Thoughts on the movie "Little Fish"
The movie "Little Fish" is directed by director Rowan Woods, starring Cate Blanchett, Sam Nell and Hugo Weaving. The film was officially released on September 8, 2005. The 36-year-old heroine Cate Blanchett and other actors told us the story of a group of drug addicts from the bottom of society struggling to find happiness.
The film is just like the title "Little Fish". I think "Little Fish" has two meanings. The first meaning refers to the fact that Trish (Cate Blanchett), who lives at the bottom of society, swims in the film. Like that little fish in the ocean, under the tremendous pressure of life, he can't help himself, but he wants to escape from the status quo. He doesn't know where the exit is, and he doesn't know where to go in the future; the second meaning refers to the film. The small blue fish used to hold drugs that have appeared many times unfolded to us a story of ordinary Australian families and drugs...
Trish is an employee of a video rental shop. He has been working in this position for 4 years day after day. It just so happens that the boss intends to transfer the store out, and Trish wants to take over and transform it into a restaurant to become the owner of this business. But the only problem is insufficient funds. She repeatedly bumped into walls on the road to borrowing. The reason was that Cui Xi was involved in a credit card fraud a few years ago, which caused her creditworthiness to drop significantly. In a country with a strict integrity system, no bank is willing to agree with Cui. West's loan application. But even if she was silently worrying in a place where no one noticed, she was unwilling to tell her mother, brother and stepfather, she just kept hiding her emotions to comfort them: "Don't worry, there is hope for the loan." Finally one day, Things changed. On the birthday of Trish’s brother, Johnny’s ex-boyfriend, who disappeared for no reason 4 years ago, suddenly appeared in front of Trish wearing a suit and bright clothes. Johnny was smoking drugs at Trish’s house. Cui Xi's younger brother Lei put on socks and shoes for his prosthesis next to him, his indifferent expression, as if the car accident did not happen 4 years ago, but it was even more distressing after seeing it.
Since Johnny arrived, Trish has become abnormal. Trish called her ex-boyfriend Johnny in the mall. Johnny said to Trish, “It’s very difficult to go back to the past. It’s more difficult than what I did. It’s even harder to think." There was a painful expression on Trish’s face, as if he was thinking of everything that happened 4 years ago, of the dark past that he couldn’t get rid of, even Trish’s stepfather said of you when he saw it. Is it okay? Tracy’s stepfather Leon is also getting less optimistic. When he failed in drug addiction a week later, he even begged Tracy, who had already reformed, to help him buy drugs. Although Tracy was very angry, he suppressed the anger in his heart. And disappointed to help Leon buy drugs, maybe this is love. One day, Trish came to Johnny’s so-called company to find Johnny, only to find that Johnny had been deceiving her. Johnny was not a so-called stockbroker at all. The 40,000 yuan promised to Trish was not raised through stocks. , But to bring Tracy’s brother Lei to sell drugs. Tracy who heard the news broke down. A few years ago, her stepfather put her in contact with drugs, and she managed to quit through the supervision of her mother, while Tracy’s younger brother But still insisting on embarking on this path of no return, the desperate Trish had to take a gamble and participate in this drug trade. In the end, both people and wealth were empty, but Trish's stepfather ended their fate on this road with his death, and left a legacy sufficient for Trish to open a shop. At the end of the film, Cui Xi, her boyfriend and younger brother came to the beach with the stepfather's body, and the three of them walked to the sea. Everything is just like childhood, and their destiny will also change.
There are a few paragraphs in the film that broke the plain narrative in the play, and conflicts occurred. Johnny was eating at a high-end restaurant. During a small chat, Johnny said that Trish looks good now, and Trish made a face. As if to say to him, what do you think, a good time? Unknowingly, I talked about Johnny leaving silently 4 years ago. He explained like Trish, Trish’s expression began to become unnatural, too much emotion and grievance can only be used "Four years." "In three words, Johnny then asked Trish: "Have you ever thought that if I didn't leave 4 years ago, would you still give up drugs?" And Cate Blanchett heard this sentence The expression of the words was particularly well displayed. The teeth were biting the inside of the lower lip, and the eye sockets were moist, but there were complaints in the eyes that Johnny had left without saying goodbye 4 years ago. Cate Blanchett raised his eyebrows and ridiculed Johnny. He took a breath and didn’t make a sound while watching the menu. This is an expression of common people’s anger, but Cate Blanchett didn’t This little detail of life can be observed, enough to show the importance of observation as an actor. Afterwards, Trish couldn't bear it anymore, picked up the bag and left. The voice talking to Johnny was sad, angry, and trembling. Another thing that impressed me was that when Trish was borrowing a loan, she saw the photo on the staff’s desk and thought that she was once as pure and happy as this, but such a time can never go back, Kate. When Blanchett performed this segment, she froze for a while, and then there was an expression of envy in her eyes, recalling the old days, and when the bank refused her loan, she was angry that she subconsciously smashed the photo. On the ground, I picked up the photo at a loss after smashing it. She wanted to apologize but couldn’t say it. Cate Blanchett’s expression was to pick up the photo in a hurry and glance at the photo with a little guilt, embarrassed. Put his hand under his chin, picked up the bag and walked away altogether. Although this section seems to be very plain, but Cate Blanchett presents every tiny detail and eyes with a performance that is closest to life. Cate Blanchett’s vivid shaping of this role is extremely distressing. It can be seen that she has completely integrated herself into this role. Her performance makes people feel particularly real, not artificial, and We present a film that is close to the real thing.
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