虽然有短评说本片是圣路易斯世博会宣传片但其实世博会是四十年前的1904年的事了这部电影做的是站在后来城市危机与败落的门槛上追忆逝去的美好时代这样Esther和可爱的Tootie这一大一小两位女主角形象就有了更丰富的内涵一个代表过去“黄金时代”稳定秩序下的美好生活一个代表美好下成长的阴影和死亡-破坏欲望结尾父亲对圣路易斯的乐观预测落了空为本片作的圣诞名曲“Have yourself a merry little Christmas”也不可避免的充满韶华易逝的哀婉“Someday soon we all will be together…if the fates allow, until then we will have to muddle through somehow”
@FilmForum To me not that much about racism. More about the exploration of the complexity of the humanity. About we get into our emotions that dictate our judgements or pov. About coming together, finding the commonality within each other, accepting not exploding the differences. It's a good movie because it actually gives you complicated people.