"Notes on a Scandal" is a simple teacher-student love story on the surface, but it actually contains and reflects the deep meaning of cultural thought .
The director handles a lonely emotional story in a thriller-like style, ruthlessly cutting every thread that may produce warmth. Most of the scenes in the film are set indoors, and the shots are mainly close-up and close-up. Every change in the actor's expression is captured. On the one hand, it gives the audience a sense of oppression that is close to reality, so that the audience is always immersed in it. The alien space created by the film cannot be separated from each other. On the other hand, it also tested the acting skills of the two heroines. Judy Dench used his deep and restrained acting skills to vividly and accurately portray Barbara, the main character with complex heart, in an unassuming and indifferent manner, while Catherine Elise Blanchett is beautiful in the film. Her lively and agile performance characteristics leave a strong impression on people. These two faces are like two sides of a mirror. Although they are opposite, they are two images of the same person, just as the poster of this film shows
Barbara in "Notes on a Scandal" is not an easy-to-control character, but Judith Olivia Dench handles it calmly and is extremely layered and delicate
"Notes on a Scandal" uses indecent love to draw the character of Sheba to hide the real fragility, and the theme of the film is thus enlarged. In terms of acting skills, although young, Catherine Elise Blanchett's ability to control the characters is equal to Dan Qi's. When playing two roles that look like people in a mirror, both acting skills and cooperation are emphasized.
