When I listened to wicked little town, I couldn't help but keep phoning the words "Jia Jia".
"Show this wicked town something beautiful and new"
"If you have no other choice, you know you can follow my voice, through the dark turns and noise of this wicked little town."
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"Jia Jia Cang Cang, Bai Lu is Frost, the so-called Yi Ren is on the side of the water.
Follow it backwards, and the road is long and hindered; follow it backwards, just in the middle of the water. "
In addition to "Rock Barbie", Hedwig also has a more familiar translation called "Demon-type Music and Anger." Although I personally prefer the literal translation as "Hedwig", it is undeniable that both translations reveal a wave of publicity and anger. Emotion and anger seem to be an important label of this rock music work.
And the protagonist Hedwig also seems to have enough reason to be angry-he loves rock music, but was blocked by the Berlin Wall in the closed East Germany; following the American soldiers who "really love each other" and flying away, the final result is indeed abandoned. The "slowly late" Berlin Wall and the "Angry Inch"; the love with young Tommy just sprouted, but it was doomed by betrayal and weakness...
But this film is not just "the life of a disgusted transgender musician", love is the most important theme of this film. It can be said that it is precisely because of wanting to get love that there will be a desperate pursuit; it is the pursuit of moths to the fire that leads to Hedwig's fiery anger.
Love never gives people any opportunity to prepare. It may appear at any time and any place in life; but no matter when and where, it will always make people feel "like an old friend." It may be a book, a song, a dazzling star, or a person. The song "origin of love" in the movie is the best explanation for "love at first sight".
Endure the pain of division, so I long for the union of the soul.
In this film, "split" and "union" are also elements that have been repeatedly mentioned: the body that failed to change sex, the Berlin Wall that separated West Germany from East Germany in childhood, the identity of love rock but was born in East Germany, love The beauty and betrayal of...It can be said that the discussion of this theme runs through the entire movie.
At the end, Tommy’s wicked little town can be said to be the finishing touch.
She has been searching for Hedwig, who belongs to her beloved, in adversity all her life. No matter where she is—East Germany, the United States...It is like walking in an evil small town, devoid of vitality and bleakness. And what guided her to go forward without hesitation was the song that didn't know where it was, which seemed illusory, but it could indeed be heard.
This illusory and true singing is the best footnote in pursuit of love. Even if she continues to walk down this small town, she will never look back.
Following it back and forth, the road is hindered and long.
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