Superstar

With the praise of the "Chicago Sun", good news came one after another. [First issue] First, from the "New York Times (the.new.york.times wrote a comment and said, "The persistence and principles of this film give all audiences a chance to think about themselves. 'Cai performance made this story believable..." And gave a super high score of 85 points.

Then came a film review by Nicholas McLennan from the Los Angeles Times, “Al used his wonderful acting skills to turn every scene of the film into a catalyst that may detonate our thoughts at any time. Hugo is the'exquisite' performance of the opposing drama. Let us trance again to see the young and young people in the "Death Poetry Society" who surprised everyone." Nicholas also gave the highest score of 85 points.

The four film critics that came out in the first batch were full of praise for "Scent of "Female" People", especially the completely different reactions of the "Los Angeles Times", which surprised the entire film market.

Before the movie was released, no one was optimistic about the prospects of this movie. Whether it was word-of-mouth or box office, everyone thought that it would be another dull cannon fodder movie to be released in October, and the combination of Al, Hugo, and Martin was even better. It makes the future of the movie look bleak. But who could have predicted that after the movie was released, not only did it overturn all previous doubts, but also announced its strong debut with a proud posture.

"Los Angeles Times" had previously written a professional film review by Nicholas, who believed that "smelling the fragrance of women" would be a disaster, but after the film was released, Nicholas turned his back. He even wrote the entire film. A long film review is enough to show his serious attitude towards this film.

"The movie "Scent of Scents" is adapted from the original novel of the same name by the Italian writer Giovanni Alpion (giovanni. Captain Fausto. Fausto is more real and ordinary. He is not sensitive to smells. He hides under heavy sunglasses all day. His greatest interest is to make himself happy in a vicious way. He uses acrimonious language. To make the people around him suffer, and he enjoys the process, this is his attitude to life: storm is always better than sunshine, because storm can make you recognize your current situation, and sunshine will only make you "lost" and lose in silence In the imaginary of peace and tranquility. In the film of the same name filmed by dino. risi in 1974, the focus was on the past of Captain Fausto, and the story of his life. But in 1992, Martin One In the version contributed by Brest, the same book stretches out different stories. Being in different cultures and environments, there are bound to be different experiences and endings.

Martin has injected distinct American values ​​into the main characters in the film-family, whether it is Frank Slade, Charles West Gates, or George Willis, everyone here They all have their own family, and their'sexuality' and concepts are deeply influenced by the family, and the bond between them and the family is even more inseparable in the setting of Thanksgiving Day.

Although George looks beautiful on the surface, he is actually relying on his father. After the accident, he can only follow his father's mercy as a well-behaved puppy. The previous promises and vows are completely gone in front of his father's strength, because he needs His father supported him with a sky, including his future.

Charlie's embarrassing family situation made him understand the hardships of life, so he has always worked harder than others. He looks stronger and more valuable than his appearance. He is an unpolished rough diamond. So when he faced the school's criticism and the strength of the lieutenant colonel, he was always able to stick to himself. This is a principle that he has rooted in his blood since he was a child.

The family around Frank is not in the original story. Those who care about him, hate him, what he likes, what he rejects, and their love, condemnation, and rejection affect him more or less. On Thanksgiving Day, Frank broke into his brother Willie’s house and created a typical American-style family conflict. Communication barriers and poor expression of feelings are all the'inducing' reasons for the final disagreement. This is also the existence of most families. The source of contradiction.

The film simplifies the original work's penetration of life's pain into a choice of life, which is just a simple, rather than making the problem simple. Frank said that there are two kinds of people in this world, one is the person who takes responsibility when encountering things, and the other is the person who is looking for backers, and backers are better. Charlie encountered this choice, whether he betrayed his friend to get the light, or bear the consequences of being tight-lipped.

This reminds me of a story I heard when I was a child. On the first day of school, Linda, the teacher had something to go out during class, and asked the children not to make trouble before leaving. As a result, as soon as the teacher left, the whole classroom became ‘chaotic’. After the teacher came back, Linda reported the situation to the teacher. In the afternoon, the teacher kept Linda down as punishment.

When I heard this story, I was very puzzled. Linda clearly helped the teacher, why he was punished, so I asked the reason, and Linda’s answer was, ‘because I betrayed the team. So it turns out that the teacher told the children not to make trouble. This is the rule she set, and she will execute the judgment, rewards and punishments. Children's small report violates another rule of the game: children must be united and not betray each other. Children are disobedient, and their own teachers will take care of them, and their own parents will teach them. At least in theory, this should be the way the world works.

The choice facing Charlie is the same. In fact, no matter what choice Charlie makes, there is a reason. It is a contradiction between right and right. From the perspective of relativity, it can be said that his choice is wrong. In this real society, there are many choices. There are not only the right and wrong, good and evil choices, but also the conflict between right and right, wrong and wrong. Right and wrong are not so simple.

Should the relatives and friends commit crimes, should they be reported to the police? Should they be righteously wiped out? Yes, this is the bottom line of the law, but the moment the person chooses to report his relatives and friends, he is bound to face his inner suffering, because it is his relatives. This is the bottom line of morality.

This conflict between right and right is the cruelest and most complicated choice in reality, and it is what Charlie faces. However, there is a subtle difference between Charlie's two choices, that is, whether he chose to protect his own interests or to uphold his principles.

It is actually understandable that George faced the pressure of his father to confess his friends, but his choice was to protect his own interests, which is why he couldn't lift his head in front of Charlie. Because Charlie’s choice seemed too stubborn, too blind, and too stupid, but he was not to protect his own interests. To a certain extent, he would rather sacrifice his own interests to protect others than choose self-protection. At the last moment, he insisted on his own principles. This is the reason why he deserves to be praised and made Frank's generous speech.

Compared to sacrificing his own interests and protecting his friends, Frank admired that Charlie adhered to his principles and was not swayed by interests. This ‘principle road’ leads to the road of personality that made Frank admire. When it is impossible for you to have both ends, at least you must ensure that you do not sacrifice others for yourself. This is the basic condition of being a leader.

Charlie chose a hard, difficult, and terrifying road, a right path that is difficult to hold on. He has the courage that countless people don't have.

Al Pacino’s performance is the guarantee of the success of the film. Whether it is called Frank Slade or Fausto, this man is hard to describe with pen and ink. He is a kind of'spirit', a kind of indescribable. The'mixed' of passion and pain. He will suddenly laugh, as if it is a declaration and a mockery, and the smile disappeared into the air before you recovered. People who like him will love him very much, and those who hate him will disdain him.

Frank is full of charm under Al's interpretation. This charm almost overshadows the pain of the characters, or in other words, this charm makes the pain sweet. His attraction to "females" is like Don Juan, but he doesn't need to sing a serenade under other people's windows stupidly. He only needs to use his own sense of smell, and the "females" will fly over like moths to the fire.

Al also gave the character a roar of ‘sex’, ‘huha!’, this is the bullet he fires at life, and this shout has different meanings at different times. It can be a kind of sarcasm, it can be a groan, it can be a cheer, it can also be a lonely, simple vocabulary is interpreted richly and touchingly by Al. As for the brilliant and colorful tango dance, it is the magical touch of the movie, and it also makes the movie a dream that everyone yearns for. Although this weakens the reality of the story, it will not weaken the enlightenment and shock that the movie brings to people. , Because what we see is not only a story, but also a kind of "spirit" that the film conveys.

In the face of Al's performance that can be recorded in the annals of history, Hugo, who is not inferior to the ‘colorful’, contributed to another ‘exquisite’ performance in his actor career, and it can even be said that it surpassed the stunning ‘brightness’ of the ‘Death Poetry Society’. The shy, kind, gentle, humble, and elegant Charlie, under Hugo's interpretation, is handsome and charming. Even in front of Frank's glass of red wine, his personality charm is still mellow and "fascinated", and he is extremely depressed. Even though the fragility in his passiveness has turned into tears and echoed in those amber eyes, his steadfastness is still like a ray of light in the dark night, illuminating Frank's life. Light up the whole story ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ and lighten up the cold hearts of all the audience.

Such a Hugo, after a long absence, people have to stand up and applaud for him.

Giovanni wrote in the ending of the original book: Despite the darkness around him, in the years to come, he has to light a lighter in this darkness, and he has to stretch out a bamboo pole to explore the way. He laughs at people in such darkness. , Offensive, he still drinks in such darkness, then even the most difficult life is still life, it is still his life, it is my life, it is the life of all of us, it is all those who can recognize life , Accept the life of the person who lives and manages the life.

Regardless of whether life is docile or hideous, we all need to work hard for our choices, the road to be taken, and the goals we want to pursue. And death can never be an excuse and a way to escape, or it requires greater courage than choosing death, courage to assume responsibility.

Pay tribute to such a ‘exquisite’ movie. "

Nicholas, a journalist who has been bad at "scenting and knowing'women'", this reporter who didn't have much positive impression of Hugo Lancaster, turned his back after the movie was released.