Director-Martin Brest 157 minutes 1992
Screenplay-Bo Goldman
Starring-Al Pacino, Chris O’Donnell, James Rebhorn, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Sally Murphy, Gabrielle Anwar, and more
plot of 「Scent of a Woman」
Former military man Frank Slade was blinded by a grenade exploding while playing with a grenade during his military days, being estranged from his real family.
After his retirement, he lived on a shoestring with his niece’s family.
While the niece family goes on a trip, high school student Charlie decides to take care of him as a part-time job.
Charlie is confused at first by Frank, who has a terrible personality and often says a lot of nasty things, but while spending time with him, he realizes that Frank is a kind person with loneliness.
Frank, who has lost his desire to live, finally tries to commit suicide, but Charlie tries to stop it.
My Impressions of 「Scent of Woman」
One of Al Pacino’s greatest masterpieces
This is only a few exciting and memorable works that I can count on my fingers I have ever seen.
Not to mention Al Pacino’s blind acting, Frank’s outlook on life which is thinking about death, and the story of going to help Charlie, who is being made a bad guy at school, are often fascinating.
I think this movie should be seen by everyone.
The melancholy of the main character, Frank, is really well conveyed through Al Pacino’s great performance.
Frank, who thinks it is no use to live anymore, is encouraged by Charlie and decides to live, which is really encouraging.
After all, I think I’m far happier than Frank, It makes me wonder what I’m doing, and I’m naturally made to be positive after seeing this film.
And not only did Frank not die, but it’s also nice to go to help Charlie.
While defending Charlie next to him, the scene where he argues with the principal with great force is a scene that is completely remains in the history of the movie and has condensed highlights.
He’s acting as cool, powerful, stylish, besides acting of the blind as a base ,I wonder who on earth would get an Academy Award if he can’t get it?
Even if he hasn’t won any awards, this is amazing, so it’s kind of being happy to see it.
If you haven’t seen it, you can’t even say that you’ve seen the movie, so please take a look.
I’ve seen it since I became an adult, so It’s not too late to see this from whenever.
This has to be broadcast on Friday Road Show and Sunday Western Movie Theater, in case of japan.
At school (elementary, middle, and high school), I think teachers has to show this to their students, rather than showing them some educational boring film.
In Japan, when I was a kid, I would watched Schwarzenegger’s movies like「Commando」 and Steven Seagal’s action movies on weekend TV so many times.
Sure, those action movies are so exciting, but I wanted to watch a movie like this, ‘Scent of Woman’, on TV, rather than imprinting such an action movie on us again and again.
I think it’s a work that teaches us in an easy-to-understand manner that movies move people’s hearts, awsome.
I think Charlie should have been played by Hoffman
There is a scene where Frank tries to commit suicide and Charlie stops it, but I thought Charlie’s behavior wasn’t quite enough.
At that teenage age, I was afraid if I was there, but I wanted him to stop a little stronger.
I know Frank’s pressure is strong, but Charlie is so too afraid that he stops it weakly, it feels like Frank stopped suicide on his own, rather than being stopped by Charlie.
When Frank urges Charlie to adopt him, Charlie keeps refusing, but I think it’s more natural to say “Yes” to stop his suicide.
Or, if he refuses, he has a resolute and strong attitude, and can say like 「I will not be adopted, but I will always be your friend.」
The scene there is good one, but I was very worried about Charlie’s half-hearted attitude, which he was just afraid of.
If it doesn’t mean that Charlie’s strong behavior discourages Frank, then Frank wasn’t willing to commit suicide from the beginning.
It feels too one-sided if Frank doesn’t want to die from the beginning, Frank just shows about to commit suicide only superficially to Charlie , and then goes to help Charlie, that’s weird.
It would have been the most ideal story that Charlie helped Frank, and next Frank came to help Charlie.
There’s a pitfall between the script and the acting, it can’t be helped because the director allows it, but well, I know what they want to do, so I decided to let it go.
And, Philip Seymour Hoffman is appearing as a student, but I thought it would have been better for Hoffman to play Charlie.
I don’t know how they were chosen, but since the role of Charlie is important, I think Hoffman could have done it without leaving any sense of incongruity.
Hoffman’s talent may not have been known yet this time, so the main cast may have been assigned to Chris O’Donnell, who looks good, and the bad boy to be Hoffman.
Also, Hoffman is good at playing a bad boy, so he might be chosen there as well.
Hoffman’s bad boys are also really worth seeing.
I’m just struck by the deepness of Al Pacino, but looking back, I think Chris’s weakness acting is preventing it from becoming more interesting.
Still, the whole story and Al Pacino’s acting are certainly memorable.
The scene on the stage that helps Charlie at the end burns into my mind.
As I mentioned at the beginning, the biggest highlight of this movie is the powerful scene where the whole story is condensed, which is the scene of Frank’s soul crying in support of Charlie.
Sitting next to Charlie and refuting the principal’s questions one after another, he appeals with overwhelming power how innocent Charlie is and how awkward they are doing to Charlie now.
Called a “out of order,” Frank gets angry and gropes for his wand.
It is amazing that the acting of being blind does not collapse at all.
Then, while sharing his experience of war, he described the ridiculousness of this trial, slammed the table with his wand, and said famous line “If I were the men five years ago, I ‘d take a flamethrower to this place!” with Powerfully voice.
I don’t think there is any other scene that feels so good.
Not only is it pleasant, of course, but Frank’s statement is deep, and the situation in which the person who was trying to commit suicide is now protecting Charlie with all his might stimulates my emotional tears.
For Frank, it’s just something he can do, and he doesn’t take a patronizing attitude to Charlie ,that’s really really smart.
It’s a scene that encourages me in many ways, and when I finish watching it, I feel really comfortable.
If you haven’t seen it yet, you should see it right now.
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