"The Daughter of the Sea" can be said to be known to all women and children. It tells the touching story of the mermaid from the bottom of the sea, the persistent pursuit of love and the sacrifice of her own life for love. It shows the lofty spiritual realm and kind heart of the mermaid.
Fairy tales always convey a beautiful side. Although the stories are poignant, what we see are kind and beautiful creatures. However, the popular image is not like this. Legend has it that the mermaid is bounded by the waist, the upper body is a beautiful woman, and the lower body is a beautiful fish tail covered with scales. The whole body is both attractive and easy to escape quickly. They are soulless and therefore as ruthless as the sea; their voices are often as deceptive as their appearance; and they are all about seduction, vanity, beauty, cruelty, and hopeless love.
The familiar mermaid image originated from Germany. The beautiful mermaid Lorelei often appears on the banks of the Rhine when the sky is dark. She uses her poignant appearance and sad and moving singing to confuse the passing boatmen and make It was distracted and lost its direction, and finally sank to the bottom of the river. Mermaids in legends and poetry are mostly used to symbolize misfortune. In most literary works, the end of the mermaid is very miserable, and they are not happy in the end.
Although they live a long life, they will still face death, like transparent bubbles that are blown into the air in one breath; the same is true of mermaids in the movie, they can't live without water, they can't live without air, and they will die if half of their bodies are exposed to sunlight. . On land, the tail morphs into legs and cannot move. It seems that their lives are so fragile. Angelica said that they are all women. It is true that mermaids have beautiful faces and beautiful bodies, and can be considered delicate, but the important thing is that they have no soul. So it can't really be called a "person".
How to be redeemed without a soul? This is the source of the tragic life of the mermaid, and another thing I see is the tears of the mermaid. They cry not because of sadness, but because of tears of joy, which is a testament to their desperate and miserable lives. A girl's tears may be plentiful, because the emotional world is rich and her mind is uncertain, but a mermaid is not touched by unfortunate events (such as a sailor sinking into the sea), not by sadness or the depth of love, only in Tears are shed when you are happy. Contrary to humans, they may have seen too many deaths and partings, and desolation can no longer impress mermaids. They use these softest parts of the human heart to attract lonely sailors, such as the sobbing and tactful singing. So they are evil and indifferent. How can there be kindness?
Fortunately, a "traditional" fairytale mermaid was created in this film. The missionary believed that he had seen a "different" mermaid and found that his previous life was still chaotic, and now he can strengthen his belief in beauty and goodness, so he swam with Serena to the deep seabed without hesitation. After being kissed by a mermaid, they can live together forever.
Douyou translated the film as "Mermaid Love", and they could almost become the protagonists. But I think, at least among them, the mermaid is an important touch of color, and it also made a great contribution to the last Spanish father and daughter drinking the Fountain of Youth.
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