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Sex and the City , a 21-year-old drama that still affects today's women, can no longer be framed by a simple genre.
Love/fashion/inspirational/feminist?
No, it's all too cheesy!
This epoch-making work is self-contained and needs no definition
it defines itself
Because to this day, the gender topics it talks about are still bold (from how to "hunt" men to how to enjoy herself)
The female independence consciousness it reveals is still cool (actively meet the opposite sex, buy a house for yourself, freeze eggs)
Not to mention, those outfits that still look fashionable now
A classic is a timeless
Sex and The City, as its title suggests, is about relationships and the New Yorker's way of life. Especially liked the intro with many episodes:
In the city, there is …
Then pull out a hundred New York lifestyles. Straightforward, witty and quick introduction to the subject. This light and dazzling sense of rhythm, in my opinion, is NY style itself.
And of course! I mean…Th is is New York!
Possibly the most energy-dense city on Earth
The dense jungle of high-rise buildings in Manhattan constitutes the hard shell of New York. And the city's thriving pulse, I think, comes from the New Yorkers "fuck it or die" spirit.
The last time I went to New York to play, I watched a show at 7:30 on the last night. I planned to go back to the youth hostel to pack my luggage and go to bed. After all, I had to get up at 4 am to catch a flight the next day.
But the actor's curtain call
“Come on, this is New York. You could do everything here. Enjoy the evening!”
Immediately a seed of restlessness was planted in my heart. Out of the theater, at half past seven, the sun is shining. Standing in the endless crowd of Broadway, decide now
F**k the plan
Let's get the party
Yes, in this place where culture, religion, business, and finance meet, there is always an endless stream of new things that will steal your attention and satisfy your desires. And about Sex and the City, this is what I want to talk about the most:
Desire, pleasure, party time!!!
When I first started the first dozen episodes of Sex and the City, I watched it with my chin up about three-quarters of the time. Although I have been to New York once before
I vaguely know how Manhattan is a free and unrestrained world of flowers, but after all, it is the perspective of tourists passing by in a hurry, so I watched helplessly, each protagonist is iterating with partners at the rate of one man per episode... and then make up for it a little bit. Take a look at their life experiences
The free and easy life of this game really makes me...Orz
But after watching a few episodes, I understand and get used to this way of life. even respect. Because the origin of all seemingly wonderful connections is always the interaction between the two parties. It is precisely because they dare to pursue the partner or life they want, dare to express their good feelings, and dare to take the first step of the initiative, that there will be wonderful things in the future.
But not all seemingly good beginnings have happy endings. In fact, the road to the end
Often have to go through countless Dating Around, search, try, be disappointed, give up, and even begin to believe
Maybe there isn't someone for everyone
In the first episode, the four young, beautiful and radiant girls once laughed and cursed together. They were cynical and experienced the vicissitudes of life. Tried, loved, hated, lost. Gradually, they also entered their own life track.
When Miranda, who was once independent and self-reliant enough to "don't need a man" , began to shift the focus of her life to her children, and her husband Steve, who did not seem to have great ambitions, but a kind-hearted husband, even for the family, moved to Brook, which is disdained by Manhattanites. Lin (then)
When Charlotte, who grew up in the dream of a princess , finally understands whether "Prince Charming" is perfect, like a person drinking water, he knows whether he is cold or warm. She let go of her fantasies and grudges and opened her arms to accept that the bald head was chunky and greasy (first impression), but when she was with him, she was happiest Harry
When Samantha, who always advertised as "men are clothes" , reincarnated in heaven and met the rich male version of Samantha who subdued her, she finally became the uneasy party in the relationship. When Qianfan was exhausted, he suddenly looked back and found that in the end, the one who was willing to accompany her through hardships was Smith, the little fresh meat she only played for fun.
Well, the above angle is not very good, I can't see Smith's face clearly
Whenever our Carrie pretends to be healed and finds true love in the flowery world again, Mr.Big will send a few understated provocations in a timely manner, instantly knocking her back to her original shape. Then, she will pick up her broken heart, stand up, and continue to search, until the fairy tale comes true.
Looking back on the past, how much time was spent wanton, how much life is like a big party
Later, you will understand
When the song ends, there is a time to go home
The party's over
what a sad sentence
But I guess, this show wants to express:
This is also what I want to ask:
so what?
Every party will be over, but will we give up the right to party (and our inner turmoil) because of that? A Sex and the City, at a glance, it is full of feasting and feasting.
New York's most central landmark, Times Square, is the perfect embodiment of the city. I think it is difficult for people who walk in Times Square for the first time not to be captured by this brightly lit bustling. Tourists from all over the world, bustling, with amazement and admiration on their faces, reflecting the colorful LED lights.
But when you stay in New York for a few more days and shuttle through Times Square a few times, you will find that this colorful place where you are in is actually very far away from you. I went to New York for Broadway, but I watched a few more scenes without subtitles, and I felt that I couldn’t get the jokes and memes from other people’s culture, the kind of estrangement that came from outsiders.
Just because desire is endless, don't suppress it, get close to it, try it. Only after I have tried and vomited, can I understand the sense of proportion, only then can I understand that it is worthwhile, and only then can I learn how to put aside the vague desires and focus on the real life.
Just like what the Zhihuo Gang sang in "The Boy Who Climbed the Wall", you can clearly distinguish what is ideal and what is blind wave.
So later in the activities in the Broadway area, I will try to avoid Times Square because the road is very crowded.
So after coming back from New York, in the face of the hot performance market, it is no longer so easily ignited, but has a choice (in fact, it is mainly because it is too poor)
EB White said in his essay "This Is New York", "The so-called creation, to a certain extent, is just knowing how to give up the temptation, big and small."
Take it for granted.
Although the so-called "knowing" is to have experienced "not knowing", it can be harvested
At the end of the story, on the last night in New York, with the Japanese girl in the youth hostel,
Attempting to go to the top 100 DJ's scene, was stopped by the strong black security guard at the door
Tried to go to the so-called super popular club, and found that people were singing the old karaoke that we couldn't get any better
Finally, I took a circle and returned to the quiet tavern next to the hostel.
I sat on my knees, but accidentally used google translate, and we had a good time chatting
Such a strange ending, not the same as the expected carnival
But at least, no regrets :)
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