"What Maisie Knew" is the competition unit work of this Tokyo International Film Festival . The film examines the hypocrisy and impetuousness of the grown-up world from the perspective of a 7-year-old girl, Mae Qi. Meqi’s parents are an art businessman and a rock singer. The two who were divorced at the beginning of the film exhausted Meqi’s custody issues, and finally got the result of 10 days of rotation. Both parties found a newly married partner to prove their ability to raise them, and both kept saying that their daughter was their most precious. However, Maeqi knew that she was not happy herself. However, in the tug-of-war battle, Mekie has established a good bond of affection with the "stepfather" and "stepmother" who was forced to get involved in the dispute. However, in the end, not only the two "surrogate parents" were brought together, but Mech himself finally found a happy life of his own. Adults always override their children with their own thinking and values, thinking that what they give their children (usually material) must be the cornerstone of building a happy life for children, but ignores the power of family affection itself. The film is named "Mecchi Knows", or it is just to convey the subjective resistance of a child. The protagonist Meng Meiqi is the biggest selling point of the game. Meki is smart and sensible, independent, and at the same time petite and weak. In many scenes, Maeqi's expression when looking at an adult with her talking eyes is enough to make people shake. When Mech was in a lonely situation because of her parents' irresponsibility, the girl's performance made the reporters who had been numb after watching the film for many days couldn't help but be moved. This work is contrary to the traditional concept of "stepfather and stepmother villain theory", and tells a very standard family story. In the film festival full of darkness, philosophy, political struggle and other themes, cleverly occupy its place.
What Maisie Knew evaluation action
2022-01-16 08:01
Extended Reading
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Toby 2022-03-16 09:01:06
First of all, I must say seriously, it is really very good. After moving Henry James' novels to modern New York, the stories and characters have become more attractive. Then I want to yell "Fourth brother!!!" I fell when I saw the fourth brother with long hands, long feet, wide shoulders and good breasts picking up the little girl in his arms and coaxing her softly. ! ! In the middle, when he was coaxing the kid in a black shirt and a black vest, I probably groaned.
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Mozelle 2022-03-28 09:01:08
This story is too embarrassing~
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Margo: I'm sorry I got mad at him. He must think I'm awful.
Maisie: Mommy gets mad at him all the time.
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Lincoln: I was bitten by a turtle once.
Margo: Were you really?
Lincoln: Yeah... yeah. It even left a scar if you...
Margo: Rea... really?
Lincoln: [shows Margo his bitten finger] It could've left a scar.
[Margo laughs]
Lincoln: It's that bad. It could've left a scar.
Margo: Right, yeah. So, is it quite traumatic for you being back here with the turtles?
Lincoln: [interrupting] It was. This is kinda like therapy for me.
Margo: Oh! It is? Okay.
Lincoln: Meeting the beast again.
[Margo laughs]