AAA review: Sorry Angel (2018), French Romantic Gay Movie, Plaire, aimer et courir vite

I finally watched the film "Sorry Angel", which was shortlisted in 2018 at Cannes Golden Palm. I was completely attracted by the romantic love of the film. Today I will talk about this moving romance. When it comes to last year's hot movie of the same sex, I have to talk about the "Beats per Minute" and "Call Me by Your Name". In a few days ago, I have wrote film reviews about these two movies. Here is the link, if you are interested in. This is the link of Beats per Minute. This is the link of Call Me by Your Name.

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"Beats per Minute" is based on the AIDS epidemic in the early 1990s, depicting the same-sex group that bravely fights for the sake of rights. The overall film tone is high and bloody. "Call Me by Your Name" focus on the Italian town of Elio and Oliver's endless summer romance. In this movie, you can see swimming pool, piano music, summer dance, away from the outside world. The two cannot help but attract each other. The tone is slightly sentimental bright and fresh. "Sorry Angel" is like a fusion of the two. Its background is "anti-HIV", but it does not focus on political appeals, but on the story of a pair of same-sex lovers who fall in love in such a chilling environment.

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Although this film is slightly lacking in the control of the narrative rhythm, and the variety of branch lines is occasionally uncomfortable, fortunately there is always a continuous brocade chapter, which will make the audience's heart once again grasped. And its most worthwhile thing is that it finds a balance between serious, unavoidable political issues and individual libido. What’s more, French-style expression of love adds a lot to it. Just like the light blue overall tone, this movie is infused in a melancholy but not excessively sad atmosphere. One of the leading actor, Jacques is a 35-year-old writer living in Paris. He and his female friend gave birth to a child Louis and raised him together.

Although Jacques was not too poor, he was not a famous writer in the movie. He often ridicules himself, "all 35 years old, only to buy IKEA." In terms of emotional life, he has a former boyfriend who has broken up. Marco is his lover who is not commonly seen. In addition to reading and writing scripts, he usually chat with his friend Mathieu living in the same apartment. One day, he sneaked into a theater and met Arthur, a 22-year-old literature student who was watching a movie. The two met at a glance and talked easily. After a cloud of rain, the two returned to their lives. Jacques is infected with AIDS. He doesn't want to put himself in emotional entanglement at the last moments of his life. He doesn't want to influence Arthur's original life trajectory, dragging him into misfortune. Thus for a long time, he did not contact Arthur. It is very sad but romantic movie.

Movie URL: https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/485189-plaire?language=en-US
Critic: AAA