[Movie] "Scandal Notes": The darkest black book!

Josefina 2021-12-13 08:01:13



The campus shooting that broke out in Virginia has just been confirmed to have been committed by a 23-year-old South Korean. I believe this has made many Chinese people breathe a sigh of relief. However, like the "September 11" that day, many people were gloating. This surprised me. If the killer is really Chinese (it was rumored that the killer was from Tongji University in Shanghai after the incident broke out), then the negative chain reaction that will follow will surely scare even the Olympic Organizing Committee, but the killer is not a Chinese, we have the right to watch and make fun ? The United States’ hegemony (including its cultural and economic superiority) has made it a target of public criticism, and has long been a hard-to-return fact. However, some Chinese people always show the utilitarian attitude of getting in the way at this special moment, which is also extremely regrettable.
Watching the movie "Scandal Notes" in such a complicated state of mind, it feels really weird, as if you are lying naked on the ground, with a huge black stone pressed against your chest, and the hammer raised high is slow. Refused to fall.

The dark side of human nature depicted in "Scandal Notes" is quite complicated. It not only makes people feel the great inner passion of the lonely, but also warns you that it may be extremely dangerous and harmful. This is mainly played by Judy Dench. Interpretation of lesbians. Judy Dench’s superb acting skills make the character she portrays look like a demon. Although it seems that she has only done something that conforms to her inner logic, it seems that she can gain sympathy, but when we insist on seeing the end of the film ( The huge gloom of the film did make someone attempt to leave the scene), this sympathy would disappear.
Cate Blanchett's performance is full of different levels of more charm, no less than Judy Dench.
The solid skills of British actors are truly breathtaking.

Regardless of the unpleasant and sensational themes of the film, the ever-changing and never-ending way of dealing with character relationships in "Scandal Notes" is equally disturbing and awe-inspiring. The script comes from the novel of the same name by the British journalist Joy Heller (the novel was shortlisted for the "Booker Prize", the highest award for British novels in 2003), and the powerful lines are like bricks, especially Judy Dench The sly inner monologue.
From the analysis of the story structure, the film belongs to the typical "1+1=3" pattern. Both the Cate Blanchett's "Unidentified Love" part and the Judy Dench homosexual conspirator part are superimposed to form a completely independent part of the story. Another "third story" with a tighter rhythm and richer dramatic tension. This narrative technique is also worthy of reference and learning.


——Movies are the darkest black books of mankind? In today's theory, it seems to be true.

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Notes on a Scandal quotes

  • [Barbara's first impressions of Sheba as she watches her in the playground]

    Barbara Covett: [voiceover] Hard to read the wispy novice. Is she a sphinx or simply stupid? Artfully dishevelled today. The tweedy tramp coat is an abhorrence. It seems to say "I'm just like you." But clearly she's not. A fey person, I suspect.

  • [Barbara's opinion of her male pupils]

    Barbara Covett: [to Sheba] Little towers of testosterone. You'll soon get used to them.