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As a movie in the 1950s, the social background of "Roman Holiday" is much more conservative than today. Princess Anne of a certain country came to Rome. She was very lively and tired of the shackles of the court. On the first night, he sneaked out of the heavily guarded mansion and went straight to the streets of Rome. In the night, she experienced the freedom she had never had before. You can walk swaggeringly on the street without caring about the red tape of the aristocrats. The reserved character in the past has disappeared. When he is carelessly lying on the stone steps in the street and sleepy, if it is not for the reporter played by Parker, the innocent princess may not be able to spend the next holiday.
People can show their most primitive nature only when they are in a coma, even princesses are not immune. Because the tranquilizer given by the imperial doctor during the escape made the plan to visit Rome at night unsuccessful, she was more kind and lovely in the drowsy state. The fairy-tale narrative of "Roman Holiday" also unfolds from her adventures with reporters. Although it was an unknown reporter, when she was in a coma, he was like a husband who understood his family. The man's mature and handsome appearance made him "willingly" be taken away. This fantastic coincidence is obviously rare in real life. of. But movies, as woven dreams, have an obligation to provide a beautiful emotion for people to enjoy.
The reporter played by Parker is obviously a good man. At first, he didn't know that the girl who sleeps on the street is a princess. At one point, he thought the girl was a prostitute. It was only when he saw the innocence and cuteness in those pure brows that he gave up the idea of abandoning the girl, that is, from then on, the holiday that belonged to the two of them began.
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From the plot point of view, "Roman Holiday" is a bad movie, as if it is an extension of a gossip news. But the mediocre plot is blessed with two great actors, especially Audrey Hepburn with a charming smile. With her holiday seems to be full of aftertaste value; and her smile makes that seemingly absurd one-day relationship seem to exist.
Secular influences have been involved in the emotion of this adventure from the very beginning. After learning that the girl sleeping in her house is a princess, the reporter quickly informed her partner with a miniature camera that she decided to secretly photograph her anecdote in Rome. At this moment, the professional nature is displayed on his excited and anxious face, which makes people recall the first scene of the reporter's appearance: losing money at the smoky poker table.
The director seems to have deliberately displayed his "poor" nature in his first appearance, because it contrasts with the pampered princess. In order to get more gossip materials, men have to borrow money everywhere to meet the expenses of accompanying the princess. At first the plan went very smoothly, but gradually, especially after the fight with the plainclothes police, he couldn't help but find that he was actually in love with Annie. This kind of love comes by accident, because it happens at the moment of jumping into the icy water, and it is love based on shared suffering. The princess jumped into the river because she wanted to be free; he jumped because she wanted to be a reliable shoulder to protect the girl.
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The "holiday" in "Roman Holiday" essentially refers to the "free life" that the reporter and the princess yearn for. Changing the title to "A Day of Freedom in Rome" can better illustrate the film's theme. In the pursuit of freedom, the princess began to be naughty and desperate to enjoy freedom; the reporter was gradually infected by the princess around him. In fact, for him, "playing" with the princess in Rome started as part of his career plan. This fame and fortune scheme is "anti-liberal". If he hadn't developed feelings for the princess later, he would have always been a tired reporter whose mission was to discover news, and this mission was reflected in every aspect of his life as a personal desire: he could not have the opportunity to enjoy freedom, because the reporter's A profession is an executioner who kills the freedom of others and of one's own.
At the end of the film, the princess returned to her official residence and held a press conference the next day. At this time, the last time he saw the beautiful princess was the same as the girl he met on the street for the first time, but at this moment, the luxurious white dress wrapped her tightly. Immediately after the most heart-wrenching episode of the film begins, Annie, who is aloof, pretends not to know him in pain, but the light of attachment in her eyes is reflected to his heart through the air at any time.
Hepburn's miraculous acting skills were brought into full play at the end of the meeting, and the meticulous audience will find that in this long smile, it contains the painful transition from the joy of seeing a lover to the painful transition from the sadness of parting. Using "magic" to describe this smile is because Hepburn also incorporated restraint into the smile. The restraint of that princess allows neither joy nor a little sadness. In the midst of the great wave of emotion, even the most critical person can only detect a glimmer of melancholy under the beautiful dark eyes. But in the eyes of the man in the audience, this reserved smile is a reproach for his inability to make his sweetheart free. But how could he be free himself? It's just that the reasons why the two cannot be free are different: the princess is because of the people and the country, and the reporter is to continue living.
Gregory Peck once said: "Roman Holiday" is Hepburn's film, I am only a supporting role. Parker's statement is not only an admiration for Hepburn's acting skills, but also an admiration for the reporter in the film. At the end of the film, the man stared sadly at the front desk after the princess left. Although he had experienced a bigger press conference than this, the shock that the real girl left the reporter was too great. In one short day, he experienced a more precious pursuit than struggling to find news: freedom and loving someone.
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