Slow gentleness is too beautiful

Malvina 2022-03-29 09:01:02

Background, I can guess the location is in Mexico, I don't know anything else

Repeated labor scenes, heavy labor occupies almost all of Kleo's time, but she completes everything in an orderly manner, diligently. It seems that I feel that I belong to others, and I am an existence attached to other people's lives.

Aside from a smile, there was hardly any other expression on Corio's face, whether under the chaotic fear of earthquakes and riots, or in the happy atmosphere of her employer's home, and the happiness of being with her lover on vacation, Corio faced her surroundings. Everything seems to have a kind of "gentle dullness", and the calmness and the actual environment form a strong contrast, which is impressive.

Cleo is a person who is not very expressive, a passive person. In many situations, Cleo's reaction is passive. At the employer's house, he is asked to do various household chores; he is called away by friends for dinner at the restaurant during the holidays, although she still has a lot to eat; the lover hopes that she will not. When she went to the movies, she agreed immediately; the servant friends at her employer's relative's house persuaded her to drink, and she finally agreed... But there is one thing, when facing these children, Ke Leo seems to be more proactive, Especially for the fetus in her womb, every move she makes is a revealing of her true feelings.

Buying a crib to losing a baby in the hospital is what I think is the climax of the whole film. Corio, who is always in a peaceful state, is the most "active" person in this section - accidentally encountering a lover in a riot Pointing a gun at himself, fright and panic came to Kleo with pain. In the taxi, he cried with body convulsions and came to the hospital. The doctors and nurses rigidly asked and received Kleo who was in great pain. From the delivery bed to the operating room again, a struggling pregnant woman seemed to be pushed forward on an icy assembly line, and the sentence "I didn't hear any sound" was so easily said from the doctor's mouth. When I came out, another sentence "I'm sorry your child is a stillbirth" was too direct, so direct that it made people uncomfortable and angry. It's like "I'm sorry that the dish you ordered is sold out" when ordering food in a restaurant. Cleo's emotions exploded. Her love was affirmed by her employer's child. She unexpectedly had her own child. She was looking forward to it and regretted it, but after the accident, it turned out that it didn't belong to her. At this time, Cleo was sitting alone in the kitchen, her eyes becoming more determined in her lost mood.

The attitudes of male and female employers towards Keleo changed from indifference and strictness to sympathy and concern. In the increasingly cold relationship between employers and couples, Ollie became their punching bag, but when they gradually lost each other, Keleo's industriousness and gentleness And the unexpected pregnancy made them feel guilty again, hoping to help her. There is also the guilt of the hostess' mother when she answered the nurse's information about Keleo's maternity in the hospital, because she suddenly found that, as an employer, she knew nothing about the person who took care of their daily life.

Change the car, and say goodbye to the unpleasant past!

Before the divorce, the children were more like a bargaining chip for the female employer, who strictly disciplined the children, hoping that through them, they could give them more weight in the marriage. After the divorce, the child became her biggest sustenance, and she began to allow the child to start doing what she wanted to do, to chase those "waves".

The two main women in the film, Ke Leo and the female employer, are in contrast to each other. At first, the female employer tried her best to save her feelings, taking the initiative and being active, but Ke Leo allowed her feelings to be trampled on. , with only some feeble attempts. The warmth and thoughtfulness of motherhood runs through the whole film. Against this background, motherhood seems to be the destination of all trivial matters. Regaining this motherhood love becomes the only choice for the female employer and Kelio at the end of the film. Pity, hugging each other together.

"Real Kung Fu" she can learn as soon as she learns, is it because she has a child in her womb so she can balance better? Or is it because your mood is more stable and different?

Other.

The film is shot in brown plain color (color is useful for playing movies in the cinema), which naturally has its own unique texture. Inappropriate, the scenes and landscapes with the characteristics of Mexico that have appeared many times are also in line with this color (outdoor holiday party, hillside sheep in the countryside, slums in Kleo’s hometown, ponds on riotous streets, etc.) . The monotonous simplicity of color has also become a way to shape the look and feel of the picture and even the emotions of the characters. There are a large number of horizontally moving shots in the film, which follow the activities of the characters and are part of the film's narrative technique.

In several sets of shots shot outdoors (the employer's relatives' house has an outdoor picnic, shooting, firefighting, etc.), a wide-angle lens is often used (not sure), and part of the long-range perspective is distorted, like an artificial scene in an old movie.

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Roma quotes

  • Cleo: I didn't want her.

    Sra. Sofía: What?

    Cleo: I didn't want her.

    Sra. Sofía: They're ok.

    Cleo: I didn't want her to be born.

    Sra. Sofía: We love you so much, Cleo. Right?

    Cleo: Poor little thing.

  • Paco: So that kid was throwing water balloons at cars that were driving by. Then an army jeep drove by, the kid throws a balloon at it, the soldier gets mad, he gets out and shoots him.

    Cleo: Oh God! Is he OK?

    Paco: He shot him in the head. He's dead.

    Cleo: How awful!