This attitude struck me initially. I am narrow-minded and feel that this world has a single value, the front is bright and beautiful, and the back is dark and treacherous. Everyone should go to the day instead of the night, and everyone should stick to it instead of betrayal.
This is what it feels like to watch Almodovar. Too many black-and-white values, concise, firm, and arbitrary. Too many problems, and our first reaction when they arise is to judge right or wrong. This kind of life and knowledge makes people feel simple and happy, and makes people narrow-minded and low-minded.
I love simplicity. I refuse to be narrow. I am caught in a huge contradiction between the two. And in Almodóvar's story these are alleviated. That is, there are not so many presets in this world, flowers bloom under the sun, and transactions under the night are not foul. Both holiness and filth are the essence of human nature.
Back to movies. Lena became his mistress because of the boss' care when her father was ill. The love between Lena and Mateo is inexplicable. Maybe he wanted to express love without warning, or maybe it was a blank space in his narrative. Lena's betrayal is justifiable. In fact, the boss's love for her is also shocking. Because the other party doesn't love her, his love is humbled to the dust. This is actually another annoying problem.
It's boring because Lena and Mateo's story is lackluster, aside from the inexplicable eroticism. It's not even as interesting as Mateo's encounter with the glamorous girl at the beginning of the film. His agent is a very thick character, love, betrayal, forbearance, redemption, love that keeps a distance for many years. And importantly, while her life model feels confounding, it explores the possibility of another life.
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