I was attracted by the poster to watch this film. After all, it is difficult for a Chilean niche film without big-name directors and actors to arouse my interest, not to mention that it is still based on the love of the elderly. The only thing that can be regarded as a gimmick is Ben The heroine of the film won the Best Actress award at the Berlin Film Festival, at least before watching the film, there is no need to worry about the actor's performance. Back to how the poster attracted me: with the blurry night as the background, the heroine's movement of opening her arms should be spinning, and the smile on the corner of her mouth is like fireworks in the dark, making people want to see the story behind her .
Gloria—the film's absolute protagonist—is a divorced woman in her fifties, whose age and loneliness make her situation seem a little bit worse. Loneliness is the biggest problem. In order to emphasize Gloria's loneliness, the director has set up many details, such as the old face after removing the makeup, and the cat that often sneaks into her house. For the face that had lost all collagen, Gloria used lipstick and laughing to make up for it. It was a good idea to use a bright smile to distract people from wrinkles. As for the neighbor's cat, Gloria was obviously disgusted. People around her told her the story of how the cat caught the mouse to save Noah's Ark. Unfortunately, it didn't work for her. Gloria was still very Hate cats. Sometimes it's not appropriate to think that a single person has a cat? But Gloria seems to be another kind of person, a kind of person who is afraid of being in contact with things close to her own attributes, please allow me to describe cats as very lonely creatures, at least cats that sneak into other people's homes in the middle of the night, I think Gloria too. In fact, there are many ways to fight against loneliness. Just like Chinese-style grandparents are keen to tease their grandsons, Gloria also likes to do this exercise when she is bored. In addition to this way of exposing her age, she will also go to her daughter's Join in the fun in yoga class. But to put it bluntly, Gloria's ways to relieve boredom are all related to her children. To say that her real interest should be dance, in fact, her so-called dance is just going to the middle-aged and elderly dance halls, using "Follow the "Musical rhythm" is obviously more appropriate to describe. The opening scene of the film takes place in the dance hall. As the camera progresses, a woman leaning against the bar enters the audience's sight. Then she slowly approaches the dance floor and tentatively swings her body. It was the little girl who stole her mother's high heels. Just when we thought the heroine was a shy woman, she turned her head and danced with her male partner. The director used this contrast to instantly make the heroine's character three-dimensional and multi-faceted.
Gloria's love should belong to the type of love at first sight. From the eye-to-eye relationship on the dance floor to the turbulence on the bed, the speed of this love fermentation is beyond imagination. It is worth mentioning that the scenes where the male and female protagonists have sex are direct and naked. The director seems to have intentionally exposed their flabby bodies to the public in order to make the audience face up to and respect the sex life of the elderly. One of the details is that Gloria "mockers" Rudolph's waist support. This setting is quite life-like, and the character's ability to make fun of his age can be regarded as a pleasure for the audience. After that, the love between the two quickly heated up, and Gloria was much more beautiful than before. Perhaps it was because of the truth that extremes must be reversed. Rudolph often received calls from family members, which made Gloria unable to help this "divorce". "The identity of the man is in doubt. The reason that finally led to the separation of the two was Rudolph's two disappearances. One was when Gloria took him to his son's birthday party, and Rudolph left without saying goodbye. The second time was when the two men reconciled in the hotel and the man disappeared again. For Gloria, the shock of Rudolph's disappearance was undoubtedly devastating. She seemed to have just emerged from the sea of misery and was pushed into the abyss. Her empty home became so quiet and terrifying. He even gave up drinking to the point where he woke up and found himself sleeping by the sea. It turns out that all the people who have lost their love in the world are absurd.
If the movie arranges for Gloria to meet another relationship at the end to get out of the shadow of a broken love, it would be too cliché. Although audiences usually like happy endings, for a heroine who has suffered from emotional trauma, it would be too cliche to walk out on her own. Obviously, people are more willing to see it, so there is the scene where Gloria shoots Rudolph with a paintball gun. The grievances and deceptions she suffered before were all vented, and the film also followed the emotional development. catharsis to climax. It can be said that Gloria's revenge has considerable significance for the entire character and even the entire movie. If there is no such turning point, there will be no independent posture after Gloria, and some people even say that this is a movie. Feminist films, indeed, when we see Gloria's confident solo dance, we cannot deny the message of female autonomy conveyed by the film, but I think the heroine will eventually find an emotional destination. Let's call this film It's a female movie, I always feel that this kind of name avoids the indignation that is the enemy of men
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