Background introduction: In South Africa in the 1950s, it was the period when apartheid was enforced. To put it bluntly, it was racial discrimination, and all rights were divided according to racial background. In this special context, the love of two women not only breaks through gender, system, and law, but also the awakening of women and the consciousness of society.
The protagonists in it are the original cast of "Unchangeable Heart".
Miriam : A married housewife, with no independent personality, no property, lonely and strong, used to her husband's violence, and endured her husband's affair with his sister-in-law. She was used to relying on her husband, but she couldn't leave it.
Amira : The female owner of a cafe, who doesn't care about institutions and traditional labels, she is confident, brave, independent, assertive, dressed in denim, her shop is often full of laughter, she helps outcast blacks , is not used to a series of unequal systems.
In this context, the film deduces the story of two women falling in love. Miriam's married life is not happy. She finds out that her husband has an affair with his sister-in-law, and she can only bear it. Until Amira dressed in denim appeared in her repressed and abiding life, two beautiful women fell in love at first sight. Amira, with her rebellious spirit, was a staunch opponent of apartheid, which was what attracted Miriam.
The relationship between the two women is delicate and subtle. Miriam was attracted by Amira wearing jeans when they first met. She likes this bold and smiling girl, the desserts she makes, the poems she writes to herself, and the Looking at her affectionately in the vast grassland, I like every moment I meet her, I like the kiss of Amira when I teach her to drive, I like to be close to her, but I have a lot of concerns. She has a husband and children, just like When they were about to linger, a baby's cry brought them back to reality. There are too many unknowns to face. Like other housewives, she lives in the dust and is willing to live a life that can be seen at a glance. But her inner desire and unwillingness made her resist at the end. That's right, when her husband finally used violence, she resisted, and she woke up. Even if her driving skills were poor, she still drove to find Amira. That is her hope, give her love, give her care, and let her have the courage to walk out of the numb person.
Amira likes the beauty of this woman. Although the other party is married, it still does not affect her bold show of love. The closed environment and the perverted system can't trap her desire. She shows love to Miriam boldly and enthusiastically. Kissing, boldly trying to possess her, even though she was rejected, her enthusiasm never diminished, she just wanted to be close to this woman, to be purely good to her, the last time Miriam rejected her, she kissed hard After taking her, she ran out alone, in the huge grassland, she stomped her feet, she was angry, she was unwilling, but she did not compromise with reality. At the end of the film, Miriam smashed the vase in front of the store with her car. She smiled, happy and at ease.
This delicate and delicate emotion between the two women in this film is in every frivolity of the fingertips, in every gaze of the eyes. They transcend not only the barriers of gender, but also the barriers of race.
It is more heavy than "One Heart and Difficulty". There are factors of ethics, morality, violence and racial segregation in it, and One Heart and Difficulty is just the awakening of love and facing oneself bravely.
Love and racism are like endless grasslands, but hope is like that winding and bumpy road. As long as someone is enlightened, no matter how vast the grasslands are, there will be people who resist, no matter if you are male or female, gay or straight, First of all, you are an individual, people must follow their own heart, not live in labels, many of us love each other, we must find a p or t, but love does not need labels at all, I hope you are the one who loves me, and non-label. This kind of love will appear more pure.
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