VTALK Review 50th "Judy"

Fredrick 2022-11-01 16:08:07

Oscar-winning actress Renee Zellweger in "Judy." The film is a biography of characters, telling the story of the heroine Judy Garland's youth and middle age. The plot seems to be relatively bland, and it cannot be said that it is her tragic process or a legendary process. She is a talented singer. At the age of 14, she is regarded as an outstanding figure like Shirley Temple; at the age of 40, after many marriages, she has a pair of children, but this The process was indeed not smooth. After experiencing various difficulties, he reluctantly sent his children to his ex-husband to raise them, and he embarked on a more difficult acting career. She has suffered from difficulty sleeping since childhood, and abused drugs all day long, causing her body to become weaker and worse than before. Every time she performed, she was in a hurry, even late, and the audience did not buy it. Her career hit a low point and suffered all kinds of strong blows. , and finally relied on what kind of opportunity to return to the singing world until his life was fixed at the age of 42. Life is like a reverse journey. The same life encounters thousands of things. There will be good luck and bad luck. There are little-known parts behind the scenery. While sighing, it is a concept of life consumption. Just like a commodity. The interspersed life of 14-year-old and 40-year-old is comparing or walking the same route, or releasing the true self. The character creation of the film is very successful, even if the plot is bland, but it has an implied moving point, which needs to be carefully tasted. "The heart is not judged by how much love you have, but by how much others love you." This is the central point of the film. In fact, it is more about the theme of "love and life".

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Judy quotes

  • [first lines]

    Louis B. Mayer: What do you see beyond this wall? Picture it. You've got an imagination; go ahead. What I see is a small town in the Midwest. A handful of churches, somewhere for the farmers to get drunk together. Maybe a salon for their wives to do their hair on the holidays. I visit these places. These are the people who send us our profits. Who send us your wages. I make movies, Judy, but it's your job to give those people dreams. The economy is in the gutter, and they pay for you. And I'll tell you something else: In every one of those towns, believe me, there's a girl who's prettier than you. Maybe their nose is a little thinner at the bridge; they have better teeth than you; or they're taller, or slimmer. Only you have something none of those pretty girls can ever have. You know what that is?

    Young Judy: No, sir.

    Louis B. Mayer: You have that voice. It will maybe take you to Oz. Some place none of those pretty girls can ever go.

  • [last lines]

    Judy Garland: I love you all. You won't forget me, will you? Promise you won't.