As the first adaptation of director Atom Egoyan, "The Sweet Hereafter" inherits the structure and concepts that have always existed in his films: interlaced and complex narrative structures, meticulously crafted image sketches, and the protagonists lurking under the calm appearance. Huge pressure and inner conflict. Slightly different from the past, the director did not set a critical point for the development of the story this time, but directly revealed the tragic background behind the car accident in a way of exploration and observation. The most noteworthy thing about the film is its unique and complicated time structure. A car accident in a calm town is the central event of the whole film, but the director did not directly tell the audience the cause, course, and result of the accident, but through continuous flashbacks to make the narrative in three different The free combination and intersection of time and space. Interlaced presentation of different personnel in the town before and after the accident, and interspersed with the lawyer's memories of the relationship between him and his daughter from time to time. This kind of structural arrangement coincides with the disorderly flow of consciousness when remembering. After witnessing the narratives and memories of different people, the audience gradually enriches the ins and outs of the whole event, and at the same time understands the emotions, destiny of different characters in the town, and them. The relationship between. The most touching part of the film is the portrayal of the pain and the irreversible pain in life. The director made the most touching description here.
The Sweet Hereafter evaluation action
2022-01-08 08:03
Extended Reading
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Pasquale 2022-04-21 09:02:56
Interspersed with multi-line structures, the recitation of literary works beats the rhythm of the plot, events and hidden secrets, long shots of beautiful scenery, pretentious soundtracks, and unexpected endings that come to an abrupt end. It's actually pretty cliché, isn't it? In addition, shouldn't it be called a sweet afterlife, what kind of accident?
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Berniece 2022-03-25 09:01:15
Igoyan's films always have mixed feelings, and when you want to sum up in one or two sentences, you can't find the right sentence. Maybe it's multiple protagonists, maybe it's because of multiple lines that interpret the theme. I think it was more that I was sucked so deeply into the world of this small town that the sadness and entanglement of those characters merged and your words disappeared. A good movie, I was not a fan of emotional movies like this, but this one made me experience the charm.
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Nicole: No matter what I'm asked I'll tell the truth.
Mitchell Stephens: It's not going to be easy Nicole.
Nicole: I won't lie.
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Mason: Nicole, did the Pied Piper take the children away because he was mad that the town didn't pay him?
Nicole: That's right.
Mason: Well, if he knew magic, if he could get the kids into the mountain, why couldn't he use his magic pipe to make the people pay him for getting rid of the rats?
Nicole: Because... he wanted them to be punished.
Mason: So he was mean?
Nicole: No, not mean, just... very angry.