A Brief Analysis of the Movie "Androgyny"
This film tells the tragic and simple life of a man, tells the story of a woman who has to disguise herself as a man in order to survive in a society where the strong eat the weak, and tells the story of a woman living in the cracks desperate to pursue happiness. .
In order to have a better life, we should look back on the past, and in that cold old society, a woman's life was so simple that it couldn't be simpler.
"The two rabbits walk next to the ground, An Neng can tell whether I am male or female."
Van Loon once said: "Ireland is a little different, or completely different. The air of loneliness permeates the corners of Ireland, and the atmosphere of isolation is even within reach." This story happened in 19th century Ireland. Here, the protagonist Albert is a waiter in the hotel. "He" is engaged in the same job day after day, and his life is cold and boring. Every day until the door is locked at night, she carefully closes herself. Because "he" is actually a woman. More than 20 years of life have turned her into a numb, non-existent, and even genderless person. She acts like a shy and introverted man. But does he really want to be a man?
The second half of the movie obviously gave us the answer. She and Albert came to the beach wearing floral dresses with shawls, smiling from the heart and running, but they fell on the cold and realistic ground before they took a few steps. . Only at this time can she return to her human self, the real her.
The shot initially follows her work, lighting gas lamps in the hallway, with harmonica softly playing in the background. Seriously, this is my first impression of her. Now that I think about it, she is indeed like this, living seriously, living hard, longing for happiness, and desperately pursuing happiness, even if it fails in the end. The oppression and injustice of that era, I saw him trying hard to find himself, the way he treated the lady of the candy counter politely, and the pitiful and earnest life he lived. It's heart-wrenching. "No matter which layer of skin the human society has changed, the bullying of vulnerable groups will remain unchanged for a long time."
The director deliberately blurred Albert's inner world, and vividly portrayed a man who suppressed himself at all times, was cautious everywhere, did not pursue happiness, and did not know how to pursue happiness. It was a society where the strong eat the weak. A sensitive and vulnerable woman, who has experienced hardships and wants to live, must disguise herself as a man.
The plot arrangement is also very reasonable. Albert has a small ideal to open a shop. By chance, she discovered the possibility of life. She worked hard for the possibility of happiness, and eventually disillusioned. After the director completely showed the beauty of happiness, she shattered it for you to see.
The actor who played Albert also performed very well. Dressing up as a man is not a gimmick either, it's completely androgynous. In the eyes of many people, this seems to be a kind of forbearance, but when we enter her soul, we will be surprised to find that her soul seems to be in an irreconcilable contradiction with her body. When she is a man, she is full of confidence and works hard; but when she wears women's clothes, she is at a loss and cautious.
Of course, Albert's world isn't all gloomy, and the warm moments come from her bold and realistic dream of opening a decent little shop with more than 500 pounds of tips she's saved up. The soundtrack about the store in the movie is also very dreamy and warm. After being inspired by Herbert, Albert began to pursue Helen and wanted to spend his life with her, but does she really love Helen? Is she a gay? How to explain the real embarrassment when she avoided Helen's kiss? She never hugs her, never reads love poems to her tenderly. This all proves that Albert just wants a happy and comfortable family and a stable life. But Albert is not, she just wants to replicate Herbert's happiness, and it is true when it is true.
Think about it carefully, what did the director want to tell us when he made this film?
I thought maybe he was talking about the shocking phenomena that have always existed but have been ignored.
Herbert is a stark example, confident, humorous, tall, and defiant against injustice, which are almost all masculine traits, which is the irony of the film. Could it be that this is a male world at all? A woman at the bottom of the society, in addition to being attached to a man, can only survive in this cruel world tenaciously and be happy only if she has the characteristics of a man?
But every shot is telling us: even if she is a woman, even if her status is low and her power is weak, she cannot be deprived of her right to pursue happiness.
"Now, can't we let this happen?" The director is expressing that we can't let this happen in our lives anymore.
In fact, that's what the film is about. In a sense, Albert, like many Irish people, has a dream about beauty and happiness, whether these dreams are unreal or real, it is the life of many Irish people. down hope. Perhaps the negative values of society will make these dreams seem distorted, but for dreamers, it is good to have dreams.
"We all live in the gutter, but every eye looks up at the stars."
Xiao Yu
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