Let’s talk about the whole: the film starts from winter, Alice left her hometown and went to the United States, where she spent a lonely winter of homesickness; then she met Anthony and fell in love, so the physical level of spring also came; summer, when she Thinking life was getting clearer, she was caught off guard by the sudden death of her sister. She returned to Ireland and met another man: Jim, but it was only a short-lived relationship, and she finally sorted herself out and returned to the United States.
Back to the details: Alice's appearance is straightforward - door push, close-up. We can notice this dark green coat and red beret appearing repeatedly in the opening ten minutes, including the day it leaves Ireland and the day it arrives in the United States. During this period of time, she has not been deeply involved in the world, and she does not know what her future life will be like, nor has she found an ideal job. She is in a confused state, so the overall outfit is mainly low-light.
Until she and Anthony fall in love, the overall tone of the film is relatively dark, and most of her clothes are of low lightness, but after that the purity of the picture becomes high: the red coat on the bus symbolizes enthusiasm, the bright yellow under the boulevard Skirts symbolize vitality, emerald green swimsuits on the beach, youthful and sexy, sky blue skirts on the lawn are quiet and harmonious, and so on. She gradually adapted to the life here, became comfortable, and had her own life circle.
After returning to Ireland, she became the most eye-catching one in the crowd. People were talking about this girl who came back from the United States. She also kept a part-time account where her sister used to work, and was recognized, but in the end the grocery store was mean. The old lady's words awakened her: she does not belong to this backward town, even though this is her hometown, she has long believed that Brooklyn is her other hometown, the real hometown.
At the end of the film, she got on the cruise back to the United States, just like her first journey, the girl next to her asked her: Are there really so many Irish people there? She also told the girl beside her like the sister who had told her everything: try not to eat on the boat, otherwise you will get seasick; lock the toilet door and negotiate; home, but will eventually pass.
The scene of crossing the border is very familiar and touching, even the colors of the clothes are similar
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