On the podcast this time, Steven and Sean are going out on a secret road trip! We watched the 2015 film from Todd Haynes, Carol.
Ugh… Men, am I right? A bunch of jealous, shallow, timid bunch of jerk-faces who can’t seem to let love blossom if it ever interferes what they think is rightfully theirs. Doubly so for jerk-faces in the ‘50s.
Would it have been so wrong to let Therese and Carol travel the world together, seeing the sights and having romantic, steamy sex in roadside motel rooms? Is their obvious love for each other a bad thing?
I say, HELL NO! In any era, hell no. I don’t give a damn if times were different in the ‘50s, their love was genuine and beautiful.
There’s still a long way to go, but at least Therese and Carol wouldn’t have to hide their relationship now the way they did then. That’s probably one of the greatest tragedies of this film: If only they had been alive and together several decades later…
(Recorded on January 12, 2023)
Links to Stuff We Mentioned:
Carol - The Movie Database (TMDB)
Todd Haynes — The Movie Database (TMDB)
Rooney Mara — The Movie Database (TMDB)
Cate Blanchett — The Movie Database (TMDB)
Mad Men (TV Series 2007–2015) — The Movie Database (TMDB)
Kyle Chandler — The Movie Database (TMDB)
Sarah Paulson — The Movie Database (TMDB)
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