Prose and poetic film

Geovanny 2022-04-19 09:02:38

This is a typical prose and poetry film, which is mainly suggestive, and pays more attention to the exploration and transmission of lyrical factors. Katherine Hepburn and Henry Fonda's superb performances portrayed an unforgettable image of an elderly couple whose lives were almost at dusk, but still in love . The light of this film is a point that many viewers pay attention to, creating a wonderful artistic conception. At the beginning, there is a series of poetic and picturesque empty mirror paradise: beautiful wildflowers bloom in the wind, green reeds by the lake are full of vitality, and water birds float leisurely in the lake. , the afterglow of the setting sun sprinkled on the sparkling lake, and the golden light rendered a quiet and pleasant scenery, which set a bright, positive and upward tone for the film. In the poetic world composed of light, since the audience enjoys the beautiful artistic conception, it also makes the audience think about how to face the eternal proposition of aging and death while intoxicated.

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  • Donna 2022-03-27 09:01:15

    No wonder Jane Fonda bought this script for her father. It was basically written for his family, but if the soy-sauce dentist asked Peter Fonda to play his family, it would be all right. The acting skills of the two veteran actors will not be commented on. I owe them... Although the old movies feel different, the real emotions are much stronger than those who make tears now

  • Abigayle 2022-03-16 09:01:06

    【3.31. Chinese Department + Film Association Screening Activities】Henry Fonda and Catherine Hepburn's works, the performances, plays and soundtracks are all excellent. Although it is not flawless in the lens language and ideology (the resurgence of traditional patriarchal values, which is more obvious than many new Hollywood masterpieces in the 70s), it has its own simplicity and vividness. | Discussion on Intergenerational Relations | At the beginning and end of the golden pond, the symbols of waterfowl, reef hitting, fishing and release. (8.3/10)

On Golden Pond quotes

  • Norman: [on phone] Operator, I wondered what you called me for... oh, I called you.

  • [last lines]

    Norman Thayer Jr.: Ethel, listen. The loons. They came around to say goodbye.

    [They walk to the lake shore]

    Norman Thayer Jr.: It's just the two of them now. The baby is all grown up and... moved to Los Angeles, or somewhere.