A Movie Review of Midnight in Paris 午夜巴黎影评.docx

MidnightinParis

——AmoviereviewbyCarterBao

Infeastingsandrevelries,withchampagnesanddances,midnightinParisisalwayswarmandromantic,differedfromthefreshmorningsandcharmingafternoons, attracting people in a mysterious and magical way. Choicesbetweenrealityandillusionmakeuslostindeepthought,thepassionforthedreamingliferousesourtenderemotions,andthebeautyofthisromanticcapitalintoxicatesusmiraculously.Thismasterpiecetakesusalongthepathastheemotionsoftheherochange.Ittouchedmewiththeyearningtowardsanidealstyleoflifefullofpassionandfancy.

ThisisaromanticstorycomedysetinParisaboutafamilythatgoesthere

becauseofbusiness,andtwoyoungpeoplewhoareengagedtobemarriedinthefallhaveexperiencesthatchangedtheirminds.TheboyGilisasuccessfulHollywoodwriterbutisstrugglingonhisfirstnovel.Hefallsinlovewiththecity and thinks they should move there after they get married, but hiswife-to-be,Inez,doesn’tsharehisromanticnotionsofthecityortheideathatthe1920swasthegoldenage.WhenInezgoesoffdancingwithherfriends,Giltakesawalkatmidnightanddiscoverswhatcouldbetheultimatesourceofinspirationforwriting.Itismiraculousthatwhenthezero- o’clockbellrings,acarriagestopsbyandGilisinvitedinbyagroupofpeople,thensurprisinglytakentothegoldenageofParis,whichhe’sbeenlookingforwardto.Inthe

mysteriouswhilecharmingnightsofthefollowingdays,Gilmeetslotsofcelebritieswhohe’sbeenadoringlikeErnestHemingway,ScottFitzgerald,PabloPicasso,GertrudeSteinandalotmoreothermasters.Andheishonoredtohavethemevaluatehisnovel.WhatfascinatesGilmostisthathefallsinlovewithabeautyAdrianaatfirstsightandtheyhavearomance.

However,Gildidn’tstayinthegoldenage,neitherhasagoodresultwiththecharminggirl.Eventuallyhebreaksupwithhiswife-to-bewho