Frances, an ordinary 27-year-old American girl, yes, girl, because she is immature, talkative, neurotic, dependent, everything about her will not be noticeable, she loves dancing but never To be able to make a difference on this road, she relied on her best friend Sophie and even gave up her boyfriend for her until Sophie took the initiative to leave, but she did not realize her own problem. Yes, friendship can be permanent, but it cannot be that two people are tired of being together all day, and everyone must have their own life. From this incident, it can be seen that Frances is immature, that she is overly dependent on her friends, or to put it another way, she is afraid to face her own life, the life she should live.
When Frances moved to live with Benji and Lev, she ran and danced on the streets of New York's Chinatown. The background music was "Moderm Love". This scene can be seen as a turning point. Frances really walked out. Her original life, but she has not realized the life she should live since. The unsuccessful career and Sophie's so-called betrayal again and again made Frances involuntarily start to rely on Benji, until Frances' failed career made it impossible to afford the rent. After leaving, she began to try to integrate into Rachel's circle of friends, and even flew to Paris to find a new friend in her heart because of a casual remark from Rachel's friend Andy. All of this, Frances' unsuccessful career and over-reliance on friends, are undoubtedly the manifestations of her daring to face reality and face her dreams.
After coming back from Paris, the working life on campus can be seen as Frances escaping everything, or it can be said to be emptying ourselves in our mouths. Standing in the dance classroom and watching the students dance may be an examination of ourselves until we meet by chance. Everything that happened after the seemingly happy Sophie finally made Frances wake up and realize that no one's life is a good one, her own happiness is in her own hands, she accepts a job that can make a living and give herself the opportunity to pursue her dreams , and finally began to step on the right track.
I like the character of Frances. Yes, she escapes from reality and dreams, but she never loses her pursuit in her heart. She just doesn't dare to face or can't cross the invisible wall in her heart. Frances is not fragile, on the contrary, she always uses hahaha to deal with her own dilemma, which always makes me feel her inner strength. She loves life, and even has her own unique views on life. I like a passage of her very much: "Life will always end, but the mysterious world in front of you appears right in front of you. So many people are present, without warning. It just appeared, no one else understood, like people said there is another dimension in the universe, it's all around us, but we can't feel it, this is the two-person world I want, or Live it.” Frances insists on her dream and ideal life in a strange way. Although she is blindly escaping, she never gives up. She lives in her own world and hides everything in it until she can One day when we go out, everything in this dream will become a reality. In fact, Frances is like an ugly duckling, constantly growing up against the wall, and eventually turned into a beautiful swan. When she stood and danced on the stage that was going to be used for rehearsal, at this moment, she was already her own beautiful swan.
Everything in this film is so ordinary, ordinary shots, ordinary stories, and ordinary themes that can no longer be ordinary, but with the black-and-white image narrative and the heroine's natural acting skills, everything exudes a charming temperament, I believe many people You can see your own shadow in it. I love this movie, I love Frances attitude to life, I love Frances iconic hahaha.
No matter how bitchy life is, don't give up, you can choose to escape and put your dreams deep in your heart, but never give up.
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