The movie "Little Women" has an infinitely curious opening: Zumaki, a carefree literary girl, stumbles into the publishing house, saying that she wants to contribute to a friend. Although it is "helping a friend", judging from her crossed fingers, careful observation of the editor's eyes, and obviously poor living conditions, this work should actually be her own. After some bargaining and "selling" works, Zu flew out the door like a bird, happy that his persistent creations had finally gained substantial recognition and rewards.
"Little Women" tells the story of the four sisters, in which Zu is the absolute protagonist. In reality, her story started from the first successful submission, and her relationship with the other three sisters was interspersed with warm-toned memories from time to time. One by one:
The older sister Meg (Emma Watson) is gentle and generous, she likes beautiful dresses, and her dream is to find a sweetheart and become a happy wife; the younger sister Amy (Florence Pouy) loves to paint, and also has a head start The ambition, but compared to the talented Zu, always seems a little clumsy and inferior; the third sister Beth (Eliza Shijiaren) is taciturn and gentle, and can play a good piano. They go to dances together, deliver food to neighbors, hide surprises for their sisters, chat and laugh endlessly, and the lively and lively relationship fills every corner of their growing memory.
Personally, I think that a successful film adaptation of a famous novel must first enable the audience who have never read the text to understand and integrate into the story effortlessly - the four sisters' sparring at the dining table, the game in the attic, in the The undiminished care and love in the disputes and their different life choices, through the warm tones and the natural intimacy between the actors, make the audience feel like they are on the scene, observing and even participating in the growth of the four.
Second, the way the story is told is also very clever. Reality and memory, the two-line narration of the overlapping of cool and warm colors, allows the audience to peel off the cocoons from their memories in a state of knowing a certain ending, and wonder how they can go from four small no guesses to different life trajectories step by step. At the same time, the plot in the reality line is constantly advancing, and the story of the four sisters is linked into the book "Little Women" at the right position, which echoes the plot of the submission at the beginning, and it is natural and watertight.
Sophisticated and gorgeous costumes, well-arranged lighting and filming, and a soft, flowing soundtrack make the film highly enjoyable to watch at the same time. The performance of several actors is even more remarkable:
On the basis of "Miss Bird", Ronan will play the role of a stubborn and aura girl. It can be said that it is natural. Several explosive scenes and crying scenes are also impressive, and the future is promising;
Florence Pouy successfully interprets the contrast between the clumsiness of a young girl and the maturity and forbearance of adulthood;
Tiancha played the playboy after "A Rainy Day in New York". The gentle voice, flexible body and moving face are all charming, and the scene where the hair is messy and confesses to Zu is even more heartbreaking;
Emma Watson is a rare challenge to the role of a gentle and virtuous wife, but she said: "People often have a biased view of feminism, as if if you support feminism, you must reject marriage, reject anything that has to do with femininity. Meg's choice seems traditional, she wants to marry the one she loves and become a good wife and mother, and no one can criticize her dream for not being feminist";
The most surprising thing is the old drama bone Meryl Streep. Although Aunt March, who has a vicious tongue and a large fortune, has a small number of appearances, it is impressive, and it is also the funny role in the film.
In director Kitty Garvey's past works, the erratic "big girl" protagonist has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, whether it is "Miss No Bird", also played by Sielsa Lauren, or "Everything Ha" starring herself. , have successfully demonstrated the characteristics of independent and stubborn women. This time, in "Little Women", while she is familiar with telling women's stories in a lighthearted and humorous way, she also obviously put a lot of effort into making the film's audio-visual language even better.
The movie that touched me the most was the classic scene: after the death of the third sister, Zuton lost his sustenance, thinking that the family that gave him infinite warmth in the past was missing a piece, the sisters each have a new life, and he has always been proud of the creation. The talent has no place to be displayed or even affirmed. She cried out her doubts to her mother: "Women have independent thinking, souls, and feelings. Women have ambition, talent, and beauty... I'm tired of people saying Women are born to love, but why do I feel so lonely?"
The questions asked 150 years ago are still applicable today-although women have more autonomy in work and life, the concept of husband and child, virtuous and virtuous after marriage is still deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and living alone in a big city It is still a huge problem for single women who work hard to realize their personal values and how to make themselves "not going to be" and "not lonely".
Over the years, we have also seen too many stories about sisterhood or group portraits of urban women, such as "The Diary of a Girl in Haijie", such as "Tokyo Women's Guide". The contrast between their different personalities and encounters, as well as the good quality and life attitude reflected in them, may be the reason why "Little Women" and similar works are so prosperous: people have never really resisted plain stories, let alone Forcing crappy drama into the story. It is moving enough to discover the beauty and love in life, and to show a state of living hard and accepting each other.
I also love how the ending is handled: who said that the ending of a story about a woman that everyone loves to read has to be when she is married or dead? Standing outside the window, watching my hard work copied into a book little by little, stroking the gilded cover, holding it in my arms like a treasure, hugging tightly is the memory, the treasure, the talent, and the self who works hard to live.
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