Brooklyn is the name of a neighborhood, not a high-end place to live in New York, USA. As the main venue for the activities of the characters in the film, the name is both neutral and restrained. From the perspective of the development of the plot, Brooklyn is both the destination and the final destination, leaving home twice and coming here twice, which is quite fateful.
Emotions are not a machine that operates according to a fixed pattern. The nostalgia, parting, restarting, as well as the confusion and helplessness that Ellis experienced, could not match her mother's words: Goodbye, I will only say it once. The steady rhythm is like quiet music, and you can feel the girl's growth and her Rannuo in the river of the story. That's what a good story should be.
2. Thematic Analysis
1. Difficulties in both things.
Alice, a small town girl in Ireland, has the opportunity to go to the United States to seek development with the help of a priest. This is an opportunity and a serious challenge for her, not only to face the strong homesickness of leaving home, but also to deal with the gossip and occasional runs of the three aunts and six women around her. Crossing the ocean alone is not the first for Irish people in the United States, so it makes the story universal in the English-speaking world, especially for the many immigrants and those who still carry the American dream. When she needed company the most, there were only tenants with the same identity by her side. Except for the letter from her sister, she basically had nothing to talk to.
When love comes, going once is a double. Emily, who has completed the marriage registration with her boyfriend, meets another suitable man. The youth in her hometown seems to have just discovered her, and clearly hints that she is willing to spend this life together. The two men are evenly matched, and there are bright spots in both lives, but they appear in different times. This dilemma can be seen as a gift of fate, or it can be seen as the cruelty of life. It makes sense to choose which one, but the regrets of each choice are inevitable: Tony the plumber means keeping his word and staying true to his marriage; but his mother must be left alone in her hometown. The tavern owner Jim represents a successful career, from a working girl to the middle class; but if he chooses him, he will bear the notoriety of being swayed and sloppy. Although the lace warning of the long-tongued woman in the hometown was met with a righteous response from Alice, the unhappy results accompanying the meeting meant that rumors spread all over the hometown at any time. It can be said that Emily faces not only her inner world, but also the squeeze of social factors such as personal reputation and family honor.
2. Personal growth
From a grocery store waiter to obtaining an accountant qualification, Alice relied on her own hard work and finally was accepted by the society in both New York and her hometown. The reason why her story can move people is largely related to the inspirational content contained in it. Although Tony isn't Prince Charming, Alice doesn't have Cinderella's potential, as evidenced by her career as a mall saleswoman in New York. At the dance party in both places, Alice was not the one that caught the eye, and it was this girl-next-door trait that made her story more representative, and this "anti-Cinderella" model became what it is today. A trend in film narrative. For the many young people in China who have moved from small towns to big cities, isn't Alice's growth experience the life course they have faced and will go through? A good theme lies in its universality. Even if this kind of life struggle is not an active choice, at least the final result is not too bad, especially for young friends who have left the university and have no family to work hard in a foreign country. There is spiritual comfort and emotional resonance in Liz's story.
3. Drama
A good narrative does not mean that it must be vigorous, or that it must be bloody like a domestic drama. The benefit of being bland and plain, the kind of restraint that goes so far, is a high level of emotional expression. I personally agree that the so-called plot is not about how many turns, how many exciting elements appear, what sensational breaking news, or eye-catching sensory stimulation, a good narrative should be clearly expressed, and more importantly, Enough is enough, with moderation. Many domestic films also try to tell good stories, but they often fall into the trap of using too much force and too much. In order to make up for the lesson of narrative, the fifth generation of directors chose literary adaptation, and the sixth generation was willing to try ideological smuggling. Looking at the international community, such as South Korea's social news hotspots, the United States has no restricted subject matter, the British black humor, and Germany's national reflection are all worthy of our reference. It is a big absurdity to be a pioneer and be brave to play a ball on the edge, or to focus on fan consumption.
But judging from this film, the story is like a small stream. It looks bland, but it is clear and translucent. There is no need to envy Nolan's upside-down style, nor to make a mystery like David Lynch. The best skill is no skill. Life itself is more dramatic, and a good story itself is full of attraction. Regarding love choices and personal growth, they are all good story lines for young audiences. Properly and reasonably allocating the proportions of the two and weaving them together effectively is a good model for success.
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big city New York has Manhattan and skyscrapers. In Alice's opinion, it is not very different from her hometown. This can be seen from her intoxication when four people came to the beach. Big cities bring a variety of choices, but also more brutal competition. Small towns are harmonious and quiet, and life is comfortable and comfortable, but the closed and conservative nature in them is just like the evaluation of clothing, which is not attractive enough for young people who pursue fashion, beauty, beauty and wealth.
Big cities are suitable for hard work, and small towns can rely on them. When the two embrace each other on the street at the end of the film, it looks sweet and beautiful, but the regrets and regrets in them are like the music in the film, and the lingering voices are endless.
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