Bergman always brings me surprises. First of all, I have to say that the title of the mainland film, bad girl Monica, feels very bad. Obviously, the English literal translation of "Summer with Monica" is more in line with the film. This is also the film used in Taiwan. This bad title may even have affected me. This movie has been on my hard drive for several years. I haven't watched it until today. I have to say that in my personal opinion, there is basically no bad girl in Monica, and the mainland calls her a bad girl. Obviously, it seems that many people in the mainland have limitations in certain ideas. It seems that the opposite of good girls is bad girls. The result of this test-oriented education is that Monica loves freedom and her own body and loves beauty and naturally follows her own desires In the film It is very normal and understandable to express appetite, love, sexual desire, etc. Even if the film focuses on running away from home as a minor, getting pregnant, getting married, stealing, getting married and then cheating, the Monica shown in the film is different from the one she is in. The environment is understandable, and it is simply judged by these appearances that it is a bad girl. It shows that the poison of the mainland's examination-oriented education ideology is everywhere.
In the previous paragraph, I wrote a short review because I couldn't write it, so I changed it to a long review later.
Monica's summer is very beautiful and yearning. It is the life that young people in modern society long for, such as family pressure, social pressure, work pressure, etc. The so-called escape from modern society and return to the true nature of life. The film before and after Li went to sea to escape the town where they lived. The film was shot from the perspective of the boat they were driving. At the same time, the modern buildings of the ship and high-rise buildings were used as symbols of modernity to distinguish the life of the modern society represented by the town and the natural primitiveness of the island. On the one hand, authentic life somewhat accuses modern society, especially the repression of human nature caused by work, on the other hand, it also reasonably shows the desire that is still common to us today, that is, desire when we are tired from work or when we are a little tired of modern society. Cut off all ties and return to the true love of freedom, body, nature and beauty, so it is not difficult to understand why Monica, who loves freedom and true nature, has been reluctant to return to the town until the food she eats runs out of kerosene. In this situation, we have no choice but to return to the real world or modern society, and this is something that each of us has to face. Just like when we work or go to school, we may be happy when we travel and travel, but we will go back to work or school soon. In addition, we may actually be pleasantly surprised to find that happiness or happiness does not require too many things. Two people are enough. Although the life in the isolated island is deficient in material aspects, it looks beautiful and naturally enviable, which is similar to the performance in the front and back of the film. The tragic life of the two people after returning to modern society is a stark contrast
Although the movie as a dream-making tool focuses on showing the beautiful passages of Monica's summer, at the same time, Bergman, as a master of art films and Gao Feng, obviously will not be like ordinary commercial films. The hero and heroine get married and live a happy life. The hero and heroine The life after marriage, or the life after Prince Charming and Snow White are married, is a more realistic life, and art films will not shy away from this aspect of life. Perhaps this is also a particularly striking feature of commercial films and art films. That is to say, commercial films mainly show white horses. The beautiful love process of the prince and Snow White will create a beautiful dream for everyone, and the art film will also show the possible misfortunes of Prince Charming and Snow White's married life, so as to inspire and think about everyone's life.
Bergman shows us the hard work and lack of material wealth that two people have to face in modern society after getting married, having children, taking care of children, and lack of material wealth. A series of pains and struggles relative to sweetness and happiness, and the sweetness and happiness in the final love and the beauty of Monica's beautiful body and natural beauty, etc. are only what the male protagonist sees in the mirror after Monica cheats and runs away again. see my own memories
At the same time, the male protagonist Harry beat Monica after Monica cheated, causing Monica to run away from home again. Harry, the male protagonist who liberated Monica, turned into a person like Monica's father who bound Monica after a series of social forgings. Monica, who has been relentlessly pursuing freedom, also chose to run away from home again. Of course, running away from home like this is not difficult to recall the discussion in Lu Xun's writings about what to do after Nora runs away. Of course, there is also the question of whether Nora should run away. This question has aroused intense discussion in Lu Xun's time. Now we or More or less discussing this issue, because there is still no answer to this question, I have to say that Bergman is indeed a rare, profound and excellent playwright who is also an outstanding director in expressing the intimacy of family relationships and people.
And the most obvious difference between a good director and a playwright is his ability to show the picture. Bergman is undoubtedly very good in this regard. In this film, it also shows the movement of excellent shots. Bergman's characteristic face The close-up is also special, and the characters sometimes suddenly walk into the foreground of the picture, and the original picture is impressive to show the distant scenery. There are several pictures shown in the last recollection of the male protagonist and the movement of the picture. At the same time, there are also The final scene of the film is like the end of the theater, which is not difficult to connect with Bergman's early work as a theater director.
Finally, let's talk about Monica's digression. Monica's name always reminds people of Leslie Cheung's early famous work Monica. Monica is also a person who yearns for freedom and rebelliousness. I don't know what it has to do with this movie.
340 Written on May 17, 2019
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