I have seen the commentary and a few clips of this movie before, and the general impression is that it is a clichéd beauty transformation movie, but after watching it from beginning to end, I feel that it is a very realistic comedy, with some subtleties. , and the performance of the actors (especially the heroine) is very good.
1. Ending
Some people think that the ending is a cliché reunion, but I think the ending is not cliché, but very realistic and something worth savoring.
First of all, the hero and heroine at the end did not successfully "fall in love", but Hannah became cold to the producer, and the producer fell in love with Hannah. This change is intriguing.
Love is partly based on fantasy and distance. Hannah's admiration for the producer partly stems from the inferiority of her own appearance, which makes the producer who can treat her kindly bring a halo in her heart. Just the good side. When Hannah's self-confidence continued to grow, and in the in-depth contact with the producer, she discovered the cowardly, selfish and superficial side of the producer, the disappearance of love was also reasonable.
And it makes sense that the producer likes Hannah. After plastic surgery, Hannah, beautiful and mysterious, deeply attracted the producer. After knowing Hannah's secret, the producer stayed away from her due to her inner cowardice and incomprehension of Hannah. Later, Hannah's questioning and brave confession made the producer feel the courage and strength of the girl and feel guilty for her actions. All kinds of emotions are superimposed, plus Hannah's face after plastic surgery, the producer's love for Hannah is natural.
Second, the performance of the crowd at the end was beyond everyone's expectations in the movie. But it was foreshadowed in the movie, and it is not difficult for us as the audience to guess the reason.
Before Hannah's confession, almost everyone thought it was a self-explosive move, and Hannah's star career would end. Most of the mood is moved with pity and pity. However, at the end, although Hannah did not have the title of natural beauty, she had more fans, just more black fans.
This ending has already been revealed through the plot of the takeaway uncle. As a general public, the takeaway uncle is very mediocre in all aspects, and his life is also very hard. Only Hannah satisfies his need to transcend ordinary life, he follows Hannah, both in pursuit of beauty (albeit a superficial outer beauty) and in need of love (which is his way of expressing his love) . And Hannah's understanding after discovering her behavior not only reflects Hannah's kindness, but also has something to do with her own experience. At the end of Hannah's self-destruction, the uncle took the lead in saying "it's okay", indicating that the uncle also understood Hannah's sacrifice in order to realize her dream and change her life. Hannah at the end not only satisfies the public's needs for beauty and entertainment, but also becomes a projection of the public itself. So it got even hotter.
The performance of the friend at the end is also intriguing. At the end, the friend who has been sneering at Hannah also put down her previous suspicions and sang for her when Hannah blew herself up. This act, on the one hand, affirmed her courage and moved her to cherish her friendship, and on the other hand achieved a psychological balance.
In the movie, the image of friends is not bright, but very realistic. The friendship between the two is based on a similar situation, so after Hannah's plastic surgery, her career was smooth sailing, but her friend remained unchanged. Even when her boyfriend abandoned her, her friend's attitude gradually turned hostile to him, ridiculing her as a monster, and from time to time she brought her mentally ill old man with her. father in front of him. In addition to feeling shameful that Hannah refused to recognize her father for the sake of fame and fortune, there was also a kind of jealousy, jealous that Hannah could change her life without paying a price. So when Hannah finally confesses, the friend's psychology is balanced. But in the end, Hannah was not regarded as a "monster" by the public, and her career became more prosperous. So there was a scene where a friend went to the doctor to ask for a cosmetic surgery at the easter egg.
2. Characters
Hannah in the movie is a typical Cinderella character, with a good heart and good deeds. Of course, she also has her own characteristics in the movie, which is "naive". On the one hand, it is for comic effect, and on the other hand, it is in line with the character's own character logic. Hannah in the movie, although she has always been discriminated against and malicious, faced the world with hope and kindness. She would fantasize about performing on stage, fantasizing about the producers being interested in herself. Before and after she became beautiful, her kindness to people did not change. It's just that it has been ignored and twisted before, but it has added to her charm. This is also very realistic. In real life, people often only pay attention to the kindness of people with good conditions. Are most ordinary people not kind? It's just that their kindness is insignificant and goes unnoticed.
In the film, many people think that he is a traditional "Prince"-style symbolic character. But I feel that in addition to his handsome appearance, the movie shows him more in a realistic way.
He has a kind side, such as admiring Hannah, raising Hannah's dog, and encouraging Hannah to sing for himself. That's why he said that he wanted to use Hannah, so he deliberately alienated her after learning that Hannah had plastic surgery, and asked Hannah to play Jenny all the time.
Is the dialogue at the end what the director wanted to express, that the producer discovered Hannah's inner beauty, and that inner beauty is the most crucial factor? Later, the camera showed the producer's interest in Hannah, and the cheering audience was behind it. Perhaps what the director really wanted to express was that the producer and the audience were the same. Hannah in their eyes was just the projection they needed in their hearts. The producer ridiculed the president's son who only valued external beauty, so why wasn't he himself? It's just that in his self-knowledge, his Hannah's love is sublimated to the spiritual realm.
3. Themes
Is the movie, as some people say, the main point is to promote the importance of appearance and the benefits of plastic surgery?
I think this is a kind of misinterpretation. Perhaps the most expressive of the film’s gist is the sentence that the heroine’s father gave to the heroine, that people can only do what they can do, or that people should recognize their own insignificance and work humbly at the same time. . Or maybe at the end of the male protagonist, the male protagonist thinks he likes the female protagonist, which is naive, or this movie is a comedy with a theme of successful cosmetic surgery, and does not express anything intentionally.
The movie illustrates the drawbacks of plastic surgery. Before plastic surgery, the doctor said, "You may die." There is also a problem with the heroine's self-awareness. It also explains the hardships of plastic surgery, the huge cost, the pain of the surgery, the long recovery period of the surgery, and the possibility of having to redo it if it is not done well. Of course the movie doesn't tell a story about a failed cosmetic surgery, but then the whole story wouldn't hold.
So I prefer to see cosmetic surgery as a symbol of some kind of test and opportunity. Through plastic surgery, the heroine opened a new stage of life and encountered new challenges. Of course, the film does have less negative descriptions of plastic surgery, but the theme of the film is not there.
We see this through the experience of the female villain. Although the female villain does not have the female protagonist's natural voice, she has an excellent appearance that the female protagonist does not have. In the beginning, she had the heroine to sing for her, and her star career was bright, but she treated the heroine with contempt and made the heroine leave. Her dream of being a singer was also shattered. Later, the producer arranged for her to act, but she was uneasy about acting and only wanted to be a singer. After the heroine persuaded her, she did not reflect on it, but only became jealous and wanted to destroy the heroine, but her last wish was also shattered.
The condition of the female villain is undoubtedly better than that of the heroine. If the theme of the movie is to explain the importance of appearance, then why does the villain who has a good appearance in the beginning lose everything in the end? The answer is simple, because she pursues what she can't get.
Similarly, the heroine was very powerful and kind at the beginning, why can't she sing in front of people and get love. Because love and performance are related to appearance, and the heroine at that time was ugly.
So this movie is not to tell you to have plastic surgery. If your ideal is to be Einstein, after watching the movie, you should understand that you need to test your IQ first.
4. Performance
Finally, as the core character of the whole film, Jin Yazhong's interpretation of Hannah is undoubtedly both physical and spiritual. Jin Yazhong has thick lips and a dull expression, which is very suitable for interpreting Hannah's "innocence". And the performance of the whole movie is very infectious. The unbelievable and pleasant surprise of seeing my face just after plastic surgery not only came to the show, but also infected moviegoers. And for the producer showdown scene, the delicate layering of emotional expression is also in place. Kim Ah Joong dedicated his best image and best performance to this movie.
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