This year, the best foreign language film at the 90th Academy Awards was awarded to this somewhat boring Chilean film - "Ordinary Woman".
For mainland Chinese directors who are eager to hit the Oscars, there may be some inspiration.
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Many film critics said that the award for this LGBT film was purely the result of political correctness .
Such a comment is pertinent .
After all, the story of the whole film is simple and slow-paced . It's just that the special status of the heroine 's transgender person adds to the dramatic effect.
The protagonist of the story, Marina , is a transgender , and Orlando, a same-sex partner , left her original wife and family because she fell in love with her. The unexpected death of her boyfriend Orlando sparked a series of events.
Her boyfriend's ex-wife and family prevented Marina from attending the funeral, humiliating and beating her . Different people appeared in turn in the event - doctors, police officers, Marina's friends and teachers, etc. The two attitudes, cold and warm, showed the real life status of LGBT, and expressed the director's attitude towards equality, love, and self. thinking .
Marina and Orlando are a loving couple. On Marina's birthday, the two spent a good night together. Orlando, 57, suffered a sudden illness in the middle of the night and died unexpectedly.
Orlando's death has exposed the fake and warm social civilization , exposed the darkness of people's hearts one by one , and Marina has been subjected to all kinds of difficulties, insults and discrimination .
Initially, she was treated unreasonably by the police at the hospital .
The next day, a female police officer who claimed to be "moral supervision" approached her for information, speculated on the cause of Orlando's death with ulterior motives , and questioned Marina with prejudice .
Then, Orlando's eldest son came to the house, insulted Marina , and demanded to forcibly take back his father's apartment.
Marina met with Orlando's ex-wife, and the other party bluntly said she was a " pervert " and that Marina was a " chimera ", using extremely hurtful words.
Marina was even threatened with a naked body check at the police station .
She was bombed away at her boyfriend Orlando's farewell ceremony .
Orlando's son's humiliation to her also escalated from words to actions. Stalked and abused her , kidnapped her into a car , and covered her head with tape .
As she said, she just wanted to see off her loved ones and say goodbye gently.
If the film uses all kinds of unfair, cruel and violent injuries to speak out for LGBT, it will seem inferior and it is difficult to be recognized by the Oscars.
After suffering all kinds of humiliating treatment, the most moving picture appeared in the movie-in the gust of wind, Marina went against the wind . Persistence, declaration of war on life and destiny .
The subtlety of the film is that the more you are in such an unbearable situation, the more gorgeous and romantic pictures will warm you .
Not everyone in the film sees her as a monster and classifies her as an outlier. She had friends who loved her, she had teachers who admired her, and Orlando who loved her to death.
These warm scenes, on the one hand, reflect the cruelty of reality, and on the other hand, express Marina's inner desire and belief in love .
The picture is warm and colorful as she snuggles with Orlando on the dance floor .
When she was frustrated and low, she passed by the joyful playground and the romantic fountain square .
When she doubts herself, the soul of her lover will appear by her side , giving her the strength and courage to persevere .
Such a romantic approach makes this film, which could have been bloody and curious, sympathetic and painful , grow a wonderful and touching beauty .
Among the relics in Orlando, Marina found a key—the key to the sauna's storage cabinet. When she passed through the layers of obstacles and opened the cabinet in the hot fog, it was empty.
This dark abyss cabinet seems to be telling Marina that there is only darkness hiding in the cabinet . This is also her lover's last encouragement to Marina. Only by sticking to yourself and stepping out of the "closet" can you strive for a happy life .
After the twists and turns, Marina also gradually became inspired.
At the end of the film, she lies naked on the bed, with a small mirror placed in her privacy, reflecting her beautiful and confident face.
Sexuality is blurred here, and "people" themselves are strengthened here .
The theme of the film is philosophically sublimated here , trying to answer an age-old question: Who am I?
We are no longer people determined by our physical structure, but by our own hearts and our own brains to determine the answer to "who am I" .
This body is just the container of the soul , insist on being yourself, and the pure soul will tell the world who you are.
Transgender, gay - these are the labels on Marina, but she is kinder , more tolerant, braver, more beautiful, and more believers in love than those so-called normal people .
Marina is like a poor little beast in this real world, but her eyes are always stubborn and strong. Her story is a vivid "find yourself" lesson .
who are we?
How should we spend this life?
The answers to these questions cannot be defined by physical characteristics or assessed by secular standards .
The answers are in our hearts .
Everyone should stick to the kindness in their hearts , and everyone should have the courage to pursue their own desires .
All beings are equal, and may everyone's persistence and bravery be treated gently and kindly.
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