There are several main story lines in the movie "Brooklyn": the life of Irish immigrants in New York, the conflict between homesickness and new life, and love. I have to say that because the last ten minutes of the editing feels like a hasty ending, the last two lines are anticlimactic, but this is still the best movie I have seen this year. The story time of the exquisite costumes, music, and props was set in the early 1950s and the early postwar period. The movie never mentions which year it is now, but it can be inferred from the tight supply of supplies in Irish shops, prom music and jazz soundtracks, women’s knit sweater over-the-knee skirts, and the frequently stealing pointed underwear. In the original soundtrack of the movie, you can hear that wartime costumes are too practical and monotonous, and after the war, the fashion wind swept, Marilyn Monroe-style sexy became fashionable, so this kind of pointed corset that highlights the feminine charm is very popular with fashionable girls. . Plump figure was popular after the war. Our sister Saoirse's plump figure in modern eyes was very good at the time.
Regarding some props that I can't help but look at, such as this punch card for commuting. The specific operation method is to punch a hole in the machine for each commute, and the next screen of the film is the wall filled with time cards. (Actually, this machine is still available in modern times, and I also used a similar time card when working in Japan.)
For example, this kind of copper pipe system, in the movie is the cash register system. "The cash and shopping list are placed in an iron container and sent to the cashier's room through the pipeline system in the store, where the list will be stamped with the "paid" stamp, placed in the container, and the change that should be found Send it back together." It will also be used in places like libraries.
The history of the blood and tears of Irish immigrants is different from today’s era of tolerance and tolerance. When it comes to Ireland today, you may think of a peaceful fairytale town and a sexy Irish accent. But a hundred years ago, Ireland gave the world (in fact, the West The impression of the world is negative, the Irish are alcoholic (the problem still exists today) and lack education. At the beginning of the last century, there was such a chain of contempt in the Western world. Whites were the best, followed by Latino Slavs, and the status of lover Lans was even lower than that of blacks. (A widespread misconception of Asians needs to be corrected: Europeans ≠ whites) At the beginning of the last century, in the East Coast of the United States, in order to compete for territory and wealth, and to protect their own ethnic interests, the sphere of influence of whites and Italian gangs has long been in force. The sphere of influence of Irish gangsters and black spheres of influence are all at odds with each other. Regarding these contents, there is a very good film and television work "Atlantic Empire", which mixes fictional plots with various real characters from the 1920s. It is very beautiful. In the era of our "Brooklyn", in Brooklyn, the Irish colony has been stable for almost a century. Everyone helps each other. Although most of them are doing some lower-level work, everything is full of hope. Conflicts with other species are still there, but after the baptism of World War II, it is no longer as sharp as before. In the movie, the little kid from the Italian family said that he hates Irish people, and his father took his ears and went out to fix it.
Every year, a large number of new Irish immigrants continue to arrive on the east coast of the United States with a steady stream of longing for a new life. In the words of the characters in the film, "I don't even know if there is anyone in Ireland anymore".
The constant homesickness and the impact of the new world, coupled with the sudden love, go into a new world, learn all new knowledge, and sometimes feel lonely. This kind of storyline is universal, whether it is the melting pot of the United States in the last century. The young Europeans of Europe are still floating in the north.
The Italian boy fell in love with the girl at first sight. Love is a magic weapon to overcome homesickness. Alice is about to go home because of her sister's death, and the young man asks her to flash marriage with him uneasy. Flash marriage can be very romantic, but if it is used as a bond and guarantee during parting, and it is hidden marriage, the effect is worrying. The girl returned to a small town in Ireland. As a fashionable and outstanding girl who had met the world and obtained an American accounting certificate, she had the meaning of returning to her hometown. I left because there is no shining future here, and everything seems better here when I come back. That gentle, considerate, handsome and hearty Italian guy is like a romantic encounter in a foreign country, she doesn't need him in her hometown.
In fact, love at first sight is the most primitive impulse and has nothing to do with wealth or status. The girl's brain is still very good. She also wondered why Jim didn't like herself in the first place, but now everyone is complimenting herself? The revealing of the vicious proprietress of the store became a turning point for her to see the facts clearly. She gave up all the old fetters and temptations brought by her hometown and returned to a new life. We are all the same, we tend to beautify our hometown without knowing it, and slowly forget the rumors and ugliness that once existed in real life. The Alice who boarded the distant ship is different from the Alice who went to sea for the first time.
The narrative of the story jumps too fast here. But if you look carefully at the narration at the end of the film, you will understand that the purpose of the film is that one day, you will accept a person who has nothing to do with your past, but is completely yours, and start a good new life. As the last few words of the film say:
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