I saw the trailer of the film in the theater some time earlier, and I was very impressed. It’s not because I like this kind of American comedy, nor because I am a fan of Melissa, especially because I can make up the whole routine of the whole film by just watching the trailer, but mainly because of the theme of the film. ——The female protagonist whose daughter had just entered the college dormitory with her derailed husband on her back. She has no hot body, amazing beauty, and no education and work savings. She insists on her optimistic spirit, superior affinity and very interesting personality. I met a group of good friends who were about the same age as my daughter in college, joined the sisterhood, got a graduation certificate, and slept with a little fresh meat that I never forget about myself. If you take a picture of a woman in her forties in China, who would dare to take such a picture?
Modern dramas play the bitter mother or the evil mother-in-law; the ancient dramas play the empress dowager, the empress dowager, and the heroine Mary Su; the role choices left to Mesozoic actresses are really rare, and these roles In China, there are few women who portray them as self-seeking and dream-seeking women. "The First Half of My Life" was born out of a novel by Shi Tai Yishu. The female protagonist in the pen was originally a confused housewife who relied on her husband for her work, but asked about the things around her. As a result, in the play, it turns out that she relies on the care of her girlfriends and her boyfriends again and again, and in the end she falls in love with the role of her girlfriends and boyfriends who are madly complained by the audience. Just once, the audience waited for a heroine who can carry the banner alone and not rely on men, a heroine who can prove to the audience that divorce is not terrible and shameless being dumped, and who can show the audience that marrying a child is not the meaning of being a human being. Loving yourself and improving yourself are the heroine of the eternal theme. Why does the screenwriter have to arrange for a man to "save" her?
The various similes of the movie's theme are very clear, that is: women must rely on themselves, but also help each other. From the daughter of the female protagonist DD, to her daughter’s friend, and then to DD’s best friend, it was also two women who saved the scene at the last critical moment-one was her dark roommate who was born without seeing the light and died without seeing the sun, and the other was It is the mother who is worshipped by thousands of DIVA in Europe and America. Male characters are basically reduced to foil in this drama: scumbag husbands, boyfriends of daughters with a very low sense of existence, husbands of girlfriends, and fresh meat with more roles, but even the existence of fresh meat is just to contrast the front and back of DD Changes and critical moments annoyed the mistress's weapon.
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The plot couldn’t be simpler and cruder-the middle-aged female protagonist decided to pursue her dream of returning to campus due to divorce, and experienced a series of typical lives of American college students: having a group of good sisters in the sorority, every university must have a mean girl, Strange roommates, drinking big on the body + walking of shame the next morning, studying in the library (pa) learning (pa), eating too much leaf chocolate on the ordinary jazz night, the result is too high, and the tuition fee is too expensive. I have to consider dropping out...
But DD’s outside school is not so typical: old but stubborn parents, an ex-husband who is so bad that there is no scum, a junior who is not only cheap but also good, fortunately there is a good girlfriend that everyone needs, and always aspiring Wife's girlfriend's husband. Schools have to deal with oral presentations for mid-term exams, and outside schools have to deal with distressing divorce procedures, and even an "upgraded" wedding between ex-husband and Xinhuan. Fortunately, DD is not hypocritical. The first thing to calm down after being dumped is to throw all his ex-husband’s clothes and supplies and even his wedding photos and wedding rings into the yard and burn them on fire. It’s not too late to complete the wish of graduation. The little girl choked on her body, let her clean up for herself from head to toe, and return to her body to shine. The most commendable thing is that she didn't become self-satisfied, she still treated others sincerely, and became more aware of herself. In the face of Xiao Xianrou's love, she chose to stick to her pursuit (ah, but a beautiful body is still hard to resist).
The setting of the characters shows the mind of the screenwriter. First of all, the girls in the good sisters have their own personalities and appearances; secondly, they take care of all kinds of people and strive to be represented on all continents. Her daughter, a beautiful white girl, was dated a shameless Asian boy. Her best friend is of mixed blood from many countries-anyway, she doesn't look like a white man. Asians, Africans, and Latinos can also be seen on the party and in the sororities-it is the "villain" in the play, both of whom are white.
DD should be the most successful character in the play. She was originally a middle-aged housewife who wore a hairband every day, dressed in a rustic and chubby figure. Her transformation in the play did not follow the trend of most movies and brought about a corresponding change in her figure-the impression of broken-hearted belt. It seems that the ones who come here are all exercises to lose weight and become more beautiful and spicy. DD has become more beautiful. Putting aside nerdy's glasses, old-fashioned curly hair and mother's sweater, at least she looks younger than before in terms of dressing up. More importantly, she became more confident and happier from the inside out. Her attraction comes from the improvement of her character and self. Once she abandoned her studies and became a full-time housewife for her husband at the time. She didn't have many friends. Besides raising her daughter, she had no career or hobbies. After picking up her studies again, she loves the courses she learns, and enjoys the joy of friendship and gatherings. The failure of the marriage does not mean that she will accomplish nothing in her life. She will not beg her husband to change her mind, nor will she transfer grievances and pressure to her daughter. Just do whatever you want, I can, so can you.
But maybe the screenwriter wants to take care of everyone too much. Except for his girlfriends, the lines of other supporting roles seem to be sloppy. Although people are located, there is no time to lay the groundwork and shape their story line. For example, the daughter's Asian boyfriend-showed up a few times. I also said a few lines, but never arranged a story line between the two of them; another example is the daughter—it’s also the second girl, but the attitude and emotional change towards the mother is no trace, and it’s driven by the plot. In addition, the daughter’s acting skills need to be improved, which reduces the audience’s sense of substitution; the second female partner, COMA GIRL, a character whose existence is a bug, could have more room for excavation and display, but there is not much from beginning to end. The highlight, the only use is as an "net celebrity" to advertise for the last party; the male partner, small fresh meat, looks good, but the feelings for DD are inexplicable, there is almost a little Mary Su; The strange roommate, the female partner N, can be said to be the biggest bug in the whole show. There is a kind of "Oh, I don't know how to end it at the end, just write her as a big boss to save the audience. Anyway, it is also a woman helping a woman, and the theme is appropriate. "The" screenwriter psychological activity product has a sense of perception, so that when they and Ma Ma were singing stronger on stage, they were encouraged instead of, and I felt a little embarrassed...
As the title of this review writes, I’m a bit sorry that the movie didn’t make the film deeper-but from the perspective of the film’s positioning, it was originally not a profound comedy route, at least from their name, you can smell popcorn. smell. This kind of story of solving all problems with alcoholic dancing is really too American. In other words, instead of making a movie about how middle-aged women are self-improvement, it is better to make a crazy college party. It’s just that the carrier is not a young college student, but the young college student’s mother-generally speaking, the soup is changed and the medicine is not changed. You can also refer to Neighbors for this kind of movie , whether the housewife or the dad, the same party props can be reused.
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