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Gigi (1958)
Continue to watch the Oscar-winning film. The film won the 31st Academy Awards for Best Picture.
The film tells a love story between a man and a woman. In France at the beginning of the twentieth century, the heroine was a rash and innocent girl with a mediocre family background. The male protagonist is a friend of the heroine's family, with a wealth of money. The two often play cards together. The hero's uncle is a playboy, and the women around him trade around. Under the influence of his uncle, the male protagonist also frequently changed his girlfriends, and he also publicized the abandonment of women, his love life gradually became people's talk. In a card game, the lost actor leads the heroine and her aunt to play on the beach. The hero and heroine spent a few days at the beach, and the aunt also met the old lover—the hero's uncle. After returning to Paris, the hero hopes to take the heroine to various social occasions. However, the aunt was afraid that the heroine would become people's talker, and expected the hero to give a promise, and the hero readily agreed. Therefore, under the arrangement of the two aunts of the heroine, the two sides determined the details, and the heroine will become a socialite. But the heroine didn't like this kind of life and rejected the hero. The actor is very sad, and his uncle advises him to find a new love when he knows it. But after the hero and heroine thought again, the two were together again. When the two appeared in public places, they attracted the attention of many people. Subsequently, the actor sent the heroine back to her home and made a marriage proposal to the heroine's aunt.
This is a satirical comedy, through the love choices of men and women in the early twentieth century, it satirizes the extravagant life of the French who were greedy for vanity and drunken dreams. The film's story is fresh, the dialogue is humorous, the setting is luxurious, the costumes are gorgeous, and the songs are relaxed and humorous. It is a very relaxing and good-looking movie. It's been a long time since I saw such a movie! However, the theme of the film is not profound. Just like the title of my article, the film focuses on the confrontation between truth, goodness and beauty, and false, evil and ugliness, but this confrontation is meaningless, because different environments will have different results. Moreover, according to the usual pattern of Hollywood movies, truth, goodness and beauty will definitely defeat false, evil and ugliness, just like the ending of the film. In addition, the era reflected in the film is seriously out of touch with reality. It does not reflect the reality of contemporary society, and it is difficult to resonate with the audience. In short, the film is very nice, but it has no practical significance.
The plot of the film and its theme-the confrontation between truth, goodness and beauty, and falsehood, evil and ugliness, have been very obvious in the film. The life of the male protagonist is very boring, thinking that many things are boring and can't find any joy in life. Therefore, when the male protagonist gradually understands the wild heroine, the male protagonist has found what is lacking in life. As a result, the actor abandoned his "fake, evil and ugly" life to seek a "truth, good and beautiful" life. Similarly, because of her aunt's precepts and deeds, the heroine believes that all men and love are "fake, evil and ugly", so she rejects the hero. However, fake, evil and ugliness can't defeat true, good, beautiful and great love after all, and the two of them are still together in the end. This is what the movie wants to express-true love trumps everything, truth, goodness and beauty will definitely defeat false, evil and ugliness!
There are two highlights of the film, one is its gorgeous scenery and luxurious costumes, and the other is the film’s relaxing and humorous songs. I won’t say much about the costumes of this film. I only need to use one word to express my feelings-graceful and luxurious! They are so gorgeous, it dazzles me. The bright red interior decoration, colorful clothing, various styles of women's decoration, and exquisite furnishings indoors and outdoors, etc., make people dizzy. The extravagant setting of the film coincides with the film's name "Golden Powder World". Another highlight of the film, the hilarious song, is the most joyful part of the film. The melodies of the songs in the film are not very ups and downs, but they are catchy, with lyrics suitable for the plot, making the songs in the film very comedic. The one that made me laugh the most was the duet between the opening actor and his uncle in the car, "boring", "boring", "boring", "boring", and a lot of "boring" superimposed on each other, making me happy. I never thought that a song film from the 1950s could make people laugh so much. It seems that I haven't seen many movies and I don't have enough knowledge.
Finally, the filming of the film. Regarding this aspect, the film is not unique, and because of the limitation of the age, many scenes use fake scenes, which look particularly unreal. However, the limited location of this film are all landmarks in Paris, which shows that the filming of this film is still very careful. It's just that I have little knowledge and are not familiar with them, so I won't go into details. In addition, other aspects of the film are quite satisfactory, not to mention it.
In addition, the R3 subtitles of this film are very good, not only the dialogue is translated clearly and accurately, but also the English lyrics are translated into antique and rhyming. I admire this very much. The people of Taiwan are amazing. They have worked so hard on a movie!
There are only four main actors in the film. The heroine actor Leslie Caron played the heroine in "An American in Paris". Leslie Caron is a very strange woman. In "An American in Paris", she is very ugly and can be called the ugliest woman. But in this film, she has become a beautiful, slender beauty! It seems that women really need to be modified. A good look coupled with a good makeup can completely transform a woman's appearance. This also made me think that among the many female stars in the world, there are not many real beauties, they are all modified. The real beauty is still in the folk! The male protagonist Louis Jourdan is very handsome. He has the standard face of today's handsome Hollywood guys. Looking at his face, you can see the silhouettes of many people. The appearance of Europeans and Americans turned out to be similar. Maurice Chevalier, who plays the uncle, is equally handsome. Looking at his information, he found that he was born in the nineteenth century, so old!
in conclusion. After watching a few Oscar-winning films that disappointed me, I was not disappointed in this film. I am very pleased. Although its theme is not profound, it is a movie that is really suitable for appreciation, and the process of watching it is very pleasant.
Serial: 0713
Gigi.1958.720p.BluRay.x264-CiNEFiLE
2012-02-07
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