When I look back at the movie "Scent of a Woman" again, I always feel overwhelmed: it is just a pair of "strong", old, "weak" and less "supporting" each other, a slightly old-fashioned inspirational chicken soup.
However, supported by Al Pacino’s provocative acting skills, a sexy and romantic tango, an unruly drag racing, and a hearty speech, "Scent of a Woman" has become a textbook in global film history. Style classic status.
did not win the Oscar for Best Picture of the year, but Pacino, who has been in the Olympics seven times, finally won the actor undisputedly with "Scent of a Woman". This is the perfect "Uncrowned King". The manifestation of value.
Destroying a strong-willed and honorable hero is actually very simple. It is to make his courage and sacrifice, wisdom and experience all meaningless. When Charlie, a middle school student played by Chris O'Donnell, who had no professional performance experience, first met Frank, a retired military officer played by Al Pacino, the former was unpretentiously cowardly, melancholic, and shy, highlighting his back The person ran out of resentment for no reason, rejected it without reason, and used vicious and dirty curses to satisfy his empty vanity.
In the body of Lieutenant Colonel Frank, the audience saw the characteristics of inferiority, arrogance, and brutality. He was once an effective staff member of the president, who has experienced wars, withstood tests, and is a veritable figure of the wind, a war hero, and a tough guy. The irony of
is that an unexpected explosion caused him to lose his sight and had to be discharged from the army without honor. Falling down at the peak of life, this huge psychological gap made this uncompromising and self-respecting man in his life become self-deprecating, cynical, unwilling to see people or even the light.
Compared with the original Italian version, in the Hollywood remake of "Scent of a Woman", Al Pacino keenly captured the inner contradictions and entanglements that blended "passion and pain". In the film, this is a madman who can suddenly laugh out loud, and then suddenly turn back into a solemn and serious look, a weird man who never likes to behave. In addition to planning suicide,
once again tasted a series of good things in life. The boy Charlie, who suddenly broke into his life circle, made Frank keenly smell the inferiority, melancholy, and loss of life like himself. This is also forced. The fall into the world at the corner of life aroused Frank's ambition to "save".
At the same time, Charlie helped Frank sincerely and completed the tasks assigned by him without complaint. Charlie is like a mirror of Frank, reflecting his self-rejection, ugly, vulgar and hopelessly narrow heart.
personality charm is the highest state of character creation. Al Pacino is a person who can still see everything without his eyes. He can accurately judge the personality of a strange woman by smelling the scent. He can safely drive a high-end sports car without looking at the road. Although
has lost both eyes, he can solve most problems through life experience and keen senses. In front of Charlie, the long overdue self-esteem and sense of honor finally made Frank regain the joy and value of life, and obtained physical and mental salvation.
After "The Godfather", at the peak of his acting career, Al Pacino took over the filming of "Scent of a Woman" and won the Oscar honour. It is not so much the success of a movie as it is Pacino supported a movie.
If you haven't heard the song "One Step Away", your life is incomplete. In this gentle and passionate tango dance, Frank with empty eyes, with impeccable dancing and noble and elegant gentleman's demeanor, makes everyone feel like a dream. At the end of
, Frank's passionate and contagious speech before Charlie stepped onto the stage is not so much a defense, as it is his long-saved life testimony. He can finally continue to live with reason, hope and dignity, and feel the surprise and shock brought by the unknown of life.
