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Tragedy will valuelessly destroy life, and comedy will tear apart the worthless to show people - Lu Xun
In Yesenia, a film that is ostensibly comedic, I feel more tragic.
Whether it is for Mexico or China, the love film "Yesenia" is a rare good movie.
Although the film was made in Mexico in 1971, it is still a classic film even now.
In the 70s, for Chinese who were not particularly open, it is undeniable that the film left a deep impression on the young men and women of the time.
The enthusiastic, beautiful and sexy girl "Yesenia" in the film does not know how many male audiences have been charmed; and the funny, handsome, kind and loyal "Osvaldo" does not know how many female audiences have been charmed.
In particular, the beautiful scene of Yesenia and Osvaldo dating by the river in the film has become the most classic part of the film that is familiar to people, and even some people can recite the lines backwards.
Yesenia: Soldier, you don't wait for me? You're not keeping your word.
Osvaldo: I've been waiting for three days.
Yesenia: Oh, I didn't tell you I was coming. So now, where are you going?
Osvaldo: I want to go to you and go to you. I have to let you...
Yesenia: How? Oh, look at you, if you go so straight, even the child in your arms will be scared away, hahaha.
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This passage really brings Yesenia's naughty charm and Osvaldo's affection to life. The characters are characterized, and our voice actors are well placed to express their personality traits and complex emotions, but there is no lack of vivid and interesting atmosphere.
In short, the film has become an entertaining memory for past generations, and it has also brought some profound memories to the love stories of young people in past generations, because the love between Osvaldo and Yesenia is desirable.
The synopsis of the film is that a girl who wanders around with the gypsies, Yesenia, falls in love with a white officer, Osvaldo, who also falls in love with the wild and charming Yesenia at first sight, and the two break the rules of the gypsies and marry.
However, because of their different status and origins, their love was destroyed by Osvaldo's relatives and friends, and the two had many misunderstandings, Osvaldo almost married his terminally ill godfather's granddaughter, and after various tribulations, it was Finally Yesenia's life that allowed her to regain Osvaldo's love.
The storyline can be described as unduly ups and downs, gripping.
Some people are very happy after watching the ending of the movie, thinking that "there are lovers who will eventually become dependents", but there are also some people who watch the ending, have a solemn mood, and think that "Yesenia cannot escape the clutches of her birth after all". I prefer the latter.
Although the whole film has a lot of laughs, and the ending is also a reunion of the hero and heroine, it always makes people feel sad and uneasy inside, and always makes people feel laughed and tears.
Let's imagine if Yesenia had not been the illegitimate son of a nobleman, but an authentic gypsy, would she have been reunited with Osvaldo?
Obviously impossible, the film has given a clear answer, that is, the part where Yesenia does not know his identity and falls in love with Osvaldo.
If Yesenia had not been born in secret, the gypsy patriarch would not have agreed to Osvaldo's marriage proposal, not even the gypsy wedding.
If Yesenia had no secret origins, and what qualifications would she have to appear in a noble family and return everything that belonged to her as her own daughter, she could only watch her beloved husband Osvaldo marry a dying noble lady.
In the end, Yesenia was happy, but did she win this happiness on her own? Apparently not, it was her true status that saved her.
In the film, we see that a person's origin of race is not good, so that people create a mountain of prejudice, the door is not right, and it is impossible to get together no matter how much love they love, and the first love of Yesenia's mother is a living example.
So, I don't see more relief but more helplessness at the end of the movie, seeing the suffering and insurmountable gap that this thing called "class" causes to people.
Remember that the American Declaration of Independence had a saying that "all men are created equal."
But the reality is harsh. We have seen inequalities between human races throughout the world, which still exist in all corners of the world.
The black leader Mandela once said:
Hating a person because of his skin color, background, or religion is never innate. Hate is something that can be learned, and if a person can learn to hate, he must learn to love, because love enters the human heart more naturally than hate.
Mandela said that the essence of "racial discrimination" is that some people learn to "hate" and do not learn to "love" better.
In the name of love, this "Yesenia" film, in addition to telling a twisted love story on the surface, actually reveals the most cruel and heavy racial estrangement of mankind.
Even the end of the film's reunion reminds people that in the face of class and race, no matter how loyal love is, it is vulnerable.
So, if you want to comment on this movie exactly, it is better to say that it is a "tragicomedy", the tragedy is interspersed with comedy, and the comedy is permeated with profound tragedy.
In addition to a profound theme around the film, coupled with the skillful acting skills of the heroes and heroines Yesenia and Osvaldo actors, the contrast of their beautiful and charming appearances, and the colorful Display of Mexican customs and customs, this old film "Yesenia" has become a well-known classic film, which will be remembered by generations of generations.
Friends, what do you think of this old movie, welcome to leave a comment below.
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