Different countries, different eras, different occupations, just because they endured on the same day, can be used as a reason to make legends for two people who are also women. If Izumi knew it, the two would never have imagined that they would be forcibly sent to the PK stage in the 21st century.
Title: "Rose Life" VS "Huang Zhenyi"
In any case, the four words "Rose Life" are more eye-catching, full of romance and poetry, very much like the spirit of the French people, not only poetic, but also somewhat Implicit so far - not directly telling you who the protagonist is through the title. However, as long as you have a little understanding of France or Piaf, you can see some edges and corners from the title; or you must have heard this song somewhere, in Clayderman's piano music, "Amelie" , "Two Little No Guess", and even Feng Xiaogang's "A World Without Thieves", even if you are not listening to the ancestor-level version, you should have heard Lisa Ono's cover of "Rose Life".
Roses appeared twice in the film, once in the aisle where Piaf and Masai were embracing each other, it was Masai who had just won the boxing match and Piaf who had fallen in love. The roses covered the ground; The other time was when Piaf fell on the stage and the audience spontaneously sent roses to the stage, expecting Piaf to come back again - it turned out that Piaf did come back, because she loved the stage, crying To gain the confidence you deserve. However, after taking the stage again, she fell again within minutes. One of the movie posters also used this scene: a dark blue curtain, a lonely microphone, and a few messy roses on the ground.
In fact, roses are not only a symbol of love or romance, but also a reflection of Piaf herself. Fragrant and bitter, beautiful and prickly. "Rose Life" is not only the title of the song and the film, but also a summary of Piaf's life.
In contrast, the three characters "Huang Zhenyi" are much poorer as both a person's name and a film title. Like those business cards "Anna Karenina" and "Jane Eyre", they are the names of the protagonists, and they are nothing worthwhile. get to the bottom. There are not so many speculations and deep meanings, and it is easy to explain. This may be related to the straightforward character of South Koreans; or it may be the popularity of North Koreans who are particularly confident women, which can be recognized without description.
Constellation: Sagittarius VS Scorpio
Piaf has an exact date of birth, December 19, 1915, Sagittarius. The Sagittarius traits of optimism, honesty, enthusiasm, and likes to challenge are unquestionably revealed in Piaf. Although childhood misfortunes and pre-fame struggles are enough to destroy people, they can't destroy Piaf's Sagittarius instincts. Straight to the point - toss the newspaper that reports on yourself: I don't know! Help me translate!
The Sagittarius woman pursues freedom and has an independent personality. She can be criticized for being "too stiff" when singing and go back to the bar in a fit of rage; For a new song she likes, she changed the original rehearsal plan as soon as she said it, but this kind of personality led to impetuousness, which made Piaf's domineering personality accompany her until her death.
Of course, Piaf also has personality traits that are not Sagittarius, such as willfulness and paranoia. She can hysterically find a watch for Masai, cry and beg to come on stage until the singing is over, and even inject morphine uncontrollably, indulge in drunkenness, and squander her health. , I don't care about the comments of the audience and the media...a bit like Scorpio, but closer to Capricorn.
Huang Zhenyi's exact birthdate cannot be verified, and I can only use my gossip and astrology ability to speculate. "Having revenge" has almost become a recognized characteristic of Scorpio. At best, it is "distinct between love and hate", at worst, it is "insidious and vicious", and Huang Zhenyi gave up the aristocracy and became a prostitute. The reason is only Learned the secret of his birth. And why a wealthy young lady joined the brothel has been in constant disputes, revenge on the man or really from that strange "From the Mother's Law" is not enough to say, the film does not give a proper explanation, can only be imagined . In any case, resolutely moving towards the goal of a prostitute when faced with three paths, is really too extreme in the eyes of ordinary people such as me, and it is precisely because of this "extreme" that I also "extremely" included her. Scorpio ranks.
Scorpio women have a very strong function of suppressing emotions, which other 11 zodiac signs are overwhelmed. Ten years later, seeing my childhood friend again is the "him" I really love. Huang Zhenyi can open her mouth expressionlessly through the curtain. This is also Song Hye Kyo's first appearance in a movie, calming people It was not certain that the young man in front of him was the boy who watched the lanterns with Huang Zhenyi on his back when he was a child. Although Huang Zhenyi was the only one who really loved him, he never gave a good face. Every time he saw him, he either didn't approach him, or he didn't want to see him again, until that "he" was about to be sent to the guillotine. Of course, Scorpio is very emotionally specific and does not allow sharing. The night before she became a prostitute, she gave herself to the "him", and she will always belong to him.
Starring: Marion Cotillard VS Song Hye Kyo
Piaf is very special, not only because of her extraordinary singing and tortuous life, but also because of her height of 146 cm, she is known as the "little sparrow". Cotillard himself is a French amphibious star, known as "beautiful". In fact, in the film, it is not Cotillard's appearance that stands out. She completely changed her image to play Piaf, shaved her forehead to imitate Piaf's hairstyle, and sometimes even spent 5 hours on makeup. , in order to obscure the lines of her youth, to express the pale face of Piaf on her deathbed, and the audience could not recognize her. With deeply sunken eyes, a hunched back, and hysterical madness, such a character has nothing to do with beauty and elegance, but it is precisely because of this that Cotillard's Piaf was greatly admired, and the resemblance was close to 100%.
I like this scene, when Piaf finally overcomes the stage fear and starts singing, the video is suddenly muted, only Piaf's expression, mouth shape and movements can be seen, the sunken but clear eyes, and the thin body Sonorous and powerful, there is no sound, and everything slowly returns to silence. All Piaf's thoughts and thoughts were in Cotillard's silent performance.
Song Hye Kyo's reputation is higher than Cotillard. Because of the "raging" of the Korean Wave, most people watch "Huang Zhenyi" to go to Qiao Mei, wanting to see the exquisite clothes inside and Qiao Mei's melancholy eyes. Qiao Mei hasn't changed at all, or Korean dramas haven't changed at all, she's still so "pure", the geisha played by Qiao Mei, not only did she not dance, she didn't even have a kiss. From top to bottom, Huang Zhenyi is a lady of everyone, without any dusty smell. In the past, the media reported that Qiao Mei changed her way of acting, and finally returned in disappointment. Song Hye Kyo has always been so arrogant, with a melancholy face from beginning to end, whether it was from the day of the prostitute or the guillotine of her sweetheart, or even when she changed from a noble lady to a prostitute Mingyue, there was no struggle or unspeakable inner hint. , The quietness of running water creates the illusion that it is not painful to become a prostitute? Blindly calm, she has no way of knowing her inner activities. Could it be that Huang Zhenyi, who is so calm and reserved, is an improvement in her acting skills for Song Hye Kyo?
But it's not a bad thing to be calm. The film played a role in the end. On Mount Kumgang (I finally saw the natural scenery of North Korea's national treasure in the film), the ashes were sprinkled on the ground, and that kind of grief was Qiao Mei's forte.
In every comparison, there is a "difference" and a "same". Upon closer inspection, the two women are surprisingly similar. One is poor and the other is aristocrat, but they are inextricably linked with brothels. After being abandoned by her mother, Piaf followed her father to a brothel run by her grandmother, and saw "naked women" at a young age. It was also because of that, that Piaf met someone who was really kind to her: Titini. As a prostitute, Titiny sincerely cared about little Piaf, took her to play, treated her eyes, prayed with her, even because she was unwilling to pick up guests, in any case, let this ill-fated child get the most out of her. Some childhood warmth, and then the character's disappearance seems to become a forgotten point.
Huang Zhenyi's earliest perceptual knowledge of brothels was an encounter when she was young when she was dressed as a man for a night tour. From the perspective of "childhood shadows", she should have rejected and feared brothels, but she did not. She is willing to be a prostitute, but unlike others, her geisha path is actually quite smooth, because she is different from ordinary geisha, she can write poetry, the kind of aristocratic temperament in her bones makes her look noble and inviolable .
In addition, the love life of the two is not satisfactory. Piaf happily called Masai the night before and asked him to come over immediately, because "I miss you". Looking at the terrified and painful eyes of others. When she suddenly woke up, Piaf, who was grief-stricken and howling, kept searching frantically, shuttled through the various rooms of the apartment, and then gradually went deeper along the corridor of the apartment, and finally disappeared into the darkness. Piaf never met such an unforgettable person in her later life, and Piaf never came out of this blow in the days to come. When I hear "I have no regrets", "I don't have any, I have no regrets, I have no regrets. It's good, I accept it, and it's bad, I don't care. I use my memories to light the fire, my sorrow, I I don't need it anymore. With a trembling voice, I swept away my lover, and I started from scratch again." When the "tired" Piaf woke up, she beat her chest excitedly and told everyone" It's really touching, I'm just like this, it's unbelievable, it's my life, it's me."
Huang Zhenyi is also a tragedy emotionally, she loves "him" very much (that he is really unlucky, he has not had a name from beginning to end ), but told him about his decision to become a prostitute and forced him to accept the first night. After that, she began her life as a half-girl and half-prostitute. The name "Mingyue" seems to me to be full of challenging irony. Because of her stubbornness, she refused to go to bed with the new chief but was willing to bet him again and again to go to bed with some worse person. Some people joked that he left Zhenyi to become a robber, and their relationship became more like a revolutionary party, one inside and one outside, the watchmen who have never changed, the heart is getting closer and the distance is getting closer and closer. Yuan, and sure enough, he was later sent to the guillotine. It's good, so as not to be misunderstood again as a "XXX love story" that has gone through untold hardships to write a beautiful marriage again. After all, it was Zhen Yi who threw away her lover's ashes in plain clothes, and she was tangled in her heart.
Character biopics all have one thing in common. When talking about a main character, there is always a foil character. Such people are divided into good people and bad people-the one who once pushed her to work hard, and who supported her in life. She grew up healthy. "Life of the Rose" and "Huang Zhenyi" both adopt the latter. Piaf's life can be said to be met with many benefactors. At first, Titine in the brothel, Louis Leprey, the boss who was admired by the roadside, Piaf's name was also given by Louis, as well as the pianist Margaret. You can accompany Piaf over and over again without getting tired. These people are the witnesses of Piaf's growth and fame.
Huang Zhenyi is also the same. Luckily, among the people she met in the brothel, there was such an unconquerable gentleman and old man, from whom she learned more stubbornness that should be persisted. And Jinyi's grandmother, when she's with her, Jinyi has a rare smile. The biopics of the two women of the
total PK have been presented in front of people, and the lengths of the stories are surprisingly similar.
The most talked about story is the structure of the story. There are no more than two forms of narrative films, normal flowing narrative and chaotic cross-narrative, each of which has its own advantages and disadvantages. The disrupted form of "Life of the Rose" makes people too late to change their minds, but it also grabs the audience's attention invisibly. Following the era in the director's subtitles, you can see childhood in successive times. , young, middle-aged Piaf. "Huang Zhenyi" started as a child, and unfolded the story as she grew up, until her lover died and the story ended, and it did not last until Huang Zhenyi's death. It conforms to the viewer's thinking mode, but inevitably, like a long shot, there is no passion for conversion, and the feeling of "boring" is inevitable.
Different and similar, but they all have a local flavor. The French take pictures of their national treasures, and the Koreans take pictures of their goddesses. Good, bad, someone commented.
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