1. In Frankie & Johnny, the more pen and ink is undoubtedly the heroine Frankie-ex-boyfriend's domestic violence against her and her resistance to feelings. Unlike restaurant friend Corny's black silk skirt and high heels, Frankie always wears sneakers. , Daily wear is more focused on neutral T-shirts and jeans, and in the story, what is more eye-catching is also the process by which she walks out of her own shadow.
And in Johnny, there is also his thickness-the cooking skills that prison life made him trained by mistake, the last failed marriage, the loneliness of being alone, the oppressive feeling (can't be called), the only Looking at the sadness and frustration of my two children from afar...
Johnny is of course a charming character-he is cheerful and willing to share his good news, even if it is just a stranger, he has learned excellent cooking skills in prison for 18 months, he will actively seek the warmth and comfort he needs Ji, he read, read Shakespeare, he would check the meaning of words he didn't know, instead of immersing himself in being a "failed prisoner"...
And Frankie is the opposite of Johnny in many respects-she is inadequate and has an excellent sense of “provision”. She believes that she should not appear at his/her funeral if she doesn’t know someone. Her fear comes from her ex-boyfriend. The hurt, she met with friends "not to talk about feelings", she repeatedly refused Johnny's invitation, what she looked at would eventually fall into those numb marriages or cold couples, or the husband's domestic violence wife...
She doesn't want to be a waiter in a small restaurant all her life. She is inferior to her mere high school education, and is sensitive to Johnny's expression of love. She accidentally mentioned the meaning of "the heart is full of energy"...
She has been passively accepting all the injuries, and suspiciously, she has built all kinds of "defense lines" for herself, dressing herself up to be neutral, and trying her best to erase her emotional needs... But how can people have no emotions and desires? How can you cut off your need for a partner?
As Woolf said: You cannot find peace by avoiding life. You cannot find peace by avoiding life.
And in the process of their meeting and intercourse-she let him overcome his sexual impediment; he let her out of her "cage". They healed each other.
2. Frankie & Johnny, in my opinion, is a film with a strong feminist color. As a movie in the 90s, it chose the song Frankie & Johnny as its main role. What’s interesting is that, in all the songs of that era with the title "Frankie & Johnny", no matter who sang them, the lyrics were the same: Johnny is Frankie's man, but he did her wrong. But here it is. Johnny is so cheerful, so proactive, and so eager for Frankie's pursuit-does the script try to imply through this contrast: everything is different from before?
When watching the movie, I felt that the role of Frankie (Al Pacino) is more like a "prop" to help the heroine come out-anyone can play him (mainly I don't believe anyone can be so proactive or so Warmly)——she's always gonna deal with men, he helped, physically and mentally, she realized her loneliness and her own emotional needs, helped her open her heart knot, and gradually dared to face the hurt and become Stop being so resistant to intimacy.
So I feel more: Frankie & Johnny, modern love story-This is A Myth. It tells us that in the end, everything will be better-women are worthy of being understood and cared for, women will protect themselves, and eventually leave those who hurt us People and things.
Although I can also interpret Frankie & Johnny as a dark and desperate story from a negative perspective, I want to believe that what I see before my eyes is beautiful. In other words, I prefer to think of Johnny as an angel-he came to guide Frankie out of the haze of her past, no matter what happens in the future, no matter if he will "return" to the traditional song "Old Johnny" in the future. "The angel will leave after completing the mission. For Frankie, the most memorable thing is that he brought her out of the haze, the courage he gave her, and this new beginning.
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