Scent of A Woman

It’s a story about how to be a man, although the name is something about a woman. Charlie Simms is a student from a Noble school, attending on scholarship. In order to pay his flight home for Christmas, he applied a part-time job to look after a cantankerous retired Lieutenant Colonel Frank Slade over the weekend of Thanksgiving. During the only three days, the two gentlemen help and also raise up each other: the young man will be able to showcase his courage and integrity, while the Colonel finally pick up the confidence in his life, and a romantic prospect is waiting for him.

I can remember the first time I was attracted by the story was when I heard the beautiful music of Tango Dancing. I was amazed by Colonel’s unique skills of distinguishing the Scent of A Woman. Colonel is that kind of person who is full of capability to a bigger achievement but only has to succumb to his tricky destination. Alas. Old, miserable blind, lonely, depend on others, by any common criterion, Colonel is just a loser. But I know he never lose his faith, though he “never took the right path” when he came to the “crossroads” in his life because “it was too dame hard.” What a definition of the choices in everybody’s life. It also reminds me which route I goanna choose when I encounter dilemma, obstacle, frustration in my own crossroad. I am sure if there is a colonel in reality, Colonel will say the same thing to me just as he said to the audience in the movie, we should choose the “right path, a path made of principle that leads to character.”

I feel so lucky that I saw this movie as a youngster in University when I gradually shaped my values while tried to know the reality of society and human nature.

A great movie fit for a man who wants to gain strength and positive attitude towards life. By the way, the Tango is amazing. Just as Colonel said, “No mistake in the tango, not life. It’s simple. That’s makes tango so great. If you make mistake, get all tangled up, just tango on.”