The sexual fantasies and Electra complex seen in "Pool Love Murder"

Bryana 2022-10-16 18:12:55

The heroine in "Pool Love Murder", writer Sarah went through a series of fantasies in the French cottage, which is obvious. In the film, she took the new book to find the publisher. When she left, the publisher’s daughter came to her father. When she heard that the publisher’s daughter was called "Julia", everything was clear. . It doesn't matter if she hasn't reacted yet. At the end of the film, she waved at the publisher's "daughter" Julie to completely unravel the mystery. The beautiful Julie turned into the face of "Julia" in a blink of an eye. It turns out that from beginning to end, the publisher's daughter has never appeared in the French villa, and those calls can also explain that this is Sarah's fantasy.

"Little girl" Sarah

Sarah is a writer good at writing detective fiction, detective fiction for her to bring the peak of wealth, fame, career, of course, publishers also enjoy these benefits. Although Sarah is a famous writer, her style is headstrong and direct, not at all like her age. The opening scene has fully demonstrated Sarah's character undoubtedly: when she was recognized by a book fan on the train, Sarah sullenly said that you had admitted the wrong person and left her seat after speaking. (Clearly, "I am Sarah, yes, but I don’t want to care about you and labor and management are in a bad mood now.") When she came to the publisher’s office, she still had a straight face, being very rude to the newcomer, with obvious Jealousy, the accusation of the publisher is rather an aversion. Sarah obviously loves the publisher, and the relationship between the two is self-evident: an ambiguous working relationship. Because of this, the collaborator of the hot detective novelist Sarah has always been the publisher. Her words are always childish, blaming the publisher, but obviously cares so much. The publisher obviously values ​​Sarah’s identity and talent as a popular detective novelist rather than her charm and love as a woman.

Sure enough, she still followed the publisher's advice and came to his French villa. She called him, her tone was cheerful, but when she heard that he could not come with her, her expression changed drastically. The little girl in love with the Buddha was rejoiced by the other's little behavior, and was disappointed by the other's refusal. Complain.

After the fantasy of Julie appeared, she ate foie gras, drank secretly, and poured water in the wine. These actions were obviously too childish. These childishness are all reflected in her affection for publishers. She loves publishers, but they don’t love her enough or don’t love her at all. She is favored by publishers because of her ability, but she is not loved by publishers as a woman.

She didn't fantasize about Julie, but wanted to be Julie.

Before fantasizing about Julie, she lifted the shelter of the villa swimming pool. This swimming pool was indeed charming: the blue water with yellow leaves floating on it was deep and mysterious. After Julie appeared, she wore a sexy swimsuit to swim in the swimming pool every day. She told Julie that she didn't like swimming, but after Julie left, she wore a swimsuit to swim. She always dresses conservatively, plainly, and neutrally, but in this swimming pool, she finds a reason for herself to swim happily in her swimsuit: the beautiful Julie swimming in the water inspires her love for the pool.

Julie has a beautiful body, but she is full of wind and moon every night. On the first night, Sarah saw Julie having sex with a man in the window. She was a spy. She writes everything that happened to Julie into the novel. The description and details in the text are a prying of the protagonist in the text, just like everything Sarah saw outside the glass door.

But after Julie appeared in the main part of the film, I didn't think it was all fantasy, but a blend of fantasy and reality. Julie has sex every night, maybe the heroine is Sarah. Because every man had communicated with Sarah when he left in the morning, and the look in her eyes had no meaning. This may be really scary, maybe because the desire is too naked. But in any case, Sarah's opinion of the clerk and Julie's are the same. There is a scene where Julie is sitting by the swimming pool, and there is a man standing beside him. It is the clerk. The clerk's lower body is already boqi, and Julie is seduce the clerk while ziwei. This scene is obviously Julie's sexual fantasies, and it is not Sarah's sexual fantasies, fantasizing about using a beautiful body to attract the attention of the clerk. Whether the clerk is dead or not, I personally prefer not. Because in reality, Sarah went to the clerk’s coffee shop to look for him, but she failed to find the clerk all the way. She arranged a murdered ending for the clerk subjectively. Julie, who could not get the clerk’s favor, murdered the clerk. On the one hand, Sarah believed that the clerk had a good liking for herself (from their lively conversation in the cafe and happily dancing in the villa), but Julie mapped the clerk’s Sarah's true emotions: Haven't felt good enough to have sex yet. In other words, Sarah was rejected when it came to love between men and women.

Sarah was on the balcony, showing her breasts to Matthew. I think this scene is true. Because Sarah is wearing that gorgeous red dress. It was the long dress of the woman who lived in the villa. This is not Sarah's dress style, but it is what she yearns for. Wearing this dress, she can become the kind of woman she wants to be. Becoming that kind of woman, the behavior of seducing Matthew is reasonable.

Electra Complex

If it is said that in the whole movie, which man is Sara's true love, of course it will not be a clerk who is more like an exotic encounter, but a publisher. In front of the publisher, Sarah is a wayward little girl. She fantasizes about the role she carries with her erotic fantasies-Julie, who is the publisher's daughter. From this, it is possible to guess their previous relationship through the first few words that Sarah chatted with the publisher. Sarah is an excellent novelist supported by the publisher. Sarah has always published her works in this publishing house. The publisher is the Bole who introduced Sarah into the industry, a mentor, and an object of her admiration.

Of course, Sarah finally made a breakthrough in her work, as well as in emotion and life. In that French country house, she dealt with her own desires and used fantasy to liberate herself. At the same time, the dream became inspiration and further nourished her creation. Creation ultimately brings relief.

In the movie, Julie left her mother's manuscript to Sarah before leaving. And Julie said that her mother would also write books, but her father didn't like the works written by her mother. In fact, Julie’s so-called mother’s work is Sarah’s own work. It is not a detective novel, but an emotional novel, a type that publishers don’t like to write. In the end, Sarah's breakthrough work "swimming pool" won her career breakthrough, and as a writer, she won a stage victory again. Emotionally, she finally surpassed the emotional dilemma that once trapped herself. Her new work is given to the new publishing company, and her emotions and life will be reopened.

Finally, Sarah wore a red dress and said goodbye to the fantasy Julie, and she was given a new life.

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Extended Reading

Swimming Pool quotes

  • Julie: [sauntering over to Sarah's lounge chair, bikini bottom without the top, long legs, bare breasts, charming raw European accent] You not too hot?

    [the older woman wakes up, startled]

    Julie: Sorry I woke you up.

    Sarah Morton: [composing herself] No.

    [sitting up]

    Sarah Morton: I was just dozing.

    Julie: [soft laugh, casually sitting down flat next to Sarah's deck chair, not at all mindful of her lack of dress] You must be working too hard. You should take a swim in the pool. The water is cold. It will wake you up.

    Sarah Morton: Ah, well, thank you for your advice, but I absolutely loathe swimming pools.

    Julie: Yeah, I know what you mean. I prefer the sea too. The ocean,

    [smiling fondly]

    Julie: the crashing waves, that feeling of danger that you could loose footing and be swept away... Pools are boring, there's no excitement, its just a big bathtub.

    Sarah Morton: [coldly summing up] It's more like a cesspool of living bacteria.

    Julie: [looking back, clearly more optimistic about life] Oh that? No, it's just a bit of dirt and leaves.

    [Sarah nods, unconvinced, set in her ways]

    Julie: So, what are you writing? A romance novel?

    Sarah Morton: [smirks at the very thought] God, no, I write crime fiction.

    Julie: Oh, yeah.

    [disapprovingly:]

    Julie: That's how he makes his money.

    Sarah Morton: [haughtily] And that's how he can afford to buy a beautiful house in France for his daughter to enjoy.

    Julie: [slight frown, reminded of her status as Daddy's girl] What about you? Are your books selling well?

    Sarah Morton: [grimly] I can't complain.

    Julie: [chummily] What is this one about?

    Sarah Morton: [as if to quell her enthusiasm by pouring cold water over her] Murders. And the police investigation.

    Julie: [giggling] In the Luberon? With rich English stories?

    Sarah Morton: [her impatience now all-out] Listen, if you don't mind, I do have work to do.

    Julie: Okay! I leave you alone, Miss Marple. I need to make some phone calls anyway.

    [walks off, her wedge heels clattering, leaving Sarah to the emptiness of her departure]

  • Julie: [in French; subtitled] AHH! You scared me!

    Sarah Morton: [in French] Who are you? What are you doing in my house?

    Julie: [in French] Your house? This is my house! I should be asking you.

    [short pause; now speaking English]

    Julie: Are you English?

    Sarah Morton: [in English] That's correct. I'm Sarah Morton, I'm a writer and my publisher, John Bosload, is letting me have this house.

    Julie: Ah, so you're Daddy's latest conquest.

    Sarah Morton: You're his daughter?

    Julie: So what? He didn't say I was coming?

    Sarah Morton: No, he didn't tell me you were coming.

    Julie: I'm not surprised. Is he here?

    Sarah Morton: No, I'm here on my own and I'm here to work, and not expecting visitors.

    Julie: [lights a cigarette] So he's not here.

    Sarah Morton: Are you going to be staying long?

    Julie: I don't know. I don't have much work these days. So, which bedroom did you take?

    Sarah Morton: The one upstairs overlooking the pool.

    Julie: Of course. That's the best one. Well, I better unpack.