2017/9/11
MONDAY
I used to be impatient with such black-and-white movies, so I usually turned off the player after watching it for a while, but this "A Streetcar Named Desire" co-produced by Vivien Leigh and Marlon Brando has a magical power, not only beautiful, but deeper The layers are a kind of hysteria that pulls you to keep watching. "A Streetcar Named Desire" is adapted from Tennessee Williams' play, in which Vivien Leigh's acting skills are close to perfect, and Marlon Brando is also the embodiment of desire. , Vivien Leigh was sent directly to a mental hospital after the movie ended, so this movie can even be seen as how Marlon Brando drove Vivien Leigh crazy step by step.
What attracted me at first was Vivien Leigh's Blanche uttering the classic line: "Well, they told me to take a streetcar named desire and then transfer to one called cemeteries, and ride six blocks and get off at Elysian Fields." - They told me to take a streetcar called Desire, go to Graveyard Station, and take six stops to Paradise Square. This dramatic statement really fascinates me, and it almost echoes another line in it - "Death is as close to you as you are. The opposite of death is desire. Luck is believing that you will be lucky. I don't believe in original sin. , I don't believe in evil, and I don't believe that there are villains and heroes. People are only in the right way and the wrong way, and this right and wrong is not due to their voluntary choice, but out of necessity Or by some hitherto incomprehensible influence of themselves, by the circumstance in which they lived and the result of their forefathers.” Indeed, whether it is heaven or a cemetery, only desire drives people forward. . There is no difference between a hero and a villain, only the difference between taking the right path at the right time.
Lu Xun said that tragedy is to tear apart beautiful things for others to see. This is also the case in this movie. The impression of Vivien Leigh has always been the sparkling eyes in "Blue Bridge" and the proud Scarlett in "Gone with the Wind". In this movie, Vivien Leigh is still beautiful, But beauty is a little powerless. A 40-year-old woman has a 16-year-old heart in her heart, which makes our audience outside the play feel a little more pity. . Marlon Brando's performance in it is really disgusting, because we know what he represents is reality, even if he has been persecuting Vivien Leigh, even if he is fierce and selfish, his innocent crying makes us believe that he has something in himself bona fide.
In the end, Vivien Leigh looked at the people who came to the hospital, struggling and refused to leave, but because the doctor's gentleman put his hands up gently, she said seriously, Whoever you are, I always depend on the kindness of strangers. (No matter who you are , I always believe in the kindness of strangers.) Perhaps the same is true for ideals, the kindness of strangers is always better than the persecution of reality. In short, whether directed at the actors or at the content, this movie is worth remembering.
When I woke up in the morning and opened the curtains, I was shocked. In early September, Zhengzhou was covered with white fog or smog, and I couldn't see clearly. Autumn frost has arrived, I wish you all peace of mind and take care of yourself.
Min Yu 2017.9.11
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