Compared to mainland China, which translates the title from Spanish "Una mujer fantástica" to "Ordinary Woman," the Taiwanese version of "The Incredible Woman" and the Hong Kong version of "Wonder Girl" are, to some extent, a more direct representation of what the film is about. The meaning conveyed, after all, the literal translation of "Una mujer fantástica" should be "a wonderful woman", this "ordinary" woman is actually not ordinary at all. If there is no label of homosexuality and New Year's Eve, the movie "Ordinary Woman" is really an ordinary story. A woman and a man are planning to get married. Unfortunately, the man dies suddenly, the original family takes the man's property, and Obstruct this third party from participating in the man's funeral. She broke through all these obstacles to say goodbye to the man, and stood on the stage from the bar to sing the opera. From this level, there is no need to worry about whether this woman is "ordinary" or "great". I also see the good intentions of the translator of the title in mainland China. The mujer fantástica in the movie just wants to be an ordinary woman who loves An ordinary person living an ordinary life.
"Ordinary Woman" is very life-like in the handling of the plot. Orlando came out of the bathroom and came to the bar to find his transgender lover Marina. Birthdays, appointments to see waterfalls, planning for a bright future - things backfired, and a disease changed everything.
Marina's transgender identity has been completely lost in this change. She has to face questions from doctors, police and investigators, as well as the hostility of her original wife and Orlando's son. The true love of her has become a cheap or even dirty substitute. The more others despised it, the more it became Marina's concern, and even became an obsession. She could have nothing, Orlando's car she gave back to her first wife, the house was given to Orlando's son, the only thing she wanted was Orlando's promise to her, the dog for her, and the Nicaragua Falls they agreed upon. 's travel.
When she opened the cabinet with the No. 181 key, it was empty, and she was instantly enlightened, she chose to let go, and she chose to face the wind and become a strong grass. Beneath the appearance of a woman, she still has a heart as strong as a man, just like we see in the movie, despite facing various doubts, facing the hostility of the original family, even the son of Orlando Humiliated, she didn't shed a tear. After breaking through everything and saying goodbye to her lover in front of the cremation furnace, her weakness was revealed.
From the very beginning, the film sets three tones for the story of the lover's departure in the form of color, red, yellow and blue.
Red is warm and deep, and is a strong love. The first scene where Orlando and Marina appear together is a bar. Under the red light, the two people's eyes communicate with each other. They are eating in a Chinese restaurant, happy and enviable. In the first scene, the background wall is also red. This strong symbol expresses no matter how strong the love is, it will be difficult to walk on this road of Marina after all.
Yellow is happy and persistent, and cherishes oneself. Marina lost her lover and walked overwhelmed on the way to the hospital to call her brother in Orlando. The dim light in the dark background illuminated her way, but the road was not so smooth, as the yellow rose also represents With jealousy and lovelorn, behind this layer is the tinted glasses of the original family and society, and the road to LGBT is doomed to be bumpy.
Blue is honest and kind, and it is happiness born of love. True love has nothing to do with gender and age. Marina bravely stood in the blue top and stepped on the car where she returned to her original wife. What she got was happiness that they did not understand, and the years after that Here, Marina faithfully adheres to the beautiful qualities of her lover, and lives bravely in this world—every day she pulls the dog he left behind for a run, and stands proudly on the stage to face the world.
"Ordinary Woman", "The Tight Seams of Life" and "The Danish Girl" can be said to be the three most profound films about transgender people in recent years, all of which focus on the protagonist's self-awareness. "Danish Girl" tells the story of the first transgender person who continuously deepens his gender awareness and bravely chooses to face his true self; "The Tight Seams of Life" touches the life, surroundings and family of transgender people from the perspective of growth; to "Ordinary" "Women", the story has been carved into the bone marrow of love, whether it is heterosexual, homosexual, bisexual or transgender, as long as there is something about sex, there must be love.
Because of love, although "ordinary woman" Marina lost her love, she also gained a new life and became an "ordinary woman". She faced the world's vision firmly, and lived her own life with a determined and unrepentant heart.
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