A Hidden Life Comments

Gretchen 2022-03-24 09:03:18

What did Franz see before he died? He sees trees; then cuts to him speeding down a country road. That's when we can feel the thickness of the wind, the grass, and the sun—that's what Malick strives to evoke: those perceptions rooted in our experience, a kind of synesthesia. The deformed space under the wide-angle lens presents an open attitude. He places the light source in the center of the lens, while the figures on the edge of the frame lean forward slightly under the action of the lens,...

Casimer 2022-03-24 09:03:18

85/100, starting from the first shot, the familiar "Ma Shi" super wide-angle comes into view, and the Steadicam lens is still dreamlike, as if once again leading to a fairyland in the foggy valley. But this time no longer connected to God, but deeply rooted in the world, chanting the psalm of life, "And there will be no mysteries. We will know why we...

Evangeline 2022-03-24 09:03:18

What did Franz see before he died? He sees trees; then cuts to him speeding down a country road. That's when we can feel the thickness of the wind, the grass, and the sun—that's what Malick strives to evoke: those perceptions rooted in our experience, a kind of synesthesia. The deformed space under the wide-angle lens presents an open attitude. He places the light source in the center of the lens, while the figures on the edge of the frame lean forward slightly under the action of the lens,...

Seamus 2022-03-24 09:03:18

85/100, starting from the first shot, the familiar "Ma Shi" super wide-angle comes into view, and the Steadicam lens is still dreamlike, as if once again leading to a fairyland in the foggy valley. But this time no longer connected to God, but deeply rooted in the world, chanting the psalm of life, "And there will be no mysteries. We will know why we...

Janick 2022-03-24 09:03:18

85/100, starting from the first shot, the familiar "Ma Shi" super wide-angle comes into view, and the Steadicam lens is still dreamlike, as if once again leading to a fairyland in the foggy valley. But this time no longer connected to God, but deeply rooted in the world, chanting the psalm of life, "And there will be no mysteries. We will know why we...

Lew 2022-03-24 09:03:18

The lens seems to fly around randomly. By this stage, Malick is already a detached filmmaker, but not beyond "I". It doesn't matter how much the audience can accept. The more I miss the time of "The Thin Red...

Durward 2022-03-20 09:02:35

I watched this nearly three-hour movie twice in two days and I really liked it. Director Malik was born in 43 years and is of the same generation as me. I studied philosophy at university, and taught philosophy at school after being a director. I was a scholar director. He has not made many films, but what touches me most is that he has always insisted on writing and shooting the most important themes experienced by our generation. From "The Thin Red Line" to this "The Hidden Life" are all...

Darius 2022-03-20 09:02:35

What Malik did is: use English to oppose German, use agriculture and villages to oppose military industry and towns, use Heidegger to oppose the misunderstood Nietzsche in the later period, and use looking around-worked daily to oppose all symbolic social identities; Why do these elements that seem to be in line with his usual creative ideas make the film fall into a single exhausting emotion? The key is that the goal of "using secrets against whiteness" has never been truly achieved. The...

Conrad 2022-03-20 09:02:35

The male protagonist rebelled nonviolently against the authority of the Nazis and became a martyr of peace. The source of his beliefs is not esotericism, but rather ordinary Austrian country life. Malik uses a natural lens like poetry to depict this life, making people feel that any interruption to it is a mistake. This kind of naturalistic anti-Nazi perspective is still very novel, not to mention the refreshing...

Jennifer 2022-03-20 09:02:35

If one word is used to summarize Malik's films, then there is nothing more suitable than "sorrowful for the world". His movies seem to have a divine tolerance, but in fact they are not friendly at all to fans who look up to the universe. Especially after "New World", they all persuaded a large number of audiences with the attitude of "willing to be the best". The author may explain the reason in his "The Secret Life": In what mood does a person write poetry? When she had no way to "change the...