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1、Thefilmreviewof“MyFairyLady”ElizaDoolittleisabeautifulyounglady.Sheisagirlwithhappiness,eventheplacesheliveisdirtyandcrowd,sheneverletsmileslippedoutfromherface.Andshehasadream,awarmhousewithherlover,andalotofchocolatestoeat.“Wouldn’titbelovely?”HenryHiggins,anEnglishLinguisticprofessor,isat
2、ypicalEnglishwealthyanddefiantbachelor.Heregardsmarriagethemostboringandtroublesomethingintheworld.Heisalsoapreciseworkerinhisworkasalanguageprofessor.ItisoftenmistakenlysaidthattheycollaboratebecauseHigginsdecidestoimproveEliza'scockneyaccent.ButinfactitisElizawhotakestheinitiative,presenti
3、ngherselfatHenry'sbachelorquarterstosignupforlessons:"Iknowwhatlessonscostaswellasyoudo,andI'mreadytopay."ThelessonfollowedisanightmaretonotonlyElizabutalsoHiggins.Higginstakethiscollaboratesasanexperimentandalwaysawaytoshowhisability.HepushesElizadayandnightpracticingherpronunciation.AsEliz
4、aandHigginstraintogether,theybecomeaccustomedtoeachothereventhoughitisanabusiverelationshiponHiggins'part.Thisfilmstaystruetotheoriginalmaterial,andHigginsdoesn'tcaveinduringasoppyrewritten"happyending."AstonishedthattheungratefulElizahasstalkedoutofhishome,Higginsasks,"Whycan'tawomanbemorel
5、ikeaman?"Whycannot?Hebelievemanismuchmorejusticefaithfulnessandtoleratethanwoman.Withhismother’sremindfulwords,HigginsrealizeshelovesEliza,butevenintheplay'sfamouslastlineheperseveresasadefiantbachelor:"Eliza?Wherethedevilaremyslippers?"Itremainsanopenquestionforus,atthefinalcurtain,whetherE
6、lizastaystolistentowhathesaysnext.Thisstoryhasnobusinesswithromanticinmymind.Whatittellsmeisaboutchangeandattitude.Eliza’sfather,usedtobeamanhasnothinglefttolose,isnowtiedbymoralityandstatuswhichhenevercaresaboutbefore.Thechangeofhisfinancialaffairsleadstothechangeofhislivingattitude.Casting
7、backthereasonwhyithappensisjustajokesaidbyHiggins,andthatisreallyasatire,isn’tit?Generallyspeaking,althoughthreehoursofthetimeisactuallyalittlebitlong,thisfilmisstillworthtowatch,Ihighlyrecommendit.