Almodovar's theme is men and women, love and sex, but what I value in this movie is the background of the times from the point to the end.
It was subtitles at the beginning, to the effect that in 1970, Spain promulgated a ban, abolishing laws such as freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, and so on. The picture first shot the Christmas decorations on the street, and then a woman screamed. The workers who were doing the decoration looked back to see what was going on. The picture turned into a building, and it turned out that a prostitute was about to give birth. The old maid comforted her and said, "You really have a trick. I just came here and I am pregnant." The old mama took her to the hospital, but there was no one on the street, and a car passing by could not stop her. There was a bus coming in the distance. The bustard stopped in the middle of the road. The driver in the blue uniform didn't stop until he almost hit the bustard, and the bustard knelt down and the bus stopped. They got into the car, but the driver was still reluctant to take them to the hospital. He also said that there are more than 30,000 drivers in the city, why am I so unlucky. The old driver muttered that he was going to get off work and drove back to the factory, but in the end he moved with kindness and gave them a ride. Unfortunately, the prostitute gave birth to a boy in the car, Victor. The mother is the Spanish beauty Penelope Cruz.
Victor and his mother were granted free public transport for life by the ruler of the day, and people in the news asserted that he would have a life on wheels. The mayor also came to confer the title of honorary citizen in recognition of the brave mother.
Twenty years later, Victor is not, as the news predicts, very ordinary, except for a special document that ensures him free bus rides. Elena lets him know for the first time the joys of sex, but she no longer welcomes Victor. Victor sat on the bus around the city, the driver so impatient that he had to name a destination. In the mind of ordinary people, maybe everyone must have a destination. Victor ended up at Elena's house, but was accidentally involved in a conflict and was framed and jailed for 6 years.
When Victor was released from prison, his mother died. During the whole process from Victor's release from prison to his mother's grave, the narration is his mother's last words: there is only a dilapidated house, if it has not been demolished, and a little deposit in the bank, if it is not negative, It's all given to you, don't blame yourself, don't...
Everything in the picture, Victor counted the money in front of his mother's tomb, thinking, how many guests have to receive so much money. . .
There is no exaggeration, there is no sadness, it is natural, it is a brushstroke, it is not prominent, it is not noisy, it is flat, but indelible.
Victor goes to get revenge on his murderer and discovers the truth. The wife of the policeman who framed him fell in love with him, and saw a photo of him and his mother at his house, the policeman's wife cried. Also said: "My God".
The policeman's wife ended up saving Victor by shooting her confrontational husband before he got home, who also shot and killed her.
Victor ends up with Elena, who is going to give birth on Christmas night. In the car driving to the hospital, Victor said to the child in Elena's womb, "I can understand your feelings, I was born in a car 20 years ago, but you are luckier than me, times are different. , At that time, the streets were empty, and everyone was afraid to hide at home, you see how lively it is now..." In
high school, the teacher told us that he ruled until the 1970s. The Spanish Civil War started by this dictator was an exercise in World War II. After World War II, the fascists in Germany, Japan and Italy fell, and his Spain lasted for decades. We all thought it was a miracle at the time.
What I want to say most about this movie is that the police in it are unscrupulous, and the prostitutes are the most loyal. I don’t know if it’s an irony. The prostitute sacrificed herself to stop the bus to escort the prostitute to the hospital to give birth. This is what touched me the most about this movie. When I watched it, I was really afraid that the bus would smash and kill the prostitute...
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