It's a trough, it's better to smile

Dannie 2021-12-09 08:01:30

I heard of Russell's Oscars at the time. There was no impression at that time, but I knew it was a comedy, what kind of drama was it? no feeling. As the days progress, the background of the film makes me think I should take a look.

Workers are unemployed in the general environment of the British industrial depression.
It is this big background that makes me a little interested in this British film, not because I am interested in a simple inspirational film. And this film is more of a sense of helplessness and self-deprecating.

Because of unemployment, my son wants to leave with his divorced wife, but he can't even pay 70 pounds;
because of unemployment, he has nothing to do, hangs around with friends, inferior to his body shape, and therefore began to guess his wife;
because of unemployment, and family There is also an elderly, sickly mother who wants to take care of and thought about committing suicide in the car, but how can someone who dare not jump the bridge succeeded;
because of unemployment, he dare not tell his wife the facts, and still plays arrogantly A wealthy foreman role, but in fact, he is just a man who can't keep his family's wealth;
because of unemployment, he has gray hair, but fortunately he can dance;
because of unemployment, he will only jump over the wall, and nothing else Fortunately, there is a "big guy".

Seeing the group of women in the striptease bar who want men to think of mad women, Gaz hardened his heart and did a striptease. As long as he hops for one night, he can earn his son's alimony and can continue to have the opportunity to meet with his son. And of course this idea can't be the only one, friends just pull it together to support it! ! I got my good friend Dave, and I convinced my former coworker Lomper and the foreman Gerald, but the number seemed to be not enough, so I secretly recruited Horse who can dance jazz, and Guy who knows nothing but jumps the wall. .
Britain is a well-known conservative country, but how is their conservativeness defined? Conservation of moral values? Or is it conservative in style and attitude?

It is because of the depression and collapse of the British industry that caused them to be unbearable, and their self-esteem is very high. The extremes of men's inferiority will become inferiority. Gaz is inferior to his poverty, inferior to the inability to guarantee the needs of his son, inferior to being despised by his ex-wife; Dave is inferior to his fat body, inferior to the inability to satisfy his wife; Gerald is an extreme expression of self-esteem, he is unwilling Losing the arrogant image of that foreman, even if they lose their job, are unwilling to become first-rate with Gaz, and even more unwilling to tell his wife about his current decadent situation. This is also a problem that men will always commit. But life is life. If you don't want it, you will only be strangled by life, and you can only continue if you have no choice but to continue. Otherwise, go to death! ! But if you jump from a building for fear of heights, or jump into the sea for fear of drowning, then you really have nothing to say. Wait for God to come and save! ! Lomper is such a cowardly man, what is his low self-esteem? Isn't it the inferiority complex? Horse is an inferiority complex. As a black man, he has a rooted inferiority complex. From his hiding of his real name, it can be seen that the inferiority of race and family pressure are inferiority. But among the six, he was the most optimistic. He danced that cheerful jazz dance to make everyone happy. Guy's inferiority complex? Inferiority complex without a skill! Some are big guys bestowed by their parents, which is why he can be selected into the dance troupe.

People often feel inferior because of pride, they are closed because of inferiority, and they are conservative because they are closed.
Since the title is already "The Full Monty", the ending of course is that everyone's performance was a big success! The ladies present were so amused that they were amused by the stripping performance of these six ugly men.

It doesn't care about his body shape or the self-righteous arrogance of a man, but the kind of persistence and perseverance to life, the kind of optimism that Bojun smiles. Don’t you just spend your life with a smile!

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  • Jaquan 2022-04-22 07:01:30

    I just like movies like this~ Maybe you are fat, you are short, you are ugly, you are poor, you are poor, you are unlucky, and you have bad luck. ! I sincerely admire the striptease practitioners, it is really difficult to dance~

  • Candace 2022-03-27 09:01:06

    What has been taken off is the clothes and what is picked up is dignity and respect, and what is saved is marriage and responsibility. It's hard to imagine that this is a proudly British film, and the ending would have been better.

The Full Monty quotes

  • Gaz: I don't suppose you could lend us a jacket...

    Dave: Oh, Gaz...

    Gaz: Oh, come on, Dave, it's not for me, it's a funeral.

    Dave: [pause] What color?

    Gaz: [pause] Orange.

    Dave: Orange?

    Gaz: *Black* for fuck's sake!

    Dave: Okay, go on, I'll meet you back doors.

  • [Gaz and Dave are waiting in Gerald's lawn for him to leave for work]

    Dave: He's got gnomes.

    Gaz: Aye, he bloody would have.