I look forward to China's "Swampland"

Trudie 2022-01-17 08:01:05

3 points, my personal feeling is still low. Maybe it has something to do with the unpopularity of this film. 】 【Classic case-solving stories must have a clear mark of the times. If you break away from the times and purely talk about case-solving, you will fall into the quagmire of pure technology. The story of Sherlock Holmes and the story of Polo have a strong imprint of the times. Films like The Silent Lamb are not obvious. This is why someone always compares "The Swamp" with Bong Joon-ho's "Memory of Murder". In my opinion, it is mainly because the film grasps the imprint of the times. It is not only satisfied with the appearance and props, but also relates the characteristics of the times to the murders that occurred, and explores the big era from the narration and depiction of small events. The impact on every event and every person. Therefore, I think that Chinese films of the same type should also learn from this creative concept. Of course, there is no original book that dared to break through the forbidden zone and was good at catching the juncture between the times and the case. These are all fantasies. The stronger the political signs of the times, the more articles you can write. We have no lack of such a story with a sense of the times, but we lack such a story with a sense of the times. 】 【Speaking of times, "Marshland" reflects Spain in the early 1980s. In addition to costumes, props, old cars, simple houses, etc., there is also a very interesting detail, which is a close-up shot of a cross (pictured below). If you don’t understand the heart of the Spaniards in this era, you cannot understand the living conditions and psychological conditions of the people in the small town, and you cannot understand why there are people who are willing to work closely with the police and those who are always vigilant with the police. , It has both the traditional side of religion and the open and degenerate side. 】 【Four photos on the cross, you can see at a glance Hitler and Mussolini. The other two should be leaders of the Spanish dictatorship that are related to fascist ideas. The one in the upper right corner is a bit like Franco, but a bit different. Franco's photos are often more domineering. The one in the lower right corner has never figured out who it is. So I delved into the situation in Spain in the late 1970s. Franco practiced dictatorship in Spain before World War II. His idea was called "Phalangism", and this idea was composed of three other ideas, namely, national syndicalism, national Catholicism, and totalitarianism. Then, the four photos on this cross should point out the profound influence of these ideologies on the lowest level of Spanish society. The film is about the early 1980s. It has been four or five years since Franco's rule came to an end. But after all, he has ruled Spain for more than 30 years, and it often takes longer for people in remote rural areas to change their thinking. 】 【However, as a Chinese It should be normal for the audience to not understand the history of Spain after World War II. Therefore, "The Swamp" has a great response among people who came to Spain in that era, but we are not aware of it. I believe that many Spanish audiences watched this movie with a nostalgic mentality, just like when we watched "Farewell My Concubine", we were very emotional when we saw the loyal character dance and the red and green ocean on the street. In the city theme pavilion of the Shanghai World Expo, the Shanghai exhibition hall is also specially decorated with the actual home furnishings before the reform and opening up of Shanghai, such as chest of drawers, glass sugar bowls, enamel basins, thermos bottles with bamboo covers, crochet yarn under the glass platen, sewing machines, etc. Wait, many viewers lingered. I believe that the Spaniards do not necessarily understand why the Chinese have surrounded so many people in this exhibition hall. Similarly, when we watched this film, because we were not familiar with the background of the times, we focused our attention on investigating the details of the case. To be honest, if the case itself was placed in contemporary Spain, how could it have been delayed for so long? From the perspective of the movie story, the reasoning component is not very brain-burning. But it is rare to be so cleverly combined with the background of the times. 】 【The role of Juan is indeed similar to that of Song Kanghao. The biggest feature is that both Juan and Song Kanghao both beat people, whether they are witnesses or suspects. However, Juan's actions were obviously to reflect that he was a thug and executioner in that totalitarian era, while Song Kanghao's actions were more to reflect the brutality and roughness of the grass-roots law enforcement officers. After all, South Korea retains more of the traditional etiquette of the Eastern people, so Song Kanghao always bows his head to say hello when he sees women. But Juan is not. When he asked the landlady about the landlady's deception, he immediately slapped her roughly, and squeezed her arm to force her to tell the truth. This clearly explains that Juan, as a former secret police, had blood debts under totalitarian rule. How could this mark be wiped out on the Spaniards in the early 1980s? 】 【The two male protagonists played well, and the language is very rare in the same type of film. But the eyes are very talkative, very exciting. It not only reveals a wise light, but also reveals a feeling of helplessness. The same is true for the parents of the victimized girl. They are middle-aged people who have experienced totalitarian era. When showing their bereavement, they use their eyes to tell their dissatisfaction with the times. No wonder Nerea, who played this mother, Nerea For this role, Barros won Goya's Best Newcomer Award. There is still a problem with the Chinese name translation. Is it more flavorful to translate it into Neria Baru? 】 【Okay, so much tugging, go back to the most breathtaking part of this movie right away! That is photography, a lot of vertical overhead shots. Empty, desolate, helpless, closed, and lonely. The pictures are extremely beautiful and colorful, which is a bit of the visual sense of a BBC special documentary. In some pictures, the winding rivers and swamps are just like human brains, suggesting the tortuous twists and turns of solving crimes. Some pictures have a dark red cemetery overhead shot, showing the far-reaching influence of totalitarianism on this remote town. Some scenes move in silence, the empty feeling when the boat leaves the big ship. It's no exaggeration that this film won Goya's best photography. 】 【I look forward to China’s "Marshland"】

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  • Mervin 2022-03-26 09:01:11

    The swampy land at the beginning is so beautiful. The aerial shots and the long-range views are all good-looking. It’s really true, but it may be because the rhythm of the film is a little confused because of the many interruptions in the process of watching. A little stuffy.

  • Lexie 2022-03-25 09:01:18

    The ambience is really good. . The past and present life of the character juan is very attractive.