No, the moon is chasing me

Agustina 2022-01-03 08:01:19

Billy Wilder is a director who will not disappoint. Even in the cliche story of a rich man and a petty bourgeoisie like "Dragon and Phoenix", he can still uphold his personal combination of subtle allegory and just right humor. style. In this black-and-white film from the 1950s, you can watch Hepburn change clothes and talk about love with great interest, and remember those playful and intelligent passages with ease and joy.

"No, it's the moon chasing me."

Sabrina, who has returned from France, has a sharp rise in temperament and taste. Of course, the process of turning a sparrow into a phoenix is ​​omitted from the movie. In her suitcase, holding a princess pet dog in her hand. This girl doesn't care if her sweetheart has a fiancée, and firmly believes that everything is different. Class and marriage contract are not a problem. She sat on the rocking chair and said happily that it is the moon chasing me now.

This is a line whose temperament is slightly higher than that of a popular idol drama, but it does not reach the height of female awakening. The tone is natural, so you can't help but remember what kind of experience it was that made her think. This can be regarded as a compliment to women's maturity and self-confidence, but the mismatch of the subsequent plot gradually makes the sudden charm lose its due edge. This sense of violation constitutes a kind of irony. If everyone's change can be so easy and simple, perhaps only the noble and beautiful Hepburn can accept such a sudden change in the role, so that people can forget how long and difficult it is to independence and growth.

"I thought I was growing up, but it might just be a different hairstyle."

Sabrina showed the results of her growth through a letter before returning to China. She said that I learned how to no longer just be a bystander in life, and how to participate in life and how to be myself. If the movie stayed at this moment, or ended up wearing Givenchy's glamorous outfit after coming back, I would mistakenly think that this transformation will come more thorough. But trendy hairstyles and decent skirts do not make Cinderella a princess in reality. She must escape from her original homeland, not to mention seamless integration into the family relationship of the nobles. On the road, she must pass the bumps on the carriage and the palace. Running in. And Hepburn, who wears flat shoes, was born a princess. This role did not give her too much difficulty. Sabrina didn't know who she would fall in love with. She couldn't forget that on the first day of Paris, she must not hold an umbrella in the heavy rain. Romance will be moved by a mature man's recollection of a sad relationship. If he accepts an invitation rashly, he will jump for joy, cry sadly, turn around and leave gracefully like a swan, but still has the perfect ending of a fairy tale.

Billy Wilde took good care of the public’s expectation of joy, set up some conflicts, extended a bit of inspiration, shaken a few burdens, evaded a part of reality, and uttered the difficulty of transcending the class through the mouth of the previous generation. , And let Humphrey Bogart, who is suitable to play a tough guy, complain about the absurdity of being a middle-aged entrepreneur who is a versatile middle-aged entrepreneur who wants to fall in love with a girl in her early 20s. These little complaints, together with the little awakening, in the rose-colored love fairy tale, are like popping candy on the cake, a bit playful and strange, but finally integrated into the sweet and greasy.

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  • Archibald 2022-04-21 09:02:29

    See what happens when a woman puts on a beautiful dress? The men who ignored her instantly fell in love with her! Don't think it's weird, it's very believable. Billy Wilder is still always humorous, he has a good eye for big companies, and the original sound is a variation of "Life of Roses", which I love. Hepburn's outfit was a Givenchy classic, but the little black dress made her look smaller. Humphrey is quite charming.

  • Camron 2022-04-23 07:02:32

    One of the surprises: There is no need to present too much Paris scenery, and even the Eiffel Tower only needs to be used as a symbolic background, but a song "Life of a Rose", sung softly and whispered in French, the beauty of Paris overflows the whole time and place. 2. Hepburn and her Givenchy are really amazing. Who can be as elegant as her with a black dress and a pair of flat shoes? 3. Bogart released the charm of the old man!

Sabrina quotes

  • Sabrina Fairchild: Maybe you should go to Paris, Linus.

    Linus Larrabee: To Paris?

    Sabrina Fairchild: It helped me a lot. Have you ever been there?

    Linus Larrabee: [thinks] Oh, yes. Yes. Once. I was there for thirty-five minutes.

    Sabrina Fairchild: Thirty-five MINUTES?

    Linus Larrabee: Changing planes. I was on my way to Iraq on an oil deal.

    Sabrina Fairchild: Oh, but Paris isn't for changing planes, it's... it's for changing your outlook, for... for throwing open the windows and letting in... letting in la vie en rose.

    Linus Larrabee: [sadly] Paris is for lovers. Maybe that's why I stayed only thirty-five minutes.

  • Linus Larrabee: [slow dancing with Sabrina] How do you say in French my sister has a yellow pencil?

    Sabrina Fairchild: Ma soeur a un crayon jaune.

    Linus Larrabee: How do you say my brother has a lovely girl?

    Sabrina Fairchild: Mon frère a une gentille petite amie.

    Linus Larrabee: And how do you say I wish I were my brother?