, no cheering, no victorious applause, but a knowing smile
, no splendid life, no excessive dialogue, but it can resonate with
people—— -This is the charm of a good movie.
At first, it was only attracted by its special name: caramel - a name that is both familiar and unfamiliar; caramel, tasted sweet at first, but bitter aftertaste. Just like life, the exterior is gorgeous, but behind the splendor there are endless hardships and exhaustion; just like this movie, there are countless contradictions under the appearance of He and Meimei, and there is a hint of sweetness in the light bitterness. meaning.
It is worth mentioning that the director, screenwriter and starring of the film are all served by Nadine Labaki. This film is her debut, which makes me very, very shocked and delighted.
I have always admired female directors, because women are very delicate and unique in the use of shots and colors, which is indeed beyond the reach of boys. But there are very few female directors in reality. In China, Li Shaohong, Hu Mei, Zhang Aijia are the only famous ones that I know... and only New Zealand female director Jane Campion ("Piano Lesson") abroad. Because becoming a director, especially a female director, requires more hardships than boys, and a girl, who is both a director and an actor, is even more difficult, so the film Nadine Labaki, the female director of Nadine Labaki, I absolutely adore.
In the film, there is no smoke of war, no secret struggle and open struggle, but it resonates and makes people feel heartbroken. Because she is a female director, there is no sense of distance, so the actors (especially actresses) of the film have relieved their pressure and precautions. They are very open and devoted, so they are very warm and delicate. The unique use of perspective, the lens language is perfect, it is worth seeing again and again. Psychologically, it is very close to the audience, and it is not only a female point of view. Impressive.
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