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Film Review: Monsieur Verdu
Cara 2022-03-23 09:03:03
7 points. Chaplin gave a rare performance of a villain. Mr. Verdu, the green bearded man, attacked everywhere, seemingly dangerous, but he always managed to retreat. In the end, I suddenly found out that I died generously. The content I found in my conscience always felt that it did not match the overall style. In addition, the preaching of several speeches was too strong. Combined with the shooting time of this film, it can be understood that Chaplin wanted to accuse social injustice, but as a murderer, it was too unconvincing.
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Camryn 2022-04-23 07:03:54
That last conversation with the priest reminded me of Camus' "The Outsider," a bold challenge and accountability to the world. Although compared to the first half, it seems a bit more straightforward, but the question of "the one who steals the hook kills the one who steals the country" is still powerful.
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Elinor 2022-03-19 09:01:08
Very beautiful. Theoretically speaking, individual judgments of good and evil cannot actually be used as the ethical standards of the times. Verdue’s killing of "capitalist widows" is not just, nor can it be compared with the Nazi wars. This is only the ethics of the weak. Once enlarged There will be endless disasters. However, what cannot be denied is Chaplin's affection and acting skills, as well as the film's performance of the injustice of the world.
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Marie Grosnay: Why, you hardly know me.
Henri Verdoux: I've always known you. From the moment we met, I knew there was a wordless understanding between us. It was in your eyes, Madame. They are beautiful. Like the luminous of distant stars. I often wonder, who are you in the dark?
Marie Grosnay: I don't quite understand.
Henri Verdoux: I can't express it in words. Only a symphony could say it. Music of the spheres.
Marie Grosnay: My dear, I'm not as ethereal as all that.
Henri Verdoux: Your everything. Saint, sinner, snake and gazelle, all in one. I can't forget you.
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Marie Grosnay: Well, you *wicked* man.
Henri Verdoux: Wicked?
Marie Grosnay: Yes, very wicked!