In the previously released "Money World", Michelle Williams played the daughter-in-law of the world's richest man. Her excellent performance impressed me very much. In the film, her emphasis on emotion is opposed to her father-in-law's notion of money.
This movie makes us have to sigh, the world's richest man is stingy, it's really amazing! (In the previous article of our official account, there was an article that wrote a film review of "Money World", and interested friends can read it back.)
In contrast, it is this humiliating mother who constantly encounters "money". The people in the world and the trampling of the code of conduct, but still live as a dignified person.
Aside from the theme and connotation of the film, when we look at her as a character alone, we will find that her image setting is actually very interesting.
In the film, after being disappointed by her husband, who is the richest man in the world, he was drunk all day and drug addiction, she resolutely chose to divorce. ". In the film, the old man died, and all the inheritance was represented by the daughter-in-law, making this ordinary mother the person with the most fortune.
Let me ask, what made her take an attitude of disdain for negotiation when facing a financial dispute with her father-in-law? What supports her to live a life of "humiliation and burden" in the future? And what keeps her poised to take over the world's largest inheritance? What kind of experience enables her to travel between the rich and the common people for many times and seamlessly connect?
The story doesn't explain much about her background. Perhaps in the director's opinion, in contrast, her ordinary people's three views need no explanation. Her life is only affected by the "world of money". That's it. However, an ordinary person like her has managed to fight against it, so I think she is the truly extraordinary person.
In the face of the pressure from the "money world", Michelle showed that she still gave this dirty world a certain range of acceptance even in her anger. This is inseparable from her in-depth understanding of the connotation of the film, and also has a certain degree of overlap with her own temperament.
When the role and the character's temperament are combined into one, her image reaches the extreme. The reason for this is that we can relate to her own life experience and the characters in the many films she has acted in.
First of all, the emotional state of Michelle's big screen image is the same as this "Money World" in many films, which is a single mother or a state of emotional separation from her husband. This means that in front of this woman who is powerful enough to be self-satisfied, it seems that men are "waste". She often feels complete, gritty, and erotic.
When I saw her performance for the first time, I clearly felt the kind of perfection, restraint, independence and patience in her. "Brokeback Mountain" is the earliest work I've ever seen. Ennis's wife, Alma, played by her, lives on the ranch with her husband, rushing to feed their daughter every day, living a busy, tired and hard life.
It was very painful after she found out that her husband had a homosexual affair, she was not just suffering from the loss of love, but was disappointed and disgusted by her husband's behavior, but she held back her broken emotions and pretended to be the same as usual, showing a kind of introversion of mighty power.
She restrained her aura, restrained her emotions, and concealed her sensitivity and insecurities towards the outside world. It's only during sex with my husband that we feel the depth of sexiness in her. At this time, she was like a piece of greasy fat, and every inch of her body was full of sexuality.
I like the way she relaxes herself. For example, in "Blue Valentine" in the interpretation. The story tells that Cindy, played by Michelle, gradually became emotionally estranged from her husband. She was unbearable to her husband's behavior of only devoting energy to taking care of the family and doing nothing in his career. She wanted to escape this "trash" that was not attracted to her charm. 's story, but it intersects with the sweet moments from their acquaintance to their eventual wedding.
I like the way she played Cindy when she was a minor. Although she was still conservative and restrained, it was her most relaxed and unguarded moment. She tap dance clumsily, and her lover is playing and singing joyful songs. The ease and warmth contrasted with the dull life after marriage makes it unforgettable for those who have seen it.
After marriage, her husband is content with an ordinary life, acting as a family expert and unable to pursue his own hobbies and dreams, while Cindy is a top student. After completing her ideal of becoming a doctor, she still wants to start her own business and be a doctor. strong woman. The two have different channels and eventually face farewell.
Looking at her appearance, she looks like a weak girl, but she has more tenacity and explosive power on the inside. Her power is always directed inward. This makes us look at this character, no matter whether her experience is ups and downs, you will not sympathize with her, but only admire her still calm and restrained strength.
In "Manchester by the Sea", she played Randy, Lee Chandler's ex-wife. In his early years, her husband caused a fire in his home because of his playfulness. Randy watched the fire devour his children and then resented his husband, causing the two people get divorced. Lee Chandler regretted his life. When they meet again, Randy has become a mother to someone else's child, even though he regrets not staying behind to support Lee. In the film, her fragility and self-protection are still proportional, and her distrust of men still makes the men who play against her become "trash".
I think her best work is "My Week with Monroe," in which she plays the sex goddess Marilyn Monroe. This movie finally let go of her strong restrained temperament and let go of herself, so that her powerful aura was enough to spread to the people around her.
"The Hollywood Reporter" mentioned: "Michelle's performance is beyond people's imagination, Monroe's controversial reputation, insecurity, and her aura of sexy goddess in the public eye, Michelle William James brings to life the multifaceted nature of one of Hollywood's most enduring tragic icons.", "There are many more beautiful women than Michelle, but only she can play Marilyn Monroe."
She was also nominated for an Oscar for Best Actress for the film. The reason is that when her powerful aura encounters characters who have to be "open", it is enough to burst out with power that is difficult for ordinary people to reach.
And her own emotional life seems to have not been smooth all the time. We all know that in 2005, Michelle and Heath Ledger fell in love during the filming of "Brokeback Mountain" because of the drama, and the two had a daughter. In 2007 The two broke up, and Heath Ledger committed suicide in 2008. Since then, although there have been rumors of Michelle's relationship with others, it seems that it has not been so smooth and lasting.
In addition, we can look at other aspects of her life, from which we can see that her concept of money is actually from a wealthy family and her inherent courageous qualities. "Michelle's father, Riley Williams, was the first and brightest star in the futures trading world, and Michelle also inherited this talent. In 1997, at the age of 17, she traded in Robbins All-American Win the championship in the competition." She has a lot of women who have seen the "world", so her obsession with money is more indifferent than that of office workers who work hard all day.
She started her acting career at the age of 14, and at the age of 15, she released "parental custody", became legally independent, and went to Hollywood alone. At the age of 18, she became famous in a youth idol drama called "The Age of Love", but what is her ideal, and then began to take over some art films. Later, she starred in "The White House is also crazy", which satirized the Clementine incident. By 2005, we were familiar with "Brokeback Mountain". Many of her films are American independent films, and she loves art cinema, whether it's a niche or not.
Among Hollywood actors, there are many strong hearts, but she may be the only one who is so restrained, sexy and perfectly overlapping.
She is a unique Michelle Williams.
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