"Mona Lisa smile" we misunderstood

Bryon 2021-12-11 08:01:34

When I saw it for the first time, I was still a senior in high school. CCTV-6, the Chinese dubbed version, attracted me a little bit. I watched it the first time.
The second time, when I was in my sophomore year, I suddenly found that the computer at home could still download something at its extremely slow system speed. I watched it again and was deeply touched-women also need to do it for themselves.
The third time ......
fourth time ......
fifth pass ......
......
first N times ......
Once upon a time, this is my favorite movie.
It is now too.
On the N+2th pass, I remembered what I asked me: "Why do you like "Mona Lisa smile" so much? Actually, you are you, I don't know what you are like, so you just do what you want That's enough." I had an epiphany.
The core of the whole movie is actually not the transformation of Katherine and Betty from front to back, but Katherine's dialogue at Jaon's door-do what you want to do.
In fact, what this movie tells you is not that women should be completely free from the shackles of the family, and all traditions, etc. All of these are defined by us. All we have to do is to be ourselves and do what we want to do, whether it is a housewife or a business woman.
Perhaps this is the true essence of this movie. Human nature is that you will always be yourself.

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Extended Reading

Mona Lisa Smile quotes

  • [referring to a childlike drawing of a cow]

    Katherine Watson: 25 years ago, someone thought this was brilliant.

    Connie Baker: I can see that.

    Betty Warren: Who?

    Katherine Watson: My mother. I painted it for her birthday. Next slide. This is my mom. Is it art?

    Susan Delacorte: It's a snapshot.

    Katherine Watson: If I told you Ansel Adams had taken it, would that make a difference?

    Betty Warren: Art isn't art until someone says it is.

    Katherine Watson: It's art!

    Betty Warren: The right people.

    Katherine Watson: And who are they?

    Giselle Levy: Betty Warren! We're so lucky we have one of them right here.

  • Connie Baker: [reading from an advertisement] "When your courses are set and a dreamboat you've met, have a real cigarette! Have a Camel!" I've got my courses, I've got my Camel cigarette. Where the hell is my dreamboat?