The conventional story was not a problem for Almodovar, because he had a different way of narration and saturated emotional analysis, but this time the feelings between the characters were depicted rather mediocre, without tension, the hero and heroine's feelings. Love is completely superficial, to be mean, I only see sex but not love. Family affection is also straightforward and lackluster. The whole story lacks a climax, and it lacks depth. Penelope is completely reduced to a vase. The two young men of literature and art sitting behind me were guessing the plot in Spanish all the way, and with my poor Spanish level, I could roughly understand their guesses. The only thing that remains intact is Almodovar's intense colors, the staggered arrangement of the characters' intricate relationships.
I give this film 3 stars, because in all fairness, if this is a rookie's debut, everyone will still be amazed, because it is undeniable that he can perfectly present the most perfect multi-perspective storytelling in light and shadow. By comparison, my sister's keeper is so inferior. The story set in his story, the skill of frame-in-frame is superb, compared to the main storyline of boring, I have a better impression of his film "girls and suitcase", I feel that it is Ashi's style, using A woman with nervous thinking on the verge of collapse, playing cards out of common sense, dramatic laughs, tears, and life. . . There is also the vampire script that made all the literary bugs in the cinema laugh, a little bit of pornography, a little bit of violence, a little bit of irony, but it's quite enjoyable.
In the final analysis, Almodovar is better at dealing with female themes, or homosexuality. In this world, people who are on a tightrope, people who are not tolerated by social norm, are full and radiant in his light and shadow. This time, the characters in "Broken Embrace" are all too normal, but Almodovar has lost his unique sensitivity of observation. It is so clumsy to turn around to see the world. The second thing is that he can't find new ideas, and even the old methods can't be used. This old love letter to the movie is really mediocre, and it is really cruel to use Penelope as a sacrifice.
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