a contrast which needs to become no enjoyment is a non-enjoyment which needs to become the same.
From this point, I can just stick with non-enjoyment, change to enjoyment or move forward with both non-enjoyment and enjoyment. I think that the scenario permits any of the three options: in essence, the meaning of Nocturnal Animals is that whether it be violence, or happiness or sensuality, the experience in question needs to become the entirety of reality.
To put it this way: in the eyes of the 2016 drama, Nocturnal Animals, all parts of history have the right to share the same experience – all experiences that make up reality have the right to be the same experience.
If reality is Y, all the experiences that define reality can be X; if every X wants to be the same X, the equivalent of this is the same X not wanting to be every X – the same X that doesn’t want to be every X is the same X that wants to be no X.
In Nocturnal Animals, any experience that happens becomes a refusal to be that very experience. Whether it involves Susan on her own, in her mansion, or if it's Tony in the desert or Susan and Edward in flashback, any of the experiences that are seen to happen throughout the course of the movie are a living version of themselves, because then they can choose to reject themselves.
The greatest movie of all time: if it isn't Nocturnal Animals, then it's Annabelle Creation
Article source: https://articlebiz.comRate article
Article comments
There are no posted comments.
Related articles
- Barbra Streisand: From Brooklyn to Hollywood Royalty.
- The Sting: A Cinematic Con of Masterful Deception.
- Charlie Chaplin: The Silent Genius Who Spoke to the World.
- Avatar: The Cinematic Revolution That Redefined Hollywood.
- Michael Mann: The Architect of Grit and Grandeur.
- Tyrone Power: The Dashing Leading Man Who Conquered Hollywood.
- The Relentless Passion of Al Pacino: From Stage Struggles to Cinematic Greatness.
- The Cutter
- Rocky: The Underdog Story That Redefined Cinema.
- From Mr Universe to Box Office Titan: The Hollywood Rise of Arnold Schwarzenegger.
- The Shining: A Descent into Madness and Cinematic Perfection.
- Cleopatra (1963): The Epic That Nearly Bankrupted Hollywood.
- Robert Taylor: From Small-Town Dreamer to Hollywood Icon.
- Elizabeth Taylor: A Star is Forged in Hollywood’s Golden Age.
- Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie: A High-Profile Split That Shook Hollywood.
- Robert Redford: The Golden Boy Who Redefined Hollywood.
- Dr. Zhivago: A Cinematic Masterpiece of Love and Revolution.
- John Travolta: From Disco King to Hollywood Comeback King.
- Quentin Tarantino: The Auteur Who Redefined Cinema.
- Metamorphosis of the Soul: An In-Depth Exploration of ‘A Different Man.’
- Henry Fonda: The Reluctant Star Who Defined an Era.
- Tony Curtis: The Bronx Boy Who Became Hollywood Royalty.
- James Dean: The Rebel with a Hidden Life.
- Roman Polanski: The Genius and the Fugitive.
- A World Without Mercy: The Enduring Power of Bicycle Thieves
- Elisabeth Sparkle’s Descent: A Deep Dive into ‘The Substance.’
- Joaquin Phoenix: The Enigmatic Chameleon of Cinema.
- Richard Chamberlain: The Heartthrob Who Hid His Truth.
- La Grande Bouffe: A Cinematic Orgy of Excess and Self-Destruction.
- The Enigmatic Flame: Val Kilmer’s Luminous Journey Through Hollywood and Beyond.