A story that only exists in the movie

Antonette 2022-12-17 05:41:01

Under the guise of confronting stereotypes, the girl is excited to make a revolution in this beauty pageant.

She has close friends who will stand up for her, an aunt who cares about educating her on how to grow up, and even though she is busy in beauty pageants, she will nickname her dumpling mother, and she also has a lover who loves her unexpectedly. Ambiguous boyfriend. All inferiority and self-esteem come from her weight.

In my eyes, even if it is wearing the protagonist's ring, a girl is unpleasant, because she can't see so much love that surrounds her, and let her weight define herself. She, like this, is a bit cynical and cannot understand the value of beauty pageants.

The screenwriter has been brainstorming all the way, setting up all kinds of difficulties and obstacles, but also sent the girl to the stage of the finals all the way. The whole story seems to be that the girl gradually learned to love herself and others better during the experience of this beauty contest.

But looking back, it seems that there is no way to achieve such a core. After all, the girl's transformation shown to me in the story can barely be regarded as a quantitative change after the new friend's experience has influenced the communication with old friends and mothers.

I prefer Disney-style comedy and family fun. For this, I am willing to forget some logic and reason.

The story chose the classic theme of the beauty pageant, and the reason that the costume quit the competition automatically after the costume was not reviewed made the story not too outrageous, and the overall fluency was not flawed.

Happiness is to open her purpose. It barely managed to do it. It's still qualified, but it's not worth the second brush.

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Dumplin' quotes

  • [Last lines]

    Bo: Hey, did you win?

    Willowdean: No. I got disqualified.

    Bo: That's my girl.

  • Willowdean: You and I... we don't work together in the real world, Bo. You're supposed to be with someone like Bekah.

    Bo: What are you talking about?

    Willowdean: Oh, my God... I'm talking about this.

    [Willowdean points at her overweight body]

    Willowdean: How are you missing this? Do you not know what it would be like to be with me?

    Bo: Never took you for the type that cares much what people think.

    Willowdean: I can't, Bo. And that might make me a coward, but I...

    Bo: [sharply] It does.

    [pause]

    Bo: Willowdean Dickson, I think you're beautiful. To hell with anyone else who's ever made you feel less than that.

    [Willowdean does not respond]

    Bo: Doesn't really matter what I think, does it?

    [Bo walks away. Willowdean sighs, deeply saddened]

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