first Esteban:
a woman who was soaked in love like honey, suddenly found out that the man he loved so much was no longer a man. He changed Esteban to Lola , And turned him into her, and then left the woman who loved "him"-Manila and walked away. Little do they know that Manila is gestating their love crystallization.
The second Esteban:
Manila , a single mother, raises herself and Laura's son alone-another Esteban. They depend on each other for life and love each other. The God of Destiny played tricks on Manila again, and the simple and happy day was broken again in an accident. It was his son's birthday that day, and they went to watch the drama "A Streetcar Named Desire" starring his son's idol, Hama. This caused infinite ripples in Manila's heart. In this drama, Manila and Esteban are in love together. The difference is that Manila and Esteban were the main characters, but now they are another group of people. After the performance, his son was accidentally hit and killed by a car while asking for Hamar's autograph. Distraught, Manila decided to return to Barcelona to find Lola, who hadn't seen her in eighteen years.
The third Esteban:
In the process of Mannyara's search for Lola, she met many types of women and saw their sad and happy experiences. For example, the dazzling star is touted as a homosexual Hamma in private, and eventually stays in his hands; such as Nina, who is beloved by Hamma and who mixes with society and eventually died due to drug overdose; the traditional and conservative Luo Sha’s mother, who endures the pain of her daughter’s death and takes care of her partner with Alzheimer’s; there is also a friend who hasn’t seen her for a long time to make ends meet, and is not afraid to fight to the blood-the transgender Agoda, and passed Ah Gotha got acquainted with Rosa, a kind-hearted nun who loved the wrong object, and was surprised to learn that this nun was actually pregnant with the child of Laura he was looking for! Unfortunately, Rosa was infected by Laura who was suffering from AIDS. After several struggles, Manila decided to take in Rosa who was kicked out of the house and wait for her to give birth. During childbirth, Rosa died and left a child who also suffered from AIDS-another Esteban.
In the end, at Rosa’s funeral, the first Esteban appeared, and what awaited him was the sad news that the second Esteban had died, and the third news that Esteban had been born. There is the first fact that Esteban is about to die.
2. The complex and tough world of women,
Almodovar said: "All About My Mother" shows a woman's ability to withstand pain. A woman does not have to be a professional actor to lie and perform well. , Go play. Men and women have the same loneliness and pain, but women's reaction to this is much more dramatic and thrilling. In this sense, men do seem to be less than women. "
The world of women is complex and colorful, and full of strong meaning. The blockbuster, blockbuster red is set off against the variegated plaques, constituting the gorgeous, tough and wonderful world of women.
We are warm, mian, fragrant, and warm, which is a characteristic of the feminine world. In Almodovar's inner world, these women are unfortunate, they have endured too much pain, but they are all beautiful, they can still maintain a good posture in so much pain. And this beautiful world includes not only those born women, but also transgender people who aspire to become women and bisexuals who appear as women. When Hama came to Manila's place to apologize for Nina's rudeness, they called Agoda. Everyone had afternoon tea, which was joyful and peaceful, warm and cozy. Only talk about women's topics, only think about women's things, and create an atmosphere that only women can interpret. What an intoxicating moment. The pregnant Rosa was lying on Manila's lap, and the gentle golden sunshine shed light on the beauty of Rosa's first pregnancy, and you could even smell the faint frankincense emanating from her body. And what Manila exudes is another kind of more mature maternal breath, with wisdom, kindness and open-mindedness. Hama also let go of his aggressive aura, showing a gentleness, tolerance, open-mindedness and tenderness that he has never had before. The cutest is Agoda. As long as she is there, there will be joy. In a few cute barks, in a few easy sentences, these women completely put aside the turmoil in reality. Worry, suspicion, estrangement, tension, depression, forgetting the scarred body and the feelings of riddled with holes, completely immersed in the relaxed and happy time, they encourage and comfort each other, showing the completely original state of self. The unique spiritual communication between women is like a mother's warm embrace, with a body fragrance and a familiar heartbeat frequency.
Real women do not show it all the time. In many cases, people who are women tend to ignore their self-worth, neglect the characteristics of women themselves, and even give up the beauty of women that they could have enjoyed. So they lost the natural instinct of exuding femininity, which is the performance of cowardly escaping from reality, right from the beginning. To be a woman should be proud, a woman, she is a fairy, she is a fairy, she exudes charm, she has warmth ? Just because we are proud women!
We are bitter but strong
"I always like to rely on the kindness of strangers." Hamar advertises this classic line of "A Streetcar Named Desire" as her own inner monologue. This is exactly the weak side of her heart: loneliness, helplessness, sadness, fear... This is extremely conducive to her glamorous stage image. Great contrast. But she never gave up fighting. She loves art, loves life, and admires emotions. She lives sensual and full of art, as Esteban said: "I admire Hamma. She makes the soul dance, and she makes the heart fly. "
Manila, who endured more pain, also showed strong power. Her lover of each other left her; her beloved son, who depended on her for life, died in a car accident; she assumed the responsibility of taking care of Rosa, and she adopted another Esteban. All the hardships and pains in life are borne by her alone. If she is not strong enough, tolerant enough, and open-minded enough, how can she go on step by step with determination? This stems from the greatness of his motherhood and the kindness of women. After all, life still has to go on.
While Manila was looking for Agda, the woman who became a woman was being abused by an out-of-control customer, but in the end, she helped the man who injured herself and told him the way back. She still maintains an optimistic attitude during the hard days of making money, actively enjoying life, and appreciating her own woman's body and all the associated power with satisfaction. It's a bit like a blind person who wants to regain the light and be happy about everything that ordinary people don't care about. Not only that, she helped Manila who returned to Barcelona find a job, cared for and persuaded Nina who was taking drugs, and relieved Hamma’s absence, etc., all of which reflected her perfect interpretation of women’s kindness, gentleness, thoughtfulness, and delicacy, and even Better than many natural women. I think she should be happy. She will never pay attention to the prejudices of the society, the embarrassment of life, the pain of the body, even if the sky falls heavily on her, she is still optimistic, because she has already got the best—" I am a female!"
Agoda is my favorite character in this drama. She loves life, respects her own will, knows how to enjoy life, and find beauty in a painful society. It can be said that she is optimistic by nature and knows how to be a true woman better than a woman. Perhaps, it is precisely because she knows how difficult this power is, that she will manage it so hard. She showed all the charms that women should have, and made women born with them ashamed of their inertia and neglect of thinking. The world of women is not simple, but it is absolutely beautiful. This kind of beauty stems from the power and charm of women's own beauty, rather than the secular definition of beauty. Their lives can be unfortunate, dark, depressing, and noisy, but as long as they know how to respect their emotions, resolve conflicts and disputes intellectually, smile at difficulties tolerantly, face life open-mindedly, and be strong to be pure women. Then she will also be happy, and her life will be extremely exciting.
Third, the controversy
may be that Agoda's performance is too eye-catching, even overshadowing the charm of the heroine. The image of this mother is not very clear, although she is kind, she is open-minded, she is strong, and she is bold. However, these performances still felt very flat, without too strong impact, and did not leave much impression on people. On the contrary, Agoda's performance overwhelmed her, making people feel wonderful, with a distinct personality and fresh characteristics, vividly illustrating the persistence of those who desire "female" and their cherishment after becoming a woman.
The women shown in this film are all unfortunate. Almodovar cruelly throws women into the abyss of misfortune, let them bear it, watch them struggle, and then tell the audience, look, how strong our lovely women are. Brave, tolerant and open-minded? They are still strong to survive in the predicament. But why should women be born so painful? They live strong and bravely face the cruel world with a never-desperate attitude. It is enough, but should they add more disasters? If that is the case, it is discriminatory against women. Because he put women first in the position of the weak, and then, watching the weak moving forward, but also praised them a few words, such praise would rather not, women will never accept the praise and generosity of sympathizers!
For all kinds of women, how can there be so many unfortunate encounters rushing to them? These misfortunes also hit the audience, suffocating and dizzy. Everyone's experience in the film is worthy of all your thoughts, meticulousness, and taste. But looking at it at once will inevitably feel tired and tired. There are too many things to tell, which will cause one to lose sight of the other, and the main line is blurred. I think this is also one of the reasons for the blurred image of the heroine.
What is puzzling is that when the director arranges for the role of Laura, does he want us to cast aside his selfishness or praise his courage? Admire his artistic pursuit, or hate his escape from responsibility? Personally feel that this role is quite controversial, and the director has not clearly stated what his attitude towards him is.
The ending is good because it is comforting. Manila, who has gone through hardships, seemed to have moved God. The third Esteban miraculously defeated the disease and survived tenaciously, but he was a baby boy...
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