Among the works of director Ang Lee, "Brokeback Mountain" is my favorite. It smashed my heart and made me fall into the loneliness of life for a long time. Ang Lee said that everyone has a Brokeback Mountain in their hearts. After watching "Adele's Life", I want to say that everyone has an Emma in their hearts.
Everyone can see their own shadow in Adele, because love in the world is generally like this, enchanted, hot, desperate, humble, lost, and sad. What Emma represents is that part of love that never ends in love.
There is no doubt that this is an adaptation beyond the level of the original comic (the Taiwan version of the comic can be clicked here: "Blue is the Warmest Color" ). The original book provides the character and story framework, and the director Ke Xixu fills in more details and more cornerstones, so that the characters' choices of people and the world and the final different fates can be traced back to their roots.
In an interview, Ke Xixu made it clear that the breakup of the two protagonists was inevitable due to their different classes. It is said that when casting a role, after seeing the actor Adele, Ke Xixu decided that she would play Adele, because her rabbit teeth and slightly parted lips completely matched his imagination of Adele's character. In fact, it is not unreasonable to determine this image. In many courses that teach expression management, it is recommended that if you want to look smart in daily life, it is best to keep your mouth closed at all times.
Adele comes from a working-class family with conservative parents. She longed for a stable job, and she didn't know exactly what she wanted, like most high school students. She loves American movies like any other teenager in the world. She loves literature, but depending on the attractiveness of the teacher's presentation, she is pitifully poor for knowledge outside the classroom. As a literature student, she chooses books based on her own preferences rather than majors.
Unlike Emma, she comes from a good middle class, has enlightened and open parents, loves art and has clear goals. She was a big fan of Sartre, having read Sartre in high school and living her life with his philosophy. The premise of Sartre freedom is to take responsibility, she believes in the pursuit of self-worth, and at the same time down-to-earth. When meeting with Adele's parents, Adele's parents bluntly said that it is difficult for painters to find a job. She once said that she also knows graphic design, which is a relatively popular job, and her career choice is not desperate; after becoming a painter, she does not want to be hired by herself. Commercial, but at the same time she actively expands her network and popularity, paving the way for fame. She is indeed an idealist, and a realistic idealist.
On the plus side, Adele is pure and simple, and she inspires Emma in many ways with a whole new perspective. Her coolness lies in her disapproving attitude, she thinks philosophy is as complicated and boring as discussing which came first chicken or egg, she seriously asks why there is only aesthetics and not ugliness, she shows a breathtaking display in front of the canvas The beautiful gesture... Adele, who is not the same type as herself, deeply attracted Emma, she thought she was very interesting. That is the initial state of life, and there is no doubt that its simplicity and innocence are attractive. But people must grow up so that this innocence can be retained worthy of value, otherwise they will only end up with a boring empty shell.
Their differences are actually reflected in all aspects, but the initial love has dazzled the head and blinded the heart. The strawberry milk Emma likes, Adele finds it unpleasant to drink, and Emma likes to eat oysters. Adele thinks the oyster meat is like a slug. Emma has known her sexuality since she was 14 years old and is not shy about it. Adele has experienced a very complicated self-confidence. In the process of identifying sexual orientation, in the end, I still do not want to let my colleagues and friends know that I am in a relationship with a girl, thinking that it will only attract gossip. Adele may have known that he would lose Emma, but he just didn't know what to do other than provide all the value he could. Their communication can't actually go deep. If both parties can feel enough about each other, it's not a problem. It's a pity that from Emma's point of view, Adele should do more things to enhance her own value. Only serving water and food at a party will not gain Emma's long-term appreciation and admiration. She needs far more than that.
Emma loves even more than Adele and thinks more. Both comics and movies interpret this feeling from Adele's point of view, so that some viewers think that Emma, as a stronger party, hurts a more vulnerable Adele, which is extremely unfair to Emma. Emma's concept of family/love is that you and I build the future together, rather than living separate lives. You play your straight female role outside, and I carry my proud rainbow flag on the side. The manga spends a lot of time talking about the two people's decision to formally date. Emma thinks Adele is just a straight girl who is a little curious about homosexuality. She is afraid that she will not be able to turn back. In the end, Adele finds out that she still likes guys. Because it's not child's play, so be extra careful. It is also shown in the movie that Emama first introduced Adele to her parents as a girlfriend after establishing the relationship. Emma has always been more of an adult at this point.
Eating and sex are also the key parts of this film, showing Adele's very primitive desire for desire itself, which is also her personal charm. She loves purely passionately and without reservation. She took the initiative to offer her own kiss, but she didn't know what to do next. What responsibility should she take for a love? How could she know when she was underage. Natural things are not everything, the vitality of passion will naturally decline. A young love may only need a look and long-term company. To maintain a high-quality and stable relationship, it is necessary for both parties to have the same footsteps to achieve balance. Emma's constant growth and transformation can be clearly felt. Looking at the two paragraphs before and after the film, Adele had her own circle of friends and her own life before she became an adult. She is a confused middle school student, and she is also growing up and exploring; but after entering the adult world, she seems to be Stopped, the whole world is only Emma, and there is nothing but love. It is not love that binds her, it is the education she has received that makes her unable to break through the inevitable loneliness and constraints brought about by some real life, she has long given up exploring how to coexist with herself and the world. A prerequisite for a deeper connection with others. But she mistakenly thought that love could fill her with water. When Emma was busy with her career and neglected to care for herself, she almost subconsciously chose to throw herself into the arms of others to fill the emptiness.
At the same time, Emma encountered a bottleneck in her career development. In addition to saying hello to eat bread and coffee, Adele responded with two comforting words. Therefore, it is obvious that the two are together, but each other is more and more lonely.
Here's a quote from Teacher Liao Yimei's life motto: In our life, it is not uncommon to encounter love and sex, but understanding is what is rare.
Adele became the teacher she always wanted to be as an adult, and the film uses long shots at various stages to show the different states of her work. From the initial devotion to the numbness after getting used to it in the middle, to the impatience she showed when she repeated it over and over again, she used to think that she loved the teaching profession, but it was just the traditional classroom education that prevented her from expanding her imagination and exploring more possibilities for herself. A footnote to sex. Although Adele is simple and simple, she is not without wisdom compared to other female students with blurred faces, but due to the limitation of her class, she has lost the instinct to pursue a higher level of self and life.
It's not a mistake to gradually become a mediocre person without a personal face, but if it's really wrong, it's because you happen to fall in love with a rebel who is not willing to be mediocre. Aren't there many examples of this in real life? A woman who has not yet been deeply involved in the world is desperate for love, and after investing everything, she ends up breaking up. But breaking up is not Emma's choice. Adele has already shown with actions that Emma cannot satisfy her with the kind of happiness she wants. For Emma, Lise is an ideal partner, as a colleague she has the same background as herself, understands her work and can provide practical help. But she still kept her balance, and when she communicated with Lise all night about the project, she also specifically told Adele that she could call her at any time. And Adele's excuse for cheating is really stupid. What hurts the other side the most is that you can betray your lover for a man you don't love and who is nothing. Emma may not be able to explain why she was so decisive about the relationship in the first place, but her gut feeling was right that the two of them would never be happy together.
To say that Emma is strong, she is strong because love is not her everything. Even if her heart hurts, she can still stand up and continue to run her own life and career. Three years after the breakup, Emma successfully organized her own exhibition. At the same time, she has a collaborator-like other half and a lovely child.
And Adele fell into the endless heartbreak of lovelorn after breaking up. She may not understand until the end that the real reason for them to separate is not because of the two or three mistakes she made, not because the object is a boy - these are just a blasting fuse, and it is not because Emma is already with someone else . The reason why she can't be together anymore is that she can't be with you anymore. Adele does not have the ability and courage to dissect herself and this relationship. She tries in vain to use the best memories of the two to restore or awaken the other's love for her, without thinking about how to find and repair the broken part of the two relation. This is perhaps the cruelest part of the film. Until the end, Adele still has that dazed look that can't understand life, but it's a little more tired and embarrassed than when he was young.
So, do Adeles deserve only the second best love? I have no idea. But I know that happiness is also a kind of ability. I hope that every Adele who has lost love can bravely face the reality and build a new happy life with this memory.
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