"Francis Ha": Living awkwardly and sincerely

Yvonne 2021-12-19 08:01:18

"When you are with others, there are moments like this. They know that you love them, and you know that they love you. You are at a party, talking to different people, all smiling happily. At this time, you look at the other side of the room, and the eyes of the two people meet. It is not the kind of possessiveness, nor the squinting eyes, just because that is the person in your life. It's funny. It’s also very sad, because life will always end, but the mysterious world in front of you appears right in front of you. So many people are present and appear without warning, and no one else understands it, just like people said. There is another dimension in the universe. It is around us, but we can't notice it. This is the two-person world I want, or life, love."

Frances finished this paragraph and was present. Everyone in's looked at her with admiration, and I was also infected outside the screen. This was the sloppy, unreliable, undatable girl who had just been arguing that she had read a lot of books, but was met with a lot of unscrupulous older women with unbelievable eyes, and she immediately pulled back a city beautifully. What's going on? What's wrong with nothing, Francis still has ideals in mind and has her own unique way of persisting. Life is not as good as it should be. Why should I make senseless struggles, staggering toward my ideal, she is nourished than anyone else.

Francis is different from other girls in delicateness, and can be classified as a big old and crude female man. She was drunk and urinated at the subway station. The clothes in the room were thrown everywhere, and she didn't take off her socks when she slept. She had a rhythm with boys. Perhaps it was due to her personality, or it might be due to bad luck. Frances, who wanted to be a dancer, was depressed in the metropolis of New York. Inexplicably broke up with her boyfriend, her best friend Sophie moved to share the rent with others. She had the opportunity to participate in the Christmas tour but was "holiday" indefinitely by the company. She was so poor that she couldn't pay the rent and had to rely on tax refunds to invite others to eat. The film does not show Frances' lost moments, but everyone can appreciate how difficult it is in such a day when misfortunes never come singly. On the contrary, the scene of the film running along with Frances is accompanied by brisk and joyful music, which makes this movie get rid of the path of bitterness drama, which is refreshing for me.

Francis is right, the world is funny and sad. Everyone sees the superficial successes and failures, but they don't see the hard work and persistence behind them. When you are all worthless for Francis, when you are also praying for God’s blessing, Francis is extremely steadfast. She embodies the carelessness and wisdom, and instantly makes you dismiss your thoughts, life is life, or Keep going. Maintain the habit of exercising to prevent yourself from gaining weight, looking in the mirror, and resolutely rejecting a position unrelated to dance when life is hard. Frances has her own pursuit. Even if everyone thinks she is not suitable for being on the stage, even if the dream is shattered time and time again, she will still move towards this goal. The film is essentially a story of finding a self-positioning. The past wasted may not be worth regretting, because that is part of you, just like this film uses a joyous soundtrack and joyful atmosphere to describe a sloppy loser image, but I feel that Warmth and nostalgia.

This movie has a very interesting relationship setting, the character of the running water, and the iron-clad Sophie. Francis said: "We are a pair of lesbians, but we don’t have sex." They are inseparable, sharing the same bed. Indeed, some emotions are difficult to define by friendship or love. Their existence is wonderful, just like the soul needs. rely on. Frances can’t do without Sophie, but she also let Sophie go to pursue happiness. Although she feels very uncomfortable with Sophie’s close relationship with her boyfriend, she went to Tokyo with her boyfriend, and got engaged without telling herself. NS. But the crowd in the crowd looked at each other, so relieved, so tacitly, so cheerful, everything was not important anymore. It is hard to find a confidant in life. Fortunately, cherish the fragile human beings.

"Frances Ha" uses black and white images to increase the texture of the film. Recently, I think black and white images are becoming more and more attractive. Frankly speaking, if this movie does not use black and white images, I might not look like it. I like it so much now. So it is not difficult to understand that so many directors like to use black and white images, such as the Oscar winner "The Artist", and even Jos Weiden also played the black and white film "Nothing Makes Nothing". This kind of black and white images get rid of all the variegated colors, highlight the expression of emotions, and have both nostalgia and literary atmosphere. They add a lot of points to the film, so why not do it.

I have to say that the director Baumbach has also learned the artistic flavor and expression of regional characteristics of this kind of French film, architecture, subway, music, we enjoy the city of New York, which is so different from New York in other movies. I don’t know the New York and Paris in the film. At the same time, the director gave this film a strong female consciousness. This kind of female image is very rare in the film, and the hard work and emotion of women in the city are also different from the settings of other films.

To sum up, this may be the most touching movie this year. If you have lived awkwardly and sincerely in the city, you have been chasing your ideals without recklessness, and you have paid for your friends without asking for anything in return. This film can easily capture you.

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  • Allan 2021-12-19 08:01:18

    The plot is loose and trivial, and the dialogue is endless. This is a movie that can start at any time and end at any time. It can be a 5-minute short film or a 5-hour long drama. Except for the soundtrack, there is almost no compelling plot, and the black and white film does not add much highlight to the film. Without catching the charm of the film, it feels that the heroine has a bit of Kate Winslet's "body charm".

  • Clifford 2022-03-28 09:01:04

    marvelous. This movie is a modern New York movie that combines Woody Allen, Godard, and Mike Lee! ! ! The real heroine is somewhat similar to the character inside. Very charming. When the audience inevitably asked Naoh about Woody Allen's influence, he said that Woody Allen was in the air, that he was born in Brooklyn and attended the same high school as Woody Allen.

Frances Ha quotes

  • Sophie: The only people who can afford to be artists in New York are rich.

  • Sophie: [about Patch] He's a nice guy... for today.