Speaking of Lily Collins , many people may not be unfamiliar.
From the skinny Snow White in "Snow White: The Mirror of the Mirror", to the fresh and artistic Rosie in "Love You, Rosie".
After announcing her engagement to Charlie McDowell on September 25, 2020, Lily, who is super handsome, brought a new drama starring her:
"Emily in Paris"
Directed by directors such as Andrew Fleming ("Never Satisfied") and Darren Star ("Sex and the City") as one of the screenwriters, this American drama has a total of 10 episodes of 30 minutes each. Very easy.
As long as the show is about Emily, played by Lily Collins, who comes to Paris from Chicago to work and help improve the social media strategy of a French luxury marketing company, the wonderful life of work and love unfolds.
The plot is a bit like "Gossip Girl" + "Du Lala's Promotion". To say that the first and greatest feeling of this drama is-
Beautiful scenery and beauty, pleasing to the eye.
In terms of beauty, the first is naturally the absolute heroine of this show, Lily Collins. It can be said that many people watch this show for her.
Born in the UK as a second-generation star, Lily has participated in the BBC's series "Growing Pains" since she was 2 years old. In 2008, she officially entered the entertainment industry.
In addition to the resources brought to her by her elders, the reason why Lily is so popular is, of course, because of her beauty in a prosperous age.
With thick eyebrows and fawn eyes, fair skin and small face, and a slender figure, she is regarded by many as "the reincarnation of Hepburn ", and she was simply born for the big screen.
In addition to "Snow White" and "Love You, Rosie" mentioned at the beginning, Lily also starred in many love movies such as "Trapped in Love" and "Break the Rules", becoming the perfect goddess in the hearts of countless audiences.
However, despite her excellent conditions, Lily, as an actress, is also very dedicated and constantly challenges herself.
Because she suffered from anxiety and anorexia in her teenage years, in 2017, regardless of her mother's worries, she resolutely starred in the movie "Skinny as a Fire" focusing on anorexic girls . heartache.
"Only people who have had anorexia understand the pain and struggle, and probably no one understands the weight of this role better than me."
Since then, playing the unfortunate Fantine in "Les Miserables" has also surprised many people.
It can be said that the Anglo-American Lily has both the quiet elegance of a classical beauty, but not the youthful vitality of modern times. In short, ancient costumes and modern clothes are very brilliant.
And the new drama "Emily in Paris" simply exists to show Lily's beauty in 360 degrees .
As a modern workplace woman, Lily is dressed in one outfit in the blink of an eye, and she has changed almost 80 outfits in 10 episodes!
Red, green and green, suspenders, exposed navels, from pajamas, sportswear to business wear, little black dresses, all kinds of styles are dazzling, which can be called Lily Collins's small theater.
Of course, I believe that many viewers have also discovered that there are many short boots in the play, such as short legs and death color matching, which are not only complained by Parisians for "earth" in the play, but also by many netizens:
"Emily Can't Wear Clothes".
Of course, although the clothes are sometimes exaggerated, they are supported by Lily's beauty, and the main scenes in the play are all filmed in France .
We could look at the Eiffel Tower, stroll along the banks of the Seine, chat at the Café de Flore...
Beauty and beauty, as well as all kinds of romantic encounters, are really pleasing to the eye.
After talking about the biggest advantages of this drama, the shortcomings of the whole drama are also very obvious. It can be said that it is a stereotypical American Mary Sue drama with many flaws.
First, the heroine's halo is invincible, she can always save danger at work, and the peach blossoms in love continue.
As Lily, who wanted to be promoted to a supervisor in the company, but temporarily replaced her in Paris because her boss was pregnant, her work in Paris was basically a plug-in.
Don't speak French?
It doesn't matter, most of the people in the Paris office speak English.
Can't handle customers?
Don't worry, send an ins to cause the company president to forward it, and become an Internet celebrity with explosive articles.
Booked the wrong Michelin restaurant for nothing?
It's okay, just give the male tenant downstairs a phone call.
In short, the heroine's way of solving problems in the play is either a slapstick, or a panacea of "using the power of social media", which is very suspended.
If work is just the spice, then the ubiquitous affair may become the main ingredient.
In addition to Lily's beauty crit, several leading actors in the play are also super handsome:
There is an ex-boyfriend who broke up because of a long-distance relationship, a chef who knocked on the wrong door upstairs and downstairs, a 17-year-old boy who is a wine "tasting master", and a handsome guy who wants to fall in love with Lily...
(not the same man)
In addition to the constant men, Lily's "female relationship" is also very strong. On the road, she meets a beautiful blonde girl with a good heart, and the two become good best friends. Later, she finds out that she is the girlfriend of the male chef who is having an affair downstairs!
Coincidentally, it was a book, and it really responded to the words of the blonde best friend: "Paris is a small town."
After that, she had to drag Lily to go shopping with her boyfriend, let her go to a party with her boyfriend, squeeze a seat in the car, and even let her sit on her boyfriend's lap——
How big is the heart of a blond best friend, it's a pity not to be a month old!
It can be said that this stereotypical idol Mary Sue plot is outdated in domestic dramas.
Second, it is full of superficial stereotypes.
Lily, a Chicago girl who came to France, always looks at the French in black and white.
In the play, the French work lazily at 10:30, saying that Americans are workaholics who do not know how to enjoy life. Facing Lily who wants to change her work style, her colleagues strongly object:
"You are trying to destroy the spirit of our French!"
There are also French waiters who like to put on bad faces and firmly believe that "customers are always wrong";
And French men and women are promiscuous, men love to flirt, mistresses and wives are in peace...
And the chat with the Chinese best friend who looks like Jia Ling is one sentence at a time:
"It's the French way to be a naysayer."
"The Chinese will make fun of people behind their backs, but the French will make fun of you in front of your face."
(Adding a pear vortex is Jia Ling)
As the Chinese-Korean mixed-race girlfriend said above, finding an ABC in the play represents the Chinese, and her portrayal is also problematic.
In China, my father is called the "zipper king", that is, from a rich family. Guess why she came to France?
Because people don't want to live a planned life, they don't want to inherit the family business, so they come to what she thinks is free and romantic Paris.
As a result, the family did not agree with her and stopped paying her living expenses, so "Jia Ling" went to work as a nanny for the French, taught Chinese, and lived a life of partying and clubbing every day.
(Stunned Rustic Nightclub)
Oh hey, the images of these Chinese people really don't exist anymore!
Maybe many people say that this is just a meal drama, so there is no need to be so serious.
But just as Chicago girls teach the French to do things and emphasize feminism, there is always a sense of American self-righteous pride in the show, and it is no wonder that French website AlloCiné said the show is embarrassing and pathetic:
"The French are portrayed in the show as arrogant, dirty, lazy, mean, so sad that it takes an American to come here to teach us how to live."
In general, whether it is the role of a female boss who is still charming and mean and difficult to deal with, a harmonious sand sculpture colleague, or the love story of "men all over the world love me", or "optimism and hard work pay off" The working state of the whole drama is very routine, which seems exaggerated and superficial.
It is worth mentioning that the cook boyfriend downstairs at the end of the play finally broke up with his blond best friend, and after being together with Lily, he ended abruptly after receiving a questioning message from his girlfriend. Obviously, the second part is about to be filmed.
In any case, viewers who only drink Lily Collins' beauty can see it.
Bluestone Film Editorial Department | Chenchen
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