death of liberalism

Kaelyn 2022-03-25 09:01:19

1) The film has a duality of feminism and libertarianism, and a sense of humor that is no less and no less throughout.

2) The director didn't use extra ink to show why Mona wanders, and the point of the film is not there, but after watching it, you can't help but be curious. An educated girl who can read English should be her stenographer in an office building. What kind of growing environment and what specific reasons made her choose to wander completely? There are several scenes where she is very nervous to avoid the police when she sees it. Maybe the wife of the student of the sycamore tree disease expert is right?

3) The focus of the film is of course on the strong contrast between Mona and her on the way of wandering. It seems that Mona is the protagonist, but in fact she does not explain any of her actions. It seems that the people she meets on the road are Her foil, but they can learn about their lives from their relationship with Mona and the process of evaluating Mona to the audience in front of the camera. This arrangement is really wonderful.

4) Mona is very kind to children and dogs, she is such a lovely girl.

5) In the last shot, she fell down the steps to her death, and then the words came to my mind - "death of liberalism". The liberalism that Mona pursues is so thorough, not for any purpose or for any other side, except for her, all the other characters are on the side of utilitarianism. Of course, other people can't be blamed, because pure liberalism is bound to die in this society.

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Extended Reading
  • Jewel 2022-04-20 09:02:21

    In Varda's tragic story, wandering is endowed with the meaning of freedom, and freedom is attached with a tragic price - the heroine Mona is helpless and recklessly captures the afterimage of freedom, and finally reaps embarrassment and hardship, loneliness and death; In the end, the dramatic backlash that Mona encountered: Ling Lie was stretched out in the winter night, panicked in the streets and alleys, speechless and choked after the knife was broken, always reminding that the road of quest is full of thorns and full of malice; "The gravity of reality is too much. "Heavy", the shackles of survival in the image are exaggerated and magnified, bringing sticky perception and emotional resonance outside the picture; Lu Xun said, "In the real world, there is a talent for courageous struggle. It is more like a combination of tragic and heroic plots; pragmatism obviously has a wider audience, and it just provides a simple balanced methodology - accepting the constraints of the physical universe, while enjoying the spiritual world. Freedom——Teach people to face the blood dripping and face the bleak life with the attitude of guerrilla warfare. Happy Beach Movie Life: Varda and Demi Film Retrospective @ Shenzhen Broadway Cinema Center Dolby Atmos Hall

  • Pablo 2022-04-21 09:03:10

    The film is full of a deeply pessimistic universal outlook. She hates modern society, and tries her best to challenge and rebel against the patriarchal system. No matter how strong her belief in freedom is, it can't match the small power of a lonely individual, and it will eventually lead to destruction.

Vagabond quotes

  • la platonologne Mme Landier: Why did you drop out?

    Mona Bergeron, sans toit ni loi: Champagne on the road's better!

  • les Bergers: She blew in like the wind. No plans, no goals... No wishes, no wants... We suggested things to her. She didn't want to do a thing. Wandering? That's withering. By proving she's useless, she helps a system she rejects. It's not wandering, it's withering.