This girl who barely smiles seems to use all her energy no matter what she does. Walking, working, bending over to get rubber shoes in the pipe, turning over the wall, locking, some things that we think can be done with a little bit of strength, she is all trying her best. Like a fist clenched out of anger, even the nails are deeply plunged into the flesh. But I didn't call this article "Fist Life", but "String Life".
The beginning of the film only gave us a back view of walking in the winding corridor, but not the front of Rosetta. We can see that the photographer is shooting while walking, instead of fixing the camera on a special car (I don't know what it is called) in some movies for smooth shooting. This filming technique is used throughout the film, which is precisely the portrayal of Rosetta’s life and heart. Her ill-fated fate and inner turmoil no longer need too many words to describe. Such a filming technique can explain everything. .
At first, we might not understand why she was so hysterical after losing her job, didn't it mean she didn't have a job? Find another one and it will end. We will gradually understand later that the environment in which she lives, her mother, and not having a long-term stable job is the same as death for her.
Okay, my thinking is a bit messy, and I might say it is messy.
The clothes that the girl wore from beginning to end consisted of a pair of corduroy pants and a thin skirt changing back and forth, and she wore only a thin top in the cold winter. I wear a pair of rubber shoes when I return to the camp. I think it’s because the camp is dirty and damp. If I get my other pair of shoes dirty or flooded, they won’t be able to change. I often have stomach pains. I think it’s because of dysmenorrhea. The hardships of life have caused such pain. When it hurts, I can’t straighten my waist. I think many girls can experience this pain. But when we were in pain, my parents would quickly bring a lot of brown sugar hot water bags to care about, but for her, she can only care about her body.
She lost her job several times, maybe this is not sincere by the employer, but life has driven Rosetta almost crazy, so we will see that every time she overreacts, every time she fights hard, her thin body is stubborn like a head. The little beast fought desperately. In order to get a job, she can do anything, even to Li Kui, who is in love with her. She does not hesitate to betray the only friend around her, and the only person who cares about and loves her also gets the job.
In fact, we can see that Rosetta likes Likui. In the film Rosetta smiled brightly twice, once in front of Likui, and the other time after getting the job, he said to the customer: "Thank you Have a nice day.” The second time she didn't smile for work, she was really happy, happy that she got a job. Returning to Likui’s problem, Rosetta refused to drink a drop of wine because of her mother’s alcoholism, but she drank a bottle in one breath in front of Likui, which can’t be said that she thought A little sign of opening my heart. Secondly, with her stubborn temper, she would never dance if she didn’t want to dance, but after several invitations from Likui, they jumped up at Likui’s house, despite Rosetta’s awkward dance steps. Stiff, although this dance step ended quickly with Rosetta's pain. Secondly, Rosetta came back to ask for Likui's rubber shoes after running away, and said that she didn't want to live in the trailer, so she stayed at Likui's house to sleep. Of course, you can say that Likui is the only person Rosetta can rely on at the moment, but I prefer to understand it as her goodwill and trust in Likui. One more detail I want to mention is that when Rosetta went to tell the boss about Likui, she stopped at the door for a while before entering. The camera didn’t take Rosetta from the front or the back. Instead, it shot her from diagonally above. Rosetta’s eyelashes just blocked her eyes. Although we know that she is expressionless at the moment, this is the case. The angle shows that Rosetta is engaged in a strong psychological struggle at the moment; then the camera focuses on the boss again, and only gives Rosetta a vague half of the back of her head, which shows that she has decided in her heart and decided to take this A job, betrayed Li Kui. These are just two simple shots, but they have profound meaning, which shows the director's skill.
Although Rosetta got the job in the end, she was completely despaired by her mother who was so drunk again. She helped her mother into the trailer and boiled herself an egg to eat, which was a luxury before she died. This girl, who was forced to act vigorously and resolutely by life, did not even hesitate to commit suicide without any hesitation. But fate made a joke with her again-the gas ran out. If Li Kui hadn't appeared in front of Rosetta carrying a heavy gas tank, I think she might have succeeded in suicide. Rosetta fell down again and again, and finally, she finally collapsed and fell to the ground and began to cry. Such a catharsis also shows her trust and goodwill towards Li Kui. At the end of the film, Likui pulled Rosetta up, Rosetta turned to look at him, and gradually stopped crying. The film ended in Rosetta's face.
In the end, the director did not give us Rosetta's final destiny. Did she get rid of such a difficult life or continue to live such a hopeless life? As you can imagine, this leaves us room for aftertaste. Perhaps many people will regard this ending as a symbol of bright hope, but I prefer to understand it as an unsolved problem. There are too many unsolvable problems in life. It is not just hope that can lead to a better tomorrow. .
There are few characters in the film, and the relationship between the characters is very simple. The director gave most of the silent Rosetta. The performance of this young actress is very good. In fact, the most difficult role to play is this silent but complex inner-movement role. Rosetta's anger, hope, despair, cheerfulness, and stubbornness are all used by this actor. Appropriate body movements and expressions, especially the expression in the eyes. There is no background music from the beginning to the end of the film. When Likui asked Rosetta what music she liked, all the music she said was beautiful. That's right, relative to her life, any note looks so cute. Her life is gray, black and white. It doesn't need the rendering of music, but it shows us the coldness of Rosetta's life more nakedly. No music is the best background music.
Finally, I want to talk about why it is called "string life". If the strings want to play its role, they must be taut, and there must be no slack. This is Rosetta's daily life, and there is no time to relax. But when she has relaxation, when she is with Likui, when she talks to herself before going to bed, she said that you live a normal life, and you will not stay the same. This is her hope. Adversity did not make Rosetta lose her shame (spit on her mother's shameless behavior), did not make her lose hope (comforted herself), did not make her lose compassion (save Likui from the water). She wants to live, this is the most important thing, the most basic thing.
Such Rosetta is a beautiful piano in itself, with a beautiful melody hidden in my heart.
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