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Perhaps because of your preconceived low scores, I think Blake Lively's degree of completion of the role in this movie is not very high, but it is high enough to pass or even good.
Adaline is alone. Evasion from the CIA, unable to get along with her daughter, and even unable to have normal love or friendship. This kind of lonely film is expressed from both static and dynamic perspectives.
When Adaline is alone, such as watching a slideshow in the heritage, seeing her own photos in the lobby of the hotel in the new year eve, and living with her puppy at her home in Chinatown. In these scenes, Blake's smile as a vase actually has a sense of vicissitudes. Her slow speaking speed is not as 106-year-old's interpretation but it is also very good.
But in interacting with other characters, Blake's acting skills are exposed at a glance. Especially in the plot with the blind girl, it is really a deep violation. For example, Adaline helped the male protagonist talk about business in Portuguese, and finally threw the phone out of the elevator. This naughty expression really destroyed the sense of time.
The character of Adaline itself is full enough. It is enough to master 4 languages in 100 years. And as a lonely lone traveler in the corridor of time, as a woman, the fear, loneliness, and helplessness experienced by the character are basically manifested.
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gratifying thing is that the expression of supporting roles in the film is also in place. For example, the actor's father is a very rich and plump character. He has reluctance for Adaline, love for his current wife, and care for his son. His lines: She is incapable of... change,...For Ellis. Although the actor's acting skills are poor, it does not affect the quality of the task created by the screenwriter.
The other is Adaline's daughter. I think Adaline's daughter is also lonely, because she is always the only person who keeps Adaline secret, and also the only person who wants to persuade Adaline to change her lifestyle. Some film critics expect that Adaline and her daughter will have more sideline plots. I think this point-to-finish approach is enough, otherwise it will be out of balance with the mainline love story.
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When it comes to the main line, it is also a huge failure of the whole film.
The most critical awkwardness is the shaping of the male protagonist. No personality, no expression of personality, no chemistry with Adaline, the love between the protagonist is inexplicable. The plot is too far-fetched. This is also the main reason why this film cannot be recognized by everyone.
(For the modeling of Playboy, you can learn from the role of Commander High in Crazy Love.)
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Finally, I want to say.
The film language as a carrier is not diverse. However, the drama setting, the characters created in the movie, and the relationship between the characters expressed are diverse and complex. I think it is unnecessary to compare this movie with other time warping genres. Because in this time-distorted situation, what kind of relationship a character has with the situation, no matter how it is interpreted, is not unreasonable. To put it bluntly, this situation is completely fictitious: no one in the world has experienced the fate of being unable to age, and no one can feel exactly the same as the characters in the movie. I think her fear of the CIA is reasonable, but who knows?
If you want to compare, as to the role and
the young Victoria in The Young Victoria king wants no one to support solitude;
The Devil Wears Prada, the woman denied equal love Miranda and daughter are not satisfied The loneliness of the father's love;
to compare. Is discussing emotional expression more grounded and resonant than discussing scientific and logical interpretation?
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It is not "face" but "heart" that grows old.
Adaline's face will always be 20 years old, but her heart is not.
Even though she can always fall in love with the 30-year-old gentle,
her heart and experience are already 130 years old.
It is easy for a 130-year-old heart to perform with a 130-year-old Yan
(refer to the first act of Mei in the Iron Lady).
But how to portray a 130-year-old heart with a 30-year-old face:
This is where the film's acting skills are most tested.
I don't think BL can act out.
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