A belated reconciliation with Sex and the City

General 2022-04-23 07:02:22

From the age of 20 to 26, I finally finished watching all the episodes and movies of Sex and the City. The huge difference in values ​​made me give up the drama more than once in the middle, but after watching it, I still felt that I understood something.

Most importantly, don't be a moral guard and judge others with arrogance.

I gave up the show because of what carrie did to Aiden. I couldn't bear it when I was in my early 20s. But looking at carrie now, it's not that heinous.

I have to admit that some women don't want to be bound by marriage. In China, such women are subject to great social pressure.

I also have to admit that some people's emotional entanglements are far more complicated than we think, and their feelings are single, which is a good thing from beginning to end, but a situation like carrie is not incomprehensible.

Yes, she cheated.

I think the root cause is that she loves big more.

Only when they are together can all the audience's fantasy of "lovers be married" can be satisfied.

Then why add the first part of chicken feathers?

In fact, I think the second part is better, except that the ending of the big giving a diamond ring is a bit bloody, the basic plot story is still there. Carrie's husband and wife problems, miranda's career difficulties, Charlotte's new mother troubles, and Samantha's menopause troubles.

The thing that made me laugh the most was when Charlotte spoke the truth after drinking and said that when her husband cheated with nanny, her first reaction was, I can't lose the nanny!

And Miranda's life is much more dashing than the previous one (the sloppy look in the last one made me think I was justifying Steven's derailment...), and she became the one who took care of the overall situation among the four.

Samantha, as always, is the person I most admire but can't be, so be yourself.

As for Carrie, she doesn't seem to be very mature, as if there is a sad spring and autumn "since the youth can't be retained", when Big comes home after a day of work, she still needs sparkle.

However, this kind of thinking of mine is very traditional. Why must the woman be accommodating to the man who works? Why do women in their 40s have to accept their fate? Do we have to do it because everyone else does it?

The barrage is full of vitriolic comments such as "Zuo".

We will also grow old one day. Do we have to live on our children at the age of forty or fifty to be considered successful?

That's an option, but not the only option.

I only hope that one day, when I get old, if I do that, it will be my own wish, not forced by public opinion. There must always be a balance between self-expectation and what society demands of us. as devoted as Charlotte, and occasionally go to Carrie's cabin to breathe.

We are far behind the West when it comes to the self, especially the female self.

The most terrifying thing is that when we want to pursue the self, we may not know what the self is. Is it really worthy of encouragement to dedicate blindly and pin your value on others?

Not to criticize this kind of practice, but to encourage this kind of practice, this society is too scary.

ps: The biggest flaw in this movie is the handling of the kiss and big, so Mary Sue is so dreamy that I laughed. First, Aiden looked at Carrie, whose eyeliner was about to faint, and said, "You look so hot"... Then, Big's response to his wife's kiss with her ex-boyfriend was a diamond ring reward, telling her, you are married .

I can't help but speculate in the dark, is it because Big is sorry for having been green with aiden before, so he thinks a kiss is nothing? After all, if you want to live a good life, no one has green on their head.

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Sex and the City 2 quotes

  • Samantha Jones: Lawrence of my labia!

  • Samantha Jones: One week in Abu Dubai. All expenses paid.

    Carrie Bradshaw: I always been fascinated by the Middle East. You know, desert moons, magic carpets.

    Lily York Goldenblatt: Like Jasmine and Aladdin.

    Carrie Bradshaw: Yes, sweetie! Just like Jasmine, but with cocktails.

    Charlotte York: It really sounds exciting. When are you gonna go?

    Samantha Jones: [modest tone] I don't know... When can you all be free?

    [Everyone stare at her]

    Samantha Jones: You didn't think I was going without my gals? All expenses paid for all four of us. All we have to do is pick the week, and the sooner the better!

    Miranda Hobbes: Let me just check my work schedule.

    [Looks at her cellphone really quick]

    Miranda Hobbes: Yeah! All clear!

    Carrie Bradshaw: Well I gotta check... but I'm good to go Middle East, sweetie!

    Samantha Jones: [all excited] Charlotte! How's three weeks from now?

    Charlotte York: Oh, I... I don't know.

    Samantha Jones: [demanding tone] I go to children's birthday parties for YOU! You're going to Abu Dhabi for ME!

    Miranda Hobbes: Children's birthday parties. Pulling out the big guns.

    Charlotte York: Ah... okay.

    Samantha Jones: [obliviously] Thank you!