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How to maintain independence and enjoy life for an ordinary woman is not easy to put in any place in the world today. If you and your female partner often have chattering conversations in your life, and you like to look crazy and slapstick, I believe "Carefree" can bring you more or less emotional touch.
Poppy is an elementary school teacher in London. She shares an apartment with her friend Zoe, and the two have a close relationship. Although she was in her thirties, she looked neither young nor beautiful, but Poppy, as an older woman, was not affected by this in any way. She is a full-fledged optimist and believes that everyone's unhappiness is always at the root of the problem. However, her existence did not make the lives of people around her go as they pleased. On the contrary, her over-optimism compared to ordinary people has caused a lot of misunderstandings and troubles for others.
It sounds like "Happy-Go-Lucky" (Happy-Go-Lucky) is a modern urban comedy with femininity. The film focuses on Poppy, starting with her and a group of best friends, and spreading the plot mainly through events such as her work at school, learning to drive, and learning flamenco. The plot is smooth, the screenwriter sets up a lot of conflicts, but there is no traditional story climax. There are also a lot of detailed descriptions of Bobby’s contact with different people, such as the multiple verbal confrontations between her and the driving teacher in the car, the gestures of the Spanish female teacher in the dance class, the children, the roadside uncle and even the beginning of the class. Greetings and greetings to the people in the bookstore are all. Mike Lee (Mike Leigh) gave the actress Sally Hawkins (Sally Hawkins) many facial expressions close-ups, and her eyes and facial expressions, lines and body language were fully displayed. The audience can keep up with the characters and enter the mood of the film, and they can reap the joy and touch of life.
Sally Hawkins’ mouth can’t stop whenever he appears in the presence of someone. A face can change into various expressions such as naughty, puzzled and happy, and every facial muscle is reluctant to rest easily. To be able to perform a role in such a way, on the one hand, although Sally Hawkins can withstand the crafting, but Mike Lee's "pushing role" for actors and actresses is also worth mentioning. In the past two decades, four of the best male and female protagonists of the three major film festivals have appeared in his film work (a Cannes movie star, a Venice movie star, a Venice movie queen, and Sally Hawkins’ Berlin movie. After), it can be seen how much he pays attention to the depth and charm of the characters.
For female audiences, Mike Lee once again returned to the girl's love of Career Girls in 1997 in the 2008 "Career Free". The subject matter seems not new, but the technique is proficient, and the background of the London metropolis has more social practical significance. It is not easy for an ordinary woman to stay independent and enjoy life anywhere in the world today. She must first maintain a psychological balance, and then solve life trivialities and big and small problems. Bobby's optimism and contentment are undoubtedly a bright mirror.
To emphasize, female audiences who want to listen to a pure British accent and practice foreign language listening should not miss this film. If you and your female partner often have chattering conversations in your life, and you like to look crazy and slapstick, I believe "Carefree" can bring you more or less emotional touch.
Those who think that Mike Lee is only good at shooting tragedies will eventually find that this film is a light and sincere work.
--- Dan Jolin ("Empire") is
like the surprising and happy heroine in the film, Sally Hawkins' acting talent cannot be erased. ———Ray Bennett ("Hollywood Report")
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