Deep in despair do not expect hope

Kathleen 2022-04-21 09:01:21

Depp's new film, I've been looking forward to it for a long time. Can't say how beautiful it is, but it's still worth seeing. Although the whole film is dark and bloody, it can be seen that the production is exquisite and elegant, and I see a lot of old faces in Ha 5 (even Wormtail), which are all my favorites, except for Lucy.
In particular, Mrs. Zan Lovett, like her interpretation style, and Depp complement each other. I liked her in Ha 5. Although she didn't play much time, she was amazing. As for the old "Snape", hehe, the voice of the nympho is so magnetic.

Regarding the plot, because it is a movie version of the musical, it cannot be said to be innovative, but there are obvious fables in many places. In the always dark scene, Mrs. Lovett's vision of the future is suddenly added, and the background becomes soft and colorful. It is not so much the color of happiness as it is the color of hope. In addition, Depp's expression in the imagination has been very dull, and he also wore a black and white prison uniform-like clothes. In short, he lived against his heart, and his soul was just a trapped beast imprisoned in his body.
I don't feel bad for that Lucy, although she suffered a disaster, was raped, and she went mad after taking poison. But as Mrs. Lovett said, she was a little fool, a little pitiful. Destiny deserves sympathy but not emotion, although it feels a bit cold-blooded, but I think it makes sense to say "weakness is also a sin" (from Dajian). Compared to her daughter, although she didn't do much, a little calmness and resistance were more touching. Maybe for a weak woman, these were enough.
I feel sorry for Mrs. Lovett, she is a devil when she is evil, but she is very kind to her lover in her heart. She was right, she just wanted to make his life better. Just wanting to wait for him to get better, get his revenge, and walk past. It's just that she didn't see that this man died long ago, and now it's just a group of anger dancing with her. In the end, she could only be buried in this anger. After all, to fall in love with a person who died early, the courage is commendable, if she also brought the heart of wanting to die early.
As for Todd, he's a ghost, and there's no point in living in this world. Revenge, grudge, and die. It was all arranged by fate, and neither he nor anyone else had the right to complain and speak. His power was fueled by the rage of hatred, like Hannibal. His cowardice was also the helplessness that he couldn't control in the face of this anger, and he didn't even try to really survive. From the moment he came back, he was a dead man, and in the end, he died.

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Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street quotes

  • [Sweeney Todd and Mrs. Lovett buy what appears to be Pirelli's Miracle Elixir]

    Sweeney Todd: [opens the lid] What is this?

    Mrs. Lovett: What is this?

    Sweeney Todd: Smells like piss.

    Mrs. Lovett: [sniffs] Smells like, eww!

    Sweeney Todd: Looks like piss.

    Mrs. Lovett: [unison] I wouldn't touch it if I was you, dear.

    Sweeney Todd: This is piss. / Piss with ink.

  • Sweeney Todd: [sings] The history of the world, my love...

    Mrs. Lovett: [sings] Save a lot of graves, does a lot of relatives favors.

    Sweeney Todd: Is those below serving those up above.

    Mrs. Lovett: Everybody shaves, so there should be plenty of flavors.

    Sweeney Todd: How gratifying for once to know...

    Sweeney ToddMrs. Lovett: That those above will serve those down below!