The bound will be freed

Shanie 2022-03-24 09:01:35

"Butterfly Dream" is the maiden work of the suspense master Hitchcock after he came to Hollywood. Although it has less thrilling elements and focuses on psychological dramas, it is not a typical Hitchcock-style movie. I'm not very satisfied, but just relying on the heroine's monologue at the beginning of the movie: "Last night, I returned to Manderley in a dream...", coupled with the black and white light and shadows swaying under the extension of the forest path, it is enough to make people feel deeply. Remember this heartbreaking story.
The beginning of the story is similar to the plot of all Cinderella marrying into a wealthy family. However, in this huge Manderley manor, there is always an invisible and eerie cold current - the shadow of the late ex-wife Rebecca is deeply imprinted In every corner of the manor: objects embroidered with the initial letter "R", the butler who is obsessed with his ex-wife so much that he is sick... Even his husband, Mr. de Winter, seems to have hidden feelings.
The heroine "I" played by Joan Fontaine is shrouded in painful depression all day long. If you have ever noticed Joan Fontaine's frown and smile, you will find the embarrassment and restraint beneath the smile. As the hostess of the manor, she acts timidly like a new maid, even if she breaks precious china, she only dares to quietly pack it up and hide it in a drawer. "Everyone compares me to Rebecca!" She also tried to resist: ordering the housekeeper to throw away Rebecca's letters, put on a haute couture dress, change her hairstyle... What awaits is still unreasonable anger and laughter.
In this way, the "ghost" of the late Rebecca is bound in the Manderley Manor, Joan Fontaine is bound in the shadow of Rebecca, not only that, but also Mr. de Winter, the housekeeper Danvers, they are all bound in the history of In his memories, he was repeatedly tortured and could not be freed. People and events in the past are either secret or charming, but now there are only empty rooms and the sound of the sea outside the window, as if telling the past of love and hate...
The whole film can be said to be getting better and better. The mysterious hostess Rebecca, who is absent from the beginning to the end, and the strange butler Danvers, who are like ghosts and expressionless, can be described as "heroes" in creating suspense. Hitchcock took each of us to the top of the roller coaster's curiosity, and then swooped down, it's hard to help but sigh.
The mystery is finally revealed. Beauty and ugliness are mixed together, and the shell of happiness is wrapped in unbearable filth. The broken ship was picked up in the storm, and the flames were burning like the morning sun. The living people survived by confessing and lying, and those who seek death can only seek time to return in the endless darkness.
However, everything is clear. The ending wasn't happy, but it seemed reasonable. The lingering haze has faded, and may everyone's hearts be liberated.
(It is said that after watching this film, you will dream of Manderley. Anyway, I dreamed, why don't you try it) Wen_Tea
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  • Shemar 2022-03-25 09:01:06

    Women like Rebecca :)

  • Chase 2022-03-22 09:01:34

    Excellent psychological suspense work, Freud can write about it. Still a Hitchcock-style progressive suspense building, Rebecca is portrayed as the shadow of desire shrouded in the heart of the entire manor—the hero fears her, the housekeeper admires her, and the heroine, who is an outsider and an intervener, Destined to be unable to escape her influence, try her best to be her, and long to erase her from everyone's mind. As a symbol, Rebecca is undoubtedly successful. She is everywhere, full of abstract symbolism, and only needs an initial to achieve presence, and this is Hitchcock's skill.

Rebecca quotes

  • Mrs. de Winter: I wish I were a woman of 36, dressed in black satin with a string of pearls!

  • Maxim de Winter: You thought I loved Rebecca? You thought that? I hated her!