Unexpectedly, in Almodovar's new film, the madness and comedy of the past are not seen, replaced by calm, calm and introspective. The theme of the story also echoes his peak work "All About My Mother" in 1999, but this is about a mother-daughter relationship that has been severed for more than ten years. There are still bizarre plot developments, but these seem to be the foreshadowing, all of which have laid a wonderful foreshadowing for the relationship between the mother and daughter from intimacy to estrangement. The soundtrack style of the suspense movie seems to have an incredible impetus when used in this quiet family ethics drama. On the one hand, it is a harbinger of the fate of the characters, and on the other hand, it also prepares the audience for the change in the relationship between the characters.
Needless to say, Almodovar's accomplishments in color and composition need not be mentioned. I think the most representative is still his grasp of women's psychology, whether it is a positive depiction of a mother's love for her daughter, or a maid's speech. In reality, the status of women is quite profound and ironically sober, and the comparison of the relationship between the two generations highlights the similarities in how women treat their parents. When the final suspense was revealed, it made people realize that the silence between women is the most terrifying weapon. If it happens when the mother and daughter cannot talk to each other, the destructive power is even more incalculable.
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