Today I watched Grand Hotel, it is a timeless classic and has won the fifth Oscar Best Film. 确切的说是在吃饭时和路上断续地看完了，除了嘉宝是亮点外，故事并不是太吸引人。1932年，中国正处于连绵战火之中，这种白人中上层阶级的melodrama有种无病呻吟之感。也许我应该看一些第三世界的电影会更有共鸣。
Compared to this film, I like Garbo's performance in Camille more. In Camille, her performance was more natural and attractive. In both of the films, Garbo played the role of a beautiful, lonely, wealthy woman but desperate for love. When the love came, she became healthy and happy. When the love has gone, she ended with tragedy. It might be the trick of Hollywood cinema which presents that if a woman can not achieve man's love, she will live a miserable life.
Greta Garbo's personal story is more interesting. She was born in a poor family of Stockholm. She disappeared from the moviedom when she was 37 years old and lived a cloistered life in New York, which makes her more mysterious. The most interesting point is a famous, beautiful, wealthy woman like her actually very lonely and unhappy. There must be numerous women admiring her, imagining themselves to live a life like her- a luxurious and happy life. “要想理解嘉宝，你得理解北方，北方的严酷，北方的忧郁，你得了解风，寒，冷，雨，还有暴风雨大作的天空。” 造化弄人，并不是拥有了美丽、金钱、地位，就能拥有快乐的能力。But at least, she had the chance to be lonely. If she was born in China, living in a dense population, she might not have the problem. This is the so-called "好山好水好寂寞，好脏好乱好热火"。
米高梅“全明星电影”代表作
