The film won 6 awards including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Supporting Actor at the 23rd Academy Awards in 1951, and 14 Oscar nominations. It is worth mentioning that Marilyn Monroe, who was not well-known at the time, also made a cameo role. As Roger said, she completely attracted everyone's attention as soon as she appeared on the stage, and the small role could not hinder her from exuding her own radiance.
Let's start with the character of Margot Channing. A well-known actress, but unable to resist the traces of time left on her body and mind. At the age of 40, he has a director boyfriend who is 8 years younger than himself. Days like this made her uncertain about too many things. She doesn't believe how much fans who are crazy about her like her, whether she can continue to play a role that is obviously much younger than her actual age, and even more uncertain about her relationship with her boyfriend. Qian Ning's sign that the smoke never leaves her hand makes her face always show a hazy look in the smoke, making her look even more charming. Her pungent character always makes her friends unbearable, but always forgives her. Davis portrayed the role brilliantly.
To describe Eve as a femme fatale does not seem to be so appropriate. You must know that she is still a smart, empathetic, and hard-working girl before the film is exposed. From the looks of it, she is definitely a gentle woman. But she is a scheming and even unscrupulous liar. There are about three scenes in the whole movie that really show her true nature, but I still can't believe that the poor and aggrieved Eve is that kind of person in these three scenes. At first I thought that the problem was the actor's acting skills, but from another angle, maybe it was the director who wanted to show that Eve's scheming was so deep that she could turn the mask into her true face, so this kind of performance was considered a success or a failure It's hard to say. Phoebe at the end is much better at this point, her innocence and ambition are just right, obviously doing the right thing at the right time.
The director tells the whole story step by step, not in a hurry to express anything, and the plot goes with the flow. The pacing of the narrative is also just right. The Phoebe at the end will leave the audience imagining the rest of the story.
The only thing that makes me a little bit regretful is that I read Roger's review before watching the movie, it's always less of a surprise to watch the movie after you know what's going on, otherwise I'd definitely watch The Comet Beauty again. Roger commented: "In the film, Margot appears to be defeated by the tricks of a young actress, but in fact triumphs in the end, which represents the victory of character and willpower over superficiality. Beauty." I have a different understanding on this point.
I don't think Margot and Eve have a win-lose relationship, they're not fighting for anything together. What Eve needs is not to defeat Margo, but to become a star of the limelight as soon as possible, and what Margo means to her is just a stepping stone to success. Even when she tried to seduce Bill, she just thought that her combination with Bill would make it easier for her to achieve her goals, and she turned to the playwright because she didn't succeed. As for Margot, it was thanks to Eve that she finally overcame her fears and obstacles and married Bill.
In any case, people always rely on each other and use each other to achieve their own goals. People are interpreting their own life, tasting their own ups and downs. I think the story of Phoebe and Eve should have something unique to them.
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