It is difficult to find other resources except VIPs of major websites in China, but this is indeed a very good film and television work, and it is worth watching for a little money.
This movie is defined as an American romantic black comedy, and then I found the dark humor in it to my taste haha.
This time, I want to write a little more casually, and write whatever comes to my mind...
When it comes to December May, I suddenly think of Lolita, but it is an ethical film, which is much more famous than HM, but I thought about the subject matter. Comparing them is still a bit far-fetched. Maybe Lolita deliberately exaggerated the theme of sex, making people more connected to ethics and morality, pedophilia and other pathological imaginations; HM is more like a purely dramatic romantic movie. Even the director chose to cut the relevant scenes of HM directly, which can reflect the director's paranoia about the romantic theme.
The reason why this movie is very dramatic, I think it's mainly because of Maude's character, her personality is too strong and overlaid on the plot of the whole movie. After reading the relevant materials, one of the details is that Maude has the tattoo number of the concentration camp on her body. Maude's optimistic strength is the color of this film. Her heart and attitude make me feel infinite possibilities. Her story brings Her detached attitude to life. Having lived through so many nightmarish lives and seen so many beautiful things, the sunshine in her heart gave Harold a deep and pleasant surprise, and made him deeply immersed in this charm. Their love may be confusing to ordinary people. I think it is not difficult to find out after watching the movie. It is precisely because HM pursues freedom without restraint and even hides a crazy soul, so that age has no boundaries in love.
Some people may find Maude's suicide inexplicable at the end. Indeed, the drama here is very strong. Compared with what many people think of her inner depression, I am more inclined to think that it stems from her inner satisfaction. She and Harold have attended various funerals and met here. On the surface, HM with completely opposite personalities, because the funeral came together (this drama is really meaningful), it seems to imply some connection between them, H put death When a writer is a commonplace, M uses death to keep it at the end, forever suspending at her happiest moment.
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The dark humor is really good here, not too much spoilers, concentrated in the H suicide game, I appreciate it very much.
Then there is the soundtrack, which is a very important factor for me to fall in love with this movie. My two favorite songs are: (reference)
Stevens, Cat. “Where Do the Children Play?” Tea for the Tillerman, 1970.
Stevens, Cat. “ If You Want to Sing Out, Sing Out.” Footsteps in the Dark: Greatest Hits, Vol, 1971.
Two classic dialogues were intercepted and tasted carefully. First, Ruth Gordon’s performance was perfect and powerful, and secondly, Maude The delicate inner-movement of the film, the dialogue between the HMs of this film is very complex but very content, and is the main part of the promotion of the plot, in which the romanticism is very strong, it sounds very pleasant and enjoyable.
“I like to watch things grow. They grow and bloom, and fade and die, and change into something else. Ah, life!” (37''16''', Harold and Maude)
“Look, see… Some are smaller , some are fatter, some grow to the left, and some of the lightsome even have lost some petals. All kinds of observable differences." (37''43''', Harold and Maude
) Lawns, yellow umbrellas at funerals, sunflowers, soaring seagulls, rugged mountain roads.. Romance shines in all the details. All the feelings are in the movie, which is really a beautiful story.
TWJ
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