we are all lady butterflies

Jared 2022-12-30 05:29:35

I have such a fantasy about Dongfang. In the depths of her almond eyes, there is still such a woman who is willing to sacrifice everything to love a man. Even if the man's love is worthless, it is better to die vigorously than to survive. In the end, I found him in a prison far away from China, my name is Renee Gallinier, aka Mrs Butterfly.

The beginning of the film seems to set the tone of tragedy for the film, Song scoffs at the story of Madame Butterfly, an Eastern woman who committed suicide for a Western man, Song is weak, beautiful, and submissive, satisfying Rainy, a French man. All the fantasies about the mysterious East, in this relationship that seems to be dominated by Rainey, have always been propelled by Song's will. Her delicate skin, long satin hair, and a low hoarse voice, suddenly. His disappearance and disappearance, unexpected children and ties, all made this western man lose his mind, willingly, his future was ruined, and he was imprisoned.

But from a woman's point of view, it seems to be particularly tangled, whether the two are in love with each other. From the story of the prototype, we have no way of knowing. But in the car, Song took off his clothes that he had not taken off for more than 20 years, and wanted to let Rainey accept the real self, Rainey chose to close his eyes, betrayal and absurdity have brought this deformed relationship to an end.

In the end, Rainey put on a lot of makeup on himself and dressed up as Mrs. Butterfly who they met for the first time. Perhaps this is the best ending for them. One committed suicide for love and the other was sent back to China.

Song is Mrs. Butterfly in Rainey's fantasy, and Rainey ends up being Mrs. Butterfly.

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  • Lynn 2022-04-20 09:02:25

    twisted love appreciates that it's not just content with a poor curiosity about the east, marvel at being able to grasp the set and story with such precision (should be the writer's credit) the final attire is still the director's favorite tool. Maybe I misunderstood Zun from the beginning. Long warned himself that adding drama to his mind is not necessarily a good thing // 20180906 Venice Review+

  • Cindy 2022-04-22 07:01:49

    After all, it is still a curious perspective in the eyes of foreigners, and it never touches the essence of this love. The whole movie feels out of place, the background of deliberate historical events, the two leading actors who have no chemical reaction, and there are too many stories. At times seem weak. Without seeing the pain of this love, even if John Lone finally took off his clothes, Jeremy Ains became another lady butterfly without emotional impact. ★★

M. Butterfly quotes

  • Rene Gallimard: Our world is changing. We French lost our war in Indochina because we failed to learn about the people we sought to lead. It's natural, therefore - correct, even - that they should resent us. How could they do otherwise, when we refused to treat them like fellow human beings?

  • Rene Gallimard: The Oriental woman: when she's good, she's very very very good. But when she's bad, she's Christian!