I've always loved listening to And I am telling you (I'm not going), whether it's Holliday or Hudson, and later I learned that it was from this drama. Whether it's Holliday's publicity or Hudson's vigorousness, they all express the mixed flavors behind the singing. A girl who has become a woman, has ever met the phrase You're the best man I've ever met, after experiencing the scorching world, has she turned into a scumbag she loved and smiled bitterly in her heart?
It's hard to say whether Effie's experience is paying for his stubbornness, or he has to be blamed for being unfair to others. From her point of view, it seems that every conflict has its own reason, but if you look at it from the perspective of others, she does seem to be making trouble unreasonably. So she knows to compromise. She knows that even if she has the sound of nature, it is not a sufficient condition for success, and even if she can stand out in the end, she is not alone.
Also look at Curtis, is it purely a bad guy? The same is the use of illegal means. Can you say that his act to seize the copyright in the first place was justified, but the final seizure of Effie's copyright was hateful? No, he has no so-called right and wrong views, he only knows that he lives for himself, and even the two relationships are mixed with self-interested considerations. If we say that from the beginning to the end, he has changed from a good person to a bad person, it is better to say that his selfishness only changed from being still beneficial to his existence to completely self-interested. But it cannot be denied that Dreamgirls' success is inseparable from his selfishness.
Throwing aside the background of the black struggle in the story, and just looking at the fate of a few characters, you can sigh with emotion. Regardless of whether Effie was able to obtain the lead singer position, the road of love between her and the male lead may not be smooth. Dreamgirls may not be popular; Deena succeeded at the price of the freedom to control his own destiny, but it cannot be denied that without Curtis Guide, how did she get the aura afterwards; Lorell was willing to be an unknown supporting role from beginning to end, and finally broke down in tears for a playboy... Everyone lives in endless entanglements, but they must live like this . Although the finale is full of positive energy, it is hard to say that it is a Happy Ending. It seems to have experienced a lot of right and wrong, but everything is back to the beginning.
Generally speaking, it is quite realistic, unlike Burlesque's film, which blindly pleases the audience with the theory of good and rewarding, but leaves the helplessness to the audience to chew. Coupled with the perfect singing skills and performances of several powerful singers, it is indeed a good-looking film.
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