film "What Maisie Knew" was filmed dexterously, delicately and sincerely, a pair of divorced couples in question, a lovely child, two intervening in this broken family The caring young people in life are the main characters of this film. Through the eyes of children, the film shows the hypocrisy, entanglement, chaos and impetuosity of the adult world, while the children need only a little bit of care from the heart. The performance of the little actor Anata Appulo is naturally clear, and it simply presents the sadness of a single child and the real world, which is gratifying.
The film is adapted from the novel "What Maisie Knew" of the same name written by Henry James in 1897. When lighting and shadowing, the film has performed necessary and necessary treatments on the characters and the story. He is also sensible and reasonable in the plot and character creation. The true, calm, delicate and memorable characteristics of Henry James's works are also moderately retained in the film. This literary heritage forms a soothing, immersive and intriguing charming temperament when watching movies. Scott McGee and David Siegel, who have directed films such as "Uncertain" and "Night Lullaby", have always been good at telling emotional stories. This time, their delicate guidance has made the little girl Anata A Plow brought a beloved image of Messi as if he were acting in his true colors.
The film is literally translated as "What Messie Knows". In the film, the six-year-old girl in the film faces the broken world after her parents' divorce, passively and actively adapting. She has a beautiful and petite appearance, and her eyes are clear and pure. She has to be loved. , Everyone’s love and compassion, when such a little girl looks at the diverse world of adults with a pair of clear eyes that can almost see everything, as if everything is invisible, but she is still the waywardness of her parents Immature did not take the responsibility to find a reason to be so wantonly. In fact, she knew everything, she just watched without saying a word, responded with a faint smile and smart eyes, as if she had her own independent spiritual world. She is smart, independent, and has a sensitive and understanding heart. She tries to accommodate all the shortcomings and weaknesses of her parents, including their intrigue and selfishness, because she loves them when she is young.
The details in the film are moving, although they have been polished, they show no traces. They are presented in detail and beautiful, seemingly plain but full of power. For example, not long after the beginning of the film, Maisie’s parents, art dealer Bill and rock singer Susanna, had a mess over the divorce. When the takeaway pizza was delivered, Messie ran upstairs and saw her parents arguing dimly. After a glance, he ran to take the pizza money and sent it downstairs. For another example, when it was Messi’s turn to stay with her father for ten days, she stood alone in front of the elevator and waited. Her mother, who was sleepy, rushed out in her dressing gown, and kissed Messi’s face endlessly, saying that she loved her. After saying that, he went into the house without permission, leaving the young Messi alone waiting for the elevator to go down. Messi looked at her mother's back clearly, with a trace of heartbreaking sensibility and habituation on her face. For example, Messi, who has always been strong and optimistic, finally shed tears when she slept on the bed of her stepfather’s colleague's house when her parents were negligent and failed to meet her stepfather and stepmother. This sad and tender tear made many people gradually paralyzed by reality. The heart felt sorrow and pain.
The reasons for the parents to remarry quickly are all high-sounding. In order to give Messi a home and let Messi take care of her, they are actually justifying her incompetence. In fact, they only love themselves, and the fight for Messi is also out of a personality that refuses to admit defeat. Like many parents, Messi’s parents are of a type who don’t know how to love others by nature. They only buy gifts for their children to express their love, and they just keep saying love to express love. They don’t care about Messi’s true thoughts and love. In the inner world, except for stepfather Lincoln and stepmother Margaux.
Through the jealousy of mother Susanna and her childish extreme behavior, the film subtly demonstrates this mother's biased understanding of love. Of course, there is the benefit of watching movies brought by Julianne Moore's acting skills. When the stepfather Lincoln and Messie who really loved Messi had fun playing with Messi, Susanna jealously led Messi away from Lincoln. When Lincoln and Margaux took Messi to go shopping and play happily like a warm family of three, Susanna, who was shopping with others, saw her in jealousy. She wounded her mouth and arbitrarily took Messi away.
At the end of the film, Messie finally went out to sea with Lincoln Margaux. The cute smiling face on the run and the momentary blankness in her eyes make people always worried about the little girl’s future. At this time, Lucy Schwartz’s "Feeling of "Being" sounded softly, and it came just in time.
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