I have relived "The Beautiful Legend of Sicily" these days, and once again I was surprised by Marlena. I have to say that Monica is indeed a sexy stunner. Even a girl of mine was very excited when I saw it. Originally, this movie must It was five stars, but the broadcast platform edited it so that the plot was almost unconnected. A good literary film was cut into a mess...
The director used the perspective of the little boy Renardo to show us a beautiful, sexy but not dusty Malena. Her husband went to the front to fight, and Malena, who lived alone, faced the coveting of men and the jealousy of women. Her eyes are always quiet, her eyebrows are always low and pleasing to the eye when she walks, and she ignores everything around her. However, when the news that Marlena’s husband died on the front line spread, her seemingly peaceful life was finally broken, and she was old and wretched. Her doctor intended to interfere with Malena, and Malena had to take him to court for her reputation, but no one believed her, even the elderly father didn’t believe in her chastity, so he drew a clear line with her...
"What's her guilt? Her only guilt is being too beautiful." This is what the fat and bloated lawyer said when she was defending Malena in court. I think it was also what the director wanted to express! This man helped her win the lawsuit when no one wanted to believe her, but he raped her without hesitation after the lawsuit was over. He just wanted to possess her. When I saw that Malena finally embarked on the road of betraying the flesh amidst the greed and ostracism of the town’s residents, but only in exchange for the necessities and food of life, I was sad, and I couldn’t imagine that it was a group of seemingly warm people. The ugliness of human nature is exposed here.
When Marina, who became a prostitute, appeared in front of everyone for the first time, she cut short hair, dyed bright red, put on heavy makeup, and even smoked a cigarette. Her gestures were full of charm, and she was the only one who remained unchanged. The calm and unwavering eyes, when so many lighters appeared in front of her, her eyes dimmed suddenly, which made people very worried, and her heart should also be sad! The chastity that has been maintained for so long is now just for survival...
"People don’t love beauty at all. Beauty is not forgiven. Beauty is used to be ravaged." When the war was over, Malena was dragged and beaten and humiliated on the street by the women in the town, but none of them People stepped forward to help her, and the men were indifferent. They were just trying to conquer her to achieve the shameful sense of accomplishment in their hearts. They even kicked her out of the town. Malena's repressed emotions for a long time are finally full at this moment. When it broke out, all the grievances, anger, sadness, and inability to do everything around turned into tears of pain, and she was forced to leave this place that she had never been kind to, but it was also her home!
"Only by returning to the old place can I regain my dignity." If you say that the most touching part of this drama, it must be Malena's husband. This man, lucky enough to survive the war, but also lost an arm. At the moment he returned to the town with her arm in arm after his untold pains to discover the whereabouts of Malena, the image of this man became extremely tall. At this moment, he is a gentleman, and he knows what happened to his wife before. Now, he took her home with him, helped her regain her lost dignity, and let everyone know that from now on, he will protect her. Years are easy to pass away, and the once beauty has also become a middle-aged woman. Ironically, the women in the small town show their favor to Malena one after another, as if nothing had happened before. This clip is very fascinating. Think deeply, when everyone has adapted to a certain unspoken rule, and only you are struggling and want to break this rule on your own, other people will come to pull and suppress, why you have to disagree with others Same? Why only you don’t follow the rules of the game? Why do you have to be better than others? Therefore, they will make you smash your head until you become like them. The world has never lacked beauty. It's just that you have been beaten to perfection by reality, and finally you have to surrender to reality...
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