drama + chatter

Danielle 2022-03-21 09:02:38

Johnnie, a man who is idle, does not like to work, is full of love words, and is addicted to gambling, meets Lina, who is innocent and cute (and super beautiful). The two quickly fall in love and get married. Life is becoming more and more anxious. The husband has a fat friend who is stupid and rich, and if he drinks too much, he will accidentally turn his back; the two decide to cooperate in the development of the real estate business, the fat man will invest, and the husband's technology will be a stake. The wife was worried that her husband was throwing away friends' money, so she prevented Fatty from continuing to invest. However, the day before he canceled the signing of the investment contract, Fatty died due to excessive drinking. The husband is too interested in the murder plot in detective novels, and he wants to know what kind of murder is invisible poison that can make people die comfortably; Condition that requires oneself to die. The wife is more and more afraid that her husband will murder her one day. When she receives the milk prepared by her husband one night, she finally makes up her mind to flee back to her parents' home, but she is frightened by her husband's racing car on the way home. 70 Mai has already scared the heroine to the point that Hua Rong pales in color, but she can't help laughing), she almost jumped out of the window and ran away, but was pulled by her husband. After getting out of the car, it was discovered that the husband did not do anything on the day of Fatty's accident. The wife suddenly realized, and asked her husband for forgiveness.

This film continues the tribute and inheritance of expressionism, of course, the most important aspect is the mise-en-scene: the composition of a single shot is emphasized, and the stylization is highlighted by the mise-en-scene; Extremely targeted lighting draws attention to the abnormal parts, and the most important thing is the subject matter that is compatible with expressionism, which is also the McGuffin created by Hitchcock, which fully complements the possibility of the continuation of this image style. nature and inevitability. This film also juxtaposes the previous work's falling from a cliff, throwing corpses into the sea, defrauding and bullying, just like a promo about quitting gambling, telling girls: I would rather believe a liar and a rogue alcoholic than a gambler's broken mouth.

Speaking of which, let’s talk about what I don’t like: In all episodes, girls always fall in love with the male protagonist quickly, mindlessly, resolutely, and recklessly, and they are still in a situation of being toyed and juggled to some extent. Come on, because of lovesickness, I can't do it without you. The male protagonist played hooligans, sang songs, whistled, and molested the little white rabbit with vulgar and vulgar sexual cues. When he turned his head, the little white rabbit was hooked. I know that feelings are not the focus of the show, and maybe the main creator doesn't care at all, but looking at it today, it's really uncomfortable.

Besides, if the husband doesn't kill people, we should hurry home and let us love again? Unpaid debts? The house is not rented? I will pour you a glass of milk the next day, do you drink it or not? This ending is so rushed that the heroine is like a heartless child. Of course, it is said that there was another ending. The wife really drank the milk and died, but she entrusted her husband to send a letter to her mother, revealing all the truth, and the real culprit was arrested and everything was empty. But whatever the reason, the end result of this movie is that I'm not happy for the first time now, a sense of exasperation that I've been fooled and not taken seriously.

Then why give two stars? What can I do? Joan Fontaine is so beautiful and her acting skills are good (the best actress at the Oscars). At the beginning, she is a rebellious and ignorant little girl, but she has the arrogance and aloofness of a rich lady in a boudoir. Later, she got into trouble and could not find an exit. The back that can't stand up is like the burden of life that can't be carried, and the entangled appearance suddenly changed from a canary to a little Jiaqiao who can't fly when wet in the rain, and finally the one who has no brains for love, how not to give her two stars? (This is all nonsense. After seeing several suits with high shoulder pads and tight waist, I decided to give two stars after seeing the dress with a large open back. I will watch the rest of the viewing time. With the male protagonist's greasy and thick lips, excessively aggressive methods of seducing girls, physical discomfort.)

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Extended Reading
  • Frieda 2022-01-07 15:53:51

    Hitchcock might not have thought that until today, audiences still have different opinions about the ending of the film: one side thinks that all this is just Lina’s fantasy (due to multiple subjective shots, stylized scenery, and abrupt soundtrack), and the other On the other side, the husband played by Gary Grant is determined to be the murderer. I can assure you that Hitchcock never tried to confuse the audience. In his original design, the frustrated Lina drank the poisonous milk. Then, the husband who thought he was dripping dropped the envelope stating the truth into it. Mailbox, then the video ends. But this subtle ending was not accepted by producer David Selzny-he was more concerned about Gary Grant's "hero" image, and the Hayes Code (Hollywood self-censorship regulations) also did not allow idol stars to commit crimes. Under pressure from many sources, the last five minutes of "Deep Boudoir Suspicious Cloud" became what we saw.

  • Rachelle 2022-04-22 07:01:42

    symbols, all symbols

Suspicion quotes

  • Isobel Sedbusk: Imagine a substance in daily use everywhere. Anyone can lay his hands on it, and within a minute after taking, the victim's beautifully out of the way. Mind you, it's undetectable after death.

    Lina: Is whatever it is, painful?

    Isobel Sedbusk: Oh, not in the least. In fact I should think it'd be a most pleasant death.

  • Johnnie: Hello Monkeyface!