Every interesting soul is formed in unruly collision. The interesting thing about Gracie's role is that she is not a beauty in the traditional sense, but an artificial beauty. (Although it has not yet reached the level of plastic surgery, but all other means.) It is an inspirational model of passive transformation. The concept of "liberation" has been hyped for decades, and it is far older than this film, but all I feel is restlessness, anxiety, and desperate advertise. The majority of women actually go farther than Gracie, and are more cruel to themselves. More and more women (and men are also gradually joining the trend) regard artificial (especially surgery) transformation of the facial features and body as individuality and as "liberation". Actually, I don't see a free soul, I only see convergence and unwillingness. In the millennium, "Spy Belle" turned out to be a bright spot for the audience. Gracie belongs to the kind of sloppy, half convulsive, sullen old maiden, tomboy image, which seriously conceals the wisdom of the mind and keen judgment, which are originally quite charming connotations. "Beauty Agent" belongs to the kind of budding film that promotes feminism, so it is somewhat conservative in some scales and has to tend to the popular aesthetic of that era. However, today, decades later, I still have to regret to say that this society is becoming more and more tolerant, driving and even forcing women to accept the beauty of artificial (especially surgery) transformation. In a highly fast-paced era, no one is interested in spending more than 10 minutes to understand your personality. Basically, the overall impression of you will be formed within 2 minutes. So packaging is king, and the highest end is artificial beauty. "Special Agent Belle" has a soul. It is not desperately trying to promote something, so it is also warm, hard and soft. It recognizes the meaning and value of artificial beauty, but at the same time it gently promotes: external beauty only makes others interested in knowing you, but the real charm lies in its rich connotation. Artificial beauty is only a means, not an end. If you think that if you look beautiful, your goal will be achieved, that's a wrong idea. The appearance is more important than everything or the connotation is more important than everything is a biased concept, and the appearance and connotation need to be organically combined. This is what the film wants to tell everyone.
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