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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Extended Reading
  • Amber 2022-01-28 08:19:02

    First, I was intimidated by the color of the heroine's eyes (I mean it) Then I was fascinated by the heroine's beauty (again) Finally, I was fascinated by the storyline

  • Scotty 2022-04-23 07:04:45

    Is this spice really so amazing?

The Mistress of Spices quotes

  • Tilo: Each spice has a special day to it. For turmeric it is Sunday, when light drips fat and butter-colored into the bins to be soaked up glowing, when you pray to the nine planets for love and luck.

  • Tilo: Chili, spice of red Thursday, which is the day of reckoning. Day which invites us to pick up the sack of our existence and shake it inside out. Day of suicide, day of murder.