Both sides now

Madilyn 2022-04-22 07:01:59

A very politically correct film, so politically correct that if it hadn't won the Best Picture Oscar in 2021, the Oscars would no longer be correct. Probably many people will question the best picture of the Oscar in 2021, because it is "The Listening Girl", as the best picture of the Oscar, it is too ordinary, the audio-visual language is mediocre, the story is simple, and there is almost nothing new. The technical point of the presentation is very, very, not artistic enough, nor at all profound or sharp. So countless movie lovers scolded that the Oscars are no longer the Oscars of art, and that all selections are to make way for politics. Because of the lack of art, the film "Listening Girl" focuses on disadvantaged groups, the feminism now advocated by the West, the American classics of chasing dreams, family friendship and love, and the whole world applauds your efforts and so on. , it is enough to be politically correct just to catch a single point. "Listening Girl", if we just listen to the name, maybe we will understand it as another American version of pain literature about rebellion and youth. In fact, the film is about youth, but not rebellion. The simple and clear linear narrative structure also tells a story that can be summed up in one sentence - the only able-bodied girl in a deaf-mute family, tossing between family responsibilities and her own musical dreams, and finally winning a bright future . It's not rebellious or painful, because its theme is also very clear, this is a real bowl of tender chicken soup. Chicken soup is just chicken soup, no one will not be moved by the clear singing voice of the heroine. Those movie lovers are concerned about the future of movies, and a movie suitable for the public to watch is a chicken soup story. There will always be a place for chicken soup for the soul in the market. What to use to make chicken soup, use music! No one can resist music, and with music, chicken soup is of course nutritious. This movie chose to use singing to run through the theme. It has to be said that the director chose a most brilliant method of cooking chicken soup. I know it's chicken soup, I drink it! Because I can't help but love stories like this! Tears and fears and feeling proud, To say I love you right out loud. Well something's lost but something's gained in living every day, I'

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  • Frank Rossi: You know why God made farts smell? So deaf people could enjoy them too.

  • Ruby Rossi: I really love to sing.