Not crazy, not live

Deshawn 2022-01-26 08:44:58

First let's talk about the introduction. Peggy is very competent as a heroine. But is it really okay to use Julian as the hero to support the page? No matter in terms of performance, performance time or character, this person has absolutely no advantages. Even my mother, who has always been indifferent to Western movies, glanced by and pointed at Rymontov and said, "How handsome!"
He should be the protagonist.
From the moment Rymontov sat at the dinner table, when Julian said "play it", I was thinking that the composer was no match for him at all. This person not only has the charm of the devil, but also the aura of the devil. Julian, a talented and good gentleman built according to the preferences of the middle class, gave him completely for nothing. The confidence of the composer is entirely supported by the so-called "talent". Once he feels that his talent is being despised/plagiarized, he will be in a mess. Mr. Manager is completely different. Talent is just a building block to him. It doesn't matter who has it, as long as he can master the collocation. It is estimated that the plagiarism of music scores will not happen to him at all; even if it does, it is estimated that the thief who dares to darken his eyes and lower his claws is unlucky.
So I'm always surprised that Peggy didn't pick him but Julian. This girl's eyes are so bad that Du Qianqian's level will make such a mistake. Well, we all know that Grandma QY's eyes are always polarized. This feeling was even stronger when Julian disapproved of her going on stage and even ran away irresponsibly during her performance. He was afraid, maybe. He understands that he has talent, but not that he is unmatched. And Peggy is irreplaceable. He can only trap her hands and feet with love. Once in the red shoes, Peggy is in his untouchable world. If Peggy was older and could see her husband's weakness and jealousy, she probably wouldn't have died and would have left. If not against Rymontov, at least the two would be excellent business partners. Unfortunately, she is still too young.
Rymontov's play is really good. The casual sense of superiority and control, as well as the occasional expression of emotion hidden under the overlapping pretences, is very moderately grasped. When Peggy was tempted to take the stage, the devil-faced saint would be tempted. After Peggy's death, he insisted on requesting the performance of "Red Shoes" without a heroine (probably referring to the story of Paplova), which was almost crazy. So what's up with Julian in the red shoes? Just to finally show the male superiority of the playwright and the director, cursing talented women who want to pursue career success not to die? Fuck you.

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Extended Reading
  • Clementina 2022-03-21 09:03:14

    #filmarchive# Dedicated to peak art or compromise with love? There is no answer. The classic movie "Hong Lingyan" adopts the layered structure of the play within the play, which completely integrates and completely opposes the elegant ballet performance and real life. A wonderful combination of ballet and cinematic narrative. The dance content is added to the narrative and becomes an important plot in the story, combining the fate of the characters in the movie with the characters in the ballet.

  • Rebeka 2022-03-27 09:01:20

    Even the complete presentation of the "Hong Lingyan" ballet in the middle section still can't make me understand why Scorsese would like this film so much, until the end, everything paid off magnificently

The Red Shoes quotes

  • Julian Craster: Vicky?

    Victoria Page: Julian, I love you!

    Julian Craster: But you love that more.

  • Julian Craster: One day when I'm old, I want some lovely young girl to say to me, "Tell me, where in your long life, Mr. Craster, were you most happy?" And I shall say, 'Well, my dear, I never knew the exact place. It was somewhere on the Mediterranean. I was with Victoria Page." "What?" she will say. "Do you mean the famous dancer?" I will nod. "Yes, my dear, I do. Then she was quite young, comparatively unspoiled. We were, I remember, very much in love."