The resistance of the little people

Sydney 2022-01-25 08:03:35

Six stars, this is my evaluation of the barber. Compared with scissors hands, the barber is a new feeling. After watching the movie, I thought of the couplet: hard work to live up to the day, pay for it and try the courage, three thousand more can swallow Wu. Those who have aspirations will succeed in breaking the boat, and the Baier Qin Pass will ultimately belong to Chu. Maybe I think a bit far, but that's how it feels. It is a great thing for a little barber to endure the hatred and shame in his heart and stick to true love as always.

In this movie, the director deliberately filled the world with tragedy, turning the razor in Todd's hand into a just ruling. So when we saw this cruel barber killing people, apart from the rapid surging of blood in the body, we could also give birth to a happy feeling, as if when the whole of London was plunged into darkness, the ultimate justice was in control. Todd's hands. This is undoubtedly the success of this script, and perhaps the reason why this legend has been passed down to this day.

We are all small people living in this great world. This world is full of harmony. When facing this world, everyone will feel a little bit insignificant. We endure injustice and oppression. In this classic drama, the author has portrayed such a sad and hateful Todd. He comes from the bottom of society. He has been unfairly and deeply persecuted. However, in the end he fulfilled his long-cherished wish, although the whole story is full of revenge. But when the movie ends, you can't help but sigh for Todd.

When the revenge is over, the final judgment will come. This is the prophecy sung calmly from Todd's mouth at the beginning. It is also the main theme of the story—justice judgment will finally come. It is also in response to our old saying: good is rewarded for good, and evil is rewarded for evil. For Todd's retribution, the person who wrote this story arranged such a sad ending for God.

This is a beautiful film that retains a strong theatrical style. Tim Burton's musical, as always, re-releases the magical and gorgeous colors of the classics.

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Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street quotes

  • Signor Adolfo Pirelli: [singing] I am Adolfo Pirelli, da king of da barbers, da barber of kings, e buon giorno, good day. I blow you a kiss! And I, the so famous Pirelli, I wish-a to know who has-a da nerve-a to say my Elixir is piss! Who says this?

    Sweeney Todd: I do. I'm Mr. Sweeney Todd from Fleet Street. I have opened a bottle of Pirelli's Elixir and I say to you, it is nothing but an errant fraud, concocted from piss and ink. And furthermore, "Signor", I have serviced no kings, yet I wager that I can shave a cheek with ten times more dexterity than any street mountebank.

  • Beggar Woman: [singing about Todd and Mrs. Lovett's incinerator] Smoke! Smoke! Sign of the devil! Sign of the devil! City on fire!