"I'm only 27 years old". Francis said.
"27 is very old." The good man Benji answered.
This is the heroine Francis of the movie "Francis Ha". If you compare it with the "Beijing Drift" group in China, then Francis is a proper "New Drift".
After graduating from college, Francis, who stayed in New York and struggled, had a very bad life. Sophie, best friend and roommate, leaves her to share with another girl; Francis, who can't afford the rent alone, struggles to find a house; even her favorite dance job can't last...
"Francis Ha" records such a lost woman in the new era, struggling between love and friendship, possession and possession, and switching between business and art, ideal and reality.
Francis has a "silly big sister" image, but "silly" is clumsy and sincere. She has always insisted on being a dancer. Although she has since compromised with reality, I still appreciate her, her struggles, and her growth.
1. Distinctive black-and-white tones: The genius of a classic movie
If you just opened the movie, you must be very confused. It is obviously a 2012 movie, why is it still black and white photography?
This actually contains the special intention of the director. Francis is confused and her life is gloomy. This may be the life she is living now, or it may be her past memories. The black and white tones make the overall picture cloudy A layer of fog, and then it is up to you to uncover it yourself.
Some even joked that the film would be suitable for any era if elements such as the iPhones used by the characters in the film were removed. This is of course also a clever part of its classic spread.
If you happen to be drifting in the North, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen, then when you see Francis' New Drift life, you will find that this clumsy and sincere Francis is like an old friend around us , like our own who don't want to grow up, grow up stumbled in the small world of self.
2. Love and friendship: possession is not possession, distance may also produce beauty
Q: Best friend or boyfriend, which is more important?
Francis: Girlfriends!
At the beginning of the movie, Francis rejected her boyfriend's request to live together because of his best friend Sophie, and the two broke up. In her heart, she and Sophie were so close that they could be considered the same person, just with different hair colors.
Francis and Sophie have been good friends since college and have shared a lease together after graduation. Sophie worked at the publishing house, Francis danced at the dance company, and they both would fight like children and go out to clubs and let themselves go.
One of the most impressive shots is that the two people are like children imagining a better future:
Sophie: Let's conquer the world together. Francis to Sophie: You're going to be a super hot and successful publishing mogul. Sophie to Francis: And you'll be a famous modern dancer.
One is relatively rational, the other is absolutely emotional, the other is to seize good opportunities at all times, and the other is stubborn and silly.
Then, Francis did it. She abandoned her boyfriend, but what awaited her was the "betrayal" of her best friend. Sophie left her and chose to live in a better city center, sharing with other people, or even with a male Friends go to Japan.
But was Francis wrong? Is Sophie wrong?
Both of them are right, but they look at problems from different angles and pursue different things. It is human instinct to seek benefits and avoid disadvantages, and it is human nature to pursue a better life. Sophie did nothing wrong. Likewise, Francis, who kept her promise, was right, she just hadn't really grown up yet.
In the process, Francis's "social barriers" also became prominent. She traveled alone in New York, Paris, and even her hometown of Sacramento, but she always lived in her own little world.
Until the end, Francis, who finally compromised with reality, met with his best friend Sophie again. When the two smiled at each other, we knew that Francis had grown up at this time and knew how to live independently. How to deal with emotions properly.
Whether it is love or friendship, we can only possess rather than possess it. An appropriate distance may allow us to understand each other more clearly and feel beautiful in our hearts.
3. Ideal and reality: compromise with reality and reconciliation with dreams
After watching the movie, our deepest feeling is that Francis has been insisting on dancing. Although she is 27 years old, she is only a substitute and even faces the risk of being fired.
However, when her colleague and sister suggested that she take over a similar office clerk job, her first reaction was "rejection", just because she couldn't dance on stage.
Her confusion and struggles are very much like us. She is alone and stubborn. No matter how old she is, she never thinks that she will grow up. Family, friends, and dreams will always come first, and she has never thought about how to compromise with reality. .
Of course, in the end Francis accepted the job and did a good job.
However, when Francis finally grew up, stopped clinging to his dreams, knew how to be flexible, and accepted reality, I couldn't tell whether it was luck or misfortune.
In one shot, Francis carefully takes off her shoes and performs a dance on stage before her students arrive. This detail is very well designed, which shows that Francis still insists on her dream, and this may be the best ending for her and dancing.
In the end, Francis finally got his own apartment with a note of "Francis Ha," also the name of the movie.
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