Lucille Ball vs Tammy Faye: Not just “you”!
“You” here means women who… obey men even when they are deceived by them. “You” is also a message to this world that, whether in the West or Asia, women are still women, they will still choose to save face for their husbands and keep their own honor. What’s more, they are “public figures” like Ball and Faye – two famous American TV stars at one time.
We have the right to wonder why the success of Ball and Faye could not help them leave quickly, but let’s understand them, sensitive and delicate women, who not only want to keep the privileged reputation they possess, but also want to keep the flame of love that somehow, sublimated with them in art. The two films “Being the Ricardos” and “The Eyes of Tammy Faye” may have… stumbled in terms of artistic quality, but the lessons of being a wife, a mother, and a public figure are invaluable!
Love is an ideal
In any marriage, love is the first thing, but it will be more sublime if that love is nurtured from an ideal of life. We can easily find a lover but it is difficult to find a true life partner, a companion. Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz are the same, they are not only characters in the popular TV show “I Love Lucy”, but they are also the most passionate couple on the small screen of America in the 50s of the last century.
The work “Being the Ricardos” by screenwriter and director Aaron Sorkin deeply explores the budding cracks between Lucille and Desi when they were at the peak of their careers. The confusion, awkwardness, and ambiguity in the film’s script not only made viewers confused by the emotions and erratic rhythm of the film, but also made anyone who knew Lucille and Desi understand the inner conflicts and contradictions between them. They always had to appear with joy and happiness, but at the same time had to hide the tears inside.
Desi’s wandering romantic appearance, a true man, made Lucille fall into love. The aftertaste and nature of a true “love hunter” like Desi – who knows how to compose, sing, and dance – made it easy for him, a Cuban exile, to capture the heart of the beautiful, talented actress with a huge career. They began to build the “I Love Lucy” brand and easily conquered audiences across America. In this TV show, Lucille is a sexy actress and Desi is the band leader. They are playing a perfect life, full of laughter.
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In the 50s and 60s of the last century, American television really made great strides, in which Telechrome and the use of colored phosphor brought viewers closer to civilization. If “I Love Lucy” brought moments of wonderful entertainment, another “spiritual food” was born shortly after, which was equally attractive. That was the “700 Club” of two names who used to work in the broadcasting industry, Tammy Faye and her husband Jim Bakker.
Like Lucille Ball, the woman named Tammy Faye appeared with surprisingly positive energy. She was fanatical about her own husband – Jim Bakker when they studied together at North Central Bible College. Religious faith brought them closer together, with the purity and innocence of the so-called “love at first sight” and lofty ideals.
Living fully with faith and loving people, the ambition in Tammy Faye gradually separated them from the children’s programs of the years, to found the “PTL Club” to “preach” and “spread the news”. In the prosperous period, both husband and wife harvested hundreds of millions of dollars each year, with a strong faith community raising religious freedom, maintaining the spiritual life of the American people at that time.
