The hero and heroine attract and hate each other, and their opposites are stark: strength and vulnerability, vulgarity and grace. Blanche comes from a declining noble family in the south. Her past life and education make it difficult for her to accept Stanley, a Polish thug from a slum area, as her brother-in-law. But relying on others, can only face the gap in reality. She had been swallowing her voice, forced a smile, and dealing with Stanley. At the same time, he did not forget to advise his sister, hoping to awaken the graceful and beautiful things in her heart. However, Stanley, a symbol of primitive desire and bestiality, also disliked Blanche. He always made things difficult and persecuted each other, ruined her love, and finally raped and drove Blanche crazy.
In this brutal work, the only warmth comes from Blanche's fleeting fantasies and ultimately aborted love. However, this elegant and sensitive poetry is doomed to her tragedy because of its incompatibility with reality. Living in fantasy for a long time, maintaining vanity with lies, and suffering painfully with reality, can only collapse in the end. The role of Vivien Leigh is in stark contrast to Hao Sijia in Gone with the Wind.
Stella is more realistic and sensual than Blanche, and her acceptance of this wild and charming husband proves that women are emotional animals.
The biggest charm of this film is undoubtedly from the actors. The performances of Marlon Brando and Vivien Leigh are insurmountable, especially Marlon Brando. It is hard to imagine the 20th century movies without him in "A Streetcar Named Desire".
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