<All About Eve> is a 1950 classic directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz,
starring Bette Davis and Anne Baxter.
It tells a story about how a young woman Eve (Anne Baxter),
uses the famous actress Margo (Bette Davis) and her friends' kindness,
in order to achieve her own fame and to fulfill her own ambition.
I love the whole movie, especially the last scene, which strikes me deeply.
After using all kinds of methods,
Eve finally becomes the youngest award winner for high achievers in stage performances.
When she goes back to her room, she discovers a high school girl waiting for her,
Phoebe, who claims as her biggest fan.
Eve allows her to stay.
Later on, Phoebe helps her answers the door,
when the award Eve forgotten was being brought back.
She then enters Eve's room, and finds a beautiful dress on the bed.
She tries it on, holding the award, and looking at the trifold dressing room mirror.
Gracefully she bows to different directions, like she is the one who receives the award.
This scene not only reminds us about Eve not long ago,
but when the mirror reflects multiply images of Phoebe,
they are also telling us that there are millions of people who can sacrifice and use others,
just to make sure they can fulfill their own desires.
This movie some how reminds me about our present world.
When I see news about people faking accidents in order to get money
by deceiving kind people who try to help them,
I feel sad for them and for the world.
This is suppose to be a world that people help each other when they are in need,
but some take advantages of this and benefit themselves.
Just like Eve, who makes up lies in order to gain people's sympathies,
and turns back to use their kindness on achieving her goals.
I think I can understand slightly about why people become so cold to each other.
There are a lot of people who may heard or even encounter these schemes,
and these make them afraid of helping people.
Because they do not know rather those people really need help or just faking,
in order to protect themselves, a lot of people will choose not to help.
Sadly, there may be people who truly need help,
but were being viewed as possibly pretending.
To fill our world with more love and kindness,
we need to repay those who help us,
and try to help more people around us.
Let people gain the confidence back for helping others.
My cartoon-like drawing for my favorite scene in <All About Eve>
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