There is no rescue of Prince Charming, no romantic love story.
The waitress is still the waitress who serves pizza every day, but through a series of emergencies, she becomes mature and brave. Most importantly, she relies on not being a man.
——The unexpected death of Andrin You Xia Li, the director of the young aspiring girl , casts a deep layer of sadness on "The Waitress". This is a woman who is not very well-known in the film industry. She has starred in several low-cost movies and directed three movies. "The Waitress" is her third and final work. "Hostess" has also received too much attention that shouldn't have been due to her death. Of course, I think Xia Li hopes that people will pay more attention to the movie itself, rather than her bizarre death. Fortunately, "The Hostess" is very ordinary but very special. It is different from the popular comedy routines. It does not have a gorgeous shell packaging but is very frugal and true. It is a light comedy that makes people laugh and cry. The unique way has been recognized by the audience.
"Hostess" was affirmed at this year's Sundance Film Festival, which is a kind of comfort to Xia Li, and it is more about the recognition and appreciation of the film itself by the audience and judges. The Sundance Film Festival provides an opportunity for those little-known low-cost films to be shown online in the theater. "Little Girl in the Sun" is a masterpiece found at the Sundance Film Festival. "The Hostess" touched Sundance and the audience because of its special comedy atmosphere and warm and hopeful story, and gave an unexpected surprise to Hollywood, which is full of comedies this year.
In a film that shows the plight of the characters, there is never a lack of small figures. It's just that under normal circumstances, the audience has become accustomed to that little person is a man. In "The Hostess", the little character is an ordinary woman, a waitress in a restaurant who likes to make pizza. She is trapped in a helpless marriage. Faced with various emergencies and important choices, she only depends on herself. . The character Jenna represents a group of women who long for an independent life, but have to live patiently in the cracks of a sexual and unloving marriage. Women's weakness and Vinono are vividly reflected in Jenna, but women's bravery and strength and the explosion of personality in the face of difficulties are also vividly reflected in Jenna. It can be said that the Jenna created by Xia Li during her pregnancy embodies the emotional contradictions of women. Of course, the woman who is oppressed by real life will eventually embark on the road of resistance and will eventually get the life she wants. . The happy ending of the little character is still a story routine that the film cannot bypass. It’s just that the "happy ending" in this film is no longer the happy ending in the traditional sense, not the double harvest ending of love and career in the genre comedy. The ending of "The Hostess" is an ordinary weak woman, finally Bravely walked out of the dilemma of marriage and lived the kind of life I wanted. For Xia Li, for Jenna, this ending is already very happy.
The reason why "The Hostess" is a rare and outstanding comedy is that the film is completely authentic and simple in its pictures and character stories. In most comedies that pay attention to pomp and gorgeous packaging, it is very unique. As far as the story is concerned, the story of "The Waitress" is very simple, the rhythm of the plot is very lazy and slow. Looking ahead, 2007 can be said to be a Hollywood comedy year, and various comedies have sprung up like mushrooms after a rain. Excellent ones such as "One Night Big Belly" and "Too Bad", of course, there are some banal but entertaining works, such as "Delicious Love" and "My Grand Gay Wedding". Since the "American Pie" of the last century, American comedy has completed a perfect comeback this year. Under such circumstances, "The Hostess" has no rich jokes, no romantic love, no famous actors, so it looks very special, just like a light comedy from the 1970s and 1980s, the story is simple and warm.
The psychology and various conditions of women during pregnancy are the focus of "The Hostess". It is not a serious and sad tone, but a relaxed and humorous way to express it. Most married women are happy because they are pregnant and long for the blessings of others. But Jenna is not. A terrible husband with a strong desire for control and a marriage in name only made Jenna caught off guard by the sudden arrival of life, and her plan to save money to escape was completely ruined because of an unexpected pregnancy. Therefore, this woman's attitude towards pregnancy was very disgusting and disgusting from the beginning. With the thought that she was born again, Jenna did not have the fear of most women during pregnancy. Faced with the terrible husband's numb marriage life, Jenna is still reluctant. The affair with the obstetrician and gynecologist became the only thing that Jenna was happy and expected during her pregnancy, although it was based on moral violations. Jenna's episode of the red apricot out of the wall was very dramatic by Xia Li, the dramatic beginning of the dramatic process, but the ending is very sensible. Even if the two love each other so fiercely, the obstetrician and gynecologist is definitely not the prince charming who can save Jenna. With this setting, the film goes out of the routine of most love stories.
It can be said that Jenna's courage and final choice were entirely given by her newborn daughter. From the beginning, the disgust and unacceptance of the child gradually turned into a deep love. The instinct of maternal love was fully aroused at the moment of the birth of her beloved son. Therefore, Jenna finally stopped staying only in that terrible marriage. She bravely filed for divorce. At that moment, she was not only for her own sake. Mostly for her daughter to have a happy childhood.
The various pizzas that add color to this film appear just right, and they are not a gimmick that attracts the audience's attention. These various pizzas have strange and special names, all derived from Jenna's daily mood and happenings. Pizza expresses Xia Li's unique understanding of life in the film, symbolizing the simplicity and sweetness of life. Compared with "Delicious Love", "The Hostess" is much more natural. Food is not the focus of a film. The story and the emotions of the characters are the most important. Let pizza become an intuitive and special expression of Jenna's emotions. For a film involving food, this is a very clever and special aspect of "The Waitress".
All of the supporting characters in "The Waitress" have distinctive personalities, and many of the jokes happen in the restaurant. Judging from the setup and relationship of these clerks, they are somewhat similar to "Crazy clerk". These people who work with each other every day learn to care for those around them in the noisy and noisy way. The relationship between these characters is very warm.
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