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Rosella 2022-01-02 08:01:17

Regardless of whether the three views conveyed by the film are in line with the mainstream consciousness, in terms of the structure and expression of the film, it is no less than a good film with a heart. Aestheticism, romance, crime, and blood are intertwined and overlapped, showing the extreme turbulence in the hearts of the two underage girls.
The girl Juliet comes from a high-knowledge family, but she does not have the class concept of ordinary upper-class girls. What she cares about is only the soul. The friends she makes are no matter how high or low, and only whether the soul is in bond. In the era of relatively closed and class-status discussions, one can imagine how lonely she is in her heart. The young girl Baolian was born in a humble background, her family was poor, and her heart was very inferior and closed. But in this inferiority, there is a passionate soul hidden. It is severely suppressed and is ready to explode at any time. Of course, this explosion is destined to be A tragedy. When two souls that are equally lonely, also passionate about art, pursuing beauty and romance, are surging, they seem to have jumped into heaven. It turns out that life can be so beautiful and real. For this moment, what is the damage and haze that was once for this moment? But the reality is cruel. It weaves an endless giant web, ready to kill truth, goodness and beauty at any time. They want to escape, and they have brewed enough courage, but they have never had the power to break through this invisible and ubiquitous web. However, the almost collapsed blow from real life (the immorality of a mother, the indifference of the mother of the other) made them finally break through the bottom line of morality, leading to the final breaking of the net, tearing the world of reality and imagination at the same time, from heaven. He fell heavily to hell.
You must know that spiritual destruction is a hundred times more tragic than losing a life. In this film, you can’t blame anyone, who is at fault? Is the parent wrong? Baolian’s mother may lack patience, but the poor life, daily work, and premature aging face show that she is a person whose soul has long been numb, and it is impossible for her to have too much affection with her children. It’s just to make sure that her behavior is not criticized by others, and that it does not hurt the family’s face. As for the daughter’s happiness, it’s not important. She is indeed selfish, but even if you look at it now, such parents are also very common. You can Said she was vulgar and philanthropist, but she cannot be said to be wrong. Juliet's mother and her Ph.D. husband are obviously a completely unreliable combination. One is so romantic and sentimental, and the other is so dull and boring. I don't know why they haven't divorced. Maybe it's financial? Infidelity is just a lead, and divorce is not a mistake, a marriage that looks good and divorced is a mistake! The so-called child psychologist is also right. His pretentious expression and sophisticated eyes tell us that if he does not say that they are gay, not only will he be sorry for his professionalism, but also for the expectations of both parents. I'm even more sorry for the hostile attitude of the girls, ha ha. In short, the occurrence of tragedy is not someone's mistake, but the butterfly effect produced by the accumulation of many things, and the mainstream orientation of values ​​in the society at that time was the catalyst of this event. So no matter what angle you admire or condemn, I hope you will give full sympathy to these two beautiful lives. I believe this is exactly what the director wants to convey through the film.

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  • Orin 2022-04-21 09:02:34

    The film is unacceptable, the ending turns out to be YNWA

  • Brett 2022-01-02 08:01:17

    3.5 It is too fantastic to take a realistic story. I feel that the part after the flashback is too slow to get into the subject, and the lines are too pretentious (if it is really the language in the girl’s diary, she can only say that she thinks too much)... …Kate was very playful in the fantasy world, but the real world has a domineering tone. People like me in my school are despised by the whole class.

Heavenly Creatures quotes

  • [last lines]

    [the last lines show scenes of the murder intercut with b&w shots of Juliet being taken away by her parents on the ship. Pauline and Juliet are sobbing and screaming for each other; and the girls scream as they beat Honorah Parker to death]

    Juliet Hulme: Gina!

    [sobs as she reaches a hand over the ship railing]

    Pauline Parker: Juliet, don't leave! I'm coming! Don't go! You can't! Oh, no!

    [as the girls cry and reach helplessly toward each other, Juliet's parents come and stand on either side of her, trying to comfort her]

    Juliet Hulme: I'm sorry...

    [Pauline screams, and the b&w scene fades into the murder scene]

    Pauline Parker: No!

    [That last bloody shot fades into the credits]

  • [first lines]

    [Director Peter Jackson opens with the scene that should, logically, end the film: that is, the moments immediately following the murder. The girls Juliet and Pauline run screaming up the hill-path to the tea-house, sobbing and covered in blood. The scene is intercut with b&w visions of the two running across a ship deck to meet Dr. and Mrs. Hulme, whom they both refer to as their mother, as the first three exclamations of "Mummy!" demonstrate]

    Juliet Hulme: Mummy!

    Pauline Parker: Mummy!

    Juliet Hulme: Mummmmy!

    [the scene changes from the ship to the hilltop tea-house. The girls are screaming hysterically as the tea-house woman runs out to see what the noise is all about]

    Pauline Parker: It's Mummy! She's terribly hurt!

    Juliet Hulme: Please! Help us!