Lift the ban and make up the evaluation! The film not only has all the elements of a general Christmas movie: romance, warmth, joy, and festive atmosphere, but also has many different contents from ordinary holidays or romantic comedies. For example, it has a sense of mystery from the beginning. It is an overseas immigrant, and all these contents bring freshness to the film. In particular, the role played by Emma Thompson and the script she wrote have her own unique wit and wisdom. The film can also make people feel her warm and broad mind. It is a film that can deeply warm the hearts of the audience in winter.
Many romantic comedies have Christmas plots, and many Christmas movies have romantic content, but the story of this film is far more than that. When talking about Christmas movies in the past, the story in everyone's mind must have happened to a typical American or British person. I can say with certainty that this is the first Christmas movie featuring overseas immigrants. Since there are so many overseas immigrants in the United States and the United Kingdom, why not present the beauty of Christmas from their perspective?
When the heroine Kate (Clarke) appeared on the stage, she seemed to have a sloppy life and accomplish nothing. She encounters a nearly perfect Chinese man named Tom (Golding) and gradually begins to change her life. From the perspective of the heroine Kate, the audience was just working and wandering from the beginning. Later, under the guidance of Tom, they saw more beautiful and interesting views of London, and began to notice the lives of those homeless during the festival. How difficult it is. In contrast, Kate is unwilling to return home. With Tom's help, she gained not only love and friendship, but also began to learn how to give, give and cherish.
However, with the development of the plot, we found that this is not only a simple love story. There is a reason for the girl’s downfall. She once lost the opportunity to become a singer due to heart surgery; her family is refugees from Eastern Europe, and her parents work hard and still worry that the increasingly exclusive British will drive them out of the country. ; The male protagonist seems to have a mysterious identity and is often unreachable, but he can often meet him in places where he volunteers for homeless people. . .
The girl's mother is a typical overseas immigrant, speaks English with an accent, has high expectations for her child, is very conservative in her thinking, and has a very simple life. The interaction between this role played by Emma Thompson and the heroine is the most moving and funniest part of the film. Emily Clark is a little silly in the film, but it's cute, and the singing part is really impressive. Henry Golding is basically being charming.
The film shows the beauty of London during Christmas, with Christmas lights shining in almost every shot. The Christmas decoration shop where the heroine works is even more beautiful, just like walking into the magical world in a fairy tale. I personally have a soft spot for Christmas, Christmas decoration shops and London, so I am intoxicated by seeing it, and I almost want to go back to London immediately!
But in addition, I also saw many resonant details. For example, the heroine family did not greet Christmas with lights and festoons like their neighbors because they were overseas immigrants, but they still celebrated in their own unique way. This is very common overseas. For example, in a residential area, the only people who do not make Christmas decorations outside the house are generally overseas immigrants, especially Asians. They don’t believe this is necessary, but they also like Christmas and enjoy the richness. Festive atmosphere.
The owner of the Christmas shop played by Michelle Yeoh breaks the rules even more. In the past, Chinese were rarely seen as the owners of such "foreign stores". Most of the time, Chinese people only appeared in restaurants, dry cleaners, and pawnshops in Chinatown. Emma Thompson and director Paul Feige are to break this stereotype. Why can't the owner of the Christmas decoration shop be Chinese? In fact, many screen characters do not have any ethnic restrictions. People of any cultural background can like Christmas and can celebrate Christmas.
The film also mentioned the current rising anti-globalization and anti-immigrant sentiments in Europe and America, which is very characteristic of the times. If you watch it again at Christmas in the future, it will definitely be distinguished from other Christmas movies. Because many of the contents in the film are not available in romantic comedies of the 80s, 90s, and millennials.
Of course, like other romantic comedies, there must be good music and beautiful pictures in the film. This film uses 15 songs from George Mike, including one unpublished one. He also gave permission before his life.
Emma Thompson also gave new connotations to the lyrics of George Mike's "Last Christmas". If you watch the film and listen to this song, you will understand that the film is really "adapted" from this song, just the meaning. With a subtle change
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