Narration is always added because the narrative itself is weak.

Luisa 2022-04-19 09:01:51

Honestly a little disappointed. The trailer gathers all the climactic conflict moments and raises my expectations for him. The movie is naturally trying to express the road to success as an ordinary person, and the
narration is always added because the narrative of the plot itself is weak.
execution. From the beginning, Joy was abandoned in the life of firewood, rice, oil, and salt, and finally regained her dream one day. In the middle, it was just the awakening of a dream. The turning point at this point is actually very blunt, but one sentence explanation is that Joy is downright action-oriented.
Resist the blow, and fight to the end. From the demonstration of the product on the street, to the desperate fight for a second TV commercial opportunity, and the tenacious fight for the patent patent, these parts are the most inspirational. So many fatal hardships and difficulties have never been encountered, there is no reason to do any retreat.
However, the story wants to express too many things, and I hope to use the misfortune of the family and the dreams of childhood to contrast and echo. As a result, a considerable part of the story appears redundant. But then again, Joy's story is too inseparable from her family. Her business, her house, and even her ex are the key players in helping her bridge the gap with retailers.

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Joy quotes

  • Cristy 5 Years Old: Mimi said that you were the one born to help carry us on to success.

    Joy: No, Christie, Mimi was wrong. The world does not *give* you opportunities, the world destroys the opportunities. It breaks the heart. I should have listened to my mother, when I was 10 years old. I should have spent the rest of my life watching TV and hiding from the world like my mother. So I don't want to hear anymore about Mimi. She was wrong, she had her head in the clouds, and it was full of stupid ideas, and it gave me stupid ideas. But this?

    [picks up a mop]

    Joy: This stupid, stupid idea!

    [throws the mop down]

  • Mimi: [narrating] She'd put up with just about anything... until when she had to bring the hammer down - she brought the hammer down.