the way he was

Viviane 2022-04-20 09:02:07

This is a movie that I knew when I saw it. It was the director's own strength, telling his own experience. It brought me into the life of director Almodovar, telling three or two things, no old man slowly The sense of ritual that comes from Dao is to comfortably show his original appearance. Through the drama "Addiction" written by the male protagonist, the love story between the male protagonist and his boyfriend is rediscovered. The male protagonist is separated because of his boyfriend's drug addiction. Now that he is addicted to drugs, he may also seriously feel his feelings. All kinds of diseases in old age really make the hero feel powerless. I suddenly feel how much I feel. In that kind of pain-ridden situation, there are many things done, and I can't help myself. At this time, the male protagonist is not running away, he is indeed feeling powerless. He would recall all kinds of things in his childhood, his mother's teachings, his mother's words and deeds when he died, and he also remembered that when he was a child, he used to teach illiterate masons to read and write in exchange for painting the walls of his cave for free. The budding of naked eroticism deeply affected his future. You can see the time, this movie is shining with the light of time, those distant memories are actually living clearly in my mind all the time.

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  • Gertrude 2022-03-24 09:02:43

    Watched the childhood part and cried several times without warning, and it was not until the end of the film that I understood why these clips were so moving: it was a re-creation of all memories by someone who already knew all the endings. Because he knew what the high fever in the cave meant to the ignorant child, that scene was full of tension; he knew all the debts and guilt to his mother, so the mother in his memory was so gentle and loving. Paintings not received, loved ones who could not be saved, and all the ailments, all end up making a story that makes him who he is. /First Love said "every movie of yours is a big event in my life", maybe this is what all fans want to say to Almodovar.

  • Gertrude 2022-04-24 07:01:16

    4.5 The script seems simple and unpretentious, but in fact it is exquisite and superb. Each character is not only representative of gender/sexuality, but also has undercurrents behind it. The audience may not be overwhelmed by the great emotional force, but they will surely be touched by the tenderness of the restrained emotion. The moment the boy fainted was wonderful!

Pain and Glory quotes

  • Alberto Crespo: You forget I'm an actor... and I suffer very well.

  • Alberto Crespo: It took a lot of work to borrow this jacket!