Review of A Single Man (2009) by Denholm S — 21 Dec 2015

While watching films, more often then enough I find quotes sticking with me equally as much as visually or verbally impressive scenes, 'If one is not enjoying one's present, there isn't a great deal to suggest that the future should be any better', A phrase used by George Falconer, lead character of A Single Man, is one that I found myself reading over and relating to in a peculiar way.

I first saw A Single Man with no information on it's creation, the only pieces of knowledge of the movie I had prior was it's featuring of Oscar winning actor Colin Firth. I finished watching the movie bedazzled by it's direction and the performances featured (Firth, Julianne Moore and Nicholas Hoult).

But yet it's general beauty was what stuck with me the most, the colours featured in this movie are tremendous and it became no surprise to me following the realization that Tom Ford of Gucci Fame was the director.

The story is that of a depressed middle aged man, distraught by the loss of his male partner 8 months prior, and revolves around George's possibly last day and is presented as being through the eyes of a man tired by the need to live, with the viewers seeing what he sees in a rich coloured way, a way only viewed by someone diminished by the idea of his present, wanting to see everything in it's most beautiful sense for the last time.