Midnight Barcelona--Feminine Consciousness in Warm Environment

Zander 2022-04-19 09:01:35

After many twists and turns, I finally finished watching Woody Allen's new film "Midnight in Barcelona". Woody Allen's goal this time is to explore eroticism and female consciousness in the context of Barcelona.
Two New York female college students go to Barcelona for vacation together. Cristina (Scarlett, Johansson) is showing her desire and is always looking for her love destination. She doesn't know what she wants, only what she doesn't want. Hereinafter referred to as C without direction; companion Vicky is classically dignified, conservative in speech, and has an ideal fiancé, but he is not happy because of it. The planned wedding is more like a character. When Juan, a painter with a stallion figure and infinite artistic temperament, tempted the two of them to go to Oviedo, an art town, to spend the weekend together, V categorically refused, C still went, but had an allergic reaction at the moment of kissing, the story begins in such a way A comedic surprise marches in. Both C and V had an affair with Juan, and C also lived with Juan and his ex-wife (Penelop Cruz) for a few days. Before C came, Juan and his ex-wife were in love, but could not live together because they were always quarreling. . C happened to be a blending color. She not only kissed P in the darkroom, but even learned from P to abandon her digital camera and use traditional cameras and darkroom techniques to become a professional photographer. At the same time, she is also in the cultural circle with Juan Get cultural nourishment in communication. An unexpected affair with Juan makes Vicky feel bad about her ideal husband, who only talks about houses, investments and digital devices. Vicky has fantasies about Juan, but doesn't want his life to be ruined. To paraphrase another middle-aged woman who cheated in the film "I love him, but not in love with him", he is their "ideal" husband.
The question "Why love is difficult to define" is uncovered by Cristina throughout the film, and Juan's mantra "only unfulfilled love can be romantic" provides a little footnote. That's where the emotional weirdness comes in: the security of a safe, socially compliant marriage, the romance of a novel, unfamiliar contrast, and the two can never exist at the same time. Once the female consciousness rises, driven by her own lust rather than marriage, the road ahead will continue to look like Cristina at the end.

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Vicky Cristina Barcelona quotes

  • Cristina: This would be a great way to get to know him.

    Vicky: No! It's not! I'm not going to Oviedo with this - with this charmingly candid wife-beater. You find his aggressiveness attractive; but, I don't.

  • Cristina: You got to admire his no bull shit approach.

    Vicky: What are you talking about? It's all bull shit!