The appearance of the third party is in the form of notes. In Barbara's diary, everything is abhorrent. She uses an extremely sharp, even lethal language to gain insight into this society, so , the image of this old lady immediately pops up on the screen, a person who is acerbic, harsh, and even hateful. Such a character is destined to play a major role in the film, so a vulnerable young female teacher is naturally listed by her as a manipulative object.
Barbara's attention to the new art teacher Shiba is a kind of nature, an old woman's jealousy to young women, even full of hatred. When the young and beautiful Shiba became the focus of attention, Barbara's notes were full of vicious language. However, perhaps because of this hostility, Barbara helped Shiba solve a problem The problem of students fighting, so two women of different ages became friends. For Barbara, this approach is conquest, conquering a young and beautiful woman that she hates, not only out of a homosexual psychology, but more importantly, the mutual relationship between women The psychology of hatred and competition, of course, also added a bright color to Barbara's lonely life.
The tough Barbara was invited to Sheba's house, and she won an instant all-out victory. Although Xiba is beautiful, she is very unfortunate. Not only is she a little fragile, but she also has an absolutely unhappy family. Her husband is very old, her son is mentally retarded, and her daughter is just blindly pursuing her own things. Although it is happy on the surface, it is a boring family that cannot hide the inner crisis. More importantly, Shiba's life was not meant to be. Barbara learned that Shiba used to be a woman full of passion, but it was this marriage that completely ruined her. She didn't have a job for more than ten years, resulting in the cowardly situation now, and the role of absolute good wife in the family. She lost her passion for autonomy. This woman is a failed work, an extremely ordinary woman, although her appearance can attract many people. In this case, although she is old and lonely, Barbara, who is strong and independent, has undoubtedly become Sheba's teacher, and of course she can completely control Sheba. Psychologically, Barbara has absolute initiative.
But in fact it may not be the case. When Barbara stumbles across Sheba's affair with a 15-year-old boy, Barbara is greatly stimulated. As mentioned above, Shiba, who has lost herself in her difficult family life, has a reason for cheating, which can be explained by habitual thinking. But this kind of cheating hurt Barbara enormously. She thought she had completely controlled Sheba, but in fact Sheba still had her own life and more passionate places. For Barbara, who has a homosexual mentality, this is undoubtedly a betrayal, at least psychologically, so she immediately took the initiative.
In the face of Barbara's questioning, of course Sheba couldn't hide it, so she was in a state of complete back movement, and for Barbara, all of Sheba's stories revealed only a sexual temptation, passionate love. Release and no longer lonely status quo. And what Barbara obviously lacks is this kind of sexual temptation, the release of passion, she is a lonely old man, she is an old man who is still full of fantasies in her heart, and the jealousy of women makes her immediately want to take all this according to As a result, a strong possessiveness arises. Possessing Sheba is actually a way to get rid of her own predicament, and possessing Sheba is also a psychological hint of her victory over young women. So, Barbara promised not to expose Sheba, on the condition that Sheba cut off any relationship with the boy, possession is always selfish, and Barbara prepared for her next move.
Because the handle is in Barbara's hands, and because of her negligence of possessiveness, Shiba regards Barbara as a close friend, but her inner passion still cannot be extinguished, and her affair with the teenager continues. But Shiba never imagined that Barbara's possessiveness would eventually be shown. Although it was a hint of homosexuality, it was undoubtedly a kind of manipulation. For Shiba, such a hint was that she could not Accepted, and his continued cheating with the teenager was once again exposed in front of Barbara. Under the threat of Barbara, Sheba's passion was completely destroyed, and the reality that the teenager could not make any promises was also placed in front of Sheba. Shiba fell into a desperate situation again. The moment she fell into Barbara's arms, all she thought was the complete annihilation of her passion, but for Barbara, this may just be the beginning.
Lonely Barbara's only companion, the cat dies. Barbara's fragility was immediately manifested, and she was in urgent need of a substitute that could alleviate this loneliness, so she hoped that she could truly possess Sheba, and at the same time hope that Sheba could truly bring her spiritual comfort. But Barbara failed. Sheba, who had returned, just wanted to be a good wife and mother, so she also rejected Barbara's request.
The acerbic Barbara finally became angry, so she spread the story of Sheba's affair through the mouth of a colleague. Of course, the next episode was a release of hysteria. Sheba had nowhere to hide and could only move to Barbara. At home, Shiba, who was condemned by the society, finally decided to return to herself completely, abandoning the pretense of being a good wife and mother, but when she accidentally discovered Barbara's notebook, she not only understood Barbara The real thoughts in these things, I know the terrible thing about this woman.
Shiba finally returned to her own home, she failed, her passion was overwhelmed by all possessiveness, and she could not find a real release. And Barbara also failed, her possessiveness finally failed, her cruelty and viciousness will lead her to failure. This lose-lose ending is horrific.
Judging from the whole story, Shiba's affair is obviously just a fuse, and the focus of the film is actually on the relationship between two women, one is a very jealous and lonely gay old woman, the other is fragile but An attractive woman who is eager for passion, two completely different women stage a story of possession and possession.
It is very worth noting that Shiba in the film is extremely sad, whether it is a teenager, or Barbara and that colleague, they are actually possessive to her, and what remains after possessiveness is a kind of harm, What is even more terrifying is that this sympathetic housewife is imprisoned by these injuries, the passion of desire is not only killed, but also pays a heavy price for this passion, which is precisely the cruelest thing society treats to a beautiful housewife. definition. In comparison, Barbara is autonomous, but unlike Sheba, she does not have universal social significance. Her viciousness is based on her own choice. Her strength is that she plays a male role in the subconscious. So she longs to possess, but her motive is entirely out of the natural jealousy of women. So, when the two are combined, the desire to conquer is manifested in her body. But this strong desire to conquer can't cover up Barbara's equally fragile nature and her same desire for youth and passion.
This is a women's film, but it can never be called a feminist film. The portrayal of women can be said to be intrusive. The two women in the story are obviously opposites, but the story of what happened between the two women is not. Let people know the commonality in women's hearts, which is something that the reporters in the film can't understand at all. Therefore, they only chase scandals and ignore women themselves. This may be the greatest tragedy of women!
Han Xi 2007-5-30 produced
in Tongzhou Tom Film Review Group, please do not reprint!
View more about Notes on a Scandal reviews
