I only came to watch this movie after I heard that it was Xi Pang's most satisfying movie, and I was a little surprised after watching it. Unexpectedly, a master of suspense is still a "artist young man" in his heart. The suspenseful taste of this film is naturally not comparable to his other films, and this also makes it unique. This movie feels more like the more popular plot arrangement now: girls grow through hardships. The suspense here is only used as an auxiliary, making the female protagonist's growth path more "interesting".
The movie itself does not have a complicated plot, and the overly obvious trend of plot development and the understanding of Hitchcock's film let us quickly guess the final direction of the plot, which is really not "Hitchcock". It is also for this reason that the majority of movie fans do not seem to buy it too much.
But Hitchcock is still Hitchcock after all. Of course, his greatness is not only manifested in the control of suspense and the creation of an atmosphere. His amazing achievements in suspense films are even more inseparable. In fact, it is his control of the audience's psychology. In this film, when this secret and majestic power fades away from the suspense and atmosphere, it gets a more incisive performance. Whether it was the panic when dealing with the detective before the arrival of the uncle and the calmness after seeing the family, or the heroine step by step discovering the uncle’s bad behavior, and after both sides knew it, the surface was calm, and the heart The game of overturning the river and the sea, of course, and the emotional explosion in the very short time on the train. The audience's heart has always been connected with the fragile soul of the heroine, experiencing panic and tension again and again. The plain and long-lasting fear, coupled with the mediocre and oppressive town life, makes this sense of urgency linger in the hearts of the audience. It can be said that since the beginning of the suspense, the audience's hanging heart has not been let go for the rest of the time. So, isn't this also very "Hitchcock"?
But in the final analysis, this movie is really not very "suspicious", so it must find a way out in other ways. This time its choice can be said to be very in line with my appetite. Growth, especially the growth of girls, always allows me to think about my own past gains and losses from another aspect, which is like a mirror, which is both unreal and extremely real. When the heroine jumped up happily when she heard her uncle came to visit her, I didn't understand at first, but when I heard that my uncle was from New York and had traveled north and south, I immediately understood. As a female high school girl, the boring and backwardness of the small town, the repetitive and extremely monotonous life every day, the incomprehension of her parents, noisy brothers and sisters, and even the outdated hat of her mother, are gradually eroding the patience of the heroine. . How she wished she lived in an elegant family in a prosperous city. But we can’t choose our origin, can we? Therefore, when the uncle from the glitzy capital appears, like a savior, he instantly wakes up the dead girl in his heart and walks into the gate of heaven hand in hand. All the pain, all the loneliness, as if they are about to disappear, as long as one can get a glimpse of the beauty of this glitz and glory.
So when the girl refused the confession of the handsome detective, I was not surprised at all. Because she really "loves" her uncle too much. I still remember the night when my uncle came to her house on the first day, the hostess said, "We are like twins," and then repeated it many times. When a kind of love surpasses love and appreciation and becomes a kind of attachment, a kind of attachment to what the other person represents instead of the other person, this kind of love becomes extremely blind and difficult to let go. The hostess looked at her uncle's eyes and couldn't wait to show it off to the people around her, and she took her uncle's arm in front of her friends on the road. At this time, she fell in love with the prosperous and so-called "noble" represented by her uncle.
Teresa White is a perfect fit for her 25-year-old Flower Season. Her elegance and temperament, as well as her unforgettable eyes, are truly beautiful. However, her performances that touch the heartstrings of the audience are always proclaiming to the world that she is far from a simple vase. The role at this time really fits very well with Teresa, the same full of ambition and confidence, the same agility and wisdom, and can also make a difference in the face of great youth. I believe that Teresa at this time can completely substitute herself in this role, and this is very advantageous for the fledgling actors.
My favorite scene in the whole movie is when the heroine gets out of control and leaves after knowing the true identity of the uncle, the uncle rushes out to chase her. I personally think this is also the most attentive point of the whole play director, because this place clearly shows the conflict between the two main characters, and also makes the heroine truly transformed. When the uncle brought the hostess into the bar, his intention was very obvious. Bringing the heroine into an environment she is not familiar with, the heroine has fallen into a psychological disadvantage, and as a girl with no social experience, the dark shadow that deepens step by step also implies her inner step by step. despair. The contrast between light and dark itself also symbolizes the psychological state of the two at this time: the girl is in the light, and the uncle is in the dark.
And my favorite plot in the whole play is what my uncle said from the bottom of his heart when he noticed that his affairs had been exposed. In his mind, this silly niece is nothing to be afraid of, just a small town girl who has never seen the world. But he really ignored the power of wisdom and the amazing psychological qualities of girls. His ridicule of the outside world, ridicule of girls, and even self-deprecation, like slices of knives, piercing the girl's heart, it is really hard to imagine what the girl has experienced in these short minutes. Not longing for prosperity or even glitz when you are young is just like never experiencing love when you are young. It will definitely bring regrets. Therefore, it cannot be said that the heroine deserves the sin. Our glitzy dreams are often broken, and eventually return to the ordinary and return to reality. But this kind of pain really shouldn't happen at such a young age, and it is indeed maddening to break this dream by the person she is closest to, who has bestowed the greatest expectations. Everything we once believed in disappeared in an instant. Don't we have the right to pursue the dream of prosperity? Are we really destined to live in such a small place and know our lives in a hurry? We really can't see through people's hearts? Although the heroine was strong and dealt with her uncle, she eventually killed him. But didn't this kill yourself? Killed that innocent self prematurely. "The first death of a person was when he lost his innocence." I believe that the hostess has already died in that dim little bar. Although she was reborn in Nirvana, she is really powerful, but it is no longer "she" after all. Growing up is painful, and this is something that has never changed. We are always reminiscing about our teenage years. The self that we love or hate is finally sealed in the past and buried by us forever.
At the end, I want to talk about the last funeral. The most evil person deserves the most gorgeous praise, but the heroine can't tell the truth, which is extremely ironic. The final scene of the movie is also very well conceived. The heroine's "old love" died, and at the same time he found a "new love". It is not only the transformation of one male and two males, but more importantly, a complete transformation of the female protagonist's view of outside life. When the detective told her: "Human hearts can be guessed, as long as you are careful enough." Then, the heroine completely buried her uncle in her heart. She had always had a sorrow about her uncle's human face and beastheartedness, as well as her uncle's hypocritical words, but the words of the male second made the female lead believe that she would never let such a tragedy happen to her again. It was also at this moment, in the church bells and uncle's mass, she gained a real new life and growth.
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