Last year's hit "Carroll" is a continuation of Todd Hines's same-sex theme "Velvet Goldmine", but compared to the beautiful and emotional scenes and soundtrack of "Carroll", this film is a complete An image that subverts the latter, as in the opening slogan "Although what you will see is a work of fiction, you should still enjoy it at maximum volume." As music, it has the fervor and frenzy of rock; as love, it It is a combination of paranoia and madness; as a movie, its strong image style is avant-garde and exploratory, just like the subversive experience brought by the "glam rock" experienced in that era.
The film is adapted from the prototype of David Bowie. The glam rock that emerged in the 1970s quickly impacted the thinking of young people. They painted thick eyeshadow, lipstick, bright hair color, gorgeous women's clothing and high heels. , tight pants, this subversive style has become an emotional sustenance to express people's sense of loss and nihilism after the war. People who are full of restlessness and confusion are eager to get rid of the emotional depression caused by this discomfort, and they need to release and break free. With the idea of changing the world, the male protagonist crowded into the rock music he was passionate about. He was touched by the crazy performance of an American rock singer. With this bold and enchanting style, he quickly became a fanatical suitor of a generation of young people. And his same-sex love with another rock singer became more and more public, but this pure emotion was not accepted by the mainstream society at that time. The publicity of entertainment gossip and the joking attitude of mass entertainment show a mockery and playful mentality on their faces. Rock and roll is just an entertainment gimmick in their eyes. For a singer who loves rock, this form of performance is greater than meaning, public opinion is greater than music, he is eager to step on the stage, and finally he can only leave haggard, expressing his love for rock in another way.
The stylized images created the glam rock of the era with a gesture that subverted all conventions. In the most gorgeous 1970s in the history of rock, various bold elements such as sexy, coquettish, avant-garde, and radical were merged into a unique rock genre. The feminization of character makeup hints at the rise of sexual culture. "Bisexuality" has become the concept of love promoted by singers. Bold and revealing sexual intercourse scenes are full of eroticism, physical intercourse, skin touch, moaning in the cloud and rain, affectionate love The breath of desire was moved and emotionally expressed by the same-sex director. The lighting effects are full of blurred colors. The color tone of the film has always remained in a gorgeous and strong saturated state. The golden light effect makes the human body concave and concave, which is extremely dreamy and beautiful; become ironic. However, when expressing the same-sex love between these two people, the color suddenly became calm and bright, just like when you were appreciating an epic and magnificent oil painting, you unexpectedly discovered a light-colored watercolor landscape. This series of stylized portrayals makes the film's same-sex love even more glamorous and psychedelic. The perception of outsiders seems to be only a shallow taste, but this sinking same-sex love will never stop.
——2016,10,23
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