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Who is Emily?
Netflix’s new drama "Emily in Paris" tells the story of an American social media marketing expert Emily who was sent to Paris, France by chance, to help French online marketing from an American perspective. During the period, language, culture, work and Various differences in lifestyle. The play is short and concise. The first season is divided into ten episodes, each half an hour, each named after a conflict theme. Patricia Field is still responsible for the costume design. Therefore, many costumes are similar to those of "Sex and the City" and "Gossip Girl", but I am not an expert in this area.
Emily's name is very wonderful. First of all, the French movie "Angels Loves the Beauty" is most familiar to everyone. Amelie and Emily are actually similar in pronunciation, but this time they changed to an American Emily. Emily’s French boss has a taste of “the Devil Wearing Prada”-in that movie, Emily Blunt’s female assistant Emily made the newcomers not equipped with her own name. Anne Hathaway’s role was initially for the boss It's her "New Emily". And in some ways, Lily Collins and Emily Blunt look a bit like each other. In short, if you want to enter the fashion circle, the first English name Emily is right.
In addition, Lily Colins doesn't have any decent work, so don't expect too much of this TV series. This drama is suitable for those who want to practice a little French, and warm up their ears.
The appearance of the crew is so unreal
Due to the great efforts of the crew this time to shoot live in Paris, many French-speaking actors were selected, and the political correctness of the roles was also taken care of, including white colleagues, black colleagues, male colleagues, and female colleagues. The casting teacher who chooses the actors is estimated to be selected according to the standards of "Gossip Girl", or even more demanding. Emily's neighbors downstairs are handsome guys with eight-pack abs, who can tease and cook. No, no, no, in real life, you are only downstairs with inconvenient legs and bad temper. This drama completely beautifies the appearance of a Parisian man, at least five or six times this way. In the play, a Chinese girlfriend was added to Emily, which is really thoughtful. However, the crew has money and leisure, so many French actors have been hired. Can't you really listen to a Chinese actor?
My best friend, Mindy Chen, is played by a Korean actor Asheley Park, whose acting skills are okay, but this plastic Chinese sounds a bit awkward. It's all 2020, why can't I pick a more authentic actor? The background setting of this Chinese girlfriend is also very interesting. Mindy is the daughter of a Chinese zipper tycoon. He is a Chinese-Korean mixed-race. She studied in the United States in high school. Later, after participating in "The Voice of China", she wanted to escape from China. Because I always dreamed of coming to Paris, I came to study business. Because I didn't want to inherit hundreds of millions of family businesses, I dropped out of school and became a babysitter. If someone tells me about my life when making friends with me, I might immediately think it is a liar. Maybe the Chinese people of this year give the impression of Europeans and Americans that they are not rich women or nanny waiters. However, watching TV does not have to be too real.
Are internet celebrities so easy to do?
After Emily came to Paris, she opened an Emily in Paris Instagram account, just like all small KOLs, recording scenery and food. By the third episode, there were 6,000 fans, and any post was given by Macron’s wife Brigitte. Reposted. It’s so easy to go smoothly with this Internet celebrity business. By the fourth episode, there were already 20,000 fans. It's really not that easy to get a fan, if you don't agree, then give me a fan too. Originally, the play was also half-serious and half-ridiculous about social media or cheap American culture. Social media and Internet celebrities are full of superficial mediocrity, but they are indeed the most effective way of marketing today. Therefore, whether to maintain the brand's claims or to cater to consumers' preferences is an unsolvable question. French vs American?
Due to the presence of native French actors, the cultural conflict here is even more convincing. The point of complaining about American and French culture is quite accurate. For example, in the first episode, a French colleague interrupted Emily when she was talking, why are you talking so loudly? I really laughed and collapsed on the sofa. (The Americans speak really loudly...) For example, I always thought that New York was too noisy, so everyone was a little hard-earned, so they spoke very loudly.
There is a passage about Emily's political correctness and feminist views that are very American. Some advertisements are sexy or sexy for the interpretation of sexiness? Emily feels that men cannot objetfy women. For example, naked women are full of male perspectives in perfume ads. However, the French disagree with this. Perhaps women just want to interpret the illusion that is desired through their bodies, which is also a manifestation of rights. Therefore, in the #metoo campaign in the United States, the French women, mainly Catherine Deneuve, launched the anti-metoo movement. I agree that this dialogue and discussion should continue, rather than generalizing.
Send a French version of Vogue to interview the leading actors and let them choose between Paris and New York. It’s very interesting. Let’s take a look. I put French subtitles. Don’t miss the opportunity to practice.
Finally, friends who want to practice French seriously, I recommend another Netflix French drama, Plan Coeur. The story also takes place in Paris. The protagonist is somewhat similar to Tom Hardy, and the story is very French. There are currently two seasons out.
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