You kissed her, tasted her
and saw her children
in her eyes, and felt her own heart in
her warmth, she was your life
If you lose her from the starting point, do
you think it must be the end of life?
Even if it is a second, have you ever felt..."
Don Juan DeMarco
is really not used to his transliterated name "Natural Lovers" (Hong Kong), "This man is a bit lusty" (Taiwan) is expected to give this movie such an unappetizing translation for box office considerations.
This is a comedy movie through and through.
The screenwriter is a bit clichéd, the director is not well-known, and the method is quite satisfactory. But the moving interpretation of the two male protagonists improved the whole film. I have to say that the most convincing thing about the director is his selection.
Here John Depp maintains his usual charming performance, deep eyes, slightly curly dark brown hair, black blindfold, like a wandering poet. I like the way he is always in movies, usually a little nervous and slightly sluggish, and he is unpretentious and moving with a glimpse of amorous glances when he moves his eyebrows. Because of his excellent performance and emotional words, one has to believe every story of him. This love fanatic parade in a society lacking enthusiasm and love, and it is infected with the almost indifferent heart of everyone who comes into contact with it. Whether he is acting other people or talking to himself is sometimes a bit unclear.
The psychiatrist Mikeler, played by the veteran actor Marlon Brando, is not an individual. He symbolizes a kind of mediocre life but has not lost hope. He also better conveys the connotation of the movie. Such a role, using actors such as Marlon Brando to play, will always make people feel a bit "oversized". I can't comment on his acting skills here, whether he has made breakthroughs, but he is at least competent for this role. Formally, from his increasingly glorious eyes, from his trembling loose skin, and from his dancing fat body, I can feel the change that "love" has made to this ordinary old man who has lived for half a lifetime.
The movie itself is like a rhapsody of love, making it difficult to tell the truth from the false. The theme of the movie is clear and simple, the sincerity and reverence for love, and the call for the interest and passion of life. The director adopts a romantic and picturesque way of expression, with the help of characters such as Don Juan and Mikler, using humorous satire to reveal the conflict between reality and unreality, consciousness and subconsciousness. Who is this young man who claims to be Don Juan, dressed in ancient costumes, living in New York in the 20th century with a sword and a mask? Leave it to the audience for their own taste. But when I saw Mikeler, a psychiatrist who was over 60 years old and over 300 pounds, began to exercise with equipment, carefully dressing up and giving his old wife a pair of beautiful diamond earrings, he looked like his old wife and many people in the hospital rejuvenated. When the passion danced on the beach, the answer seemed to be insignificant...
Dr. Mikler also tried to find out the truth. The clues of reality appeared faintly in the back part of the film, and it felt a bit like "Big Fish". The collision of romantic fantasy and icy reality, one cold and the other hot, the sparks are always heavy. When DeMarco "pretended" in front of the judge to be a normal person in everyone's eyes in order to be able to leave the hospital, he stated that he had a dull and oppressive life along the way, the imperceptible despair and lament in his eyes. , Making people dare not to face the compromise and helplessness of reality, permeated the entire room.
But criticizing reality through hopeful comedy reactions is not the subject of this film. There are many interesting things in the film. For example, when Don Juan told the doctor about the husband of his first love, "He is a 50-year-old husband, and I think she should be served by two 25-year-old men", and how he and the Sudanese The incredible look in the eyes of the 1000 beauties in the Emperor's Harem when they were dealing with each other... All of them have to admire the screenwriter's whim. Many people may think that this is just a Hollywood-style deceptive movie. It depicts a world that is too simple and happy, giving people an unrealistic dream. But as Don Juan said in the movie:
"I said that all my women are bright and beautiful, and some people disagree. They think that this woman’s nose is too big, the buttocks are too wide, and the other woman’s breasts Too small...but I can see their true colors-glowing, enthusiastic, brilliant, wonderful, beautiful. I don’t judge through my eyes. Women admire me because I can induce their hidden charm and make them have to Fully exude my charm, and blend me into it. "
The world of Don Juan is full of romance, holiness, and simplicity. There is no too much self-consideration, no more calculations than you, no too shy reservations, no too much mindful vision, for love, for the person you love, sincere and passionate to convey your love. The relationship between people is so simple, beautiful, and passionate...
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