"A Streetcar Named Desire"

Jewell 2022-04-23 07:02:04

A few lines.

"I'm sorry to say, he's ordinary.

You don't forget how we were brought up, do you think there is still a gentleman in his nature?

He acts like a beast. He has many beast qualities, and even some parts are not human-like. He is 40,000 years behind. This is Stanley Kowalski, the outstanding survivor of the Stone Age, who captured raw meat from the virgin forest, and you, you are here waiting for him. Maybe he will hit you, kiss you or complain to you. If kissing had been discovered then, what he called a poker night, it would have been the convention of the apes. "

"Maybe we're all too far from God's expectations."

"But, Stella, we've made progress since then, art, poetry, music, and since then, among some people, there's been some mild emotion, and we're going to carry it forward, we're going to hold on to it. Let it be in the dark ranks, or wherever we go, don't, don't let the beast stand in our way."

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"He (fantasy millionaire) is a gentleman and he respects me. All he needs is personal company.

Rich people often feel lonely, and an educated, smart and polite person can add endless meaning to a man. I have those things to offer, time doesn't matter. The beauty of appearance will decline, it is just a passing cloud. But nobility of mind, richness of soul, and kindness of heart, I have all these things, which will not be taken away by others, but will only increase with the years. It is strange that some people call me poor, but in fact I have so many treasures in my heart that I think I am a very rich woman. "

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"No matter who you are, I often rely on the kindness of strangers."

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  • Mabelle 2022-03-26 09:01:05

    Isn't the heroine played by Vivien Leigh a typical Drama Queen, such a woman is bound to be destroyed.

  • Ibrahim 2021-12-08 08:01:38

    Looking at the top five film reviews below, none of them mentioned that the South's refusal to reform after the Civil War led to social poverty, American geopolitics, etc. It was all about love and confusion. Soul, fragility, and gorgeous. So I always feel that from the perspective of history and politics/teacher speaks movies much better than Chinese or art department, because what really touches people is not technology but humanity. What is the difference between asking the audience to empathize with the difficult technology and leaving the original to the end?

A Streetcar Named Desire quotes

  • Blanche: Oh, Stanley! What sign were you born under?

    Stanley: What sign?

    Blanche: Astrological sign. I'll bet you were born under Aries. Aries people are forceful, dynamic, they dote on noise. They love to bang things around.

    Stella: Stanley was born just five minutes after Christmas.

    Blanche: Capricorn - the goat!

    [long silence follows as Stanley stares at Blanche]

  • Stella: He smashed all the lightbulbs with the heel of my slipper.

    Blanche: And you let him? Didn't run, didn't scream?

    Stella: Actually, I was sorta thrilled by it.