The protagonist does not have to appear as a perfect person

Kelsie 2022-04-04 09:01:08

When watching "The Great Felicity", many people complained that "the heroine's three views are wrong" and "hate the heroine"... But Felicity is just a little girl who just escaped from the orphanage. She has not yet experienced the world, has not experienced growth. Before she really started working hard for her dream, she had been living in the blueprint of a better future that she had built, dreaming of "dreams come true". Making mistakes, failing, losing yourself... these are the only ways to grow. Felicity's appearance in an imperfect image provided the possibility for the plot development of her later efforts to become a better version of herself. She asks Odette if she was ever a dancer with direct, hurtful words, but she also genuinely likes Odette and appreciates her help. She stole Camille's admission letter, but it was because Camille, arrogant, had just broken the music box that was important to her. In her rush to prove herself, she did it the wrong way. People make mistakes, and it's a child who has just seen the outside world. Some people think that Felicity should never be an impostor, but for Felicity, this is an opportunity to realize her dream. She later regretted her remorse, but she still wanted to seize the opportunity. It can be said that this is the stubbornness and persistence of a little girl who is not very sensible about her dreams. Of course, there is also a little bit of revenge on Camille... Maybe some people say, what happened to the little girl, the child does not have to take responsibility for mistakes ? Felicity's mistake was not "chased" by Camille's mother. She has been punished.

In short, this film reflects the process of Felicity's self-knowledge and growth. No one is perfect until they really grow up. We've all made mistakes, big and small. The process of constantly discovering mistakes and correcting them is the way to grow and realize your dreams.

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  • Regine: [to Odette, as she and Felicie are cleaning the stairs] Get up.

    Odette: [meekly] Yes, ma'am.

    [gets up, but keeps her head down]

    Regine: [referring to Felicie] Who is this?

    Odette: No one. She helps.

    Regine: YOU feed her. Out of YOUR wages.

    Odette: Yes, ma'am.

    Regine: I want you to air and press the linen.

    [whispers]

    Regine: NOW.

    [Odette leaves. Regine looks down at Felicie coldly. A visibly frightened Felicie resumes cleaning the stairs]

    Regine: It's not clean.

    [purposely pushes the bucket of scrubbing water with her foot; the water spills down the steps, much to Felicie's shock]

    Regine: Oops! Oh, look what you did.

    [smiles wickedly and leaves]

  • Felicie: [on her first day of dance class, shyly greeting the other girls] Hi. Hello.

    [to herself; when none of the girls respond]

    Felicie: Okay. Super.

    [louder]

    Felicie: I'm Felicie.

    Nora: [confused] Felicie?

    Felicie: [realizes her mistake] Uh, no, no, no, no, no. Sorry. I'm... friendly, ever so friendly. And my name is Camille.

    Nora: Okay. I'm Nora, but everyone calls me... Nora. That's... the name that goes with MY face.

    [laughs]

    Nora: Hey, you should warm up.

    Felicie: [to herself, confused] Warm up?

    [shrugs and tries to literally 'warm up' by rubbing her hands on her arms]

    Dora: [amused] Oh my. That is crazy. I'm guessing you're new, my darling?

    Felicie: [awkwardly] You can tell that because...?

    [Before Dora can answer, Mérante enters the room. The girls quickly gather to one side of the room]

    Felicie: Who is that?

    Dora: [rolls her eyes] You are joking, right? It's Louis Mérante, ballet master, world-famous choreographer, the man who performed the most fouettes ever in a single solo.

    Felicie: Foo-what?

    Dora: Turns. Really difficult turns.

    Nora: 187 in total. And right after, he vomited!

    Mérante: Silence, mademoiselle! First position, second...

    [All of the girls except Felicie go through the basic ballet positions]

    Felicie: [lost] What?

    Mérante: Third, fourth, and rest in fifth.

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