Hester's lover, Freddie, played by Tom Hiddleston, chooses to leave her after finding out about the suicide attempt the same day, or perhaps it was the next, not caring a whit that he is almost condemning her to try to kill herself again. Sigmund Freud set up his private practice in 1886, so they definitely had psychiatrists back in 1950. In fact, she feels so much that it drives her to attempt suicide, an attempt that occurs at the beginning of the film, yet afterwards, everyone feels secure enough to leave her to her own devices, when she clearly needs a psychiatrist. ![]() She willfully trades him in for a passionate love affair with a man who is so carefree, irresponsible, and immature that he is positively cruel, but she is so starved for stimulation that she welcomes the cruelty because she finally feels something. A sensuous young woman played by Rachel Weisz is unhappily married to an older man who is kind, hard-working, and extremely wealthy. She willfully trades him in for a passionate love affair with a man who is so The Deep Blue Sea is interminable, deadly boring, and it boggles the mind. ![]() The Deep Blue Sea is interminable, deadly boring, and it boggles the mind. She is so emotionally distressed during the film that it appears that she might implode at any time. This is clearly the best performance Rachel Weisz has ever done. The film may move at a languid pace for some, and the first half is very, very slow, but the explosive power of the end of the film is well worth the wait. It is best to stay distant during the film, because if you open yourself up too much, you might get destroyed in the crossfires of the characters' emotions(I kept myself distant, and yet I still found it to be so powerful that it was almost unbearable and stifling). This also makes it a hard film to love and get personally attached to. It is no doubt a fantastic film, but the material is so heavy that the film is almost too painful to watch at times. It is Starkly realistic portrayal of the consequences of one-sided, overwhelming, irrational passion. ![]() Starkly realistic portrayal of the consequences of one-sided, overwhelming, irrational passion. Without a doubt, the highlight of this film is the incredible Rachel Weisz. As a film, I thought it was beautifully shot and it conjures up a haunting image of post-war London. It reminded me a little of the play After Miss Julie, but I felt that the lack of conventional chronology made it more of a portrait of humanity/emotion/desire than a story in which I was invested in the ending. ![]() It's tragic because in this love triangle you can so clearly see that neither outcome would be a happy one, given the disparity in intensity of affection in both cases. I think the way I would describe it is that The Deep Blue Sea is a film that is about all-consuming desire, and desire that is also overwhelmingly incompatible. I think the way I would describe it is that The Deep Blue Sea is a film that is about all-consuming desire, and desire that is also overwhelmingly It's a difficult movie to evaluate because although it is one of those films that I do think was good, I can't say I really enjoyed watching. It's a difficult movie to evaluate because although it is one of those films that I do think was good, I can't say I really enjoyed watching.
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