A Review of Scent of a Woman

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Scent of a Woman, a movie tells about a series of stories happened between a blind officer and a poor student. Charlie, who lived in a famous school with a group of rich kids, happened to see a few students prepared to play tricks on the headmaster. After the event, the headmaster asked Charlie to tell the truth and promised that if he did, he would be recommended to go to Harvard. It was so attractive for a poor student who totally depended on his scholarship to pay the tuition. But Charlie was such a good boy that he still chose to stand on the side of friends. With such a psychological burden, Charlie went to meet his employer. The person Charlie

needed to take care of was a blind and cantankerous man, Frank Slade, used to be the lieutenant colonel. During the 26 years on the line, Frank experienced a lot and his eyes was blown out in an accident. He had nothing to do all day at home and lost the courage and confidence to live gradually. Both of them got into trouble, however, after a weekend together, they built a special relationship and found the value of life from each other.

What confused me at the beginning is that why such a film named Scent of a Woman. To be honest, when I first heard this name, there was a completely different frame in my mind. However, I seemed to understand something when I watched it the second time.

It was amazing that Frank could identify women by the smell. From this aspect, I realized that Frank was an experienced man and the name of this movie was just a clue. And I still remember Frank said: “This is just the start of your education, son.” to Charlie when they were on the plane. So I began to change my mind about Frank, actually, he was a cute man with a mask. And after I watched the movie, I had to admire the wisdom of Frank for he always could know what people were thinking and solved the problems by a few words. Besides, the scene he danced with Donna also made me impressive. When Donna said she would be a little afraid of making a mistake Frank answered her: “No mistakes in the tango, not like life. It's simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, get all tangled up, just tango on.” I agree with Frank in this way, we should equip with courage to have a try so that we will never regret when we become old. And the last lecture is worthy of applause. Although Frank was blind he could see more than a normal people, didn't he?

However, such a hero as Frank wanted to kill himself after the trip. The little

Charlie was surprised about that, so did I. I guessed maybe Frank could not accept the situation that he suddenly became a blind from a majestic-looking colonel. I believed this was just a very little part of the reason. And after hearing what Rod said I thought that the real reason drove Frank to give up himself might be "lonely". Frank insisted on the Greek spirit which pursued quality and encouraged people to try their best to do everything they want to do. On the country, Frank's family thought money is more important than quality so they left him alone. What Rod said reminded me of a sentence in the film "You're so wrapped up in sugar; you've

forgotten the taste of real honey!" It clearly showed the view of Frank that quality is more important. As a result, Frank was not accepted by the family. When Frank prepared for his plan of killing himself, he said: “I mean, there's no one wants to tear a herring with me anymore.” and after he was persuaded not to give up, he told Charlie what kept him going all these years was just the thought that maybe one day he could wake up in the morning and a woman still beside him. It seemed so simple, didn't it? But I thought what Frank really want was a companion who understood him.

In the climax of the film, Frank was going to kill himself, the reason Charlie gave let him found the hope again. "You can dance the tango and drive a Ferrari better than anyone I've ever seen." I was not sure what I thought was right or not, as far as my concerned, the magic of this reason was that it was an approval about Frank. Greek spirit believed if you died, no one would die for you and everything would end. Maybe this spirit in the deep heart of Frank was inspired by Charlie so he decided to give up his plan.

After they finished their trip, Charlie had to face his problem said the truth or not. Although the other witness George abandoned what he said and passed the buck, Charlie still chose to follow his conscience. With the help of Frank, finally, Charlie avoided being expelled. "There is no prosthetic for that." I thought this sentence should be remembered by every one of us. At the end of movie, Frank had a pleasure talk with a beautiful woman. It was a wonderful ending.

The story happened in Thanksgiving Day, although both Frank and Charlie didn't have a good time with family, they spent a meaningful holiday. Frank found the hope from Charlie and Charlie also learned something that never be taught on the books from Frank, and I thought what they had done for each other was the best gift for Thanksgiving.

Rod said this was the best movie he had ever seen, he must be deeply attracted by Frank. I think it is the reason why I can find something in common between Frank and Rod. However, views vary from person to person, I can't easily say it is an excellent movie for I haven't totally understood it, but it is a movie worth thinking deeply. Every time I look it back I will have a new understanding.

第二篇：闻香识女人观后感

《闻香识女人》观后感

这是一部看过后让人没有办法遗忘的一部电影，这是一部让人沉思的电影，这是一部让人发奋图强的电影??这部电影的主要情节是这样的：主人公查理在一个晚上无意间目睹了几个学生准备戏弄校长的场景，校长逼他说出恶作剧的主谋，否则要惩罚他。为了找一份工作，查理来到退休军人史法兰中校家中做兼职，史法兰中校是剧中另一个主人公，他在一次事故中双目失明，脾气变得十分暴躁，他准备在享受一次生活后结束自己的生命。他带着查理去纽约游玩、吃大餐、开法拉利、泡妞、住豪华酒店.....查理制止了他的自杀行为，让他给到精神上的鼓舞，活了下来，从此两人像父子一样。史法兰为了让查理免去被退学的惩罚他在礼堂上面进行深情演讲，同时改变了查理的命运。

这部电影有三个地方让我印象深刻，第一是查理对朋友的忠诚，二是跳探戈那一段，最后是中校激情的演讲。

说到查理的忠诚，他面对校长的严厉斥问和利益诱惑，以及后来在礼堂上被处退学时，始终都没有说出搞恶作剧的朋友，他对朋友的执着深深打动了我。试问现在社会，还会有多少像查理这让对朋友的呢？不敢说没有，但那只是一小部分，已经十分稀有。这都是现在这个社会现状所造成的，唯利是图。现在竞争非常激烈的社会环境扼杀了人们原始对朋友的忠诚。现在大多数的人在朋友表面一套，背后又一套。面对进哈佛的机会，查理依然执着不出卖朋友。要知道查理家境贫穷，付不起学费，进哈佛这么好的诱惑都没打动他。可想而知，查理的意志多么的坚定，牺牲了自己的未来，但他得到的是他的人格。也许有的人认为，查理是在纵容那些作恶的人，自己也算的上是同犯了。但是，在人们要做到法律上、政治上、道德上都完美和正确的世界上，也许根本就不可能存在特别的、亲密的人与人的关系。孔子曰：“吾党之直者异于是：父为子隐，子为父隐，直在其中矣。”虽然这是一则关于父子的故事，这里面的矛盾也适用于朋友之间。为一个作恶的朋友掩饰罪行不代表我们愿意扭曲事实，或坚持我们的朋友做的是对的。我们要过属于我们自己的生活并发展独特的关系，我们需要一点空间，在这里，我们的选择、价值观、朋友不至于遭到一些诸如预防犯罪或个人品德的完美等道德目的的破坏。

电影里面跳探戈那段，或许会让我们有学跳探戈的冲动。虽然那舞姿是那么的美，但让我感受颇深的是里面简单的一句话“It’s simple .That’s what makes the tango so great .”。它简单，所以最棒。就像生活，因为简单，所以最美好。有人对美好生活的界定总结为：不需要太有钱，简简单单，平平安安地生活。是的，我们现在的生活需要的是简单。当我们为拥有一幢豪华别墅、一辆小汽车而加班加点地拼命工作；或者为了一次小小的提升，而默默忍受上司苛刻的指责，并一年到头赔尽笑脸；为了无休无止的约会、饭局、派对和社会交际，精心装扮，强颜欢笑，刻意应酬时，我们应该问一问自己干吗要这样呢，它们真的那么重要吗？到最后想想，那些真的已经不重要了，我们要的是简单的幸福生活。人生中，幸福是什么？在我看来，幸福来源于“简简单单的生活”。幸福的人要学会享受简单的快乐。生活越简单，幸福快乐越多。

最后要说的是中校那段激情的演讲。在最后学校的“审判”中，中校用其特有的方式慷慨陈辞，捍卫了查理的尊严。中校为查理的演讲，让我激动不已，中

校把一个男人的魅力、激情、力量、自信和胸怀集中到了一个爆发点，令人真的无法用言语来形容的感染力。我们的审判是要由正义来裁决的，正义不会姑息真正犯错的学生，也不会包庇出卖朋友的人，更不会打击有高尚品德原则的人。中校的演讲把影片推上了高潮，也是影片的主旨豁然开朗，权势在正直面前根本不算什么。