Let me first express my emotion. This is the one that touches me the most among all the lesbian films I have watched. The same-sex love really touched me.
There was a joke once, "The reason why you are not GAY is because you haven't met the man you like". I think it goes to everyone's heart. How do you know you only like women, how do you know you only like men? It's just that there is no one to make your heart move. Everyone probably thinks that liking the same sex is wrong, guilty or something. These concepts are imposed on everyone by society. If you are a blank piece of paper and do things according to your own feelings, what is wrong, and where does the guilt come from? Of course, before doing these things, the premise is not to hurt others.
Continuing to say this movie, the two protagonists are such people. When I meet someone who is attracted to me, I have feelings. It has nothing to do with gender, just love. It is very simple and simple. However, the world cannot tolerate it. As a fact that society in the 21st century cannot fully accept, what about Britain in that era? They did not give up because of social pressure and inner guilt, but chose to persevere. This is also a point that moved me very much.
Before watching this film, I didn't hold out much hope, thinking it was another old-fashioned British romance. But the ending of the upper part completely turned my thoughts on its head, and the fact that the story happened so unexpectedly piqued my interest. I wanted to go to sleep after reading the upper part, but I read the lower part in one breath, and I was hooked.
The first half is obviously an old-fashioned cheating story. At the end of the last episode, the plot suddenly turned, and it turned out to be a "deception within deception". The second half spends a small amount of time explaining the ins and outs of "deception within deception", and sets up another suspense "mystery of life experience" for the audience. Among the "mysteries of life experience", there is also "deception". Although the plot looks complicated, the storytelling ability and storytelling method of the director are very outstanding, holding the hearts of the audience tightly. The rhythm is moderate, the relaxation is moderate, and the various details are just right.
The director is also very detailed in the description of the feelings of the two people. From the initial acquaintance, falling in love, and mutual resentment, to finally forgiving each other, the fire is very well controlled. If it is replaced by a man and a woman, this is another perfect "British love story". On the contrary, it is not the love between men and women, but the love of the same sex, which shows the difference of this film.
As a feature film, there are fewer and fewer films where I can't guess the ending, but this film did it. I can give full marks to this drama.
Let's talk about roles. The two characters portrayed in the film are very full.
Sue is an innocent girl. Although she is a liar, she has a kind heart. She couldn't bear to deceive her lover, and she was afraid of being hurt. She wanted to take revenge, but she couldn't bear it. She only trusts her adoptive mother, even though her adoptive mother designed it to frame her. Her actor is not well-known, and I haven't seen any of her films before. But she played such a role perfectly. Especially the emotional scene between the two is very touching.
Maud has a more complex personality. From the original innocent girl to the scheming woman who framed Sue, the actors performed very well. The love and hate for Sue, the hesitation and determination, and the love and hate of her biological mother are vividly displayed. Looking at Maud's actor, I feel very familiar. I always feel that she is the heroine of a movie I just watched recently, but I just can't remember it. A few days after watching the film, I realized that she was the heroine in "Death Island". In this film and "Dead Island", she is completely different. Her ancient costumes are beautiful and elegant, much better than modern dramas. It turns out that she is such a great actor, but unfortunately she has appeared in too few films.
Such a perfect film from the plot to the performance can be said to be the treasure I found in the sea of films. What's more, it happened in Britain in the old days, and it was about same-sex love, which made this film more rare and precious. It is a 4C diamond in the treasure of the sea.
In general, I like such a costume drama with both dramatic conflict and suspense, and pure same-sex passion. Who can not love?
2010-12-09Fingersmith.Fingersmith.2005.D9.MiniSD
-TLF
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