This is a movie worth watching.
In terms of storytelling, it's ingenious. A woman suffering from domestic violence, a dying old woman with diabetes, a young boy under the strict control of his mother, are the first people in this conservative town to be "fascinated" by chocolate. Oh by the way, there is also a dog named Charlie, a 14-year-old dog, equivalent to 98 human years, a dog that has no desires until it meets chocolate. The heroine, a single mom, an atheist, a woman on the run, is a threat to the mayor of this small town, the one who will take his townspeople away from God.
The film is very good at portraying characters. Impressed by the young pastor. One shot shows him sweeping in the church garden, humming American pop music, and holding a broom for mic, dancing ecstatically there until he is interrupted by the appearance of the mayor. Even evangelists of God have rich hobbies. However, he was killed by the mayor.
All the people in the town are full of curiosity about chocolate, but also uneasy about the unknown. Instinctively attracted and hypocritically resisted, hypocritical in the name of God. The first to break through was the most repressed, a woman who was abused by her husband. And then, the severely diabetic old woman. Although the days are running out, it is better to enjoy it instead of living an extra day or two in a nursing home. Indeed, she is dead. Maybe it was because she drank too much hot chocolate, ate too much chocolate, or she might have lived a few more days. However, it was also because of this chocolate shop that she found people to chat with her, not the nurses who would only make her take medicine, and she could meet her grandson. In the eyes of the old woman's daughter, this grandmother will teach her son bad. At the old woman's birthday party, the portrait that the little grandson gave to his grandmother moved me very much. In fact, this is just a very ordinary scene, but I was very moved. I always think that painting a person must be full of love for the person in the painting. The little boy loves his grandmother, and loves to play games, dance and eat chocolate with her grandmother.
The heroine of the story, as soon as she appeared, was dressed in a red cloak. I love red, red is a magic. The little girl asked her mother, why can't you wear black leather shoes like other mothers? Mom said, it's really hard to be different from others. Everyone has their own life, a pair of red leather shoes is her life. Very beautiful, sometimes, in the eyes of some people, it is very dazzling.
In the film, chocolate is a symbol of sweetness and warmth, as well as a symbol of pleasure and indulgence.
In the end, even the mayor was conquered by chocolate.
Chocolate, melted all over the town.
PS: It turns out that Captain Jack Sparlor is not JohnneyDepp's first captain image~~~~
Although he has a small role in this film, he is a very important role. He can also play the guitar, so handsome!
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