I saw this movie in an audio-visual language class, and the professor at that time explained some of the content, but I was still young at the time and couldn't understand the meaning of it. Then a few years later, I came to France and was asked to analyze the film again, which was fate.
The plot is very simple but full of philosophy. Two girls named Veronica have the same appearance and the same habits. For example, they both like to use rings to trim their eyelashes. They also like to sing and have extremely high talents. different destiny. Poland's Winonika's love for music allowed her to continue singing in the turbulent rain. After her singing talent was appreciated, she was walking on a sunny autumn leaf and suddenly covered her hands tightly. Hold her chest, when she realized that she was going to die from this love, a gentle-looking but wretched man walked over. At that moment, Veronica seemed to be saved, and this voyeurism seemed to be opened to her by God. A little joke, and then, Veronica boarded the stage of her dream, singing the tune that runs through the whole film, and finally died on the spot because her heart couldn't bear it. In the middle of the scene, there was a scene that seemed to float over the auditorium, which indicates that Fly away with Veronica's soul. At this time, Veronica from France was lingering with her boyfriend, but suddenly felt a burst of sadness. She couldn't explain why, but she felt very lonely. After that, Veronica from France gave up her singing career and became an elementary school music teacher. They had love. The later story is the chase between lovers, it feels like "Amelie" ten years later, there are also tapes, stations and hide-and-seek plots, we thought that Veronica would not be lonely anymore, because she has love Now, she saw another photo of Veronica she took when she was traveling to Poland. At that moment she felt joy because she knew that she was not alone, but the next second she felt hopeless because her feelings told her She, Veronica, is no longer there, and she immediately burst into tears, for her lonely self and for her dead other self. Later, the puppeteer made a puppet and made two Veronica, and made up a story for them, but it was exactly right. At this time, Veronica understood that the puppeteer was only the pleasure of short-term love for her. , and the soul who knows himself best in the world is no longer there, and he is empty and alone. Seeing this, I suddenly understood the reason why Poland's Winonika firmly stepped on the stage, because she had seen another self exist in the square long ago, and she had sustenance in her heart.
Some interpretations say that the soul of the Polish Veronica after her death was transferred to the French Veronica, because the Polish girl's experience was too much to help the French girl avoid danger. I am more inclined to think that the Polish Veronica represents the pure soul, she uses the ardent burning of her life to express her pursuit of dreams, while the French Veronica represents the reality, she gives up the possibility The singing career that will kill her, chooses to be a music teacher with dignity. This would be two choices for one person, but we can always choose only one. And on two identical people, one is romanticism and the other is realism.
We have a saying: Originally, the human soul is a complete part, but God deliberately divided the human soul into two parts, so that men and women in the world will spend their whole lives looking for their other half in the sea of people, otherwise you will I feel my soul is forever missing, forever alone. This statement is very romantic and cruel. There are so many people in the world, some may not find the soul of the other half, and some may find the wrong soul. But as far as the entire earth and the entire universe are concerned, human beings are indeed lonely. They sent a signal to the universe but did not receive a response. In the dead silence, only oneself, a human being who realizes this, has the keynote of loneliness.
My favorite clip is the one where Poland's Veronica closes her eyes against the glass. At that time, she has been admitted to sing on the big stage, and she explained the misunderstanding with her beloved boy. Everything is going in a good direction. . At this time, Veronica was flustered. In the cluttered room, she was only wearing underwear and a high heel on her feet. She irritably tossed the hanger and clothes to the side, and she coiled up. Her hair was put down again, and a series of actions in a short period of time had already shown her inner state, and the light in the room was also red.
It made her even more irritable. She looked at the window, stuck her whole body against the glass, closed her eyes and took a deep breath, trying to relieve this emotion. Suddenly she saw a stooped old woman on the road. She was carrying two big bags and walked forward with difficulty. Veronica opened the window and shouted: Madam, let me help you. The old woman just turned her head and glanced at Veronica and then walked away. Veronica closed the window and was still immersed in what just happened. Aunt came to urge her, and Veronica was stunned to return to the anxiety just now. Uneasy, she picked up the clothes that had just been thrown on the ground, and stepped on a high heel to change clothes.
Veronica used a ring to trim her lower eyelashes in front of the mirror (this is a small detail, because in the back, Veronica in France also has this habit) She breathed at the ring, and the water mist filled the mirror, but she I didn't rush to wipe, but waited quietly for the water mist on the mirror to disperse. From this, we also slowly saw Veronica's eyes. There was no hesitation and panic in her eyes. At this moment, she was calm. And firm, which proves her confidence in herself who is about to take power. In addition, the common light color in this film is green, whether Veronica sings in the rain, kisses with a boy in the stable, or even sings on stage at the end, and the appearance of red light represents the change of Veronica's situation.
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