After reading the truth, I may have fulfilled the enduring curse: the greater the expectation, the greater the disappointment. Although I am not disappointed with this film, it is still a little different from the expected feeling. This is undoubtedly a masterpiece. But mainly relying on Peer's excellent acting skills, coupled with ingenious and bizarre ideas, raised the overall level of the film.
Compared with the suspense and horror factors (the answer surfaced early), I feel more humor and absurdity. In fact, this is a very interesting film, and many people may be attracted by the deep and solemn atmosphere and heavy taste. The drama is brainwashed, and I deeply examine the theme and intention of this film with the feeling of watching heavy European literary films. In fact, there is absolutely no need to be too serious.
From the very beginning, Verhoeven showed an entry point where his jaw dropped, and he designed a life experience that couldn't be more fucked up. Any one, I believe, can easily defeat the tolerance range of ordinary people's psychology and spirit, leaving a psychological shadow that is difficult to estimate. , but the "her" Michelle in the film is like a non-mainstream superwoman, showing an unusual calm, tenacity and sharpness as she struggles, which is undoubtedly a paradoxical victory for feminism.
In the popular film market, such films that are completely dominated by women's perspectives and positions are rarely seen. In the established impression, men have always occupied an important position in character building and the fuse that guides the plot. Women are mostly women. Sometimes it only plays the role of embellishment and support. No matter how elegant it is, it is difficult to overshadow the edge of men. The most impressive thing I have seen recently is the film history classic "Jean Dillman", the more direct popular "She". "Obviously there is no such "boring".
It contains drama and turning points. After reading the full version, I can quite understand how the castrated version greatly reduces the viewing experience. This film basically revolves around indoor (more) and daily life. There is nothing too novel in the technique, but the atmosphere The construction is indeed very first-class. In addition to a few violent "rape scenes", many children's shoes who have ulterior motives for watching a good show may be disappointed. Verhoeven is like a step by step pushing Michelle into a miserable life. The quagmire, the extreme reverse creates her powerful and prominent image.
Using the fast-moving brain, it is possible that there is no more suitable candidate for this role than Huppert. This seemingly thin and sixty-year-old woman (unbelievable) has the performance experience she has hand-picked, and the flowing nature The revealing and irresistible appearance conditions are enough to constitute a worry-free quality guarantee for a film. Without the participation of "her", this film will be weakened by more than half of its highlights. Layered, nutritious, both inside and out, with gestures, frowns, smiles, cadence, no one can resist her outrageous aura.
Back in the film, let’s talk about Michelle’s continuous troubles and misery. Although she has a decent life and work, bad luck has never forgiven her. Dad is a serial killer that everyone sneers at. Shadows and injuries Pain has always accompanied and affected her, becoming an indelible stain and a follow-up cause; her mother was played with a sturdy little white face, and she was so angry that she was so angry; a paranoid, cowardly, and troubled son; she was boldly teased by company employees and insults; raped one after another.
With the development of the plot, I suddenly thought of Zhou Xingxing's miserable performance in "Tang Bohu's Autumn Fragrance". Michelle can also come out like this, but she has a calm performance that is different from ordinary people. Maybe because of her childhood experience, she She has already seen through the essence of the "tragedy" of life, or it can be said that she represents the awakening of the independent consciousness of the majority of women, and a woman who has always been defined in the category of disadvantaged groups can always make people excited and inexplicable when she is cruel. The feeling of respect, I believe, can make many female compatriots who are suffocating in their hearts feel very happy.
It's a rare occasion. In the past, there were always male compatriots who were heroic in the limelight or had a lot of scenes. In this film, there is no "normal" one, either a psychopath, a murderous monster, or a useless, romantic Shameless, collectively subdued by Michelle, women completely got rid of the traditional concept and class setting of always living under patriarchy or its halo, experienced many pains and trials, I am more ruthless than you, and finally counterattack freely and easily be a "winner".
As a bystander, being tortured by a fucking life, you will always experience hardships and blows, big and small, in the course of your life. Faith often plays the role of self-comfort and healing in changing directions. His wife thanked Michelle, and the son with financial resources continued to raise her and other sons with the "mad woman" (the victorious party). The seemingly decent neighbor was actually a pervert who liked sexual abuse and died in Under the hammer, mother and father died one after another without the so-called so-called.
In the end, Michelle's relief and magnanimity had a feeling that no matter how dark life was, she could only choose to accept and face it. Everything else was useless. . The lines in this film are brilliant (including some interesting ideas), one is Michelle's humorous banter and cynicism at her mother's house, the other is Michelle's pompous mockery and snarky sarcasm at Christmas dinner, and then casually Scattering the ashes and adding some sharp and crisp words like a blade, the first three times I almost laughed out loud, thinking that this woman is too simple, which is convincing, and the latter exudes a strong sense of ridicule.
When we encounter major changes in life, many times we are either complaining about others or giving up on ourselves, indulging in the abyss of pain and suffering, unable to extricate ourselves, stepping into a fucking life full of depression and pain traps, and getting lost in the manipulation of impermanent fate, instead Michelle saw a certain inspirational tendency. Her last Jedi counterattack gave many vulnerable people a powerful boost, but in fact, Michelle was not a kind woman. She was mean and strong. , sensitive and suspicious, even a little heartless and cruel, not only have an affair with the husband of a good friend, play pranks on his ex-husband's girlfriend, flirt and be careful under the table, hate and cruel to parents, including the last enjoyment and counterattack, and perverted tenderness In stark contrast to his wife, Michelle has nothing to rely on, only her own faith and loyalty.
She also revealed the instinctive and dark side of human nature, and even mixed with a hint of self-defense and revenge, but the strong impression of her "victim" somewhat weakened the negative reflection of her humanity. Looking back, she was really a letdown. A powerful character that people love, hate, respect and fear. What's interesting is that Michelle constantly turned passive into active, and by herself, she managed to get rid of all the stinky men around her who disobeyed her, hurt her, left her, and took advantage of her. The two women who were victims "smiled" to the end, giving women an extremely precious opportunity to show extreme solipsism. After reading this piece, there is a sense of irony and humor, everything is so incredible, but it can make people deeply appreciate the naked sense of reality.
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