一栋房子三个不同年代的女主人贝丝•安、西蒙娜和泰勒,面对丈夫出轨,怎么办?暴打小三、一哭二闹三上吊搞得鸡犬不宁、狠心报复还是斩情丝。不同年代的女主角,随着剧情发展,作出截然不同的选择。但她们的选择,远远不止是个人决定这么简单。她们面对的不忠婚姻仅仅是大时代背景之下,社会女性所遇到的千万个问题中其中一个,在被男人背叛的背后,隐藏着整个社会对女性的压抑和歧视。
《致命女人》选择美国最为典型的三个时期,60年代、80年代和2019,横跨美国第二、第三次女权运动,借助婚姻问题来讲述身处其中的女性所面临的社会和人生难题,从细微之处勾画出一部完整美国女性独立意识发展史和平权之路。 关于这部剧给我的感觉远比恋爱小甜剧影响更深,它让我知道了很多,或许是经济独立很重要,或许是个人感受应当是首位,或许是当断则断。。。无数个深夜是它一直在陪伴我,紧凑的情节,完美的剪辑,引人入胜的故事,这部美剧看完之后只有爽字。
60年代女人:习惯性固步自封
对婚姻不忠,贝丝•安面的第一态度和反应是想办法赶走小三,留住不忠的丈夫。她错将外因当内因,治标不治本,后来果然发现,除了现任小三爱普丽之外,丈夫过往还出轨了无数次,其中甚至包括了自己非常熟悉的丈夫助理。贝丝•安面对的婚姻困境是典型的丈夫婚内出轨小三,她和罗布的家庭结构和两性地位就是五六十年代美国社会普遍的中产阶级家庭模板,丈夫不仅是家庭的经济支柱,还在夫妻关系中占据绝对的统治地位。
一开始的贝丝•安很明显就属于美国当时还未有独立意识的典型女性代表,有着传统的女主内式的婚姻态度和女性态度,生活重心全部围绕着丈夫和家庭而展开,虽然年轻的时候追求过艺术(钢琴),但因为丈夫的一席话就轻易放弃。
一开头,六十年代这条线给人的感觉是最沉闷、最没有活力的,既没有2019年三人行的刺激、也没有80年代刘玉玲给人的惊艳感。
这个年代的女性其实是非常有活力的,不仅知道自己的个人价值,还有勇气走到街头去争取自己的权利,她们和开始时的贝丝•安完全不一样,更像是小三爱普丽那样:不管文化程度如何,都坚持个人经济独立,勇气尝试新事物和走到社会活动中去,敢于追求被社会认为是不稳定或不现实的梦想(歌手),而且非常主动地争取机会。
相比起爱情,她们把事业和个人价值的实现放在更高的位置。所以,在爱普丽的引导之下,贝丝•安慢慢走向一个令人非常惊喜的方向,独立意识逐渐苏醒的她,意识到身为一个女性,其实有着更多的生活选择,在不知不觉间,她的生活重心也慢慢地向其他地方倾斜,而不是一昧地围绕着丈夫,重新燃起对钢琴的热爱、放弃和丈夫看棒球赛而去选择支持爱普丽的演唱首秀就是其中一个例子。贝丝•安对丈夫态度的缓慢转变,就是她独立人格慢慢形成的过程。
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"人生其实一点也不无聊" 80年代女人:平权联盟第一线
和贝丝•安一开始竭力维护婚姻稳定不同,发现自己被骗婚的西蒙娜,选择了和年仅18岁的汤米发展忘年恋,而这已经是她第三次婚姻。但同时,她又与丈夫卡尔保持着远超夫妻关系的友情。 没有任何一个女演员比刘玉玲更适合演西蒙娜这个角色,正如卡尔所说的,从走路的姿势可以看出,她知道自己的魅力四射。相较于五六十年代的活力四射,美国八十年代显得有些惨淡和倒退。 剧里西蒙娜和卡尔之间爱情靠边、友情至上的剧情,并非只是腐女对“基友”/“基蜜”肥皂剧的不切实际幻想,而是对当时现实社会的一种集中反映,为了追求平等权利,女性团体与LGBTQ团体站在了同一阵线上。尤其是当剧情发展到卡尔患上艾滋病之后,刘玉扮演的西蒙娜所表现出来的无限度精神和实力支持,让观众又心痛又心酸。
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2019年女人:开放性关系让嫉妒翻倍?
一对一关系中的嫉妒来得直接、强烈且“有理”,害怕被取代,害怕对方移情别恋;开放性关系中的嫉妒则显得有些尴尬,既然都已经允许第三者的加入,承认嫉妒不就是自己打脸? 说嫉妒是2019年泰勒、伊莱和洁德的三人行剧情主线,一点儿都不为过。 泰勒身在传统的律师行业,收入稳定,伊莱是编剧,经济不稳定但一旦剧本成功就会短暂性带来大笔收入,作为外来的洁德则完全无收入来源,三人的经济状况也成为了这段三人行关系的基础和各方态度转变的关键。 泰勒作为家庭收入的稳定来源,习惯照顾整个家庭,对有惰性和曾经有毒瘾的伊莱也是像小孩一般照顾和容忍,但适当也需要放松,所以才和基本没有经济挂勾的洁德发展成为了恋人;伊莱因为毒瘾重犯和突如其来的剧本成功带来大笔收入,对过往泰勒的强势有了一个过激的反应,而洁德在这里就起来推波助澜的作用。
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这部剧带我的感受太多了,婚姻和爱情只是人生的一小部分,做自己才能活的更加优秀。60年代的贝丝安在做自己以后有了孩子,去学习自己热爱的但是老公拒绝的钢琴,80年代的西蒙娜抛弃自己的好面子,勇敢的尝试忘年恋是一种洒脱的姿态,2019年的泰勒作为黑人女性可以在自己的律师行业发光发热。婚姻有时候或许是枷锁,每个人都应该活在自己的思想之下。
以下是《致命女人》第一季英文评论:This show started out strong and continued to improve, culminating in an absolutely breathtaking season 1 finale. This show took cliched subject matter and turned the "women who kill" trope completely on its head by creating incredibly nuanced female characters. Initially, I found the Lucy Liu storyline to be the weakest, relying too heavily on stereotypes. But over the course of a few episodes, her storyline quickly became the strongest, and was expertly acted by both Lucy Liu and Jack Davenport. I laughed, I cried, I'm waiting with baited breath for season 2! --Title: Keeps getting better
After Desperate Housewives a while back, I have not come across anything as elegant, witty, and entertaining all in one series...until now. Why Women Kill has a host of good actors / actresses, good writing, period appropriate outfits, hairdo's cars and scenery and the funniest lines ever. I laugh myself silly with every episode. Lucy Liu's character is my favorite.
Just finished the first season which generally knocked the socks off me, sometimes boredom came up while watching it though. It was not something that hit me to the core, but was fun enough to be a good time killer. The plot didn't beat round the bush, and was like a knife thrusting right into the heart of dark/devious side. The satire on love and lust made us rethink about the human, the humanity, and the value that claimed to represent both in our society, past and present. Love Lucy Liu and Leo Howard, also can't help but notice Kirby who once charmingly spoke London accent in Killing Eve.
What a great show !! One of the best in many years ! Everything is great ! The screen player, the direction, the actors ! A plus to how good the casting was ! Especially the '60 period, the actors are belonging to that period of time ! Don't have enough words to express my gratitude. And a lot of common sense ! There are a lot of movies and tv shows these days that are presenting gay life or gay scene in a very offending or stupid way. Take notes from this show !
This is a drama series that is like no other. But to be different is not necessarily a recipe for success. You need all the usual and more: top-class script writing, a high standard of memorable acting and a director who weaves it all together with panache and abundance. Why Women Kill does this superbly and fuels our intense curiosity right up until the last scenes of the final episode. Generous sprinklings of the camp and outrageous throughout each thoroughly enjoyable episode only cement everything together in a way that will make you smile long after you have watched it. An incredible stress-buster. Enjoy!!
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