Hera, the first goddess in Greek mythology, overthrew her father's rule by assisting her younger brother Zeus, won the throne of the queen of heaven, and established the husband and wife system, which started the game of power between husband and wife.
A good movie always has a "vanishing point", which is a term for Western perspective painting (perspective painting follows a rule: all lines extending forward meet at a certain point, called "" vanishing point", such as the end of a boulevard). There are also many "vanishing points" in movies, such as the "Bible" in "The Shawshank Redemption", the feather in "Forrest Gump", the amulet in "Blue Bridge", "The Grand Budapest Hotel" The key, the Qingming sword in "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon"...
The movie "On Chesil Beach" has a lot of information that its "vanishing point" is the "Hunting in the Woods" by Paul Ucheno, the heroine's name is Florence (hereinafter referred to as Florence). ), whose English is the painter's hometown of Florence. Then I found another painting of the same name, the color is the blue of the heroine's last beach on the beach, which I call "hunting blue". ▼
The male protagonist, Edward, seems to be full of male hormones, and only after he got married did he realize that he was the prey of this game. And although his mother has "brain damage", she has long seen the truth. She likened her son to a tamed horse, and Fro to an unwilling hunter.
On the first night of the wedding, because Edward was eager to lead and was very impatient to listen, Folo completely put him in the "cold palace", hoping that he would not touch her again in the future, and he could find someone else if necessary. The absolute male chauvinist Edward felt that this was a great disgrace. He was unwilling to compromise such an arrangement, and the marriage lasted only six hours. ▼
In Farrow's view, sex & *love is a spiritual exchange, not a desire to vent. When in love, she felt pressured to face Edward's overly lustful needs. At the same time, she was attracted by the energy and joy in Edward, which made her want to enter the palace of marriage and be with her for a lifetime.
True feminism is freedom, especially freedom of mind and body. This loving, sexless marriage was perfect for Flo, who had a secure husband and had a time of passion and joy while maintaining her feminist space.
But Edward was a male chauvinist. He was jealous of his mother's talent since he was a child. His mother, Marjorie Merlin, was familiar with the paintings in the Ashmolean Museum at Oxford University. He was relieved to know that his mother had "brain damage" because he didn't have "brain damage." He was eager to prove himself, and when he got the first place in the history major of Oxford University, he went to tell his mother the first time.
His mother asked him, "What are the two meanings of yellow? Numbers and meanings. I only know the numbers and forget the meaning." This sentence is telling him that the first is just a number.
Judging from his attitude towards his mother, he asked her to put down what was in her hand and listen to him about his achievements. He needs to be heard, but it is difficult to listen to others. The whole family was not interested in him getting first place in history, he needed to be recognized and heard so much, he decided to try his luck at Oxford University. ▼
Edward was lucky enough to meet Forow, who was promoting the "Nuclear Disarmament Movement" at the time. Flo had listened to his thoughts on history along the way, but when Flo was chatting with him about music, he quickly interrupted and asked her where she was on the music exam, and he was still concerned with that number.
Folo told him that he was also the first. The light of superiority on his face disappeared instantly. He bent down to break a small yellow flower and gave it to Folo, and expressed exaggerated praise. He still cared about the overwhelming number, and he didn't care much about Flo's spiritual world. What he wants is that "I have you don't have" sense of superiority.
In color science, blue is dominant and dominant, while yellow is often used for contrast and embellishment. Edward's shirt at this time was blue, and the flowers he gave Flo happened to be yellow. ▼
Edward's mother said that the painter Paul Ucheno painted the fields that were originally green into blue, and the color of Foro's costumes changed from yellow and pink to blue a little bit. The director combined the costumes and colors into a subtle film language. .
Folo was molested by his father since he was a child, and at the age of 13, he announced that he had grown up and left home. Extremely insecure and extremely independent, she began to build a self-centered power system that was both a confrontation and an imitation of patriarchy.
If you understand the film from the perspective of a romance, it is inexplicable, but if you look at the construction of female power, the film becomes three-dimensional. It's really clever that the director used a "first night failure" topic, which not only creates an eye-catching topic, but also expresses the heroine's sexual & *love attitude very well.
Art is the reflection of the soul. She has absolute right to speak in the Monis Quartet. Although it is a quartet, she has added a violinist on her own initiative. Charles, the only male in the band, was upset with Flore, but kept his mouth shut.
As a violinist, when she commented on Charles' cello, she was not only a pursuit of art, but also a request for sex & *love. She asked: "Be slower than the label, be gentle, like asking a question, a series of questions."
Charles had been working with her for a long time and was able to connect with her, which is probably the reason why he was able to catch up with Folo and have three children with her. ▼
Edward, who was full of hormones, was too sensitive and anxious on the wedding night. He wanted to take the initiative, but Foro repeatedly changed the topic and controlled the rhythm and couldn't keep up.
Flo wanted Edward to have the patience to ask questions and to listen, and she wanted him to pay attention to her fears and fears. Flo said, "Want to hear my little secret? To be honest, I'm a little scared." She wanted Edward to ask a question: "What are you afraid of?" She wanted to tell him about being molested by her father as a child, which It is impossible to get along calmly without speaking out. But Edward didn't have the heart to ask any more and just said, "Me too." Then he hurriedly took off Folo's skirt. ▼
For the first time they met, Flo was wearing a pale yellow dress. Here comes a line: "due to the presence of radioactive material," which is both a description of the "nuclear disarmament movement" and of Edward's masculine charisma, fueling Forrow's desire for conquest and feminist power. ▼
When Folo walked into Edward's house, she was wearing a blue and white dress. Her feminist consciousness not only activated her crazy mother for many years, but also made her two "unlovable" sisters warm and lovely.
Edward's father, who was also a male chauvinist, was keenly aware of this and said, "You quickly marry her back home." What seems to be a common word for urging marriage is actually a way of men's conquest of women. Home is yours.
Folo, like a mistress, was preparing to serve soup for everyone, but his father snatched the spoon away, signifying his dominance of family power. ▼
When Fo Luo talked about his music dream and career, he wore pure blue, like a hanging, representing the absolute right to speak. ▼
When it comes to marriage, it can be said that Folo has completed the entire hunting process. She decided not to be as accommodating as before, but to speak her mind completely. She wants to build a marriage model she wants, and she has the final say on how to get along, so the clothes at this time are the "hunting blue" mentioned above from top to bottom, from the inside to the outside.
The "Hunting Blue" dress represents a will, Edward wants to tear it open, Farrow expresses a struggle, the zipper gets stuck. The director used a mirror image to express the two worlds of the two people, one is Folo's entanglement and pain, and the other is Edward's exasperation. Froo is secretly delighted by a stuck zipper, an implicit way for women to build their own power. On the one hand, it needs the company of her husband, and on the other hand, she must keep a distance from her husband. ▼
Every time their intimacy was interrupted, Flo was secretly happy. In addition to being interrupted by a zipper, once by a waiter and once by a group of children on an outing. This would not make Edward feel rejected, but still be able to stay by his side. ▼
"Failure on the first night" means the failure of Edward's male power. He couldn't accept it, so he resolutely divorced and lived a life of hugs.
Thirteen years later, a little girl who looks exactly like Froo came to his video store to buy discs. 36-year-old Froh was obviously married to Charles who knew her and gave birth to a daughter named Chloe. She wanted everything she wanted. It came true, and she still misses Chuck Berry's songs because he was upbeat and energetic. ▼
Forty-five years later, Edward is alone. He knows that the Ennis Band is going to give a farewell performance in London. He has not forgotten his promise to sit in the third row, seat 9, to cheer her on. ▼
This was Edward's first and last time listening to Flo from his heart. He finally understood Flo's needs and feelings in the music, and he burst into tears, never again in this life. ▼
Alright, here we go.
To quote a sentence from the priest in the movie: "The success or failure of a marriage depends on trivial things." Sometimes it seems like a trivial matter, just like the grit in a meal. If you chew it often, it will definitely make people unhappy. no problem.
I still believe that marriage is sacred, and once I dive into this river, I try my best to learn to swim without drowning myself or letting go.
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