Soul exchange & empathy

Robin 2021-11-17 08:01:28

More than ten years ago, there were not many films about soul exchange. This is a novel and humorous family film. The rebellious youth daughter and her incompatible mother exchanged roles after eating the magical Chinese fortune cookie. In a series of ridiculous incidents, the two understood each other’s situation and understood what they originally thought was beautiful. Under cover the truth, and then be compassionate and tolerant of each other.

Use popular elements to describe the generation gap, a very creative form of expression. The strong contrast between the appearance and behavior of the mother and daughter after the roles changed brought a great comedy effect to the film. The two want to change back to their original roles before their mother remarries on Saturday, which adds tension and drama to the film. Of course, the most talked about is the outstanding performance of the two actresses.

Jamie Lee Curtis, who plays the role of the mother, is the queen of Hollywood horror movies. Perhaps everyone is more familiar with her role as Schwarzenegger’s wife in "True Lies." strength. At the beginning of the film, she played a dignified and staid mother. After changing identities, she instantly became a teenage girl, with rich and natural facial expressions, and a bit exaggerated movements like a high school student. Not to be shy, some little girls are cute, just like the traits shown in her normal life at the beginning of the article. And the shock of meeting Xinyi boy is really vivid.

Lindsay Lohan, who plays the role of a daughter, deserves to be born as a genius child star, and her performance is also quite natural, so she is not muddled. She really showed the inner restlessness of the girl in the rebellious period. She wanted to be different. She felt that no one understood herself, loved rock and roll, and needed to vent through music. After swapping with his mother, the young appearance of the dignified and old-fashioned personality, mature and strong aura fits the mother's age and experience.

The rivalry of the two ladies is very beautiful. They are tit-for-tat when they are in their normal identities. After the exchange, the faces are still the same as at the beginning, which makes people laugh. Of course, as the story progresses, the two gradually understand each other. The performance of the two is lively and interesting, making people forget that they are acting out of age, but they are naturally substituted by their encounters in the story, which is amazing.

The theme of this movie produced by Disney is very good, believe in love, let go of prejudice, empathize with each other, strengthen communication, reduce misunderstandings, and build family harmony. The film's reputation and box office are not bad, the premiere reached more than 22 million US dollars, ranking second in the North American box office. Jamie Lee Curtis was nominated for Best Actress in a Golden Globe Award. Lindsay Lohan won the American Youth Audience Voting Award.

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  • Christelle 2022-04-22 07:01:13

    It's really funny and weird that Chinese restaurants are doing shit. . Loved Lindsay Lohan's movies back then. . It's really cool for her to be MAMA. . The story makes a lot of sense. . The mother-daughter relationship should be treated well. .

  • Remington 2021-11-17 08:01:28

    0.0 Alas, Tony Curtis’s miraculous daughter has begun to play. . . . . . Alas... Lindsay is very cute here. When the cruel girl starts to gain weight =. =

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  • Anna (in Tess's body): Root canal? That's not fair, they're not my teeth.

  • Anna (in Tess's body): Like cooking: I mean, have you never heard of takeout? And cleaning: let's don't and say we did. Quality time with your kids: You know what? Quit bugging 'em. Leave 'em alone. They like it!