不知道已经看了多少遍的经典剧。 Gilmore Girls is my favourite TV series throughout the past decades. I've watched Friends repeatedly, it's easy to watch, funny to laugh, it's like a cup of hot chocolate in the cold winter making you feel safe and warm. Gilmore Girls is even better than that. The conversation is witty, fast, loquacious, satirical, full of pop culture and literature references. The cast is only the most good-looking, ingenious group of actors and actresses there ever is. And most importantly, it's a mother-daughter show happening in a small, appealing town called Stars Hollow in Connecticuit, the show revolves life stories of Lorelai Gilmore and Rory Gilmore (Lorelai Gilmore, the mother named her daughter after herself): their love lives, laughter, sorrows, significant life events, obsession with coffee, good music, books, pop cultures, witty verbal banters, and junk food.
To me, Gilmore Girls is a classic. Amy Sherman-Palladino is my favourite screenwriter other than Aaron Sorkin (the screenwriter for The Social Network, The West Wing and The Newsroom). She has won Primetime Emmy Awards for another creation of hers- The Marvelous Mrs Maisel. She is one of the trailblazers in this industry- an extremely talented producer and screenwriter. She is the sort of role model for a lot of women who seek to pursue a similar career.
Spoiler alert! 剧透预警!!
The story of Rory Gilmore is charming, inspiring, yet screams elitism. The mother and daughter are not materialistic at all, however, they are from a wealthy, white, middle-class American family. On one point, the whole story is based on Rory's academic studies in Chilton and Yale, life in Stars Hollow, Friday-night dinner in Hartford with her grandparents (who sponsored her private school tuition and college tuition- Christopher, Rory's father sponsored her for Yale as well, she also has a trust fund set up for her by her grandparents), and upcoming career challenges. Rory was initially studying at Stars Hollow High, where she met her first love- Dean Forrester. She later transferred to a private school- Chilton and studied diligently for her life goal- Harvard University. Somehow she ended up going to Yale. She is an intimidatingly smart, driven girl who knows what she wants in life.
One of my favourite features of the show is definitely Rory's love life (I love her academic mind tremendously, I'm also nerdy and enjoy readings wholeheartedly). Dean, Jess, and Logan have shaped her perspectives on relationship. Dean is Rory's first love, he is the perfect boyfriend she could ever ask for. In Rory's own words, quote below:
It was a mutual love-at-first-sight. They fell in love quickly and became the "it" couple of the town. It was a shame that they went different directions, Rory has set Harvard as her goal since she was three, Dean was just a boy moved from Chicago with his family to Stars Hollow, he doesn't have a specific plan for life after high school. They were each other's sweetheart, but life was too cruel to make Dean realize that Rory belongs to a bigger world, he had to let her go eventually.
Jess is so different from Dean. He is the bad guy that most teenage girls would fall for- good-looking, well-read, despises everything, etc. Rory and Jess have so much in common. He is smart enough to read all the books he can find, they can have conversations about books, music, cult movies, being defiant and reckless from time to time. Rory knows that she can relax and explore different sides of herself when she is with Jess. But Jess was emotionally unavailable for her in the end. He ran away from everything, he was being elusive about senior prom (Rory was really looking forward to attending prom with Jess), Rory had a bright future ahead of her, she moved on after the graduation trip to Europe with Lorelai.
Logan and Rory did not start on the right foot- it was like Elizabeth and Mr Darcy in Pride and Prejudice for a short period of time. But it turns out that they are actually right for each other on every aspect. They went through ups and downs hand in hand.If it weren't for the job on Obama's presidential campaign, they really would end up together.
This is just one great feature of the show, there is so much to watch, and it's definitely a classic among all those TV series in history.I highly recommend this show to anyone who loves classic TV series.
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看吉尔莫女孩实在非常容易产生代入感,尤其当你是个背井离乡的小镇姑娘,而且是别人眼中的「别人家的孩子」。
Rory似乎是个美版沈佳宜,从人际单纯但因此颇有负担的家乡来到人人见怪不怪的纽约,挤在自己小小的但是独立的公寓,职业生涯卡在尴尬的瓶颈,复杂恋情见不得光,连对最亲密的妈妈也只能含糊其辞,「我住在我的朋友Didi那儿」。成年人的世界太多无法言说,不管是遇上什么麻烦,还是being attracted to someone in a fucked up way,原来Rory也和生活在城市各个角落的,每一个因为追求更大的世界而逃离家乡,在城市匆匆行人和刺耳喇叭声里面目模糊的普通女孩一样。
Loralei作为妈妈和朋友实在太酷,而作为女儿几乎可以说是一个彻头彻尾的「灾难」。这个女孩在父母面前永远尖酸刻薄神经兮兮,做出各种不符合社交礼仪的事,一辈子都在用最激烈的方式试图逃出美式中产的生活轨迹。她想要的很简单,就是想做个随心所欲的普通人,自己的各种狗屎自己figure out的那种普通人。要选一首她人生的主题曲,也许就是Pulp的《Common People》吧。
然而这个回归短剧最打动我的就是,在父亲葬礼结束后大家围坐在一起讲不出一个「关于爸爸Richard最美好的记忆」故事的Loralei,在去远足那天忘了通行证,站在空无一人的山谷给她妈妈打的那个电话:那年生日她从衣柜里偷了祖母那件带小珠子的绿色上衣,搭上水手裤,觉得没有人比自己更飒,然而在学校里惨遭奚落。她逃课到商场坐在food court大哭,身上连买个pretzel的钱都没有,好不巧碰上从来不上商场的她爸。她爸对她怒吼,质问她为什么不去上学?她只知道大哭。等她哭完,她爸居然手拿一个pretzel站在她面前,一句话也没问,带她上了馆子,看了电影,回家只字不提她逃学的事情。
年少的我有无数个类似的和我爸对质的时刻,几乎每次冷战都以我爸叫我吃饭告终。然而我不记得我是否因为在学校被奚落而发脾气,也不记得是否穿了一件带小珠子的漂亮绿色上衣,更不记得我是不是想吃一个pretzel。唯一一个从我妈那里听来的故事,是两岁的我挨了我妈的打还被推出大门,是我爸把我拎了回来。不禁打了一个冷战。坐在我爸的葬礼上那天,我会是那个讲不出一个好故事的Loralei吗?
最后,Paris依然是我最爱的人物,没有之一。
最近重看整部剧,不同于5年前的迷惑,这次很肯定的认为这部剧从第5季的烂剧情开始到最后的续集,纯属就是编剧的胡编乱扯,很气愤。
气愤的理由不为别的,正因为太在意。
还有一个私心的理由,我个人在高中至大学以及后面工作的经历和Rory有太多相似的想法和迷茫了,正如好多年前看到短评里某位网友说的,大意是:“对前途的极致迷茫好像是每一位像Rory这样的乖学生都会经历的过程,甚至不分中外。”
Rory从顶尖的私立中学优秀毕业生,一路斩获哈佛、耶鲁、普林斯顿三所常春藤名校的Offer,到后来在大学里逐渐失去焦点光环,甚至因为新闻界大佬的一番话就备受打击,失去信心这段心路历程简直太具有代表性,放在如今的国内,那基本就是大多数小镇/城做题家在如愿以偿进入不错的大学都会遭遇的落差感。
当你发现你前面18年在家乡那座小城里引以为傲的学习成就,面对比你更优秀,甚至比你更早就取得的一群人时,那种几乎等同于信仰垮塌的巨大落差可以说恨不得分分钟吞掉你。正如剧里面Rory面对耶鲁那群人中龙凤一样,即便是在四人的小寝室,也同样有16岁就上大学的天才少女,这样的落差最终在面对Logan的父亲,也就是Rory一直以来梦想从事的新闻业界大佬的否定后,彻底倾泻而出,至此Rory整个人崩溃掉,这一整段,在看的时候,我整个人都是僵着的,就好像又重新经历了一边当初的失落一样。
经历的相似也使得我更期待故事后面的发展,谁能想到一直以来道德感挺高的Rory居然被编剧写成了连续偷情,甘当两次第三者的负面女性形象!!这样的发展,几乎就和前面的Rory以及对她家庭教育的描写完全相悖。
很多观众可能觉得,遭遇人生落差自甘堕落是件情理之中的事,然而我还是想用自己的亲身经历以及前期编剧对Rory的铺垫来说一说,像Rory这样从小到大骨子里就认准要做一件事的人,遇到这类大的落差很可能会消极迷茫很久,会否定自己,会变得非常不自信甚至自卑且敏感,甚至很多年不敢再向前一步,但就是不可能违背自己从小的道德感去干这种长期偷情的事,一开始不如意时和Dean意料之外的搞了第一次,行,如果编剧就此打住,把它描述成一次迷茫时期的失足和错误那这也无可厚非,没想到后面直接发展成了固定小三,好多集了俩人居然都在背着初婚的妻子偷情,这里不管是Dean和Rory,基本都和一开始编剧对其的描写相差甚远,按照一开始对Dean的描写,纵使后来意识到婚姻错误也会选择更优的方法处理,俩人商商量量约地点偷情到底是个什么鬼……
续集居然继续重蹈覆辙直接明目张胆的和Logan同进同出,还给Logan那么重的戏份,动不动就制造惊喜出场,好像Rory的喜怒哀乐全指望Logan一个人一样,拜托,大学毕业到32岁也快10年时间了,即便事业依然不如意,那也用不着写成这样不自爱没自尊的样子吧,动不动事业不顺就爱乱搞男女关系这点也不知道是大多数编剧导演的刻板印象还是啥的,好好的一部那么具有教育启发的好剧逐渐走成了《绯闻女孩》风格,可惜了前期的剧本!
没事啊 就是通宵哭哭笑笑以为自己是神经病其实也还好 I need a sookie and richard stand with me.
当你喜欢一个东西久了,它就变成了一种情怀。虽然没有以前那么好看了但还是要给高分,扣掉一颗星因为没有让Logan和Rory最后在一起。
冬天,我们努力忘掉悲伤迎接新生;春天,重新评估和改变人生的方向;夏天,活在当下;秋天,万物凋落之际,我们终于能与热爱的事物告别感受生命的循环。从项目开始以来,就心怀感恩,感恩每一个演员(甚至是龙套)的回归,能有这么四集已经很开心了。一切都还是的那么美,那么好。
怎么会有人依然Teamlogan,Logan自己都不是Teamlogan。现实生活寄来的明信片—任性如Lorelai,买房也还是要靠啃老呀。一堆自我怀疑又成熟自信的壕亲戚壕男友陪着任性自我的母女俩玩灰姑娘游戏,一玩玩到下一代了。
虽然当年并没有追完GG,但revival仍然是那样令人感动。
Team Jess!
不喜欢Rory这种混乱的状态,32岁无业游民,跟有了未婚妻的Logan当炮友。明明相爱,为什么不能结婚,非要当小三?Rory这个人设从她在耶鲁休学那段开始就偏离轨道了,到32岁还没步入正轨,不知道自己要什么。给编剧一个差评。
又名:单身母亲的命运轮回。要被编剧最后扔出的那颗炸弹给炸晕了。其实续拍也就看个情怀,这次的Rory也让我感到陌生,之前从来没有想象过步入社会后的她会这样的迷失。感情生活上,她和她妈都还像从前一样的作...其实最大的惊喜和成长是Emily,结尾的时候一脸从容捧着红酒坐在风中的她简直美到爆炸
第三集的音乐剧笑死,可以刷一百遍,第四集又要哭死。到Lorelai和Luke准备婚礼那段,我突然意识到Logan就是Chris,Jess就是Luke。但即使有了HEA,是的,你永远不可能拥有一个Gilmore Girl。
十年之后她们回来了,我和rory都长大了,虽然都成熟了,但该迷茫的一样迷茫。这么久不见,感觉好像没有离开过。女性成长必看剧。P.S.最后那句台词......编剧不能再坏
剧组挑人的眼光可以啊 男孩子们一个都没长残
引用那首歌,You raise me up to more than I can be. 想念吉尔莫姥爷!看到好多老熟人,成熟的沧桑的面孔如今已经是各种热门剧的主演,还有好几位惊喜的客串,最美好的是Lauren Graham和Peter Krause的真CP同框。十年的光阴,春夏秋冬四季轮回,我们都已经各自成长,大概是不能再打上青春的tag了。
看到凌晨,哭成傻逼。
I WANT MORE, MORE, MORE
Hello and goodbye a stage of my life.
貌似世界上只有我一人超级讨厌logan。。。
即使人都回来了,感觉也回不来了,能看完4集全靠情怀在撑,以及想看看编剧到底还能怎么作。事实证明我低估了编剧作的能力……对着现在的Rory我只想说WTF?!想当年我也曾是个坚定的TeamJess,现在我只觉得Jess值得更好的人,这么好的男人,可别把自己的一辈子就浪费在Rory Gilmore身上了……
看完了也就那樣吧,我至始至終最喜歡的還是前四季,Jess和Rory的化學反應是最強烈的,至今還是不能忘記第二季里Rory身為一個學霸,竟然翹課去紐約找Jess那一集~
春夏秋冬,生老病死,抓马不断的一年。看到32岁的Rory事业无成、爱情混乱、回家啃老,我也就放心了。完美女孩的不完美,就像灰姑娘终于回到了现实世界。想看的角色都出场了,以前缺失的LGBT内容一下也有了:时代在改变,不变的是亲情和家的温暖。(在床上宅一天的感觉...真好)
这部剧的美好就像是the perfect world I never had and never will have。九年后的重启真的是有生之年系列,诚意满满到能回来的人全都回来了,好多剧粉才懂的会心一笑和眼泪成诗,所以刻意而为的结局炸弹我也决定原谅编剧了。