Four stars, but I have to say: Orlando disappointed me

Brent 2022-04-19 09:03:11

The reason why I gave it four stars is because the idea of ​​​​living through history and changing gender is very creative. And, despite not seeing the original, I can guess that it should be a lot better than the movie.

But the movie itself disappointed me quite a bit. The reasons are as follows:
1. A film with such a rich content is only one hour and thirty minutes, which is doomed that its interpretation of each chapter can only be passed by the water and filled with words.
2. Tilda Swinton's performance in the first four chapters was okay. After all, Orlando was young at the time, and she lived alone to study literature, and her childish eyes were in line with the content of the movie. However, from the moment she turned into a woman, I was extremely dissatisfied with her acting skills. A person who has lived in the world for hundreds of years, his eyes are still so timid, he has no wisdom, his demeanor has no deep and restrained beauty, and he can't see his personality at all. It's a failure.
3. Whether this is a feminist film or not, there is no doubt about the discussion of life and the lives of women in the film. However, only three of Orlando's seven chapters are female, and those three chapters are really nothing. The first is society, she feels discrimination from men at parties, the second is sex, she parted with a man after a night of romance, and the third is birth, her works are reused and she has a daughter. The question is: what do these three chapters say? What answer was given? Is the last actor looking at the strange Eros or other gods smiling and weeping is a so-called understanding and answer? It's so frustrating!
4.sex is the most ridiculous chapter. For both men and women, love and sex are the most important topics in life, because through these two, people continue to experience and discuss the relationship between the sexes. However, the sex that the movie sets for Orlando's life is just this one night? ! Then she understands? Alas~~~~~~~~~ In addition, I personally don't like this man very much. At first glance, he is a complete idealist. He speaks a bit on the stage. .
5. What is Orlando's lifetime POint? First her personality and her thoughts, and then maybe her love and her literature. However, whether it's the former or the latter, the movie tells us in a "that's how she is" tone. Wrong, the viewer is looking at at least a story, not a rough linear characterization.

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Orlando quotes

  • Orlando: Nature, nature, I'm your bride. Take me.

  • Shelmerdine: What's that?

    Orlando: The future.

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