Source: ( http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_68f50a610100keg1.html ) - Smell the fragrance to know a woman - it has nothing to do with the fragrance of a
woman ", formerly known as Scent of a woman in English, the theme of the movie has nothing to do with women, but the name is very subtle.
Charlie, a student from an ordinary family who entered the prestigious Broad High School on a national scholarship, accidentally and his aristocratic classmate George witnessed the process of several classmates preparing to tease the principal. The principal asked him and George to tell the mastermind of the prank. Willing to give out the list, the principal gave George away and told Charlie that he would recommend Charlie, who was from a poor family but with excellent grades, to enter Cambridge. If Charlie still chooses not to give out the list when the school's general meeting is held on Monday, he will be expelled and his future will be lost. To betray his so-called "friends" for a chance to get into Cambridge? Or stick to the principles and be expelled from school?
Uneasy, Charlie applies for a Thanksgiving weekend job. All he needs to do is to accompany Frank, a blind veteran, for two days because there is no one at home to take care of him over the weekend. Lieutenant Colonel Frank was a former lieutenant to General Patton and had an unusual heroic past. He was blinded in an accident. A hero now lives in the dark, drinking and making pornographic calls in his cabin every day. Grumpy, doing nothing, and relying on his niece's family to take care of even the most basic living, this kind of life makes Frank want to give up his life. Frank forces Charlie to accompany him on a long trip to New York for the ultimate "luxurious trip" of his life, after which he will end his own life. At the same time, Charlie is still uneasy about the "trial" he will face on Monday.
On the plane to New York, the blind Frank called out her name as "Daphne" using only the perfume the flight attendant used and her accent. Charlie was surprised. Frank said: she used "Floris", a British cologne, Again with a California accent, an American chick yearns for an English lady, so he calls her "Daphne." He told Charlie that he loved women more than anything, and that the next best thing was Ferrari. His description of women, as a woman, I must say, is brilliant, any woman would be moved by a compliment like, "Women, who made them? God is a fucking genius! , hair is the most important part, have you ever buried your nose in a pile of clouds and hoped to sleep forever? And fragrant lips, gently touching your lips, like after crossing the desert , the first sip of wine; the breasts, big and small... they stare at you like searchlights; and the legs, whether they are in the golden ratio or not, the middle of the legs is the passport to heaven ..."
After listening to this, Charlie began to admire the grumpy Frank, and this was the beginning of the trip. The lives of two men intersected on this journey. For the next two days, Frank stayed in luxury hotels, drank fine wine, rode in limousines, made suits for himself and Charlie, visited his brother's family... Before going to the best prostitute, Frank shaved his beard, put on a brand-name aftershave, tied a burgundy Windsor knot, and polished his shoes at the senior care center. On the way, he persuaded Charlie to explain everything to the principal, and Charlie said that he The villain who can't be a whistleblower, "then you're going to suffer in this world" - Frank said, and then he asked Charlie to go for a drink. It was in the drinking restaurant that there was an episode that was not planned. This is also the most beautiful part in the movie, and the most quoted part -
Frank smelled the fragrance of good soap and water not far away, so he went to After talking, the blind Frank took this young and beautiful girl Donna to a wonderful Tango. The name of this tango piece is "Por Una Cabeza", which is translated as "One Step Away", and has appeared in "True Lies" and "Schindler's List". Wonderful tunes, innocent girls, wonderful dance steps, just this one paragraph is enough to make this film remember.
After that, the driver took Frank to meet the top prostitutes. At this point, his luxury trip was coming to an end. He wanted to end his life. In order to cheer him up, Charlie took him to the car shop to test the Ferrari and let the blind man Frank enjoyed the fun of driving the Ferrari again. He was stopped by the police due to his excessive speed. Frank coped with it easily... After returning the car, the journey was really over, and old Frank was going to end his life.
He pulled Charlie away, put on his medal-laden uniform, picked up the pistol, Charlie realized something was wrong, went back to the room, told Frank to put the gun down, Frank threatened Charlie that he would kill Charlie if he didn't leave, Charlie Don't go, trying to take Frank's gun, during the fight, Frank pointed the gun at Charlie's head and told Charlie to go away, Charlie said, "You screwed up, so what? Everyone screwed up sometimes. , you should go ahead..." Frank shouted: "I'm already dead! I live in the dark! You understand? Live in the dark!" Charlie asked him to kill himself, anyway, he was dead, Frank said, "You don't want to die." Charlie said, and neither did you. Frank asked Charlie to give himself a reason to live, and Charlie said, "I'll give you two: You're so handsome when you dance the tango and drive the Ferrari." Old Frank slowly let go and sang, "Have you ever thought about Go away, but I long to stay in my heart..."
There is a line in the film, I will always remember that it was the driving force for old Frank to move forward, and it was also the yearning of a friend of mine. When this friend said this sentence, he brought With some ironic melancholy, I didn't know that this was copied from old Frank, otherwise I wouldn't find that melancholy somewhat attractive: "Maybe one day, there will be a woman with her arms around me and her legs wrapped around me. , and when I opened my eyes in the morning, she was still there." Charlie teased him, what's so difficult, we can find you when we go back, you're so handsome, funny, and a good travel companion...
Frank Ask the driver to take Charlie back to school first, just in time for the Monday morning general meeting where Frank and Charlie say goodbye. Charlie goes back to face his "interrogation".
At the beginning of the whole school meeting, old Frank did not leave. He sat next to Charlie and accompanies him to be questioned in the name of a parent. Charlie was unwilling to give out the name list, the principal decided to expel Charlie, and old Frank stood up and attacked the so-called generosity of the principal, pointing out that in this matter, the real person with grace was Charlie who was sitting beside him. The few people who committed the crime hid aside and did not dare to stand up. They pushed George and Charlie, who had witnessed the incident, to the front, while George hid under the protection of his rich and powerful father, old George. Only Charlie was left, and Charlie could If he chooses to provide the list, he can also enter the Cambridge that the principal promised, but he chooses not to say it, because he can't betray friends for glory. At the same time, old Frank also speaks his heart, which is also the theme of the film: he, like Charlie, has come to a crossroads in his life, without exception, he knows which road should be taken, but, He doesn't go, why? Because, choosing the right path is too difficult! Charlie, on the other hand, chose the hard but right path.
Frank's speech saved Charlie's crisis. At the same time, he met a beautiful political science professor on Charlie's campus. She took the initiative to express her appreciation for Frank's speech. Frank smelled the perfume she was using, which was Caron's Fleur de Rocaille, Flowers from a brook, Stone Flower, and guess the color of her hair and eyes. He said maybe they could have a good talk about politics another day... At the
end of the credits, Frank came home and joked with his little granddaughter, showing a warm side.
Two men who also came to the crossroads of life, a super luxurious trip, in a short trip, two men help each other through the difficulties and continue on the right path - the film is about such a simple The story, but the way of telling the story is very clever, one climax after another, lonely hero with legendary experience, fledgling but very principled student of famous school, beautiful girl who meets by chance, touching tango, wonderful fragrance, famous car, famous wine, Chinese The service... makes this film extremely watchable, and Al Pacino's superb acting is undoubtedly the biggest highlight of the film. With this film, he won the Best Actor Award at the 65th Ao Duanka, ascended the throne of the best actor, and won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor at the same time.
On the road of life, everyone will face choices again and again. At these crossroads in life, most people know which path is the right one. However, many times, we are hesitant because we insist on taking the right path The way to go - it's too hard, but it's easy to give up. So, hold on or give up? The choices we make again and again constitute our life. In the process of making choices again and again, we become more brave, mature, and strong—or, more cowardly and laissez-faire, and become Ah Q who comforts us all day long. When the years pass, we look back on the past and don't complain about the injustice of fate. In the process of making choices again and again, we create our own lives.
ps: Gossip about the perfumes in the film:
1 Floris, an old British perfume, the film says that the flight attendant rubs Floris cologne.
Floris has been in business for more than 270 years and has always been a British royal product, respected by members of the royal family and many celebrities. Not as gorgeous and profound as French perfumes, nor as vibrant as American perfumes, as a traditional British perfume, Floris is rigorous and restrained in style, leaving a personable impression of elegance and politeness, showing a ladylike temperament with a good family education.
2 Mitsouko
Mitsouko is the famous "Madame Butterfly", an old perfume from Guerlain (Guerlain) in 1919. Very strong, not acceptable to ordinary Orientals, but the source has a poignant love story, and the bottle design is also beautiful. Suitable for use at night, and the film is at a family gathering, so Frank decides she must be unsatisfied.
3 Fleurs de Rocailles
The Fleurs de Rocailles, is the name of the perfume, the brand is Caron. Fleurs de Rocaille, flowers from a brook is literally translated as "flower of stone", and many Chinese subtitles are translated as "flower of brook". A noble and forgiving aroma. The flower of stone, the flower that blooms in the gravel, the flower that blooms in adversity.
Caron Caron, the old French perfume house, founder Ernest Daltroff, founded in 1904, is on an equal footing with Guerlain. I heard that he made perfume at the beginning to chase his wife. I don't know if it was a real story or a brand advertisement. Caron perfume insists on using natural fragrance materials to this day. Friends of this brand in China who like it say that it belongs to the slow-heating type, and it is low-key and restrained, with an old-fashioned elegance. Caron has released two
4 Ogivile Sisters soap The soap used
by Donna, who danced tango by the Ogivile Sisters , can't find the background information, some kind of advanced handmade soap?
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