There is a shadow of "Chocolate"

Damaris 2022-01-28 08:19:02

Sure enough, it is magical realism. In the atmosphere created by Indian female voices, the surreal elements do not seem abrupt.

The heroine is so beautiful! The title of Miss World is not too great, the key is the tranquil and elegant temperament.

The whole play has the shadow of Binoche and Depp's "Chocolate", but the story is not as smooth and natural as the latter. Especially at the end, two heroines who have been given special missions since childhood, one scatters the ashes of their ancestors into the sky, and their minds are free; He was forgiven by luck, in exchange for the peaceful coexistence of the spice god and his lover. Obviously, for modern society, the former is more positive. Of course, perhaps, as the title inscription says, this film is about preserving traditions, so naturally the heroine can't throw away all the spice and troubles like Binoche. It's just that what is tradition, which traditions should be preserved, and how to regenerate tradition, this film does not give an answer; it just mechanically uses spices as a symbol of tradition, and then implants some elements such as civil war and marriage in India. This is clearly not enough.

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The Mistress of Spices quotes

  • Tilo: Fennel, which is the spice for Wednesdays, the day of averages, of middle-aged people... Fennel... smelling of changes to come.

  • Tilo: She lifts a bowl of kheer and her thoughts, flittering like dusty sparrows in a brown back alley, turn a sudden kingfisher blue.