Judging from the title of the film, Friends with Money uses the perspective of the character Olivia played by Jennifer Anniston. The film is also centered on Olivia, connecting three other rich friends to form four middle-aged women who are each unhappy. normal life. The same four women in their thirties, "Rich Friends" is completely without the free and easy air of "Sex and the City", a real female version of the mid-life crisis.
Olivia is the only one in the circle of friends who is not married. She is obsessed with married husbands and has lost her job as a teacher. The laughing points of the film are basically concentrated in the chaotic life of this woman: for example, she shuttles through the various counters of a famous brand of cosmetics, collects trial clothes cheekily, and the skin care products in her employer's home always tickle her hands. Another example is that she calls her former lover's house over and over again, or stops at his door and looks in. There is also a section with that goddamn fitness coach, which is completely the performance of a middle-aged woman who is hungry. Is it funny? Not necessarily, because there is an exaggerated sense of reality, most women will probably do similar things in the same situation, it is natural, and there is no way out.
Three rich women with husbands still have ups and downs under the carefree life of material things. Joan Cusack's slightly mean face is especially suited to the less-than-likable character of Franny. Franny is the richest, even the children wear luxury goods, but her husband seems to be caught by her every word and deed, and she lives completely according to the flashy boundaries that the rich can achieve, and gradually loses the ability to think independently. Christine and her husband were enthusiastically decorating the "dream house", but they were actually quite different. She is very picky about all aspects of life, and she has constant friction with her husband at work. Her bumpy movements at home convey the feeling of being ignored, which is impressive. Julie is a famous fashion designer, but inexplicably aware of the meaninglessness of life, she does not wash her hair, and she despises everything around her all day long, and is easily provoked. The setting of this character is very interesting and seems unreasonable. After thinking about it, it seems that she can understand her various ways of venting.
But what's the reason for all this? Where is the way out? The director didn't say that, she just brought out this section of their lives almost realistically. Eating is really eating, talking is really talking, and the relationship between friends is really as trivial as you and I have, no glorification or irony, except that Olivia's role is functionally assigned to Jennifer Anniston's usual small. Exaggerated, the film is almost documentary-like realistic. This kind of realism made me depressed. There is no answer to dig out in life. At most, you can watch others re-experience as a past person, or wonder for a lifetime. In short, the client is the most overwhelmed, and it makes me suddenly see all kinds of embarrassment in the future.
The ending is a small reunion, but not quite. Olivia found the beetle-in-law, not Prince Charming. Especially after Olivia got to know this fat man's strong background, it was the frank meeting between the two on the bed, which always made people feel sad. It is true that the fat brother has a good character, and Olivia's motives and prospects are still doubtful.
In short, this is a movie that women feel more appropriate to watch, and men will never use it too much, and there is even a danger of being suffocated. Therefore, I only recommend it to my sisters and sisters.
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