There is no doubt that this feminist film with European black humor, absurdity and literary thriller can only be perfectly performed in France by an authentic and elegant French actress. Facts have proved that it is impossible to produce such literary and profound works in the sheep's clothing of pursuing "movies that are thought-provoking". It is even more unimaginable that such feminine works can be produced under the prevailing ideology and culture of Marvel's "heroism" and "male power".
Although "She" is an R-rated film that is vulgarly labeled as "Yellow Violence" by the outside world, it is actually a subversive interpretation of absolute feminism. It started with a suspenseful rape case, revolving around the heroine Michelle, her son, ex-husband, male staff, best friend husband, neighbor husband, and performed a humorous and witty "farce" that strongly satirizes men , and Michelle, if she used one sentence to describe her strength simply and rudely, it would be "she raped the whole world calmly." The uproarious director Paul Van Horsey once again maintained his unruly film style. The 77-year-old he and 63-year-old her, the face of the French film industry, worked together to complete this seemingly yellow violence. , In fact, it is a cold, direct and bold interpretation of the excellent works of strong women and weak men.
"Sex" runs through the whole film. It is no longer just an eye-catching blender for the loose story, but a necessity to promote the development of the main line and the creation of characters. By clearing the "pornographic" fog in front of you and watching rationally by "lifting your pants", you can see how the director gradually created a strong woman like Michelle who is almost steely, makes all men surrender, and makes all women fear The image of , and the profound discussion of "people" hidden in it.
"She" is really interesting. The first is the three confrontations between Michelle and the masked man who seem to be the main line of the whole story. If the first time, she ended up in embarrassment and panic because she had no preparation, but then her life suddenly calmed down, and she even told her friends about her rape as a snack before dinner. It is indeed a little bit obvious. Weird. The second confrontation was still sudden, but Michelle was prepared. After she struggled and twisted confrontation to discover that the masked man was actually her admiration, the neighbor with strong sexual fantasies, the admiration turned into irresistible shameful anger, and she kicked him out of the house. If this is still understandable, then the development of the plot after that is unbelievable - whether it was him who called for help in a car accident, or she volunteered to follow him to the erotic red light. The basement, and at the end she suddenly remembered something, and told him lightly, "I'm going to tell you." But it is very clear that his death in the final third confrontation was under her plan.
But is this really just a "revenge" story? actually not. The whole film is actually a double line - "revenge" is the bright line that attracts the audience to watch and promotes the rational development of the story, while the messy plot process is also the main line of the film, and the dark line is Michelle herself - she. her own thoughts and actions. Under the guidance of vulgar and wet "sex", she still had close contacts with her ex-husband, cheated with her best friend's husband, watched neighbors masturbate, and "raped" her male staff by watching. Here, it would be too degrading to simply understand that she is a person with dissatisfied desires. She's sick, she's ashamed, she admits. But "shame isn't strong enough to make us stop doing anything." Her strength is precisely in her emphasis on even a little too much "self-awareness" and her absolute indifference to everything. Because of her complete willpower, she has absolute freedom and overall control.
In contrast to other characters, their actions will only appear so absurd. It's like he's drunk enough drugs and his mind is confused. Woman - mother fucks with a young man like a stallion, while asking her daughter to forgive the murderer's father; the neighbor's hostess is not sad but thanked her for her husband being killed by Michelle; best friend kicks away the cheating rice Shell's husband, himself and Mi. And men are even more stupid and ridiculous--the ex-husband found a young and beautiful girlfriend, and broke up with his girlfriend just because of a book; his son knew that his girlfriend's child was not his, but insisted on raising it; cheating on Michelle's Robert and his girlfriend In the end, Patrick didn't understand why he was kicked away; the murderer's father, who had been in prison for more than 20 years, heard that his daughter was going to visit the prison and was so scared that he committed suicide overnight. In a ridiculously ridiculous drama, only Michelle was sober. Here, she mocked men's childishness, innocence, arrogance, and stupidity, crushed their dignity, and cast an incomparably contemptuous glance at them.
However, at a deeper level, whether it is Michelle's fearless attitude towards everything, or her provocation of men's power in every possible way, it is all related to her murderer father who committed heinous crimes. She has been treated unfairly since childhood. The indifferent and pale photo of her when she was a child was repeatedly exaggerated by the media, which distorted her heart and ruined her normal life. Her series of pathological behaviors are a rebellion against society's unfair moral kidnapping. Aside from moral and so-called rational cognition, she is neither a victim nor a rescued.
As one film review put it, "She traverses the world with her own morbid, easy freedom, like a cool outlaw, walking on the edge of danger, but will never be defeated." Don't forget the ending of the game she designed herself in the movie, the reflection of real life is really sharp and arrogant. —— After killing the monster that violated her, walking out of the darkness, the woman raised her head proudly and fearlessly. applause
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