female awakening

Zack 2022-03-25 09:01:19

The heroine in "The End of the World" is also an extremist. It can be seen from her eyes, attitude and tone that she hates and dislikes this society, but she is powerless. She resists superficial desires in the form of choosing independence and self-exile, and declares her own victory. . She doesn't work, she doesn't love, she doesn't make friends, she doesn't cooperate, she doesn't cry when she is raped (reminiscent of a girl Mochat), she doesn't speak when she is thrown from the car, everything is a silent struggle, and she is strong by herself The most powerless way to resist, death is her best result. Women's most egoistic desires were buried alive invisibly, and even the director did not give a solution. Agnès Varda's "The End of the World" is a moment of regret, stepping into the frozen abyss. The director can only sigh her fate and the rebellious energy in her thoughts, but she is unable to save or encourage her to walk out like this resolutely. Social "persecution". Death is the proof, but also the evidence of crime. There is no room for a person to live on the edge of society. On the way to find a reason to live, the heroine is killed by hunger and cold in the gully. This is an impossible decision. The director just exposes this marginalized existence, leaving the rest for others to think about.

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  • la platonologne Mme Landier: Why did you drop out?

    Mona Bergeron, sans toit ni loi: Champagne on the road's better!

  • les Bergers: She blew in like the wind. No plans, no goals... No wishes, no wants... We suggested things to her. She didn't want to do a thing. Wandering? That's withering. By proving she's useless, she helps a system she rejects. It's not wandering, it's withering.