A closer look

Rating: 8/10 (26 July 2017)

I only need to say a few words for this film. Beautiful photography, I love the fact that it is shot in black & white. The main characters are very good for their parts- even if Ian's eyes were a strange blue color and actor that plays him have dark colored eyes-, great depiction of England in that time. If the movie is following the exact true events of Ian Curtis's life I understand that he was in love with the reporter Annik but he felt a great responsibility and need to stay with his wife and daughter. Due to this, he may feel that he has failed as a man, husband and father (Natalie hates me, he thinks of her daughter even if she is only one year old) and that he hurts people and he is not happy anymore. Moreover, he faces epilepsy and takes strong medication for that, important factor for his up and downs in his mood, or his rise of depression. He also is afraid that his illness might kill him someday. He is suddenly getting famous all over the continent and he can not manage it very easy. Fans of the band and avid listeners of his songs are violent and demanding (we can see it in the scene where he is not ready to go out and there is another man singing in his place). So, I am following the story of a sensitive man, low-profile, but there is not a sign of depression before all this things happened. So, the cause of hanging himself, after his wife refused to stay with him even if he loves someone else, is still a mystery to me. There are many factors that contributed to his act. But, I guess, we will never find out or solve his one of a kind soul.