There is no doubt that the Chinese name has been misinterpreted for the sake of selling it. It is just a portrayal of life. It has nothing to do with eroticism. If you can barely make contact, it can only be said that there are men and women in the movie, so sex is also in it. That's it. The theme is not just about the relationship between the sexes. The super time of 183 minutes shows the long and humid days of all kinds of people in Los Angeles. In that year, he was nominated for numerous awards and finally won the Venice Golden Lion.
Director Robert Altman, likes the all-star lineup, has mobilized more than 20 in this film alone, including Andie MacDowell, Julianne Moore, Tim Robbins, these superstars nowadays. However, compared to his next work, Ready to Wear, it can only be regarded as insignificant. In that movie, he mobilized almost all the super fashion models in the world, and he played himself. , Plus a national treasure like Sophia Loren, as well as Kim Basinger, Julia Roberts.
This kind of group-like movie has always been something I don’t like very much. Everyone is busy, and the story can only be a glimpse of the shadows. No matter how many characters appear, there will inevitably be inextricably linked in the end. In the end, all kinds of contradictions are unavoidable. Pushing to the outbreak of conflict, that's all, nothing new. But there are so many fans in this film, I won't make irresponsible remarks.
There is only one thing I like: when the subtitles are at the end:) The background is a picture of the city of Los Angeles, clearly, with the names of the blocks, passing through the camera with emotion, just like the Philadelphia street scene at the beginning of the Philadelphia story. Like every time I see the streets of Beijing in a movie, I don’t know why, but it touches me every time. It's probably the kind of love and hatred for the city I live in...
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