when I read the title of "Smell the Fragrance and Know a Woman", I was ambiguous for a while, wondering if I should watch it with Jin Ping Mei. Of course, that's not the case at all, it's a pretty serious movie, even though the main character in it is an old dude. This movie is very similar to Li Ao's books that were placed on the street stalls. Li Ao stated that in order to avoid the review of the Kuomintang authorities, he printed colorful nude women on the book covers and mixed them with various yellow books on the street stalls. The night was blurred, and the wretched men came out of the corner one after another. They took these books home from the stall, opened them, and were fooled, but a spirit of liberalism was poured into their minds. Li Ao said that my books saved a lot of perverts back then.
Although the title of the film is very ambiguous, the film is actually a purely male drama. An old playboy and a good student come together because of the labor fee of 300 yuan. The two have their own troubles. The old playboy wants to hug everything he loves for the last time, and then sends himself to see God, but the three good students are hesitating between being punished for keeping secrets and being rewarded for whistleblowing. Two preoccupied people board a plane out of Boston for a trip to New York.
The process of repeating the film is a laborious and immoral thing. In short, most of the chapters of the film are about the old and the young getting to know each other little by little in the stumbling communication, and finally relieved each other of the heavy hearts. shackles. The so-called smelling scent to know a woman is not only a blockbuster gimmick, but also a metaphor for the character and experience of the old playboy Lieutenant Colonel. The blind old man has been romantic all his life, and the only two things he loves most in his life are women and Ferraris, although in a way it's the same thing. As long as any woman walks by his side, he can tell exactly what kind of perfume they are wearing, and with this ability, he dances a sexy tango with the most beautiful woman in the film, just like him. I said: live until old, soak until old.
This film is really about the relationship between people and the world, how you plan to deal with the world. When the old man was young, he had a bright future, but alcoholism and straightforwardness made him lose his military position and eyes. The dark world brought a dark state of mind. He used to be shrewd, strong, and knowledgeable. All the falsehoods and disguises in life. But now he considers himself a wreck, worthless, and just the object of his granddaughter's parody. He didn't know what the world meant to him, so he became an enemy of the whole world like Satan against God. He was furious, angry, and swearing, hurting everyone who cared about him until he got tired of it and decided to shoot Blow your head off. His problem is actually the problem of all those who step into the twilight: how to deal with the embarrassing and long dull after the extreme splendor. The lieutenant colonel finally calmed down from the rage, and a trip to New York made him find new confidence and expectations. The world is far from good, but it's not that bad, and at the end of the credits he says to his granddaughter: Let's reconcile.
What the teenager has to face is another problem, whether to report the mischievous classmates and benefit from it, or to keep it secret until he is expelled. Many times, we will face such a question, what we want to defend may not be worth defending, what we want to hold on may not be worth holding on, what we cherish most may be completely worthless, and what we trust most may be completely guarded against. However, even if we clearly know that what we are doing is 100% wrong, the people or things we love, protect, trust, and sympathize with may only be cursed. Looking at it now in a few years, we will definitely Believe that you were stupid. But at this moment, this minute, this second, we feel that these things must be done. This is our unswerving worldview, our life-long commitment to it, and the eternal meaning of life. We feel compelled to do so, although it may pay dearly for it.
In the face of this damn world, you can say no loudly to it, or you can say it warmly: Let's reconcile.
Al Pacino's performance in the film is simply amazing. I don't know any bullshit acting skills, but he clearly expresses the vulgarity, wisdom, pride and decadence of a blind lieutenant colonel. Whether my eyes are wide open or blinking occasionally, I feel unspeakable bitterness and suffering. His speech at the end of the film is stern and powerful, and would be a delight to watch alongside Clark Gable's court speech in To Kill a Mockingbird. The only regret is that the director still arranged a woman for him at the end of the film. Although the happy ending is warm, it is somewhat kitsch. Although the lieutenant colonel himself has always hoped that there is a woman who can wrap his hands and feet around him all night, and stay by his side at dawn.
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