Paradise Mountain is a dreamy island.
Unlike other stories, the setting of this isolated island is not so magical, everything seems very "reasonable"
Led by a lady, the island is equipped with advanced treatment facilities, and wealthy families send their daughters to be transformed into their perfect version of...
Each treatment program is tailor-made, learning etiquette, vocal music, beauty, exercise and dieting, all physical and emotional deficiencies are resolved within two months, no success, no fee. Omar found solace in meeting several friends at Paradise Villa.
But Omar still resists all transformation behaviors, and the biggest resistance should be "changing her view of mate selection and love". (After all, girls just can’t be forced to love someone (smoke~
Singer Amarna, who was sent to transform, told her that behind the beauty and brilliance, there are many conspiracies and dark sides. For example, a good night's sleep is actually due to the medicinal effects of milk. After thinking about it, Omar planned to leave with Amarna in a boat one night, but he did not expect to announce that Amarna's transformation was completed that night, and he would leave the island that night.
On the occasion of farewell, Amana left her most precious bronze medal (with a map on it, I forgot what it was><) to Omar, and promised to meet at the place of freedom that they both long for.
Later, Omar saw Amana in the news screen, she was surprised to find that Amana was back in the spotlight, the seemingly perfect she was too unfamiliar, and then she suddenly woke up, Amana in the real world (Amarna) ) is not the Amana she knew, there must be a terrifying conspiracy, and that night, she decided to run away with her roommates and sisters Chloe and Yu.
In the process of fleeing, they proved their conjecture that they came from high society was just a sacrifice, or even a tribute. My own value is to supply the soul to the lady here. The director here still uses the stalk of blood-sucking, but I feel that in such a modern setting, it seems that we can keep pace with the times? Of course it could be for dramatic action.
And those who replaced them were the lower ones from the bottom of the society, who had suffered countless surgeries just to become exactly like them and then replace them. This is their only chance to enter the upper class.
(Here I can't help but think that "Metamorphosis" and "The Highest Parasites", which were released a while ago, are also discussing the conflict between the high and the low.)
However, there is always a solution to this game. In the basement, when Omar and the sisters saw the substitute, Omar put his most precious memory pendant on his chest and put it on the substitute, saying that you can become me and inherit my glory and wealth. , status, but you also have to bear my grief, my lifelong regret. With this arrangement, the director let Omar's substitute, as the only one in the substitute, wake up, and the two worked together to kill the wife, and then an earthquake occurred in Paradise Mountain. Two identical pink-headed Omar get on a boat together and escape...
But the director here left a careful thought, and a picture flashed, guessing that the double returned to Omar's house, playing Omar, time returned to the beginning of the story, the dance began, and Omar with green lips appeared. The real Omar designed to kill the ideal son-in-law in her parents' mind and escape from the castle. The substitute came in, the two looked at each other, and officially changed their identities.
I personally love the ending scene. Omar put on a cape and ran desperately into the darkness. She didn't know what she was about to meet, but for her, it was not darkness, but freedom, and the sun would eventually rise at the end of the darkness.
And for the stand-in (Anna), she also got the status, status, and wealth she dreamed of. It's just that the price she pays is the loss of her true self. But "self" itself is also a relatively fluid concept. Maybe Anna is very happy to take over such an identity. At least in a short period of time, the return brought by this exchange is something she needs very much.
After watching the movie, I kept thinking, in fact, the system of Paradise Mountain seems to be an executable solution in reality. People in different classes have different needs. The desire for material things at the bottom is as strong as the pursuit of freedom at the top. Through the exchange of identities, under such a cycle, the perfect girls expected by the society are produced, and lower also has the opportunity to step into the upper class. However, the sacrifices are those full of souls who seek freedom.
This film is the maiden work of the talented Spanish woman Alice Waddington. There are many finer details in the film that I think are handled very well, which may not be presented by male directors. Especially the way the girls get along, as well as the small collisions between cultures, Yu's family burden as a Chinese, and the contrast of his own rebellion are the highlights.
In this movie, men are really supporting roles, and this supporting role is the attitude of God's perspective to "dispose" of these transformed girls who are in the dark. Possibly another interpretation of "patriarchy" in feminist-themed films.
Of course, from a narrative perspective, there are still some loopholes that can be discussed, such as the disappearance of the original identity of the inferior, and what problems will arise for their families. Whether the stand-ins can be perfectly integrated into upper-class families because of the modernization scheme. I believe that appearance, voice, and behavior can be deformed, but there is always something called thought, called true disposition, called original intention, called memory treasured in the heart, and it is difficult to be replaced.
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