A person's pearl earrings, a person's ambiguous

Jaden 2022-04-22 07:01:31



After watching the whole film, there are only two words lingering in my heart: depression and ambiguity,

whether it is the dead water surface of a Dutch town like Venice, or the slightly open mouth and gasping of Scarlett Johansson, or the mistress is always about to overflow The tears and the powerless silence of the host seemed to be overwhelmed. Actually, I quite like that feeling.

Maid and master are really eternal themes. A cold marriage, a love that no longer exists, a couple who cannot understand each other, a difficult life, a young passion, a hostile young lady... The necessary elements of depression and ambiguity The

story is not complicated.

I love Scarlett's performance. She can always surprise people at a young age. She seems to have that kind of temperament in herself, pure and sacred, yet irresistibly sexy, emanating from her tight-fitting skirt, oozing from her sometimes dry lips, and from her shallow belt Helpless but strong eyes seep out, I am willing to use the word "stunner" to describe her, maybe only she can afford it, silent sexy. Scarlett's voice is not flattering, even a little hoarse, but it is indescribably comfortable. I like her voice, starting from "lost in translation", maybe she is just right for this type of role.

I don't know how Griet feels, maybe he is unwilling to be a servant, but he has no clear desire to climb up. Perhaps in those days, it was not news for a servant to be bullied by his master, but she would resist, and she never expected cheating to give her a higher social status. She is serious and discreet about being a maid. I don't even know what kind of feelings she has for the male master, the love caused by reverence; the love caused by different attitudes towards her; the love caused by mutual understanding of the heart? (It's a bit of a miracle, because they barely talked, so much information came out of the corners of their eyes) Scarlett is really beautiful, she's clean without makeup, as white as a piece of paper, translucent and pure, even her eyebrows And the lips are all integrated into the white skin, only the light green eyes glow.

Griet said to her boyfriend: I am only a maid! She angrily slapped the master's child in front of the soiled sheets, she curtsied quickly and bluntly... This maid has a strong personality and self-independence. Griet was very pleasantly surprised when she saw different colors in the white clouds. She excitedly let the reflected light spot of the silver basin shine on the wall. She knew that the light in the room would change after wiping the dust off the window. She has an innate fondness and yearning for art. Perhaps, her admiration for the hero is also derived from such a yearning for art and beauty, although just as the hostess shouted angrily "she can not even read! ” But her sensitivity to light and color is always there.

Colin Firth is another big reason why I watch this movie. It seems to have changed his usual gentleman's temperament, but, I think, the kind of unspoken repression he conveys is not very good, not as good as Griet, not as good as her wife, or even as tough as that tough mother-in-law.

I also don't know how he feels about Griet, like her purity? Like her understanding of painting? Like her silence? Like the novelty she brings to his indifferent family life? Or just like she's just a very good model with the kind of temperament he needs? His several excitements were all for Griet, his tone of voice to her was arrogant and unresistable, and his helplessness was displayed in front of her eyes without reservation (but this is something every maid can't avoid knowing).

"you are a fly in his web, we all are" The unkind old lady gave Griet such advice, maybe she was kind, and she didn't want Griet to endure her daughter's helplessness and pain.

I think there is love among them.

Just under such conditions, under such circumstances.

Their love can only be helpless and ambiguous.

Griet chose to leave, sobbing softly at the studio door, but did not open the door again, she returned to her place, to the brisk butcher's son. Maybe for her, this is the right choice.

The hostess is a typical image of a resentful woman. Her repression is well expressed, only her eyes that are always red and swollen, her words with crying, her reluctant smile, and her hoarse shouting are enough. She always reminds me of Fan Yi's image. With 6 children, a scene of barely holding on, a family that is almost bankrupt, a depressed family atmosphere, and a husband who doesn't know where he is, her pain is sympathetic, just sympathy.

At the end of the credits, the pair of earrings are given to Griet, it is not explicitly stated, but everyone hopes that it is from the male owner. Maybe it's the remembrance of the love that barely happened, the guilt of not being able to protect her.

Tears of pearl earrings.

In a film that has always been flat, there is one plot that is quite touching. After Griet was framed, the words "help me out" she burst out were perhaps stronger than the insults of the boss of the painting and the one with the meat seller. Passionate about her, her voice made me deeply feel her depression and helplessness.

When I saw the painting, Griet said in shock: You looked into my heart. At the end of the film, I stared at the painting for a long time, and only saw a pure and beautiful girl. As for what her eyes were saying, I didn't feel it... Really There is no artistic cell wow~~~

There are also some symbolic symbols in the film, for example, after piercing his ears, she hugged him gently, she moved her chair and said "she was trapped", she found her boyfriend and made out with him in the land of fireworks, When she left home to work as a maid, she passed the circular square and was driven home, and she still passed there... These overly obvious designs are a bit blunt

and there is one detail, only the master can show his hair, and the servant can never Let others see her hair? Weird custom.

Another impression is that the children in the host's family are so pink and tender. Although the hostess is not beautiful, her words and deeds are not flattering, but her skin is really good.

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Girl with a Pearl Earring quotes

  • Maria Thins: He's no fool, mind you. And he won't be taken for one. So, don't think otherwise.

  • Van Ruijven: I gotcha. Hold still! I want to to look at you. Now, girl, tell me how you get on up there. Has he found his composition? Do you move him? Do you inspire him?