The Mayan mother and daughter in red cloaks, facing the ancient call of the north wind, brought hostility and discussion, sweetness and vitality to the town.
Looking back at the guests at the chocolate shop, the shy old widower who dared not to confess, the abused and neurotic housewife, the couple who lost their passion, the grandmother and the boy who were estranged from each other because of contradictions, everyone's long-lost heart is hidden in the small town Beneath the appearance of peace and harmony. Many desires are suppressed under the maintenance of towering churches and regular masses, and the solemn and decent mayor is a symbol of power for the stable operation of the entire system. Uninvited guests before Easter break the shackles of imprisoned inner desires with a mysterious turntable that can predict tastes and cups of mellow and sweet cocoa. The film is a re-examination of religious abstinence. The mayor, who is the maintainer of the norm and order, finally took off his majestic and polite mask in a rage and wreaked havoc in the chocolate shop, but an unintentional smack opened the dusty gate of desire. Enjoy the joy of cocoa and saccharin in a childlike way.
The wandering "Rat Rat", the stubborn landlord, was Vianna's original ally, and had the same sense of freedom and rebelliousness as her. An indulgent party became Vianna's gauntlet to challenge the cold air of the town. When a fire burned down the boat full of happiness and freedom, when Vianna desperately cried out her daughter's name in the water, we saw the body. The price and bitterness of being a challenger to the old order. When Vianna was despairing and took her daughter to leave, the dispute broke her mother's urn, and she slowly realized the knot in her heart. The ancient call is a mission and a tie, between her daughter and her "best friend" In front of Pantford, is she not a practitioner and defender of the old order?
When the North Wind reappeared, Vianna, who was finally relieved, sprinkled her ashes into the sky, "Next time, someone else will come, the North Wind is also tired."
At the end of the film, the young priest gave a sermon: I think we can't go around measuring our goodness by what we don't do . By what we deny ourselves , what we resist …… I think we' ve got to measure goodness by what we embrace , what we create , and who we include .
I think this is also the most simple motto the director hopes to tell us through this warm south breeze film.
Finally, let’s spit it out. It’s the first time I carefully observed Depp. The mayor is really a little fat. In addition, the heroine is like Phoebe from Friends, the little loli is very cute, and the grandmother seems to be Aunt M from 007. I can feel the faint queen character.
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