1. Character analysis
Dani-a different Cinderella.
First of all, in terms of the character setting, Dani is the Cinderella of the movie and the heroine. There is no controversy, but this is not a Cinderella role in the traditional sense. When we were reading "Cinderella", the character in the original book was that Cinderella was not as smart as Danny, possessing knowledge, and great initiative. In addition, Dany has an indelible male image. She is very strong. The two most impressive fights in our memory. The first time was when the stepmother came to the manor. Dad picked up Dany and said I hope you It’s a lady, but Dany said that I "slaughtered" my little friend. Think about it, how could a little girl use the word slaughter? In the second fight, Marguerite took her mother’s dowry and said she had already He died, and then Dany went up with a punch until she stopped when two choices appeared. Here is a scene of great significance. The stepmother asked Dany, do you want your mother's shoes or your father's book? Dani finally chose the book.
Books represent knowledge and inner beauty, while shoes represent beauty and outer beauty. Therefore, the director here intends to tell women that in fact, to give up beauty and to pursue knowledge is the value that this era should have, which is why this film was produced during the feminist wave of the 19th century.
Stepmother—the hateful person must have a pitiful place. The
stepmother is basically vague in the original work. She has always been corrupted in a bad image, but in this film we saw a three-dimensional, full image of a bad person. Badness can actually tell her badness at a glance, because she is very selfish, a bitch or something. But why it is bad is what we should investigate, and after investigating, we will find out why she feels pity.
First, after the stepmother got married, she became a widow for a while. Pay attention to the small details here. When her husband died, Danny and her were by the man's side, and the man was the choice in the end. For his own daughter, choosing a daughter is actually choosing the early stage. At this time, the stepmother thinks that I am married to you now, but your mind is always on your ex-wife-the stepmother is very jealous of the ex-wife, and this That's why the stepmother hates Dani so much. Second, the stepmother is actually the product of a deformed family education. She and Dany had a rivalry between them. She said that her mother first taught her to clean, and then forced herself to wash her face at least 20 times. This is not a deformity. What is a stereotyped woman? And not only that, her marriage is a political plaything, she married Dani’s dad completely out of status matching, not out of love, so she said to Dani, I’m not very Get to know him (Dani Dad).
The prince-
the image of the second young prince who is contradictory in one body has always been a bright, saving female image in the original work. However, in this film, men are not so advanced, but rather contradictory. First of all, he escaped from the castle, unwilling to assume the responsibilities he should have, and escape from marriage-the rebellious young man in Secondary Two. He said that he was contradictory because on the one hand he wanted to get rid of the title of the prince to escape marriage and pursue freedom, but on the other hand, he couldn't get rid of the stereotyped image of ordinary people in his mind. He felt that a servant is a servant, and people are not equal. This is why, at the masquerade, Dany told the truth that the prince could not accept this cruel fact. But in the end, it was men who gave up class and pursued love. When we read Cinderella, the identity did not hinder anyone, because the girl is materialized, she is a commodity, whether she is a noble or a commoner, as long as the prince feels beautiful You can buy her, and the prince always thinks that his marriage partner is a princess instead of Cinderella (I believe you have seen the darkness of the fairy tale, the sad prince, but Dany is very brave to tell the truth)
2.. The plot analysis
movie follows two lines, one is the Prince Cinderella line and the other is the stepmother Cinderella line.
Let's take a look at the Prince Cinderella line first, why does the prince like Danny? People say that marriage is a woman’s salvation, but in this film, the prince and Dany are the biggest beneficiaries, because first, the prince evades responsibility, and marriage with other countries is a responsibility, and the prince wants to escape. Second, all the things the prince pursues are embodied in Dany, especially freedom (utopia), and a particularly ideal world
is the stepmother line. In the traditional sense, a woman is always another woman’s. Enemy, but obviously not in this film. It conveys that women and women can be friends and cherish. That is the relationship between the second sister and Danny, which is also a manifestation of challenging traditional values.
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The background of utopian movies is that there was no freedom in France in the 16th century, medieval France, and even medieval Europe. We can ransom servants from Danni, and finally she was sold as a slave. Utopia represents an ideal country. It is the embryonic form of the original communism. The greatest thing in him is the elimination of private ownership. The meticulous detail of the film can be understood as everyone has the right to pursue freedom.
4. Gypsies and princes—identity determination
movies have always used the prince’s mouth to tell the idea they want to tell, that is, the method of identity determination is through this person, not the specific impression given by this person . This is a very great concept transmission. The prince said in the movie that they always look at me in the image of a prince, not myself. So the people around him believed that he was a prince and he should look like the prince expects. This is obviously impossible.
Gypsies are like princes. Gypsies represent freedom, mystery, and wildness. This is why the prince and Dany chose the camp of the Gypsies when they made their love. But everyone knows the blood history of this nation. There is almost no nation in Europe that recognizes this nation in history. Every country is expelled, but is this human fault? No matter whether this person is good or bad, good or low. , As long as he is labeled as a gypsy, should he be treated unfairly? This is also the root of ethnic discrimination and inequality between people-identification.
Whether you like it or hate it, that's what I want to say about this film. thanks
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