Don't be scared off by the title

Kyle 2022-04-21 09:01:32

On the first day of the New Year of the Dog, I watched a dog-related movie very well, and when I watched two-thirds of the time, I decided to give it five stars. From a technical point of view, movies with a three-stage narrative structure are not uncommon, but the strongest part of "Love is a bitch" lies in the arrangement and intersection of three sets of stories. The three main lines alternate between light and dark. , the transition is natural and smooth. The old tramp acted so well, it was quite a play. The theme of the story is a little sad, but it is very profound. In 2001, it was nominated for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film and lost to "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon." The director of this Mexican film is Alejandro Gonzalez Inarido, who later directed "Babel", with a distinct personal style. The only shortcoming is that there was an accident in the English title, the Mexican title "Love Dog" was translated into "love is a bitch", and then there was the Chinese title "Love is a bitch". Achieving the standard has directly affected my motivation to watch the film. I haven't watched it for three years on the hard drive. In fact, the theme of the story has nothing to do with love. [cover face]

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  • Ariane 2022-03-21 09:01:28

    A similar structure is not a bit better than the Babel Tower. It lives more and carries more. I was dazzled by the part of chasing the Martin dog, and there was a group of dogs who came here no matter how miserable they were. People who have no intersection turned out to have a causal connection, it is worth seeing, the director's skills are absolutely profound

  • Harmon 2022-03-24 09:01:27

    A superb directorial debut, Gonzalez has constructed a wonderful, flawless story structure. A brother-in-law who lost his love, a model who lost his beautiful legs, and a killer who lost his past, three unrelated people intertwined because of a car accident, making people sigh about the impermanence of fate and the absurdity of the future. The dog is transformed into a link in the movie, guiding the lost lamb to the direction of destiny step by step, guiding people to gain love, lose love, and understand love.

Love's a Bitch quotes

  • El Chivo: [to Aunt Luisa] You're hostile, sister-in-law.

  • El Chivo: [to his newfound dog, Blackie, after misbehaving] It's not right, asshole!