Also from the other viewers of the observation library. The young lady next to me has obviously watched a lot of Almodovar's films. When she sees his iconic symbols, she can't help but chuckle. The scene where Xoan goes to sea and dies can't help but lean forward (many viewers do). Almodóvar captures the audience with the way he has always been good at building stories, while also showing the characteristics of all good works of art - the most universal sense of harmony and unity.
There are a lot of things similar to Almodovar eggs in the film. The extremely bright red satin in the first shot; the big flowery robe the heroine wore when she stood on the balcony, very much like the shirt of the protagonist in "The Law of Desire"; of course, there was the unstoppable desire, every time It seems inevitable that a couple of the opposite sex who make a connection have a physical relationship, and even the descriptions of men who seek other physical gratifications because their wives are in bed do not carry a strong sense of moral criticism.
The film still uses a lot of strong dramatic bridges in the narrative. Julieta recalled the scene where she and Xoan first met on the train, and made two suspenseful points. She starts with me and your father meeting on the train, and the next shot is followed by a man with glasses walking up to her and sitting down, making people think that this man is Andia's father, but then she walks into the carriage and we See the handsome and handsome Xoan. And after the train slams to a halt, the audience will also wonder who it is that hit, is it the deer or the man with glasses, or Xoan who got out of the car and never came back?
Regarding the scene in which Xoan died at sea, the setting was a bit reluctant. As my friend told me after watching it, I knew he was dead when I heard the phrase "I might go out to sea to fish". But we don't blame the director for this, because this kind of romance like this is even a style of Almodovar, which does not affect the artistic value of his film. Because we usually blame a movie for such "dog blood" bridges, because for this kind of movie, the plot and dramatic setting are its selling points, not serving the theme. And in Almodóvar's film, this kind of romance has a soul, it's part of the character's complex and real character, which further advances the theme.
Speaking of the theme, when I saw the end of the film, I felt a sense of serenity and peace. It's a sad movie overall, and everyone is having a hard time in the lead up to the end. Almodovar spared no effort to show their misfortune, and the source of this misfortune, you will find in the end, comes from the inability to understand each other between people. This lack of mutual understanding is different from the Tower of Babel-style failure of speech. It is the fate that everyone is doomed to not be able to truly understand the feelings of others. The director expressed his attitude through the mouth of the cult woman (practice or something... it should be similar to a cult) - people are too self-centered.
And the most advanced thing is that the director is not a critical attitude towards this. He thinks it is normal. Just like Julieta blames herself for not understanding the pain of the man with glasses, this inability to empathize is normal. But that's it. Just like she couldn't understand Xaon, couldn't understand Andia, and Andia didn't understand her mother until she had a child.
So when the film shows people who have gone through these destined pains and are about to meet again and be happy. We understand that this happiness is true happiness, as calm and open as the mountains that finally freeze.
PS. Julieta was so amazing when she was young, isn't it?
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