There's a Brooklyn in everyone's heart

Dominic 2022-04-22 07:01:21

For girls who have lived in Ireland for a long time, Brooklyn is a collection of infinite visions and hopes: if you are also tired of the old-fashioned, backward, and boring small places, and if you also dream of the splendor and halo of the flashy metropolis. Our protagonist Ellis just had the opportunity to work as a salesperson in the top BARTOCCI department store in NYC. This humble and low-level occupation in the bustling city has allowed her to change herself and her lifestyle after working in a small town grocery store. Opportunity. So she resolutely embarked on the journey, leaving her sister and elderly mother behind, suffering from homesickness... Fortunately, she is reasonable and diligent in studying. In addition to gaining a love, she also recognizes her own career direction. When she had just made a private life with an Italian guy, the bad news of her sister's passing came, and she returned to her hometown. Well, it is here that the various conflicts and contradictions in the story begin to collide strongly. Should I return to my hometown with the responsibility of taking care of my mother, or continue the other life that I initially established in Brooklyn? Is it to re-launch a relationship with the rich and handsome who pursued me in Ireland with the halo, or to keep my oath with the poor Italian boy? Create a future for two people together? Taking a step back is security and wealth, and stepping forward is full of unknown and exciting. At this time, the nasty words of the former mean proprietress gave a boost, and Ellis continued to move forward.

There are several points in the movie that are worth paying attention to:
1. The street setting and the display in the department store are full of nostalgic atmosphere, which perfectly reproduces the 1950s;
2. The sisters rely on correspondence to support each other to share their feelings 3. The
local Irish church in Brooklyn seems to play a more powerful function, and the priest, like a social worker, gives the new immigrants strong support both in spirit and reality. 4. The
words of the Italian guy's confession to the Irish woman are also very catchy: "I just want to accompany you home, don't go to eat or drink and do nothing, I know you have to study, and then have a good sleep, I just need to take you home and say good night, otherwise I won't be able to wait so long." This kind of aimless sincerity is the most touching;
5. The old and new heritage of sailing into the United States by boat is also heart-warming. The loyalty of "think like American" has become a motto from the moment of stepping into the United States;
6. The soundtrack of the movie is always matched in the most delicate place. With the development of the plot and the promotion of inner resonance, it conveys the meaning of the words and the overtones well while leaving the image.

Anyway, after watching the movie and chatting so much, I have to return to my own life after all. Who is not lost in the search step by step, and in the lost search again. Until one day, we appreciate the scenery in the process, recognize the direction clearly, and encounter love by chance. Isn't it an encounter with ourselves?

Hello, I seem to see ourselves on the other side, and I am very happy to meet you.
over.

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Brooklyn quotes

  • Miss Fortini: Ellis, you look like a different person. How did you do it? Maybe I can pass some advice onto the next poor girl who feels that way.

    Eilis: I met somebody. An Italian fella.

    Miss Fortini: Oh, I'm not passing that on. I'd rather have them homesick than heartbroken. Does he talk about baseball all the time? Or, his mother?

    Eilis: No.

    Miss Fortini: Then keep him. There isn't another Italian man like him in New York.

  • Maurizio: So, has Tony offered to take you to Ebbets Field when the season starts?

    Eilis: [to Tony] You like baseball?

    Maurizio: He never mentioned the Dodgers? Not even once? What's the matter with you?