Delicious Poison Woman is a crime comedy film directed by French director Jérom Enrico. French cinema has always been very close to life and art, this film is a lot of life breath of the scene, coupled with a relaxed and witty background music, to show us the grandmother and the young man fighting wits and courage, to resolve the danger.
The film tells the story of an elderly woman in her 60s who, after the death of her husband and the mismanagement of her shop and the resale, can only survive on meager social assistance. Later, by chance, he helped drug traffickers sell marijuana, and then launched a homemade cannabis-flavored cake, which became a hit and was very popular.
With a large income, the grandmother had the money to pay off the debt, and bought a huge TV and many beautiful clothes, but she always felt uneasy conscience, and every time she went to church to confess, she donated money to the priest.
Later, the ultimate boss appeared, let the grandmother sell the marijuana cake to the primary school students, the grandmother insisted on the principle, refused on the spot, but the drug gang threatened her and kidnapped the grandson, and then the son-in-law came to rescue and finally turned the danger into a disaster, her relationship with her daughter and son-in-law also eased, and her heart slowly became soft.
In our real life, old age and decay is an unavoidable problem, whenever we mention the elderly, a series of negative words such as disease, loneliness, forgetfulness and so on appear, it seems that the life of the elderly should be boring and lonely.
However, this film uses unique creative ideas, French humor throughout the entire film, and uses comedy to show another possibility of the elderly's life. While we laugh, we can't help but think: What will I look like when I'm old? Countdown in a hospital bed, or adventure everywhere, a round-the-world trip?
As the saying goes, "Comedy is a Band-Aid to this cruel world, but tragedy is to tear the Band-Aid off the world." Therefore, although this comedy has a comedic color of French humor, it is actually a Band-Aid to the cruel world, and after tearing off the Band-Aid, the cruelty of this world is still naked in front of our eyes.
That is, what is the destination of the elderly?
Next, I will analyze the practical significance of this film to the audience in three sections around the story content and the artistic effect of the film, and talk about my own perception and cognition.
<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > the tragic life of the elderly in a comedic atmosphere: old and poor are like layers of cocoons, wrapped in a gentle and elegant core</h1>
The film begins with a few videos: a beautiful bride married in church; running a cozy bakery with her husband; winning a pizza contest; playing games with a cute daughter; traveling in a newly bought car...
Frame by frame, the beautiful picture records the happy scene of the grandmother Borat when she was young, which was brought to her by her beautiful youth and happy marriage. However, as soon as the camera turns, a grandmother with a gloomy expression, dry cheeks, and no screeching smile suddenly appears in the picture.
Yes, this is what Borat is now, her husband is dead, the shop is gone, and she receives a minimum monthly pension to feed herself. Because she didn't have the money to pay the rent, the court came and removed the furniture and television from her house, and even the lamp she had picked up from the garbage heap was not spared.
She had no money to buy vegetables, so she had to go to the garbage dump to find treasure to see if there were any vegetables or items to eat. As a result, she got into a fight with someone else over a few green onions, but fortunately, the anti-wolf spray she carried with her gave her the upper hand.
She didn't have money to buy desserts, passed by a tasting stall, and as a result, she ate all the samples on the cheese stall to solicit business, and while eating, she said, "It's really hard to eat..."
She hated black people, but she had to take care of her daughter and the black man's mixed-race grandson, who had a difficult life and had to prepare food for her grandson. Therefore, when she spoke to her grandson, she always had a look of disgust and complaint.
How did she become like this? She didn't dare to recall the past, how good it had been in the past, and how bad it was now. So, when the little grandson flipped through her past photos, she would be furious.
The rhythm and storyline of the film's background music are also very close, both light-hearted and witty, but not too entertaining. Grandma's life before selling marijuana is such a chicken feather, we laugh at the humorous plot, while sighing: old age is not afraid, the most afraid is old and poor.
The struggle for poverty in old age is common in any country. In the vegetable market, it is easy to see the old lady constantly bargaining with the vegetable vendor in order to save a dime; the supermarket door says that there is a big promotional activity, a group of old men and women lined up in a line that was so long that they could not see the tail, just to save a few dollars; the old people in the countryside, sick, did not dare to buy medicine and injections, afraid of spending money, the more serious the delay.
Just like Borat in the film, she also wants to have a good mood and a good face, but the cruelty of life turns her into an old lady with a strange temper and vulgar behavior.
In the face of the little grandson's active closeness, she took a few poor biscuits to send off the matter.
In the face of the warm confession of the neighbor's old man, she said harshly and mercilessly, "Was your wife killed by an April Fool's Day joke?" ”
In the face of old sisters playing cards together, she can't stand the slowness of others, and directly calls each other "Hurry, Alzheimer's" (one of her sisters suffers from Alzheimer's disease, that is, Alzheimer's disease).
Maybe we will say, can't you be a kind old lady?
But Borat didn't. Because old and poor, it will literally turn you into a different picture. Lu Xun once said: As long as people have money, their troubles will be reduced by more than 90%, their emotional intelligence and IQ will also increase, and they will not be angry. This sentence, placed in any era, will not become obsolete.
Everyone has a day to grow old, but I hope that before that day comes, you can save more money, at least to make your old age life, and have more options. Old age and poverty will gradually exhaust your good temper.
However, Borat, who lives on a tight budget, also admires beauty and maintains a sense of ritual for life.
She goes to the garbage dump to "treasure hunt", but also wears high heels, brings sunglasses, and has a straight waist;
The first thing I picked up was a bouquet of flowers, followed by a handful of unwanted vegetables.
On the day of her husband's death, she would go to the garbage dump to find a beautiful bouquet of roses, and when she came home, she would paint delicate lipstick in the mirror and pin a beautiful hairpin to her blonde hair. Taking his own handmade dessert from the oven, he sat demurely in front of the portrait of her husband Francis and held up a glass of wine to him.
The heart of beauty will not be absent at any age. Poverty and destitution may bring her material troubles, but they cannot stop her spiritual needs. On the day of her husband's death, she will also carefully dress herself to create a romantic and warm dining atmosphere.
Life is like this, there are chicken feathers, when it is embarrassing, but there are also exquisite, romantic occasions. In this contrast, we have a new understanding of Borat, and it turns out that this strange old lady also has a cute side.
<h1 class = "pgc-h-arrow-right" > the triple contradiction of Borat's psychology: she has some inferior roots and some people's glorious faces. This kind of contradiction adds to the observability of the film and also makes her image vivid and three-dimensional</h1>
The film is good and inspiring because of several conflicts within Paulette.
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She had a sense of white superiority and was therefore full of rejection of her black son-in-law. So she always had no good words for her daughter who married a black man, and incidentally did not like mixed-race grandchildren.
But at the same time, she also has the characteristics of Westerners who have faith, so she is extremely religious and humble in the face of black priests. After she began to make money selling marijuana, she immediately went to church to confess and also donated money to the priest, although she knew that selling marijuana was illegal, but she could not resist the temptation of money.
She has a kind and soft heart hidden under a hard shell, so when she learns that her grandson has been kidnapped, she will try to rescue her.
<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" >2. On the one hand, he dislikes his girlfriends who love to show off, and on the other hand, he takes them to make money together</h1>
On the days of playing cards with girlfriends, Borat will yell at the girlfriend of "Alzheimer's disease" and pour cold water on the girlfriend who loves to show off, just to hide his embarrassment of being poorly dressed.
But when girlfriends come to the door and find her making a private cake, she will tell them frankly and generously invite friends to join, bring their girlfriends to earn money together, buy beautiful clothes together, and travel and vacation together.
For the elderly, loneliness is actually the biggest killer. They hate each other together, but they are generous and helpful, which allows me to see the best state of the elderly, and a group of elderly people can live freely.
<h1 class = "pgc-h-arrow-right" >3. On the one hand, he craves money and insists on the bottom line of conscience</h1>
Money, everyone craves, and Borat is no exception. She wants to wear beautiful clothes, she wants to go to the garbage dump to pick up vegetable leaves, she wants to pay off the court debt, all of which need money.
So, forced to make a living, she helped drug trafficking gangs sell marijuana and accidentally created a delicious cannabis-flavored cake that became a hit in the market. However, when the ultimate boss asked her to sell cakes to elementary school students, she immediately refused, and she could not do such a bad thing.
She has faith, principles, will fight for life at all costs, but also because of the kindness and principle of the heart to repent, self-examination. This psychological contradiction makes the story of the film full of readability, and also makes the story more interesting and meaningful.
Under all kinds of contradictions, the role of Borat also has flesh and blood, and it is real and alive. The reason why Paulette is popular is probably due to his unique personality charm and attitude to life.
Although from a legal point of view, selling marijuana is against the red line of the law. But if it is measured by morality or the law, she should be stopped when she initiates drug trafficking, and should not be released after being arrested because of protests from marijuana lovers. So, leaving aside the provisions of the law, let's talk about Pollette's attitude and courage to life.
First, do not compromise on a bad life, do not set limits on your own life.
Although her life was a mess, she did not admit it.
She is not afraid of danger, she will go to the drug gang to seek cooperation; she does not obey the old, and fights with a group of young men, and also sets the highest sales record; she is squeezed out by other marijuana sellers, and she is robbed of the money that should be handed over to the boss, so she has another way, making cakes at home to make up for the money, and with the help of her grandson, she makes a more popular marijuana cake.
As the classic line in Forrest Gump is, "Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what the next one will taste like." ”
Grandma Borat is like this, with endless enthusiasm for life, and dealing with difficulties will also be stuck to the end. Never compromise with life, do not set limits on themselves, who says that the elderly must be cautious and faltering? Looking at Borat, I seem to see the vitality and strength of the elderly. Perhaps, this is what old age should look like.
Second, live thoroughly, be real and unpretentious.
She had a troubled conscience after selling marijuana to make money. So, go to church and confess to the black priest:
Father: What did you do?
Borat: I sell drugs. I made money, and I should let God share a little too.
Father: Put it in the donation box, I don't want to touch it.
Borat: I'd rather give it to you directly. The money from the cash box outside is not enough for church expenses.
Although she sells marijuana against the law, she also has a conscience and will share her money with God. This image flaw not only did not make her lose points, but also added a lot of color to her. She can be particularly honest in the face of priests, face her own desires and troubles, do not escape or be pretentious, and live transparently and truthfully.
Third, have a business mind.
When I accidentally got a bag of marijuana and found that selling marijuana could make money, I went all the way to find a marijuana dealer before the police.
Not knowing what the price of the special goods was, I made a clever move, found the son-in-law who was a policeman to help, and proposed to visit the seized stolen goods.
Offending the vested interests of other cannabis sellers, she knew that this was not a good thing, so she took the initiative to throw an olive branch and offered to cooperate to make money.
Many young people may not be able to do it, but this grandmother has done it. Although the plot effect is more funny and humorous, it does not prevent us from redefining the elderly, they can also be energetic, they can also be energetic, they can also walk with the wind, the aura is fully open.
"People who know nothing, don't love anything. People who are powerless don't understand anything. People who don't understand anything are worthless. But people who know a lot can love, have vision and insight, and the deeper they understand a thing, the deeper the degree of love. If anyone thinks that all fruits ripen with strawberries, he knows nothing about grapes. --Balacels
Therefore, we should break the stereotypical thinking of the elderly, do not feel that they are useless, life is boring and boring. Like Balacels' words, don't be the one who knows nothing about grapes.
<h1 class = "pgc-h-arrow-right" > everyone grows up in contradictions, deep thinking under the cloak of comedy: what should the fate of the elderly be? </h1>
Atul, the author of The Best Farewell, once said that old age is a massacre.
Before aging, people's health was relatively stable, but one day, the disease will suddenly strike, and health problems will decline as quickly as if they were pushed to the ski slopes. Yes, old age is not a battle, but a massacre. Because we didn't have the strength to fight back.
However, this film allows us to see the spring of the elderly. Colorful and adventurous. Who says that life has to be a face?
Before that, there was a grandmother on the hot search, known as "YangMa Grandma" by netizens, she began to practice long-distance running at the age of 66 and has insisted on it for 10 years. I complete a half marathon almost every day and often participate in marathon races. Some people say that she is an Internet celebrity in the Jiangsu marathon industry, but she herself said that she insists on running long distances only for good health. The grandmother is athletic, the figure does not contain a hunchback, and the whole state looks more energetic than the young man in his 20s.
This grandmother is living younger and younger. My fantasy of old age is that at the age of seventy or eighty, I can still go hiking, and I can participate in modeling shows with my little sisters, go star chasing, learn photography, and go on a global adventure.
As long as the mentality is not old, it is not too late to learn at any time! People live far from the age of one year and one year, but the rich experience of year after year. I hope that every one of you who are getting old will pick up your spirits and live vigorously, just like Borat.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > written at the end</h1>
Whether or not you're ready to get old, you have to accept the fact that you get old every day.
Everyone gets old, but we can choose how we live when we get older. Indeed, this film presents us with an easy-to-understand truth, that is, the energy of the elderly can also illuminate the entire universe.
There is no doubt that Borat is a vigorous old lady, different from the common "lost" to death philosophy of life in our lives, she is tenacious in life, she reminds others all the time, even if it is a hopeless life, it can also blossom a flower.
For the elderly, please give them more respect, because at some point, they will be able to appear in front of you and give you a big surprise.