The film is based on the novel and tells the story of the first male transgender. The film begins with the vast and gloomy expanse of Vejle, a loving couple, where husband Aina slowly discovers the female gender of his inner self and how his wife Gerda understands an experience that helps him change his gender. . This story is also significant in today's society, let alone in the 1930s. As shown in the film, when Einar went to the doctor to describe his thoughts, most doctors thought he was crazy, but he was thankful that he had a wife who had always loved him to understand him while he was searching for self-identity. .
The film is overly lengthy and doesn't fully show the process of Einar's discovery of himself. Although Lacan once said, "When man sees himself, he sees himself with the eyes of others, because he cannot see himself without his image as another". The film also chose unintentional attempts, his wife's paintings, and relationships with men to highlight his inner changes. But at the beginning of the film, his married life still made me feel that the two of them were very happy, so this change was a bit abrupt. Of course, it is mentioned in the film that he had such an idea when he was a child. In my humble opinion, this film is more about promoting a spirit of finding one's inner value, so I can only give one star for the story of the film, but the photographic picture And the soundtrack could give one more star.
But this film is happy for the two actors, because this film is a test of the ability of the two actors. And it is their wonderful performance that made this film. Needless to say, little freckles, the role of husband, let him show the gradual transformation of male characters to female characters in the play very delicately in front of us. From a little bit neutral at the beginning of the reception, to the lady Lili who finally appeared in front of the transgender doctor. Little freckles Eddie Redmayne has indeed grasped the charm, elegance, shyness, etc. of a woman through her own interpretation. The only thing I can complain about is that the aesthetics of foreigners are really different from mine. Although women's clothing is enough for women, it really doesn't let me appreciate his beauty.
However, the performance of Alicia Vikander, who plays the wife in this film, really surprised me. From the mutual lingering in love at the beginning of the film, to the injury when finding out that the lover is kissing with someone else, to the frank questioning after returning home, to the collapse of the loving husband when he hopes that his husband will come back. She is very accurate, and there are plenty of details to dig out. I gave an example of an impressive scene: it was the husband finally found out that he could really have a new life through surgery, and decided to go to Germany for surgery alone. He happily got into the car, and his wife went to the train station to see him off. When she put him in the car, she anxiously searched for him, and when she found it, she waved goodbye with a trembling gesture, then turned around at a loss, and the tears she couldn't hold back when she hurried back. In fact, there are many such details in the film, and at the beginning of the film, we can find that the wife is a woman with a strong desire to control, but she is also vulnerable when she is finally about to lose her lover. So two stars are given to these two actors.
Although the film is not very good, it is undeniable that this film has indeed given two excellent actors the opportunity to show their abilities. I think the director's skill should also contribute.
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