Two men dressed as women mixed into the female orchestra "Passion like fire" Movie Commentary - Ah Meow accompanied you to watch the movie - 01| "Passion like fire" - Douban score: 8.8- Film Awards: - Movie Playback Source: - The entire film length is 2:01:31 A multi-element commercial film hidden under the cloak of comedy Excellent director determines the success of the film Regarding the tribute to "Passion like fire" imitating the era breakthrough of early films - gender issues

"Passion on Fire" is a high-level humor under Hollywood black and white commercial films.

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"Passion like Fire" is a black-and-white romantic comedy film directed by Billy Wilder and starring Marilyn Monroe. The film was born in an American theater in 1959. At that time, the era background of Prohibition and the Great Depression in the United States just created such an excellent black comedy.

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The whole film is about two down-and-out male musicians who are hunted down by gangsters, the saxophone and the bassist, who have to dress up as women to mix into a women's orchestra in order to make a living. And these two difficult brothers and sisters experienced the distress of female identity as women. Observing the instinctive actions of men when they meet beautiful women, and experiencing men's flirtations, the dislocation of the identities of the two brings many laughs to the whole film.

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There are two musicians in the city of Chicago, Joe (saxophonist) and Jerry (bassist), who accidentally witnessed a gang massacre due to accidental hitting, and in order to survive the gang's pursuit, the two had to dress up as women to join a women's band and flee to Florida.

▲ Above is Joe (saxophone) ▲ This is Jerry (bassist)

In the women's orchestra, the two difficult brothers met the heroine Sweetie. After the two brothers once took the black pot for Sweetie, they slowly developed into a girlfriend friendship with Sweetie. And after Joe learned in Tiantian's heart that Tiantian had been hurt, he unconsciously liked Tiantian.

▲ The heroine of the film is sweet - stunning the beauty of the times Marilyn Monroe

After a few days of bumps, the orchestra finally came to the hotel in Florida. Jerry's gesture of vigorously carrying luggage into the hotel successfully attracted the attention of the old rich man Osgu, and Osgu began to fall deeply in love with Jerry.

▲ Diamond King Old Five Osgu wears shoes for Jerry (*☉౪⊙*)

Not long after checking into the hotel, Sweetie invited Joe and Jerry to go swimming. After Qiao Wan refused, he secretly disguised himself as an oil tycoon and deliberately attracted Sweet's attention. Later, in pursuit of sweetness, Joe borrowed Oscu's flowers and jewelry several times to pursue Jerry.

▲ Joe disguised as an oil tycoon ≖ ‿≖✧ I have to say that he is still quite handsome

At this time, the Chicago gang happened to come to Florida for a gang meeting, and mistakenly recognized Joe and Jerry in a mistaken collision. So the two had to flee again...

▲ Under the pursuit and killing, the two brothers who pretend to be calm are difficult brothers

At the end, Oscu's confession to Jerry is a timeless classic throughout the film.

▲well, nobody’s perfect.

▲ No one is perfect.

The closing line not only sublimates the film, but also becomes an important representative of the film.

Looking back at the whole movie, you can see that this movie is a commercial film, but it is also a successful commercial film.

Because you seem to have all the elements of Hollywood that suck the sun, such as the gangster's tense chase, the bloody slaughter element, and the beauty and star elements that the audience likes, are all in this movie.

And this movie seems to have cleverly incorporated Hollywood commercial elements into this comedy love movie, although it uses all the elements without scruples, but it does not seem tacky, precisely because it has enough excellent content to support, thus avoiding the cumbersome situation of the whole film.

In fact, after watching many exaggerated and deliberate comedy movies in China, you will think that most comedy movies are like this.

But if you watch "Passion like Fire", you will find that "Passion like Fire" is different from those mainstream comedies. The whole film is naturally performed with dense laughter, which is different from the hustle and bustle of other comedies, it is a mocking joke with hidden humor, and it is a kind of high-level comedy.

Because of this, it has also been named "the first of the 100 best comedies in film history" by the American Film Academy. Its fun is very advanced, and it is closely related to the plot. The whole movie starts from the background of the times and human nature, and it is a joke that contains two or three layers of irony, which needs to be carefully tasted. And the whole movie is just before you have time to savor it, and the next point appears again.

After watching the movie, you can't help but sigh that director Billie Wilder is really worthy of being the world's most capable screenwriter who can write endings, and he is also the director who can make comedies.

The whole film is complete in structure, echoing from beginning to end, delicately woven plot, and playful and witty dialogue. Even movies made decades ago, even if they are put on the screen now, will beat most of the active directors.

In fact, it is very simple to determine whether a movie is good or bad, depending on whether it is paid tribute to by many films or imitated.

And "Passion like Fire" has been frequently paid tribute to and imitated over the years.

- The old wheelchair dog's line to the cat in the animated film "Well, nobody's perfect. "No one is perfect.

- As well as the crayon small new theatrical version of "Calling the Wind and Rain!" The gay man's confession to Hiroshi Nohara in "The Road to glorious barbecue" is also a tribute to the ending of "Passion like Fire".

- There is also the Hong Kong remake of the Chinese version of "Passion like Fire", starring Zhong Chuhong in "Happy Ding".

And so on

The whole film of "Passion like Fire" extends thinking and criticism into the differences between rich and poor and the class gap, and like most films of the same period, it is shown in the form of comedy.

But unlike other early traditional comedies, the gap between rich and poor in "Passion like Fire" lies not only between men and women, but also between the same sex. This makes the whole movie not only the highlight of comedy, but also a highlight, that is, the gender issue in the film.

In fact, the film as a whole is a bit feminist, such as director Bill in the comedy theme, by portraying jerry, a gender-inverted male character, so that even if there are words and deeds in the film that are not accepted by the audience beyond the scale, they can laugh in the name of comedy.

Therefore, although "Passion is Like Fire" weakens the avant-garde posture of the film on serious issues, it has also become a clear stream in many films, quietly breaking through the limitations of the times.

Therefore, the movie "Passion like Fire" is still of universal value even today. It is also a good film that is rare in many movies in a hundred years.

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