Peggy Sue is the main character in numerous stories of the famous French author Serge Brussolo. In total, the series has fourteen books that describe the unusual adventures of a teenage girl.
Peggy is a character from books
The heroine Peggy is a girl of 14 years old. She lives with her mother Maggie and father Burney. She has an older sister named Julia. The family often changes their place of residence and moves from place to place, since Peggy everywhere earns a reputation for being crazy, and she is often expelled from schools. And the whole trick is that since childhood, the girl is on the heels of pursuit of the mystical Invisibles. Only she alone can see them and hurt the mysterious ghosts with just one look. All books are saturated with magic, unusual worlds, mysterious characters. Peggy Sue has become an integral part of the lives of many teenagers who love everything that is shrouded in mystery.
Not only in books, but also in cinema
But Peggy Sue is not only a character from the books of Brussels. She is also a movie star. This girl is the main character in Coppola's film Peggy Sue Married. The premiere took place back in 1986, but the film still attracts the attention of viewers.
Francis Ford Kopolla's picture organically intertwines two main lines - life and fiction. This combination seems rather unusual and attractive. The first everyday topic touches on the problem of the midlife crisis, when a person understands the need to change something in his life and wants to build a better future, looking back and taking into account all life experience. In the film, ordinary ordinary problems are solved by rather fantastic methods. This is the highlight of this movie. Heroes try to fix mistakes with their own hands through time travel.
Back to the past
Peggy Sue in the movie Kopolla falls back in the 60s, where there is a light and unobtrusive atmosphere. The girl is shocked by the fact that she met with her family, where they are still so young. She has the opportunity to talk with those with whom she never expected to see each other again. Returning to the past, Peggy attends classes at school, where she talks with her old school friends. Now she can answer simple questions as a mature and experienced person.
Peggy Sue is overwhelmed by the opportunity to correct the mistakes of the past and thereby improve the situation in real time. She is trying to make peace with Nancy, her younger sister. But something upsets her. The heroine of our article in the past is still dating Charlie. But in the present, he deceived and betrayed her, for which Peggy can not forgive him. But soon she notices that this young handsome Charlie is so unlike her husband, whom they divorced in 1985. The girl again begins to fall in love with her future spouse.
The girl’s stories about the future are believed by her grandfather, as well as the hero of the film Richard, who is unrequitedly in love with a young beauty. Grandfather Peggy wants to help her granddaughter in returning back. They conduct a strange ritual during which the main character of the story disappears. But later it turns out that Charlie abducted her in order to confess her love and give a medallion. Peggy Sue begins to realize that it’s impossible to leave fate. They kiss Charlie, and the next moment the girl comes to her senses in real time. She wakes up in the hospital, and Charlie's husband holds her hand. In the eyes of Peggy Sue, hope for a new period of their life together lights up.
Do not look at the past
You can talk endlessly about the Francis Copolla film. The picture is saturated with kindness and warmth. Over the years, the film only gets better, like quality wine. Kopolla made the film without unnecessary tricks and floridities. After reviewing the picture, you begin to appreciate what is in life at the moment, not to regret the past and perceive past mistakes as an integral part of fate.