Wealth is compelling

Rashawn 2021-12-31 08:02:04

A dull and introverted old gardener, who moved out of the original manor after the death of his owner, was accidentally picked up by the rich man's wife and brought back to the palace comparable to the palace. The people around him were all blinded by his elegant and noble temperament and his philosophical conversations, from rich couples to presidents, from official residences to the media, they were all horrified by the mysterious background that he couldn't find and found. Treat him as a guest of honor and become a celebrity in the upper class. In fact, there are no hilarious scenes in the film. Everything is peaceful and quiet. It is more appropriate to classify the film as black satire after watching it for 20 minutes. The whole film is full of metaphors and philosophies, and it is easy to think of Forrest Gump, but Forrest Gump can make people believe in his existence more, and the old gardener with great wisdom and stupidity is more like a pair of invisible eyes watching with cold eyes. A movie 28 years ago, nominated for the best actor at the 52nd Oscar (1980). It is very modern, beautiful, beautiful in color and texture, and the manor house is magnificent. The symbolic meaning of the ending reaches the highest end that mortal thinking can't reach: that is God walking on the water.

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Extended Reading
  • Demario 2022-04-22 07:01:32

    When I first saw it, I felt like it was cloudy and foggy, as if I wanted to express the black humor that ridiculed the ignorance and hypocrisy of the political world, but also felt a touch of human nature that cannot be ignored. When I read the film review and found it to be a political satire comedy, I suddenly realized.

  • Iliana 2021-12-31 08:02:04

    Egrets stand in the snow, the fool sees heron, the wise see snow, and the wise see white. I like the sentence "He is a cut corner work by God". Peter Sellers' farewell work

Being There quotes

  • Dennis Watson: You know, I've never met anyone like you in Washington before.

    Chance the Gardener: Yes, I've been here all my life.

    Dennis Watson: Really? And uh, where have you been all MY life?

    [laughs]

    Dennis Watson: Ah, tell me, Mr. Gardner... have you ever had sex with a man?

    Chance the Gardener: No... I don't think so.

    Dennis Watson: We could go upstairs right now.

    Chance the Gardener: Is there a TV upstairs? I like to watch.

    Dennis Watson: You like to uh, watch?

    Chance the Gardener: Yes.

    Dennis Watson: You wait right here. I'll go get Warren!

  • [last lines]

    President "Bobby": Life is a state of mind.