It is strange how some movie titles seem to have nothing to do with the movie that it is associated with, but I think to disregard this would be to disregard the major facet of the movie. As we watch the movie we should consider that this is the best year of her life, even though the emptiness at the end of the movie is much starker than it was at the beginning. Le Plus Bel Age is a very philosophical movie and is focused around a woman studying philosophy. In a way we see that the philosophy is being placed into the world in which this person lives. We see her being pulled about by some very strong forces, forces that her naivety cannot fight.
There are two woman in this movie, a naive one who plays the role of the mother because her mother does not want to. In the end she is pushed out of her home and becomes independent. In a way she is wanting to find the truth out about the murder of the second woman, but in the end she does not return to her former life. She has become independent. She has entered university and she has awakened to the world. She does not fight the world, but she just lets it wash over her. She does not take an opinion and stand up for it, but is rather pulled along. In the end, she just drifts along through life, accepting what has happened and believes there is nothing she can do to stop it. In one way she brought justice, but then there is no way she knows if it was just or not. All she had was two conflicting stories. She took what was owed to her and let the inevitable take place.
The second girl appears only in the beginning but is important because the movie is based around her and her murder. She is a contrast to the first girl because she is strong and willing to state her beliefs. When she met Alex she lets it be known that she holds completely different political views to him, and thus begins a love hate relationship in which they passionately make love at night and passionately debate during the day. She believe that she could make a difference to the world and attempted to stand up to those who seek to destroy it.
Alex is the other major character. Though never proved, we are led to believe that he is a homosexual whose boyfriend is the head of a Napoleonic order. In fact we don't know how far it goes because he is only accused and there is no further evidence. What we do know is that he is a very charming man who is able to bring people under his power and manipulate them for his own purposes. He does away with the second girl, and because the first girl witnessed it, he wormed his way into her life to seduce her so that she would not testify. He has no interest in her because she does not have a strong fiery personality, but we know that in the end she does gain one because she takes from him what he promised her. He was never intending to have sex with her, just tempting her and leaving so as to keep her under his power so it is interesting that when she rapes him at the end of the movie he is left as a quivering mess.
This movie is a dark bleak movie that shows a world were we have nothing to look forward too. The year was the best year of her life yet is seemed to be nothing but full of meaningless subjects and relationships that had no meaning. I thought that it was great, it was bleak and meaningful, and portrayed a painful world, one that exists without Christ.
There are two woman in this movie, a naive one who plays the role of the mother because her mother does not want to. In the end she is pushed out of her home and becomes independent. In a way she is wanting to find the truth out about the murder of the second woman, but in the end she does not return to her former life. She has become independent. She has entered university and she has awakened to the world. She does not fight the world, but she just lets it wash over her. She does not take an opinion and stand up for it, but is rather pulled along. In the end, she just drifts along through life, accepting what has happened and believes there is nothing she can do to stop it. In one way she brought justice, but then there is no way she knows if it was just or not. All she had was two conflicting stories. She took what was owed to her and let the inevitable take place.
The second girl appears only in the beginning but is important because the movie is based around her and her murder. She is a contrast to the first girl because she is strong and willing to state her beliefs. When she met Alex she lets it be known that she holds completely different political views to him, and thus begins a love hate relationship in which they passionately make love at night and passionately debate during the day. She believe that she could make a difference to the world and attempted to stand up to those who seek to destroy it.
Alex is the other major character. Though never proved, we are led to believe that he is a homosexual whose boyfriend is the head of a Napoleonic order. In fact we don't know how far it goes because he is only accused and there is no further evidence. What we do know is that he is a very charming man who is able to bring people under his power and manipulate them for his own purposes. He does away with the second girl, and because the first girl witnessed it, he wormed his way into her life to seduce her so that she would not testify. He has no interest in her because she does not have a strong fiery personality, but we know that in the end she does gain one because she takes from him what he promised her. He was never intending to have sex with her, just tempting her and leaving so as to keep her under his power so it is interesting that when she rapes him at the end of the movie he is left as a quivering mess.
This movie is a dark bleak movie that shows a world were we have nothing to look forward too. The year was the best year of her life yet is seemed to be nothing but full of meaningless subjects and relationships that had no meaning. I thought that it was great, it was bleak and meaningful, and portrayed a painful world, one that exists without Christ.
