trembling five

Trent 2022-03-23 09:03:17

I didn't know Spanish director Almodovar before watching "Fragrance". But after watching the film and paying special attention to the color, you will feel that Almodovar and Zhang Yimou are somewhat similar. Both directors paid great attention to the use of color. In many scenes of "Living Color and Fragrant", Almodovar used color to continuously render the theme. Red and yellow, these bright colors that frequently appear in movies, seem to be rendering the theme of the movie, representing passion and desire.

The rhythm at the beginning of the film seems to go fast, with the Christmas Eve prostitute Isabel giving birth to Victor in a car and giving him the special right to never give him money for a bus ride. Twenty years have passed in a flash. At this time, Victor fell in love with Elena, who had a one-night stand with him. Also on the bus, Victor accidentally found Elena's place. After losing his mind and being unexpectedly visited by the police, Victor takes up a pistol and gets himself six years in prison for it. Six years later, Victor is released from prison and the original XX has become a loving couple with Elena. At this time, Vic deliberately approached Elena, and met XX police officer's wife XXX. The five entangled people are entangled together because of this intricate relationship. The characters in the story are like different branches and buds on a tree, seemingly unrelated, but they are more and more closely related as the truth is gradually revealed. "If such sincerity would lead to..." Sincere life seems to be the theme of the movie, if Victor had said who pulled the trigger at the time, if Elena hadn't told XXX about herself and Victor Well, if Lalaba hadn't fallen in love with Victor, then a lot of the plot would have come to an abrupt end and it would have been completely uninteresting. It is because of these ingenious character relationship designs that the lives of the five people tremble in real life. In the face of desire, betrayal or sincerity, the five people have something to say, and they all have emotional desires and want to find an outlet. In the middle of the film, the happy and flirtatious days of Victor and Lara make Victor a master of sex skills in a short period of time, and the revenge plan that Victor wants to achieve in prison has With a certain foundation, as if to complete the revenge for Elena's denial of his skills at the time, Victor learned how to make Elena feel very different from six years ago. At the same time, I also believe that Victor just wanted to prove his ability to Elena, but to Barbara it was driven by love. Maybe many people think that Lala loves Victor more, because in the end, Barbara shot to protect Victor and let his life disappear. When Victor was holding the pistol team, the anger in his eyes is unstoppable. Victor's home changed a little after the appearance of Barla. It was originally a dilapidated house left by Victor's mother. Gradually, there was a sofa, living room and kitchen. Victor's life here became smoother and smoother. Being with Barbara may have taught Victor a lot of communication skills between men and women, but at the same time the experience and beauty of an older woman also captivated the young Victor. Victor would not have captured Elena's heart in this way without Barbara. After experiencing the same gunfight at the beginning of the film, the end of the film It also echoes the previous one in this way. Barbara died, XX died, XXX left, and Victor, who was originally a tragic character, finally had fun with his favorite Elena. At the end of the film, Victor accompanies the pregnant Elena to the hospital in a taxi, constantly reciting words that reassure Elena. This contrasts with the scene where Victor was born at the beginning of the film. Spain, which was in the midst of a civil war at the time, was so deserted and desolate. Even the father didn't know who the child was born on the bus, and this Victor, who is about to become a father, has experienced the hardships and has grown up, seems to be a man who reflects the complete growth history of life.
The fragrance of life is about not only the desire and entanglement of the flesh, but also the most sincere way of maintaining feelings between people.

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  • Clara: The bastard's stopped drinking.

    Víctor Plaza: And you?

    Clara: I'm drinking even more.

  • Clara: I'm not asking you to love me! I love you enough for both of us.