I remember when Notting Hill came out when I was little. Vaguely listening to the fashionable sisters talking about Hugh Grant's demeanor, a word appeared called "Yuppie". Of course, he was a shy English boy back then, not the subject of the famous prostitution scandal in Beverly Hills.
I remember the most popular in those years was not "Notting Hill" but "Blue Eyed Mickey". Many literary and artistic girls were fascinated by those blue eyes, and even after passing through the huge advertisements in the theater, some people would be amazed at how handsome they are, which can be regarded as a miracle.
The concept of yuppie can be said to be tied to Hugh Grant into China. In the impression of most people [ Yuppie = Hugh Grant ]. This is very simple and rude, because many people still don't understand what a yuppie is?
What is a yuppie?
The term Yuppies is a variant of Hippies.
Hippie, as we all know, is an anti-mainstream, anti-commodity economy comparative bohemian state of life. Yuppie is not. He is a complete business concept. It emerged in the United States in the 1980s and spread around the world. It is a fashionable lifestyle packaged and sold by merchants!
The term Yuppie is a collection of young (young) urban (city) professional (professional) to refer to those who have the ability to live in the city, fashionable, some arrogant, some ruffian, do not care about many things.
His core is actually "city". We know that the traditional English gentleman lives in the countryside, the standard American middle class lives in the suburbs, and the city is probably just a place for them to work and socialize, they don't live there.
But for the yuppie, the city is the core of their lives. We saw that at the beginning of the movie "Notting Hill", it took a long time to introduce the neighborhood of Notting Hill. "There are a lot of antique shops, and there are real and fake things in it, and there are a lot of quirky things. People live here, and this is a diverse and dynamic neighborhood." There is no doubt that the urban landscape defines the yuppie's life radius. They like to be in the circle and enjoy it.
There's a great long shot in the middle and back of the movie. It shows that the male protagonist walks through the spring, summer, autumn and winter "sadly" after the female protagonist leaves. The changing seasons of the city, cloudy days, rainy days, streets, shops and people living here constitute an interesting landscape. It can be said that the city is the real protagonist for a yuppie-style movie.
Urban love light comedy?
Created in the 1980s and 1990s, there are many yuppie-style romantic comedies with urban backgrounds.
Big-mouthed sisters Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant are both representatives of that period. "Blue Eyed Mickey" and "Four Weddings and One Funeral" mentioned before "Pretty Woman" and "My Best Friend's Wedding". I remember there was a special category at that time, which seemed to be called "Urban Romance Light Comedy". I don't know if I remember correctly, but at that time, it seemed to be a very popular genre. Except for special effects blockbusters, almost all the movies I can think of are in this tone.
These kinds of movies usually have an old-fashioned formula! There is a handsome and somewhat unreliable young man who lives in the city and is engaged in a job related to literature and art. (like in a used bookstore) He has a lot of quirky but cute friends around him. (Possibly an unreliable artist) Then, suddenly, one day, he met his Soulmate. After all kinds of misunderstandings, they finally got together. (Not so with Notting Hill.)
Actors always wear clothes with generous shoulder pads, mainly plain colors, and simple clothes. Looking hurriedly walking through the reinforced concrete forest. This is my first impression of urban life and my first impression of urban romantic comedy.
After watching too much, you will feel suspended and boring, but this is not just life itself.
Don't care about social issues!
Yuppie as "young urban professional workers". They are materialistic and pursue a quality life. Unlike hippies, they don't spread decadence and don't care much about social issues.
In a series of yuppie-based movies, you can't find a deeper reflection on society, and even the storyline is not too ups and downs, and more of it is only romantic.
Such as repeated encounters - candlelight dinner - walks under the moon - misunderstandings - desperate attempts to save one's true love (often accompanied by non-compliance with traffic rules. I think the traffic department should be very opinionated on films of this type.)
In fact, I don't understand why there are so many car chases or bridges to the airport. Maybe it's because there was no airport express rail in the 80s and 90s?
Yuppie's dress style
We probably don't get much soul-crushing from "romance comedy." They're simple biscuits that are delicious and give you a short burst of dopamine. But if you eat it, you eat it, what else do you want? - Fat meat?
If there is anything else in this type of film that inspires me. I thought about it for a while, probably just looking at handsome men and beautiful women and beautiful clothes.
Yuppie's dress collocation has its own specific style.
According to a yuppie dress book published in the 1980s. As professionals, yuppies of the social elite will wear suits, but they will pursue comfort in the choice of shoes. LL.bean duck-billed shoes or running shoes look out of place, but they have a casual demeanor. Stylish headphones and designer bags reflect the pursuit of quality.
Yuppie's dress is actually playing tricks in the rules, emphasizing texture rather than exaggerated fashion.
Okay, I know, this manual is from the 80s. But that doesn't mean he doesn't work in the 90s or even modern times.
The costumes of the male and female protagonists in "Notting Hill" look very ordinary, spinning in several basic tones of black, white, gray and blue. But the silhouette and material look good. Very broad and capable. What impressed me most was the white cotton T-shirt + leather jacket + beret that I met in the bookstore. As well as the Chinese embroidered jacket and jeans worn by Fanzhailan, and the moonstone ring on my finger, I also like it. Low-key and textured clothes with a good figure will never go out of style.
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