"Brooklyn", a film about immigrant stories, has a small format. After a little experience, you will find that its meaning is not shallow. Nostalgia is just what it wants. A small part of what to say, in a way, the theme of the film is more like the position of a young foreign girl and the choices she faces. Those who want to find more of the rough experiences of the "floaters" in this film to chat with themselves will be disappointed, after all, the main point of the film is not there.
The short-term return after going to the country and leaving home for "gilding" has made Alice, a girl who could not find a suitable job in her hometown of Ireland before, become a "sweet pastry", and the local "rich and handsome" who was unattainable in the past has money and leisure time. Jim also seemed to be at his fingertips, the contrast of the middle situation revealed a little irony. And Tony, an Italian boy waiting for Alice to return in Brooklyn, is just a low-level worker who repairs water pipes. Although this little man is a reliable young man with a career plan, he has a quality of life between a well-off life and the leisure class. The huge gap between the two still makes Alice's attitude towards emotions blurred and ambiguous. With the help of nostalgia and family affection, the stop seems to become beautiful and warm. Fortunately, she is still awake in the end.
Many girls who are far away from their homeland choose a difficult life, and their starting point is relatively low. It is not that they are not good, but it is because they are good enough that they are acutely aware of what kind of life they really want, their homeland. It's good, but being narrow-minded, outdated and outdated will force people to leave. Once people leave, they can't go back, because their vision and ideas have already changed, and they are no longer the same as they were yesterday. home.
The film presents the simple plot in a succinct and smooth way, with pleasing pictures and comfortable colors. (Is Anybody There?)", which is a reasonable discussion of the topic of life. In this "Brooklyn", he makes a safe and intriguing balance between people and their environment, people and their own pursuits. In addition, people can also feel the style of the times in terms of scenery and spirit.
Saoirse Ronan, who plays Alice, performs well and fits the role highly. With Irish blood on her body, she seems to have been waiting for such a role that seems to be tailor-made for her. In the film, her quiet eyes It is full of content, and the inner drama is well grasped. Recalling that Ronan, who attracted people's attention at the age of 13 because of "Atonement", has experienced both good times and adversities in acting (inaccurate selection of films) along the way. Fortunately, although he experienced the disadvantages of films such as "Byzantine" , but in Wes Anderson's "The Grand Budapest Hotel", which was released in 2014, people saw Ronan full of aura again, expecting her to appear in more suitable films after "Brooklyn".
After deep thinking and consideration, the smart girl knows where to go. In the film, Alice's final return to Brooklyn is not so much a return to love, but rather a return home. Janet Winterson once said: "Home is not for those who are weak, but for those who are brave and live in harmony with themselves." Brave and peaceful girls always have a home to return to.
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