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I just finished watching the gaslight (Chinese name: under the gas lamp) because of the PUA some time ago.
This seemingly Hitchcock movie was not actually made by Hitchcock, although her heroine Ingrid Bergman is also one of Hitchcock's beloved Greek girls.
The reason why the film can be linked with PUA is because the male lead used a series of mental control techniques in the film, and finally achieved the purpose of controlling the female lead's mind. Bergman also because of her excellent performance in the film, especially from a normal woman to falling into the trap set by the male protagonist, she began to deny herself, and eventually developed into a mad woman who completely lost herself and entered a state of rest. Won the 17th Oscar for Best Actress.
From this point of view, Ingrid Bergman surpassed her predecessors who belonged to the same Swedish nationality-Greta Garbo, Queen of Sweden forever in the history of film. Garbo entered Hollywood earlier than Bergman. It can be said that when Bergman first entered Hollywood, our unmarried Queen of Sweden, Garbo, was already planning to stop.
Garbo has not many works, and has not won the Oscar for Best Actress, only a few Oscar nominations for Best Actress. But this does not affect Garbo's position in film history. Anna Karelina and La Traviata she played are roses that never fade in the era of black and white films.
In "The Queen of Sweden", Garbo's expressionless performance has become one of the most classic long shots in film history.
The image of Garbo was printed on the Swedish krona. Another filmmaker who was printed on the Swedish krona was the famous Swedish director Ingmar Bergman. (Speak in a low voice: Garbo is 100 SEK, Bergman is 200 SEK, you can taste it carefully)
Although there is Garbo and Jade in the front, Bergman is not bad, not only won the Oscar for Best Actress by "Under the Gas Lamp", but also attracted Hitchcock’s attention and starred in two Hitchcock movies one after another. His works "Doctor Edward" and "Beauty Tactics".
Because of the successive tragedies caused by PUA, everyone started to pay attention to the movie "Under the Gas Lamp" again. The man's action to adjust the gas lamp became a metaphor for his PUA control technique for the heroine. The hero used some small tricks to inspire the heroine's deep guilt on the night of his aunt's death and the fear of the house, and finally became himself. A mad woman who is closed and afraid to go out and is about to be sent to a mental asylum by the male lead.
When we look at this movie from the current perspective, our focus is on the male protagonist’s mental control. However, 70 years ago, the reason why this film was able to send Ingrid Bergman an Oscar figurine was because she not only successfully interpreted the image of "the mad woman in the attic", but more importantly, the mad woman was in With the help of a kind-hearted male sheriff, he regained his self and successfully walked down the "attic." This is particularly important on the Oscars awards platform, which is extremely concerned about "political correctness."
Because her mother died early, Paula, who had lived with her aunt since she was a child, witnessed all the glorious moments of her aunt, and also witnessed the night her aunt was killed. In Paula's heart, there is not only the fear of the "homicide", but also the self-blame for the loss of her aunt, all of which are hidden in Room 9 on the side of Thornton Square. She left London to study opera in Italy is her happiest time, and her love with Anton also happened when she was at the most relaxed time.
When she returned to the house by the square, those memories that were once sealed became Paula’s original sin. Once triggered, Paula would be sealed in the attic along with these memories and become the "attic" Crazy woman on the road".
But Paula is not such a woman. When she fell into Anton's trap step by step, she always showed resistance to the attic. She constantly wondered if the jewelry had fallen off? Where is that little painting? Has the gas lamp weakened? Is there any sound in the attic?
At this point, Paula and Rochester’s wife, who was more than a hundred years earlier than her, are more rebellious. At least in the work we can see that Paula is not locked in the attic, and Rochester’s wife Bertha was at the beginning. Was sealed in the attic, and finally ended his life in a fire.
Although when we look at the image of Paula with our current eyes, there are still many shortcomings. For example, from the initial victim to the later rescued, Paula is always dominated by men. In classic Hollywood movies, the only love that women can control or truly have is actually a well-designed scam that has never really belonged to Paula. If it were not for the intervention of the sheriff who had a close relationship with her aunt, Paula would very likely become another victim, a mad woman who brought a lot of wealth to the male owner but eventually became mentally disordered.
During World War II, because most men took to the battlefield, women consciously or unconsciously walked out of the family and went to society, taking on most of the social work. It was this historical condition that became the opportunity for the further awakening of female consciousness. During that time, many film works can see such elements. Women are no longer the darlings of immutable faces waiting for the prince to bring wealth and love. They are often the owners of wealth. Those princes who bring love are not necessarily good people. Women began to have multiple attributes, starting from the family and moving into various occupations, such as doctors, teachers and even spies... There were more femme fatales in the movies of this period than in previous works.
Sometimes, women stand up for the righteousness of their homeland or just to defend justice. Of course, they are also in danger, and eventually a perfect man will appear to save them or guide them on the path of self-awakening. The more typical is also a work that everyone is more familiar with, which is also the "Beauty Tactics" starring Ingrid Bergman. The beautiful Leah was successfully instigated by American agents. When she thought she was harvesting love, she was dedicated to the Nazis to steal intelligence by agents for the benefit of the country. Of course, in the end when Leah's life was hanging by a thread, it was the American agent who she thought did not love herself who saved her.
Of course, this has also changed in the near future. It is no longer a perfect male image that saves women, and even now it is no longer a man to save women, such as "Captain Marvel" or "Frozen".
So much nonsense is to remind everyone to look at this movie from another angle. When our sight jumps out of PUA, we can see the role of all female characters in "Under the Gas Lamp" and the director's intentions. Not only Paula, but also a beautiful and kind-hearted aunt who does not depend on anyone alone. Although she is a negative role, she is working hard to live up to her life. She has poor hearing but has a sense of justice. She stood up at the last minute against Anton’s Elizabeth. , And so it seemed to be nosy and finally the joint sheriff rescued Paula's female neighbor.
It is said that fashion is a cycle, in fact, movies are also. There is no new story. The difference is what perspective you use to see the story.
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