"Span1span Pretty Lady " is a romance film directed by Gary Marshall and starring Richard Gere and Julia Roberts. It was released in the United States on March 23, 1990.
This film tells the story of Edward, a handsome and charming businessman, went to Los Angeles to talk about a business. He came across a prostitute Vivienne because he was lost, and hired Vivienne as his female partner for a week-long social event. The love story that happened during the time. The story of is humorous and vivid, and the pictures in the film are full of aesthetic and romantic style. Director Gary Marshall clearly grasped the characteristics of the 1990s and used easy-to-understand narrative methods to narrate the story.
The film "Pretty Beautiful Lady" with a typical Cinderella ending resonates in the hearts of moviegoers, and it also arouses every woman’s desire for this kind of love, but There are also profound meanings behind the movie. This is not a simple story of Cinderella and Prince Charming, nor is it a normal fairy tale , but a true portrayal of the social background at that time.
This film is different from the previous Cinderella movies. It erases the idea that men will redeem women. advocates an equal and free relationship between men and women. Vivian in the film, although she is a low-level woman who lives by selling herself, she also has a personality that cannot be ignored. Although she is poor, she still has her own dignity. Her simple and free life is a busy Edward. ·What Lewis longed for, at the beginning of getting along, Edward was moved by her straightforwardness. Under the influence of Vivienne, he tried to take off his shoes and touch the grass barefoot. He found that all his troubles had disappeared at this moment.
movies also reflect the differences between Eastern and Western cultures to a certain extent: in the 1930s and 1940s,American women are guaranteed their rights to a certain extent, and they advocate equality between men and women. Women of that era are already independent; while eastern women are mostly passive and waiting. If Vivienne's identity was placed in China at that time, it would be defined as a "prostitute" label, or would never be able to get rid of this identity. And in those days, it was still subject to some rules, and personal freedom was also restricted. These are all different feelings and influences due to the differences between Chinese and Western cultures.
At the end of the film, Edward and Vivienne are together like the ending of a fairy tale. Although it caters to the taste of the public, in real life, this kind of cross-class love is rare. The greater the difference in the class of individuals, the greater the difference in cognition of various things, so it is difficult to live together. The ending of the movie seems to be beautiful, but it also leaves us with thoughts, just like the beginning of the movie. It is said that "Hollywood is the place of dreams" and the ending of the film "Keep on dreaming" is also the echo of the beginning of the film. At the end of the film, Edward proposes to Vivian to marry him. Maybe it is the contrast under the director's lens. Another meaning of "Dream", is it a picture in a dream?
