This is a film about the drift bottle metaphor

Federico 2022-04-04 08:01:01

The film is called "Aquarius", and the building where the heroine lives is also named "Aquarius". Many people are puzzled, and many people in the barrage think this is a movie related to constellations. In fact, as long as the rhythm of the film is not too slow, those who watch the film patiently will understand the true meaning of "Aquarius". Because the heroine is a well-known writer, the media once arranged an interview at her home. The radical female reporter entered the room and saw that the shelves in her house were densely packed with vinyl records. During the interview, she took this to the point and insinuated that she was behind the times. But the heroine calmly got up and pulled from the shelf a copy of "Double Fantasy", the last album recorded before John Lennon's murder, released in December 1980, but inside the album was a Los Angeles Times December 1980 A report before Lennon's murder published on the 8th was "John Lennon's Future Plan". "This newspaper, like a note in a bottle, became a special symbol," she said.

Including, the daughter did not understand why she insisted on choosing not to move out when the quality of life she stayed behind was deteriorating. She even suffered from the accusations and complaints of the previous neighbors, risking her life without shaking her determination, and she said to her daughter: "This house is me." And her daughter said she was, "Look at it. An old woman's little girl" is actually a metaphor for a drift bottle - the bottle of the present, which contains the past time.

The film uses a three-part sonata structure. The first chapter "Clara's Hair" looks back 30 years ago, after the heroine defeated cancer, a family dinner celebrated the birthday of a dearly loved but unmarried aunt; the second chapter "Clara's Love" Timeline It takes us to Clara's single life after her husband lost her husband 17 years ago: writing, collecting vinyl, going to the seaside across the line from the slum, loving her nephew very much, and contradicting her daughter's concept of reality. Appeared to meet mr.right at a dance but in the car he asked, "Am I out of line?" she said, "I had the surgery." He asked, "Breasts?" He immediately left her body, The scene where she gets home and dances solo on the record is very touching; in Chapter 3, Clara's Cancer, she dreams that the blood on her breasts dazzles her white shirt. In order to expel her, the real estate chaebols used many shameful means, one of which was that other rooms in her accommodation building were covered with termites, putting her life in danger. "I'm not leaving here unless I die." She came to the estate building, bringing a suitcase of termites to the unscrupulous businessmen.

At least, I love that this movie ends here. It's not overly rendered and explained. There is no intense emotional expression, and even the developer's treacherous sinister is packaged under the appearance of politeness. And the close-up of the transparent cover of the developer's mini-real estate model by the film camera seems to mean that in a vacuum bottle, a simple portrayal of the relationship between life and the world has been brewed.

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Extended Reading
  • Tamia 2022-04-09 09:01:08

    Resistance and sexuality support women's eternal youth.

  • Trystan 2022-04-09 09:01:08

    [Brazil] The memories carried between the buildings include past history, music, personnel and sex; the moth-eaten wood and mottled brick walls piece together all the things Clara once lived. "Aquarius" is her territory and kingdom. Even if she is in a sinister trap and conspiracy, she must resist to the death; in the face of the complicated world, she must maintain her voice. Although it is full of perspective and the themes involved are very serious, it is also a story of a middle-aged woman that is gentle and full of possibilities; the portrayal of her perspective and the relationship with her surroundings is also very lifelike.

Aquarius quotes

  • Clara: It's impressive what people say about lack of education, and they always refer to poor people, but lack of manners isn't in poor people, it's in rich, well educated people like you, the elite, who think they are elite, who think they are privileged, who don't stand in line, you know? People like you who took a "business" course, but lack basic human decency, who have no character, you know? No character, no I mean, you do have a character; your character is money, all you've got is your shit-eating smile; that's what you got.

  • Clara: So when you like it, it's vintage; when you don't like it, it's old. Is that right? You guys don't know what it's like to feel crazy without being crazy and that the madness is out there, don't you? Another thing that's really crazy around here is that we're talking about money.