In 1960, finished "Some Like It Hot" Jay grams Lemmon and then again with director Bi Leigh Wilder together for, star of " The Apartment"
Jack Lemmon is one of the most famous comedy stars in film history and the first actor to be awarded the best actor at the three major film festivals in Cannes, Berlin, Venice and the Academy Awards.
Billy Wilder is good at genre comedy, and the two hit it off. Wilder appreciates Jack Lemmon's warm and rich creativity. The witty and the sadness of small people in the comedy are very suitable for Wilder's satire.
The protagonist Buster played by Jack Lemmon works as a clerk in an insurance company surrounded by a group of "screw" as obscure as him , trying to maintain the normal operation of the institution.
"Screws" usually do physical work. There is a fixed procedure to guide the work of the limbs, and there are normal people who do not need to use the brain and physical strength. Therefore, the screws face the risk of being replaced at any time. No right and courage to say "no" Buster is a new screw, lowly, weak, sleek
An accidental opportunity caused him to have an interest entanglement with the upper leaders. He lent his apartment to a colleague to change his dress for a dinner party. As a result, Buster " has a single apartment to borrow" . The leaders gave him a promotion. To lure him, he secretly borrowed his apartment to hang out with the juniors
Full apartment spring can not be closed, the light through the window casts a mocking look at the stupid host downstairs
The leader left, and Buster came home. The house was in a mess. The leader and the mistress quarreled with each other. The neighbor who was a doctor next door mistakenly thought that Buster was a playboy and joked whether he would consider donating his body to the hospital.
In fact, Buster is a lonely family, one person is full, the whole family is not hungry, there are few social activities, and he stays in the apartment after work, boring and lonely, life is black and white (the film is also black and white) He is among thousands of lonely souls the most common one
Buster's apartment rather than ability is quickly appreciated by a senior leader who, after a secret tryst with a young girl at the apartment, promotes Buster to manager in return for a long-term loan of the apartment
If Buster wants to hold the position of manager, he must always be ready to contribute his own apartment to the leader. This apartment is equivalent to Buster's personality. He handing over the sovereignty of the apartment to the leader is to sell his personality and give himself up. become an accessory
However, Buster did not realize this. The happiness that the new office brought him was far greater than the feeling of humiliation. The promised humiliation and lack of freedom were not worth mentioning in the face of the rising salary. Buster was immersed in promotion. in the joy until he discovers that the mistress who leads the secret tryst is his sweetheart
In the past, he was an outsider, turning a blind eye to the affairs of the leaders, turning a blind eye. Now, he is an insider's rival and sweetheart. He feels betrayed in his apartment no less than discovering a woman. Friend cheats on his best friend
Only then can he empathize with the leading wives, understand their pain of being betrayed and scoff at all the girls who are juniors, so that he can understand how shameless and hurtful what happened in his apartment. He made the right choice, giving up the high-paying position, taking back the sovereignty of the apartment, and regaining his dignity
His sweetheart is a lovely elevator lady. She has a common problem with Buster, and she also wants to be an accessory to that leader.
A few sweet words from the leader made her dizzy, saying that she was willing to divorce her, she believed it, and after getting along for a while, she found out that this was a scumbag, the elevator lady, but she naively thought he was the prince who could save her from the sea of misery, and she lived a prosperous life from then on. rich life
After discovering that he was cheated, he swallowed medicine in Buster's apartment and committed suicide, and was rescued by Buster
She is really sincere to the leader, but this sincerity is mixed with impurities and marrying this leader will allow her to obtain the material life that she may not enjoy in her entire life. The attraction will naturally make her feel that she loves that man very much
Like Buster, she wanted to take a shortcut to success, and gained vanity that was not in line with her own value. In the end, she gave them two slaps, and slapped them back to the real movie. She slapped, that's probably what she meant
Buster and Miss Elevator are very compatible in terms of social status, economic status, appearance, and personality. Although the movie ends with a comedy, it is still a question mark whether Miss Elevator will really marry Buster.
Billy Wilder seems to know very well that in reality, such a beautiful woman would never be willing to commit herself to an ordinary clerk. At the end of the movie, Miss Elevator faced Buster's true confession and did not respond.
Generally, romantic dramas will have a big reunion with "I love you, and I love you too". "Peachy Apartment" is not an ordinary romance. In order to satisfy the audience's desire for fulfillment, the director can insist that the hero and heroine fall in love with each other but make the film realistic Meaning, it can't just meet the audience's expectations, but arouse the audience's thinking. Did Miss Elevator fall in love with Buster in the end? This is a question left by the director to the audience. Did Miss Elevator fall in love with Buster? I think it is. By the way, this is the first time she has felt love without impurities
But it’s one thing to fall in love, and it’s another thing to not be together. The imagination continues beyond the screen. We have to consider the reality factor. The elevator lady has no skills and looks sweet, and there is a high probability that she will eventually choose to marry someone. Rich people, parted ways with Buster, and live their own lives. This is my personal guess. Movies can stay in a beautiful moment, but real life can't face too many tests in love, even if we want to keep the most authentic appearance of love , the reality will not allow in the face of many choices of interests, the weight of love is very small, we can have no love, but we must not have no bread. Love is the most easily deteriorated and the most risky investment, even if you gave up everything to choose love, Just like in the movie, madly rushing towards your love, and in the end, maybe you will end up with a point where you hate each other
The male and female protagonists in mindless love films seem to live in ivory towers. They spend a lot of time in love every day without having to work. Responsible love films praise the beauty of love, but will give you a wake-up call and make a gap for love. , making it less than perfect
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