When it comes to American TV dramas, I think I still have the right to speak. I am not a fan of American TV dramas, but considering the need for English learning, since I went to college, I basically don’t watch domestic TV dramas, and watch all kinds of American TV dramas. Not a lot.
I have seen Bankrupt Girl, but I gave up the drama halfway through, because the meat jokes and coloring run through it, and it is easy to get aesthetic fatigue after watching it for a long time;
I have seen Friends, but it is not coherent. The reason is that the plot is very attractive, but the coherence of the plot is slightly inferior. To put it bluntly, I can choose an episode to watch from it anytime, anywhere, so I don't need to "chasing" very closely. ;
I have seen the talent, it is indeed a "cool movie", but the plot is getting more and more outrageous, and the halo of the heroine covers everything;
I have also watched The Walking Dead. The first few seasons were ok, but the latter was a little dragged and plotted for the sake of plot;
I have also seen the political-themed House of Cards. From the plot to the quality of the filming, it is all textbook-level, but to be honest, it looks a little tired, and the plot is too serious. It is not the first choice for audiences who are looking to relax by watching the show...
If you ask me if there is such a drama: the plot is not repetitive but not procrastinated, coherent and ups and downs, a little deep but not exhausting, I will answer "Devious Maid".
Femme Maid is one of the very few shows that makes me laugh involuntarily, and I sometimes even think it's a comedy.
I want to say two things about this show: the plot and the theme.
First, the plot.
After watching this drama, you will find that this drama is not quite like ordinary dramas, and its turning points and contradictions are sometimes even surprising: how is this possible? How could it not be this person? How did it get to this point? How could they be so perverted?
In the process of watching this drama, this kind of thought often appeared in my mind. It is too simplistic to define this work as "good-looking American drama". I prefer to say that this is a "novel-style American drama".
The first season ends with a murder at a banquet that begins outlining the life of four women and the wealthy in Beverly Hills, and ends at a murder at a banquet at the same location. The first season is my favorite one, it echoes from beginning to end, and it progresses layer by layer, which is perfect.
Marc Cherry's script is different from the general script. As I mentioned earlier, this American drama feels more like a novel. Marc Cherry's script writing always has a strong literary flavor. Those ironic characters and dialogues and The turning point that the angle is big enough to "fly" the audience often amazes me; the story is moderate in length, not a "big story" like a foot-binding cloth, but it is able to embellish various details within a limited time, so that the story can be stripped away. The way it unfolds the whole story in front of the audience, to put it a little bit exaggeratedly, you can never wait for the biggest surprise until you see the last episode.
The sexy, enthusiastic, kind and warm maids are in stark contrast to the luxurious, delicate, greedy and indulgent employers. The battle of wits and bravery among them is jaw-dropping. You may say that "The Legend of Zhen Huan" is good, but from the intensity of the small orgasm , "Scorpion Maid" is far better than "The Legend of Zhen Huan", although the show is not long, only 13 episodes per season, but when various turning points are condensed into a limited time to the greatest extent, the audience's emotions will be Generate continuous emotional excitement, which in turn generates a sense of curiosity about the plot.
There are also two movies of the same type that are often mentioned, "Desperate Housewives" and "Deadly Woman", but according to the feedback from friends around me, I found that few people have finished watching "Desperate Housewives"; as for "Deadly Housewives" , I won't make a comparison here for the time being. The first seasons of American dramas are generally better. When "Deadly Woman" is out for four seasons, let's see which of the two dramas is better.
Second, the theme.
In the process of watching dramas, we often have this feeling: a certain drama is very brain-burning, or a certain drama is a brainless one. The reason for these feelings is that each drama leaves the audience with different thinking space. In other words, some dramas make people think involuntarily, while others cannot.
There is some thinking in "Scorpion Maid", which is inseparably related to its theme. There are good people and villains in the play, but each branch points to a proposition: since love is not wrong, then Can a decision based on "love" be morally "commuted"?
I hope that you who are reading this text can think about this sentence carefully. After watching "Scorpion Maid", you will find that this is a very brain-consuming question, and you may think of many situations in the play.
Marisol, who was originally a university professor, disguised herself as a maid in order to help her son get out of the predicament, entered Beverly Hills, concealed her identity, and fought with cold-blooded employers. Evidence of her own client, etc., but when you know that everything she does is to help her own children clear their grievances, it seems that everything can be forgiven.
The marriage of the Adrians faces challenges due to the accidental death of their child. The husband's perverted sexuality is in contrast to the wife's perennial tolerance and connivance. The two fall in love with each other, kill each other, and torture each other, but no one can leave the other. This pair should be my favorite villain. The two people's principles of doing things are surprisingly consistent: I'm a bad guy, so what?
Carmen is a Puerto Rican woman with a musical dream. For the sake of music, she gave up her newly born daughter and her traditional husband, as well as her lover after coming to the United States. I don't think she is selfish. Some people are just unwilling or unwilling to aggrieve themselves and submit to life, but you can't say they are wrong.
With guilt, Rosie falls in love with her employer, Spencer, only to discover that Spencer's wife, Perry, is a bad woman. The love for her son and the love for Spencer was a long-term struggle for this woman, she was often indecisive, even a bit of a "green tea bitch," but frankly, I didn't hate her.
Zola and Valentina are a mother and daughter who serve Genavia together, and after Valentina and Remy fall in love, the conflict between mother and daughter continues to erupt.
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At the beginning of this American drama, the story has different branch lines. As the plot deepens, all the branch lines gradually converge into a main line, which guides the audience to see the truth of the story and the theme the creator wants to convey. Everyone has different pursuits and expectations for life. Driven by such expectations and pursuits, they make different decisions and choices, some of which are even incomprehensible, but whether it is for dreams, family, friends, or For lovers, when the clouds are cleared, everything is because of love.
Love is a very magical filter, it may not be able to "distort right and wrong", but it can give the actor a chance to be forgiven and understood. The protagonists in the story are tangled, struggling, frustrated, blackened, treated unfairly, and like gossip all kinds of gossip anecdotes, but when everything is over, they still choose to love and protect, just this little "political correctness" is worth it I applaud it.
Whenever a character in a story is faced with a choice, I often think, if I were her, what would I do? Which side will I choose to stand on? This is the space for thinking, the story of the femme fatale is intricate and eye-popping, but it leaves the audience blank, which is an important point for me to distinguish it from other "cool films".
If you want to analyze this American drama in more detail, there are many points of beauty in it.
The sexy and hot maids are of Latin descent, while the cold, cruel, self-proclaimed superior employers are mostly white, which to a certain extent means anti-racism;
In the fourth season, when the famous director communicated and filmed Marisol's book, he believed that the role of Maria in the book, which was based on Marisol, would be disgusting to the audience and should be played by a man, which was opposed by Marisol. This part of the plot injects some elements of feminism and gender equality into the play;
Carmen's hard work in pursuing her music dream and the countless blows she has given her in reality reflect the real ecological environment of the entertainment industry;
After Genavia stepped into old age, her face gradually aged and her health status was deteriorating. The ensuing desire for married life and the ruthless fear of the years were exactly in line with the anxiety that many contemporary people are facing;
The struggle between employers and maids also seems to be understood as a concrete manifestation of class contradictions;
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With countless dialogues of classic characters and background music with a little bit of a stage play, "The Femme Maid" has become a work with a high level of satire and a strong dramatic color. You can give it culture and art from various angles. and values at the level of meaning.
Finally, I sigh, it is true that you can do whatever you want with money, but having money and not having money just means a life. You can live a prosperous life with money and lose some of your life experience at the same time. So poverty and wealth should not be classified as a hierarchy, but as a difference. With or without money, you can have your own wonderful life.
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