Review of Carol (2015) by Micbee — 01 Jan 2016

Todd Haynes pulls it off again with a small budget film. All the CGI in the world can not capture the essence of the early 50's, as Todd has done. Since, the cinematography tells half the story, I couldn't imagine what it would have been with another person directing. My only complaint with him is that he doesn't do enough movies. We are missing out on a great creative minds of our time.

The era of the movie was an example of how less had to be more. Some might not understand how people were in the 50's. It was a simpler time. People were not loud and abrasive. They didn't talk about their feelings. Being homosexual was not only frown upon, but against the law. So, it was important for the story to be told without a lot of dialogue. Since, there was no narrator spoon feeding us the story, we were able to feel what they were feeling through the superb acting of both Cate and Rooney.