Allow yourself to suffer

Beulah 2022-04-22 07:01:55

Three days ago, I read Mimicry Theory, and I read Existentialism half a month ago. A lot of dialogue and features are just right to my taste, I can't wait to find the script to read right away.

A major feature of this film is that, as Abbas himself said, film and sound are two separate elements for him. You often hear people outside the screen talking to people in the screen, but the director does not Like other directors, you will use the lens to satisfy your curiosity about the off-camera. Most of the time, you have to rely on imagination to satisfy yourself. Watching a movie is the concept of "re-creation" of the movie.

Another major feature is his consistent minimalism. Speak with images, not tricks. There are no gorgeous montage techniques, no long shots, no docking of polar lenses, lots of close-ups, lots of medium close-ups, and even empty mirrors are pitiful, but they are beautiful.

Whether writing poetry or making movies, Abbas is too likable.

Connecting philosophy from children, extending the universe from cypress.

The spiritual world of Abbas is really mysterious and attractive.

"Perhaps the real value of loving someone is that it allows people to throw themselves away. But love also has a destructive power, and passion—the beloved—means suffering."

"It will be painful to let yourself go."

"True happiness only comes from a broken heart."

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Extended Reading
  • Don 2022-04-04 09:01:07

    A woman with feelings meets a writer with feelings, which is somewhat similar to a later female director's "Cairo Time", where adults meet adults.

  • Krystina 2022-04-03 09:01:11

    That is to say, it is only by being a stranger that he can be so sincere, with no past and no consequences. If it is a couple of fifteen years, I am afraid not.

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    La patronne du café: Our lives can't be all that bad if all we can complain about is our husbands working too hard. You see, when there's not another woman, we see their job as our rival.

  • James Miller: My family lives their lives and I live my life. They speak their language and I speak mine. That makes sense doesn't it?

    Elle: It makes a lot of sense.