The title of the movie "Beautiful Beauty" seems to give a vulgar commercial film intuition, as if it exists only to satisfy male desires. However, after I finished the film, not only did I evaluate it more than I originally expected, but my appreciation and recognition of it also greatly exceeded my original expectations. What makes this film unique is that it gives us an experience that goes far beyond what it's meant to convey.
The film depicts the romance between Veronica, a woman of intelligence, beauty and talent, and a handsome, passionate aristocratic man. However, due to the difference in social status, the man cannot choose to marry her because he has given up his family responsibilities. Veronica's beloved finally decides to marry a famous woman worthy of her status, wealth, and power, living a mechanical, conservative, and monotonous life. Faced with the double blow of her family's financial difficulties and the loss of her love, Veronica decided to follow her mother's path and eventually became one of the top prostitutes in 16th-century Venice. She managed to navigate between nobility and celebrity, conquering Venice with her intelligence, diligence and attractiveness, and saving a country through a romance with the King of France. In court trials, she won her freedom and a new way of life through in-depth self-analysis. As a woman, watching this film has given me an incredible emotional change from sadness to joy to shock.
"Beautiful Woman" is not just a **love and sex movie. It examines the issues of gender, rights and social status in greater depth. Veroni turned into a doted prostitute and with the help of her intelligence and charisma, she managed to gain the power to fight against male domination. She is not just a prostitute, she is an independent, intelligent, courageous woman who, with her diligence and talent, has changed her destiny and found her place in a patriarchal society.
This film also shows the restrictions and prejudices against women in society at that time. While prostitutes are often marginalized and despised in society, Veronica has managed to break this stereotype with her unique charisma and intelligence. She has challenged society's traditional norms of women in her unique way, thus becoming a figure who stands out from the rest.