This is a good film with a female perspective. The background is a Southern Girls' School during the Civil War. The overall storyline is: the girl takes an enemy soldier who was shot in the leg back to the school for treatment, but the soldier tries to get all the ladies (The school also has a principal, a teacher, and five female students) They all liked to please themselves to satisfy their selfish desires. They stepped on many boats, and the principal saw their left leg for treatment because of the worsening of the accident. The soldiers were furious and threatened with guns. , Unexpectedly, he died under the peony flower.
For the convenience of analysis, the six sexes are named as: principal (Martha), teacher (Edwina), bold sister (Alicia), mushroom sister (Mary), dudu sister (Emily), No. 1 indifference Sister (Jane), the second indifferent girl (Amy).
I'm not surprised that the girls secretly give away when the soldiers first arrived. The following plot is implied:
1. The first shot of the girls’ school is the classroom. The content of the professor is rigid and boring. The students (especially the bold girl) have long been absent-minded, and they are definitely interested in facing the fresh men from outside. This is the first dinner (in the movie) There were mainly three dinners, and the last two were attended by soldiers.) When Bold Sister also mentioned that the arrival of the soldiers allowed them to learn a lot of things outside of the classroom, which is easy to arouse interest.
2. Comparing when talking between women. Most of these girls stayed at school because it was difficult to return home due to the war. At the beginning, there were a few girls who did not communicate on the sofa. The indifferent girl No. 1 seemed to prove that she was not a last resort and stayed at school, but Dudu did not buy it and was indifferent. My sister replied that her father was a subordinate of a certain general, and she was able to return to her father with an order. The bold sister refuted that your father didn't know where. The daily comparison between girls also implies that it is inevitable to be jealous when facing the only opposite sex
3. The background of the film is war. Most of the men are fighting on the front line. The black slaves in the school also escaped. Most of the female students are in adolescence and the age of love begins. The principal's husband died young and ran the school by himself. As for the teacher, Like the soldier’s analysis, she was a bit out of herd. Her biggest wish was that someone would take her away from the school, but a weak woman stayed at the school for safety. In one detail of the film, the female teacher asked if the soldier had escaped. After the soldier admitted, the teacher said that it was really not brave. The soldier argued that there were bombs in the air, and escape was the wisest choice. Teachers here are also testing whether the soldiers are capable of taking her away and protecting her
When the soldier was carried on the porch, the active sister was the first to greet him, and the other sisters followed suit. However, the soldiers were in the enemy camp, so most of the people who met for the first time showed rejection, claiming to hand it over to the Southern Army. But Mushroom sister thinks that this is not in line with the kindness of Christianity, and the other sisters actually didn’t want to send this man away, including the principal, so she left him in half hesitation.
Only when the soldiers are left, the plot really begins. Different people have different heartbeats and ways of showing good things. For the experienced principal, his heart start to wipe the soldier's body. The film shows the soldier’s hair and muscles from the principal’s perspective. This is very tempting for the principal who has lost his husband. At the same time, only the soldier’s body is left when wiped. Underpants, the principal's action of pulling up and down the underpants shows the struggling conflict between her inner hunger, curiosity and religious beliefs , but she still chose cold water to restore her sanity, even if she decided to leave the soldiers, she never passed by. The southern army wanted a bullet to protect itself.
The above is the heartbeat of the principal. For the principal’s goodwill, he decided to leave the soldier after many struggles, especially when the soldier’s wound has almost healed. Whenever I hesitate to leave the enemy army, I deliberately seek the opinions of the masses. After all, she had long seen that the soldier aroused the interest of the students (both breakfast and the first dinner were talking about soldiers with the students), of course, she finally told the soldiers to leave. This was the direct reason for the second dinner-practice . There is also the initiative to invite the soldiers and themselves to drink brandy to express their inner loneliness, and after the second dinner (the first time the soldiers participated), they almost kissed the soldiers when they said goodbye.
When sane principals are tempted, it is easier for other women. Looking at the teacher again, the previous article analyzed her personality. The heartbeat of the soldier was expressed at the beginning. One detail is that when the principal cut the soldier's pants to take the bullet, she quietly wiped the soldier's face, and the camera showed her perspective. , The details portray the handsome face of the soldier. This is the beginning of the heartbeat. The next morning the girl asked when the soldier would leave at breakfast, and the teacher immediately responded that the leg should be fully recovered. As for the teacher’s goodwill, the performance was obvious. Dressed up to meet the soldier, was dissatisfied with the dudu girl who was also dressed up. The soldier wanted to refuse when he wanted to hold hands. The soldier said that he would carefully change into pajamas when he wanted to go to her room. Including the soldier's sacrifice even if he is disabled, all this is because of the soldier's promise. She has placed her ideals on the soldier and feels the warmth of love. To this extent, she has true love for soldiers, although this is based on her own ideals.
Then there is the active sister. Like the principal said, she is a lady who is in the beginning of her love. She is also curious about sex. She likes soldiers more out of curiosity. Although the principal has always suppressed her desire (one manifestation is not to wear strapless clothing), she is proactive and rebellious. Her heartbeat also began when she first met. Faced with the wounded soldier, she was the first to meet her, and she was the first to speak up after Mushroom Girl. She likes soldiers, and she is more of a kind of curiosity that is young and young . Going to kiss him secretly during one night of prayer, first having sex with soldiers, all showed curiosity. It is also because she was just out of curiosity that she pushed all the responsibility on the soldiers after the affair between herself and the soldiers was broken. After facing the threats of the soldiers, she was the first to emphasize that it is dangerous to leave the soldiers.
The above three are the cover women in movie posters. They are people who have "sex awareness" and "autonomy", and they are also people who "like" soldiers as women. As for Dudumei, there is a plot that she dressed herself up when she went to see the soldiers, but it is difficult to conclude that she likes soldiers because of her identity as a woman. She dressed herself with the teacher’s pearl earrings. When faced with the teacher’s accusation, she said: "Everyone is dressed up today." In addition, she is not very young, and many behaviors have obvious imitations of active girls. , So her favorite is probably "herd mentality . " Mushroom girl, who is similar to her age, can clearly understand that her love for soldiers is not due to her status as a female, but her status as a friend . There are five main plots:
1. The reason for the soldier to tease her is also: "You are my best friend here", not the same as when teasing the teacher: "You are the most beautiful woman I have ever seen."
2. The communication topics between Mushroom Girl and the soldiers are limited to things such as animals and nature.
3. When the active sister warned Mushroom sister not to speak ill of her to the soldiers, she looked blankly surprised: "Why should I speak ill?" Obviously, she did not participate in this emotional struggle.
4. At the first dinner exchange, Mushroom Girl’s feelings about the arrival of the soldiers were: we should pray for the soldiers to recover as soon as possible, and then they can leave safely
5. In every group prayer, Mushroom Girl’s wish is for soldiers to recover their health as soon as possible
As I, II indifference sister, when only a maximum of soldiers lying on the treatment room door eavesdropping movement of curiosity, and no real love (at first Jane soldiers were considered dangerous enemy, and in the music classroom and recuperate hindered his practice Qin), of course, due to the herd mentality, they have no obvious rejection of soldiers.
In the past, soldiers and different women were in separate love, but the arrogance of the crowd was arranged for the second dinner. In fact, there are three dinners in the film. The first time was when women talked publicly about their feelings about the arrival of the soldiers, which was a prelude to the feast of the crowd; the second time was the first dinner party where soldiers were invited to participate. All women attended the party in costumes, triggered by the soldiers saying "this apple pie is delicious" Openly fight for favor: The teacher emphasizes that the apple pie made by active sister is her own recipe, and the mushroom sister emphasizes the apples she picks. Dudumei said that she also likes apple pie. All of this was seen by the soldiers. It was the direct reason why he was tempted by his previous language to attack. Teacher Xu promised to visit her tonight, kissed the principal at the end of the dinner but was interrupted by the student, and let the teacher dove under the temptation of the active sister. Have sex with her. The teacher accidentally pushed him down the stairs after the collision, causing the wound to worsen. The principal decided to amputate his limbs for treatment. Since then, the plot has changed. The calm murder of the third dinner, and the indifferent women who had been enthusiastically showing love after facing the soldiers' poisoning, formed a strong contrast with the previous two and constituted the tension of the plot.
Also not to be ignored is the soldier from the female perspective. He is a romantic person. He is slick when dealing with the principal's severe and cold problem. He can easily grasp the characteristics of the female teacher. Even if he is still injured, he still rushes to the active sister's room...but There is a premise that the reason why he can tease so many girls is not entirely because of his charm, but more because of the loneliness that these girls are forced to face under the background of the war . The film always emphasizes the war background in the emotional scene:
1. From time to time, the Southern Army passes by or visits
2. Dudu girl has difficulty observing the marching situation through the telescope every evening
3. The gloomy dark atmosphere hints at war
So the soldiers only "shook their hands", but they didn't really "shove their hands". Especially when the women's safety was threatened by soldiers, they instantly became sober. As introduced at the beginning of the film, they stay in school to protect their own safety. In the context of war, safety is the highest interest that cannot be violated . At this time, the principal's heart struggling between indulgence and abstinence became sober, the curiosity of the active girl was replaced by fear, the dudu girl took the initiative to contribute the "poisonous mushroom" plan, and the mushroom girl bravely took over, just like the original As they ventured to save the soldiers, the kind-hearted women didn’t want to kill the soldiers but told them to leave, but Dudumei reported that the Northern Army was passing by here. They were more worried that letting them off would lead to Northern Army looting. school garden ", then murdered him together, even moving the truth of female teachers, the dead soldier's own means of escape from frustrated aspirations, chose to accept, so far, the centrality of the soldiers will be gone, he from Without gaining anyone’s sincerity, he thought that he was playing with a woman in the palm of his hand, but he actually fell under the peony flower, and finally became a ghost.
This film is a female perspective from a female director. The man in their eyes is narcissistic, ridiculous and tragic . When the women fought back for safety, men also believed that these women retaliated because they "did not go to their room." In fact, the soldier didn’t really want to kill women. He didn’t want to return to the army. He wanted to stay in this daughter country. He enjoyed being pleased. He later threatened with a gun because he thought he was disabled. These women would not do it anymore. He is jealous, and he also wants to be treated as his former "guests" (actually, he hopes that these women will still flatter himself). At first, he was very confident about his sisters, but as a deserter with no money and no rights, this confidence was built on a weak foundation: a complete male body, a man's identity . So after the amputation, he instantly lost self-confidence, because his body was incomplete. At this time, he is inferior. So to rebuild confidence, there are three specific plots:
1. Pleasant style: Begging No. 1 indifferent girl to play music for themselves again, to show that they still like themselves
2. Threat type: directly threaten with a gun, trying to make women surrender themselves in fear
3. Self-comforting style: At the beginning he chose to have a relationship with a young and beautiful active girl and let the teacher's pigeons because he believed in his own charm; now he accepts the teacher's initiative to throw his arms and hugs is not because he likes the teacher, but wants to prove himself The ability and charm of being a man still exist
Under the wrong pre-judgment that "women disliked themselves because of their amputation," he took various radical actions, and women's counterattacks against this threat further aggravated his judgment . The extreme androcentric thinking has led to wrong judgments about the reasons for the change in women's attitudes. If you fail to understand the reasons for the counterattack, you cannot "prescribe the right medicine" and you will inevitably lose your life. Until three-quarters of the movie, that is, before the counterattack, women are always kind-hearted characters: saving the injured enemy, taking good care of them, amputation as a last resort, no intention to drive him away after amputation, and guaranteeing to help the soldiers when they are angry. He packed his bags and left, but these kindnesses became the proud capital of the soldiers. This kind of self-confidence was universal at the time, and it is also a point worthy of reflection in the movie.
In fact, the film is not very good in narrative, there is no strong reversal or surprise, but it is memorable. The service of the film is also very good. With the help of forest trees and fog, a gloomy atmosphere is often created, and the indoor light is often dim , suggesting the tragedy of the film . The few sunny days appear when women’s hearts are rippling , using sunlight to portray the beauty of women, and many teasing with soldiers also occur on sunny days. Women's clothing is also a typical 19th century waistband group, the night room is full of candles, full of age.
In short, this is a good film that awakens lesbians and makes gays reflect on it. It is still worth watching!
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