
Nothing in Edward's novel is coincidental. Nocturnal Animalsuses that concept to make its audience paranoid about the symbolism in Edward's novel, which is gradually reveals through Susan's unpleasant feelings and conflicting thoughts about her traumatic divorce. Metafiction is self-conscious fiction you'll often hear Academics say. Metafiction is, basically, a narrative that questions the relationship between reality and fiction by drawing attention to its fictional nature. It may not be all evident if you're not familiar with metafiction, but Nocturnal Animalsis also a great example of how it works and why it's awesome. This movie is fucking LOADED with interesting ideas. And the more she reminisces, the more sense the novel (and the context in which she received it) makes. Now, Susan rekindles with all sorts of unpleasant emotions while reading Edward's novel and reminisces on the events that lead to their divorce. Stranded and hurt in West Texas, Tony will go through whatever it takes to survive. The novel's protagonist Tony Hastings ( also Jake Gyllenhall) *wink* *wink* is forced off the highway by thugs who kidnap his wife and daughter for obscure reasons. It is titled Nocturnal Animals and dedicated to her. So, Nocturnal Animalsis the story of Susan Morrow ( Amy Adams), a wealthy and cynical art gallery owner in Los Angeles who receives a novel manuscript from her estranged ex-husband Edward Sheffield ( Jake Gyllenhaal) after nineteen years of silence. It's bonkers and I loved it because it was bonkers. But it's exactly what Nocturnal Animalsis. If someone would've told me that killer highway suspense and metafiction could seamlessly blend in a movie, I would've laughed them out of the room. It's a crass, provocative and horribly bent movie with great artistic ambition. Nocturnal Animalsis not quite the slick, but standard martial breakdown thriller is appears to be. It's just there, daring you to keep watching. Needless to say, I loved it. It doesn't have anything to do whatsoever with the movie. Tom Ford's latest movie Nocturnal Animals begins with a montage of three solid minutes of naked obese women mercilessly shaking their junk at the screen in slow motion.
