This film caused a sensation among overseas Chinese, but after reading the comments, it seems that domestic audiences do not buy it.
But I bought it. I think it's a good shot.
The movie is a modern version of Cinderella's story. What's new is that this story takes place in the Chinese world and shows the temperament of globalization.
It is said that overseas Chinese like it because it boosts national sentiment. At the beginning of the movie, the Chinese woman played by Michelle Yeoh took her child to stay in a high-end hotel in London late at night. There was a lot of wind and rain outside the hotel, so the little boy rubbed the muddy water of his rain boots on the ground a few times after entering the hotel lobby.
The waiter frowned when he saw it.
On the one hand, because of this inappropriate behavior, and on the other hand, because a group of Asians with accents came in, they were full of contempt and disdain, and they were very impolite to refuse to move in, saying: Chinatown is what you should Where you go, this place does not belong to you.
Michelle Yeoh went out and called her husband, and his husband immediately bought the hotel. When she entered the door again, she was already the owner of this high-end hotel.
In response to the Chinese people's high-spirited emotions, the Chinese audience had to shout a few times. But in fact, we may have gotten over it.
After so many years of reform and opening up, we have already grown strong. In the Dolce & Gabbana incident a while ago, even the editor-in-chief Hu of the Global Times, who has always promoted national sentiments, said, "What are you humiliating, I will humiliate them..." The Chinese seem to be full of self-confidence now. Full.
Besides, the Chinese are rich and the whole world knows it. It can also be seen in the Dolce & Gabbana incident that what we seek in our hearts is more respect. This respect comes not only from the purchasing power of a big consumer country, not only from the wealthy who can buy a hotel at will, but from money.
Such as your identification with my behavior, upbringing and personality, with our traditions and culture.
In a word, we are not upstarts, we have our own cultivation.
So, the movie may be a little behind at this point, and it can no longer resonate on a large scale.
But I don't think that's the point. The film actually has a good texture, a good narrative, and a great technical job.
There was a moment in the movie where I was completely moved.
It was an important scene where the hero and heroine attended the wedding of their best friend. Although it is a wedding, its center is heavy, and for the heroine, it is full of swords and swords.
Then when the ceremony started, all the noise and hustle and bustle were calmed down, the musicians on the side began to play music, the English song Can't help falling in love sounded, with the solemn wedding ceremony, the bride's beautiful legs crossed the crystal water, everything seemed Holy and beautiful, so beautiful that I could cry.
At this moment, everyone forgot the intrigue just now. The hero and heroine couldn't help staring affectionately, and the costumed heroine couldn't help but burst into tears.
To be honest, I have no illusions about the story of Cinderella marrying into a wealthy family. It can only be a fairy tale, and it is not worth looking forward to at all.
Even if the heroine of this show is not a silly and sweet person, she is very powerful and smart, but marrying into a wealthy family is still a burden of her pure and beautiful love. What a big test she has to meet, and what a powerful aura she must have, in order to control the test of the ensuing grievances and grievances of the giants.
They may not be so optimistic about the future after they break through all combinations. Just like the mother of the male protagonist, giving up self to protect a big family is like a canary in a cage. And the heroine could have been a little bird full of vitality in the forest.
But even if the future is unpredictable, no matter how complicated and dangerous the surrounding environment is, at this moment the hero and heroine are in love with each other!
Its beauty and sincerity can never be erased, and it is also worthy of their courageous choices.
Speaking of which, music really has the power to purify the heart. The use of music in this film is quite distinctive. The classic songs of famous singers in the Chinese world such as Ge Lan, Yao Li, and Ye Qianwen are a little nostalgic, but they are also fashionable. I've listened to the soundtrack several times, and it's pretty good.
Not only music, but beautiful things have the power to purify people's hearts. There is no shortage of visual spectacles in the movie screen, such as the blooming epiphyllum, and various foods.
Several rich people went to eat at the food stalls in Singapore. Although this kind of down-to-earth behavior is not credible, it showed us the local customs and it was quite a feast for the eyes.
There are also dumplings and other foods, which express their own traditions that the Chinese world misses during the process of Westernization.
Several protagonists are also pleasing to the eye. Michelle Yeoh is very aristocratic. It is no wonder that people are originally nobles and have been awarded the honor of "Datuk". Playing a political leader like Aung San Suu Kyi is no problem.
I interviewed her once, and the impression was—really too thin.
When I saw her in the movie, I remembered watching "Tucao Conference" a few days ago. Patty Hou said that age is cruel to an actress. Before the age of 40, she could play the heroine who eloped with Xiao Xianrou. It was the hero's mother who fiercely said in front of the heroine: I'll give you two million, and leave my son quickly!
Michelle Yeoh played the male protagonist's mother this time, but I think she is still the most dazzling one.
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