The first time I met Lucy Liu was in Quentin's film "Kill Bill" , she played the role of the eldest sister of the Japanese underworld, Dai Yulian. Her aura and appearance left a deep impression on me.
The second time I saw her was in the American drama "Deadly Woman" that I watched yesterday, and she was still very attractive.
According to our current aesthetic, she is not a standard beauty. There are no big eyes, white skin and a thin face, but only confidence and charm all over the body.
After watching "Deadly Woman", I fell in love with her even more. She was the only one who could play the role of Salmony, and her every move was charismatic and caught my eye.
The role of Salmony can only be played by Lucy Liu, which is both charming and beautiful.
"Deadly Woman" has three main women, three marriages, and three loves. I can't judge which is the best and which is the worst, I can only say that maybe these are the three forms of marriage.
01
Beth Ann in the '60s was my least favorite to begin with.
She represents the most traditional type of women, down-to-earth, virtuous and capable, traditional in thought, but also the most common and unremarkable.
She focuses on her husband in everything and takes care of her husband as her responsibility. Her husband didn't like her playing the piano and she never played it again.
When her Italian neighbor Sheila expressed dissatisfaction with Rob knocking on the cup to make her pour the coffee, Beth Ann herself disagreed and replied that she was willing to do it. In her cognition, she didn't realize that this was a problem, but she had long since acquiesced that she should do this.
When she learned that her husband Rob was cheating, her first reaction was to deny to her neighbors that it was not true, and to deceive herself that it was not true.
After knowing that Rob was derailed, she did not question, but reflected on herself first. Are you not beautiful or attractive anymore? She wants to make Rob change his mind about herself by changing her clothes.
Also allow yourself to learn new sex positions in an attempt to save Rob sexually.
Seeing this, Beth Ann is still the character I don't like, I think she's stupid and pitiful.
In this marriage, she is a hidden ninja. It is a very depressing role to not express one's own opinions or express one's true thoughts.
Rob's derailment made her think for the first time: who would she be without Rob in her life, this should be the bud of her awakening.
"I don't have a job or hobby, so I just take care of you. So who am I when I don't have you?"
Her sentence "I'm thinking about when you will die, early or late" is not only an expression of anger and anger at her husband's cheating, but also the question she is really thinking about: who is she.
"I need something more".
In the process of getting to know April, her husband's cheating object, Beth Ann really fell in love with this girl and found new pleasures and herself from her.
When she was about to have a showdown with Rob and she knew everything, she still couldn't speak, and used her cancer to deceive her. At this time, she still hoped that Rob could sympathize and pity herself and come back to her.
Even if Rob cheated, she still wanted her husband back.
Should I say she's not awake? Should she be called stupid? Such a man does not get divorced and stay for the New Year?
It's sad.
In this marriage, she completely lost herself. She has always lived according to her husband's wishes and requirements, and is a standard good wife and mother.
It was only when she learned that her husband was going to abandon her and marry the pregnant April.
A man who can leave when he knows that his wife has cancer is short, is not worthy of her nostalgia.
She had worked so hard to mend the marriage, to give Rob the excitement and passion she wanted, and finally found that she would never wake up a person who was pretending to be asleep. All this was just her wishful thinking.
At this point, she was completely disappointed with Rob, and her self was completely awakened, and she wanted to leave.
And when secretary Claire told her that Rob had been cheating on her for so many years, even her daughter's death was because Rob was having an affair with her at the time. She went out without locking the door and caused her daughter's car accident, and Rob kept using it even when he knew it. When it happened to PUA herself, Beth's disappointment completely turned into anger.
She's going to end him.
It's not a pity for such a man to die.
But before she was ready to end Rob, she still gave him a chance, but what she got were denials and lies.
The marriage of Beth Ann and Rob is a true portrayal of most couples who have been married for many years.
There is no stimulation and passion, and life is lived peacefully. Men are dissatisfied with the boredom and anguish of life and go out to find their second spring. After a woman finds out, she chooses not to believe it at first, and then chooses to work hard to save it. Finally, she wants to leave after seeing through the man.
The reality is that many people choose to forgive because of their children and other reasons, but they still can't get rid of them.
In this marriage, Beth Ann has always been a dominated person, she doesn't have much of herself, either materially or spiritually. From a naive housewife to the mastermind of a perfect murder plan, from an oppressed to a rebel, her path may also be the struggle that other women in society are going through.
Men cheat not because you are not beautiful or gentle enough, but because they simply want to cheat.
When they are on top of them, the death of their biological daughter can be forgiven, and even used as a weight to please their mistress.
People who cheat can always find various excuses for themselves. It seems that if the reason is attributed to the partner's sin, one point is reduced, and one point is reasonable.
But in the end it's just self-deception.
After reading this marriage, I only feel that two good women have met a bad man.
Rob isn't just scum, he's downright bad.
Selfish, controlling, ruthless, macho who wants someone at home to take care of everything for him, but also wants to be romantic and happy. Oh, and don't want to take responsibility yet.
Such a man starts to elevate himself by relying on his own financial ability and acceptable conditions in all aspects. In fact, his heart is full of calculations and deceit.
He said his life was like that swan napkin, rigid, tight creases, sharp edges. He wants to break the rules.
As if such a life could be his excuse for smoking marijuana and cheating. It's like saying again: Look, it's not that I want to take drugs, or that I want to cheat, it's this boring life that forces me to do this, and maybe it's the same for you.
Sometimes when you meet a bad person, some people can't get rid of it. Just as Beth Ann's neighbor couldn't get rid of her abusive husband, and said she would kill her as soon as she offered to leave.
Rob's death is the most comfortable thing I've seen, Beth Ann solved him and the domestic abuser in one breath, don't look too relieved.
When Beth Ann gave him an unloaded gun and gave him that smile he liked, Beth Ann was not too handsome in my mind.
She will notice the swan that the hostess carefully folded into a napkin, directly respond to the ignorant macho male, support the neighbors who have been abused by her hands, and worry that the unsafe abortion environment in April will take her away (although she has her My own selfishness), I have seen the empathy and warmth that is exclusive to women.
Girls help girls.
In the process of getting along with April, she even really liked this girl. Give up going to baseball games and spend time alone with her husband to watch April sing.
Even though I don't like the part where she selfishly wants April to have a baby and adopt her, where she's crazy and sick, I'm still happy for her efforts to change and finally transform.
I liked this woman from the bottom of my heart who jumped out of the cage and got a new life on her own.
Despite ignorance and mistakes. But in the end she redeemed herself.
02
Let's talk about the marriage of Salmonie and Carl.
Among the three relationships, Salmonie and Karl are the most evenly matched in their economic strength and social status. Both are successful people, their marriage is a powerful alliance, both belong to the upper class and the celebrity circle.
When she found out that her husband was gay, Salmony was not as tolerant as Beth Ann, she questioned her husband directly. This comes from her self-confidence in her own financial strength, but also from her character.
She has been a person with clear goals since she was a child, and she knows exactly what she wants.
When she needs money and status, she can marry a man she doesn't love twice in order to climb up. When she wanted to pursue true love, she married Karl again.
After finding out that Carl is gay, in order to maintain her decency and dignity, she does not want others to cast sympathetic eyes on her. Also for Carl's reputation, she asked Carl to say they were separated peacefully, and after her daughter's wedding.
This series of operations only makes people think, wow, this woman is so cool.
She has her own pride and dignity, self-confidence, strong and decisive, not at all sloppy.
After learning about Karl's sexuality, she didn't give up on finding her own happiness.
Carl can't give her sex, she turns around and hugs Tommy the fresh meat. For Tommy, she has a desire for her own desires, and she is moved by this pure love.
The two have been separated by a whole generation. When they are officially together, they not only have to endure high society and worldly eyes, but also have to pass Tommy's mother, Naomi, a good friend of Salmony.
The beginning of the affair allowed Salmony to gain sexual pleasure and a bit of revenge for her husband.
She knew very well that Tommy couldn't afford the luxury she wanted at the moment. Her extravagance and vanity would not allow her to wear that cheap watch.
Until I heard Karl say: The opportunity to love is not every day, think carefully before making a decision.
She realized: Tommy's sincerity is very precious, didn't she want to have a sincerity when she first married Carl?
So she put on that cheap watch specifically to meet Tommy, and she was really happy when she received the brooch from Tommy for the second time, wearing it on her chest even though she thought it was a fake diamond.
In the upper class where she lives, truth is the least valuable but also the rarest thing.
Little fresh meat Tommy is undoubtedly the most sincere man in this drama.
His love is not mixed with a trace of impurities. Whether or not she was young and rich, he loved her.
He said: You are not old at all, you are beautiful.
He said: I am not ashamed to love you.
He said: I bought this brooch just to let you know your place in my heart and you deserve it.
When his mother, who had been controlling him, wanted to kill Salmonie, he immediately blocked her. He hugged her tightly and stood firmly with her, without any hesitation or hesitation in his eyes.
Although their love ended with a be, Tommy's last goodbye "I love you" brought tears to my eyes.
Tommy: I love you.
Salmonie: You'll say that to other women in the future, and I'm honored to be the first.
And Salmonie and Carl, I don't think they are a couple, more like a friend.
After finding Tommy, Salmony did not forget to find her own happiness for Carl, let Carl go on a date with her boyfriend, and also help him choose clothes.
The love between them is real, he really loves Salmonie, and Salmonie really loves him.
In the beginning, Salmonie and Tommy had an affair. Although she knew that Carl was gay, she still hoped that Carl would be jealous as her husband.
After Carl knew that he had AIDS, the evasive action when he was afraid of blood infection to Salmony was too gentle.
Gentle, elegant, sensitive and compassionate.
And what Salmonie said when she learned that Carl had AIDS: You thought I was afraid that you would infect me and let people break the defense. She was really worried about Carl's health.
These are two people who are considering each other, gentle, kind and beautiful.
In the end, when everyone was estranged from them, only Salmonie was firmly by his side.
She said she couldn't hate Carl, they admired and respected each other, they really loved each other.
Carl said: "You are a gorgeous party, no one is needed, I knew it when I first saw you."
They once stood on opposite sides, and the confrontation was fierce. Salmony asked Carl to divorce and move out of the house again and again. But in the end their marriage ended with an elegant and beautiful dance.
When the other two marriages ended violently, they were as peaceful and beautiful as a painting.
03
I opened the barrage when I watched this drama. Many people on the barrage are saying that among the three relationships, they don't want to see this one.
I thought about it maybe because 3Ps are unacceptable, maybe because they have a messy sex life, or maybe because they have no sense of family responsibility.
For me, I actually enjoyed the story.
In this story, I saw the director and screenwriter discuss open marriage.
Taylor and Eli are a couple, but they are not ordinary couples. Wife Taylor is bisexual, and the two maintain an open marriage. Both can have fun outside and have other sexual partners. But we must also follow the principles of not bringing friends home, not showing true feelings, and being honest with each other.
Obviously, the marriage of the two is a compatibility and attempt between the traditional monogamy and the individual's pursuit of self-seeking desire, trying to find a balance between stability and fresh stimulation.
But Jade's arrival upset that balance.
The triangular relationship between Taylor, Eli, and Jade, which looks strong under the Three Principles, is actually fragile.
Once one party has real feelings and cannot balance the relationship between the gun friend and the lover, this triangular relationship will collapse instantly.
Eli was only interested in Jade because of her looks and wanting to try 3P at first, she just wanted to sleep with her.
But Tyler is the real emotion, and Eli is jealous.
Tyler gets jealous when Jade inspires Eli to write the script, and Eli says Jade is his muse.
Jealousy can tip the balance when the other two of the three have a better relationship.
There was Eli before and there was Taylor.
In this marriage, Eli was in a relatively weak position because of the instability of the economy, and Taylor was the master of the family.
And when Eli's script sells and has money, coupled with the instigation of green tea Jade, his bad originality is exposed.
Rehab and relapse, lie, become arrogant and arrogant, don't listen to Taylor's good words, only like Jade's flattery.
He seemed to feel confident again.
Their marriage is always accompanied by quarrels, but it is also in the quarrels that the essential issues can be spoken. Compared with Beth Ann and Rob's forbearance or ineffective communication, Tyler and Eli always express their thoughts and problems candidly, and effective communication makes the two people go through all kinds of things and finally stay together.
Their marriage is a pioneer marriage, a trial and compatibility, so what is the result?
The show has the answer.
A most open marriage ended in a world of only two people, full of drama but very reasonable.
04
There are too many things discussed in this drama, traditional marriage and open marriage, the nature of love, the peace and passion of life, cheating and lovers, LGBT community, same wife, new year love...
The screenwriter made the three marriages between the two become fragmented due to the intervention of a third party, so as to explore the nature of marriage and love, and pay attention to social phenomena, the plight of women and sexual minorities . There are too many reflections and implications. .
The rhythm of the whole drama is fast, and the rhythm of the three stories is handled very well. They all look good at the beginning, and then the contradictions slowly emerge to the collision and finally to the outbreak.
The screenwriter intentionally placed the three marriages in a specific era (the 1960s, the 1980s, and 2019), perhaps to convey that there will be problems with marriages in different eras, but which one is more obvious. And these problems don't just belong to a specific era, they have always existed in every era.
The occasional third-perspective narrative (such as the neighbors who have been witnessing the three couples in the house, Beth's dead daughter and Naomi's dead husband) not only sorts out the three episodes, but also helps to better understand the characters and The effect of promoting the plot also makes the audience feel more empathy.
In Beth Ann's story, the whole picture is like an oil painting, and the colors are beautiful.
I have to praise the transition scene of this drama, it is really good! Each is a visual treat.
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