The dust has settled on the Academy Awards, and the best actress has been awarded to "Room" star Brie Larson. Personally, though, I've been expecting Saoirse Ronan, the heroine of "Brooklyn," to win. This girl who was born in 1994 with a pair of light blue and charming eyes gave a wonderful performance in "Brooklyn".
Of course, the excessive love for Saoirse Ronan also has something to do with her role in the movie. "Brooklyn" is based on the novel of the same name by Irish novelist Tobin. The film tells an uncomplicated story: in the 1950s, a little Irish girl left her hometown and went to New York to make a living.
"Youth from the Provinces Meet the Metropolis" - this is a classic moment in literary history, and we can read similar stories over and over again in the novels of Balzac, Stendhal, Henry James, Dreiser, Faulkner and others. In Ireland in the 1950s, in China in the 21st century, such literary moments have become an everyday reality. When young people from other provinces enter the metropolis, they will encounter not only a dazzling new world, but also a brand new self: when the huge new world unfolds in front of them, how should the self who knows nothing deal with it?
So, we saw the hardships and discomforts of this little Irish girl named Alice when she first arrived in New York. She is anxious, apprehensive, uneasy, and overwhelmed. She misses her hometown, loneliness, and sadness. Sometimes she can't control herself, but she is constantly self-adjusting, cautious, self-respecting and self-improving... People who have lived in big cities since childhood may not understand, but every Young people who leave their hometowns, study or live in big cities from small places can easily find their own shadow in Alice. We will be heartbroken and heartbroken for this beautiful girl.
Just as Alice was gradually adjusting to her new life in New York and fell in love with a plumber, her family suffered a sudden change and her sister died unexpectedly. She went home alone and married her lover before she left, promising her husband that she would return as soon as possible. Back then, she was just an ordinary girl in a small town. She was bullied working in a bakery, and her future was hopeless; but after returning to her hometown, she suddenly got the life she once dreamed of: a decent job, high wealth Handsome is in pursuit, and everyone around her looks at her with admiration...
Alice is faced with a difficult choice: go back to New York, or live a dream life in a small town? The film reminds us of a topic that is often debated in public opinion nowadays: choose a big city or a small city?
Alice almost shook. But she was secretly married in New York, and was found out by the bakery owner. The proprietress threatened her viciously and wanted to reveal the news and ruin her reputation. This sudden shock made Alice sober all of a sudden, she told her mother and suitor the fact that she was married, and put down everything in her hometown and returned to New York.
In the 1950s, the information was not developed, and Alice could quibble or lie, but she chose to leave. From the proprietress, she finally understood the difference between New York and a small town. Opportunity is second, and more importantly, the difference in value system between the two. The values of the metropolis are established on the basis of industrialization and modernization. Its key words are enlightenment, people-oriented, and respect for individuality. In contrast, the values of small towns are closed, conservative, and outdated. People are selfish and snobbish, and are keen to spy on privacy and interfere. life of others.
Just as Alice finally fled back to New York in the 1950s, many young Chinese are fleeing their hometowns and returning to Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. One of the reasons people often say is that there are more opportunities in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, but this is actually quite a false proposition. There are more opportunities in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, but a single Beijing has a population of more than 20 million. If you dilute it, the opportunities also belong to a few capable people. In fact, the deeper and more hidden reason is that Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou have an advanced and inclusive value system. Here, everyone fully respects everyone's rights, privacy and choices. No one cares if you buy a house or not, no one persuades you to get married, no one dictates your choice, no one belittles your education, no one laughs at your dreams or choices...you are who you are, and you have enough freedom to be yourself. But in small county towns, it is difficult for us to escape the oppression of the rural value system. In this value system, there are several rules that we are very familiar with: people must get married when they are old, and if they don’t get married, they are not filial; they want to have a boy; they study to make money. People's status mainly depends on money and power... People will demand us, regulate us, imagine us, and oppress us with this value system. If you don't conform to this value system, you will be questioned, rejected, and ridiculed. Even the boss's threat to Alice: ruin.
At the last moment of the film, Alice, who returned to New York, came to the place where her husband worked. She was on the side of the street, leaning against the red wall, and the sun was hitting her. The husband who was off work saw her and his eyes met. He couldn't hide his surprise and surprise, so he hurried over and hugged her tightly. Yes, the hometown also has thousands of advantages that New York does not have, but at least in this moment of hugging, there is a loved one, there is freedom, and there is hope, everything is worth it.
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