A high level of comedy is not a hippie smiley, a ghostly horse, or pretending to be silly or joking, but a self-black humor and deep thinking intentions go hand in hand, creating a black that is neither subversive (contrast) nor dramatic conflict. humor.
In layman's terms, the corners of the mouth can be naturally raised to promote effective brain activities. This is not easy. You have to let go (don't worry about it) and you can't deliberately overstep it. In addition, you can master the seriousness and the fruit of laughter. The new film "Outstanding Citizen" is a good example.
This film does not pay attention to shooting skills and techniques. The director did not spend extra thoughts on eye-catching photography or melodious soundtracks. Instead, he focused on the concept of the story itself. It is a straightforward, chapter-style novel. Formal narrative, without any bells and whistles.
It will give people two very real feelings after watching. The script is brilliant (some sharp lines are well written) and the performance is solid. Oscar Martinez won the title of the actor of the Venice Film Festival with his outstanding performance. The story is very good. Simply speaking, it is the process in which Martinez, the Argentine writer who won the Nobel Prize in Literature, was invited to return to his homeland to receive the Outstanding Citizenship Award.
It is easy to think of Borges, a great Argentine writer who had a similar situation and social background with Daniel in reality (it was more turbulent and chaotic at the time). After watching this movie, you may be able to understand Borges more objectively. The dilemma and the decision to leave later, as well as his heavy love for Argentina.
Recently, Argentine filmmakers seem to have become addicted to self-crimination and enjoy it. In the past, some black humor occasionally played a role in embellishing and relieving (dull or tense atmosphere) in the film, which made people a little can not help but laugh, but here it is. I almost laughed a lot in "Outstanding Citizen" several times, all kinds of fun and reverse embarrassment and jokes.
In the beginning, I used my own book to keep warm, and other people took it for granted to wipe their buttocks; later, they paraded on the fire truck with the beauty queen; sudden drink advertisements; all kinds of inexplicable gifts; accidentally fell on the lover and childhood who had left The open daughter of a friend; the "pig cry" and "hot dance" in the bar; finally the aim of the "pig teammate" hits...
These ridiculous and absurd plots not only carry a certain pungent ridicule, but also make people see the shackles of the third world ideology and culture and the speechless extreme behavior, as well as the difficulty of crossing the author who has traveled to Europe for many years and his hometown that continues to be backward. The gap and the increasingly intensified contradiction also make people fall into whether the purpose and form of literary creation are completely influenced by subjective factors, and the divergence and estrangement between the external (reader) and the internal (self) between fiction and realism.
Many big-name authors in the past have expressed similar thoughts and opinions (including Daniel in the film, which can be seen from the remarks made when he first received the Nobel Prize and later announced the sculpture): Compared with the easy and peaceful life, the chaos is bad. On the contrary, the environment can get more creative inspiration, the more praise and rewards, the more stumbling blocks on the road of creation, and even stagnation, the same principle as the Oscar curse, the long-term low and bottleneck period.
Daniel initially avoided and rejected various invitations for awards and honors, but decided to go to his hometown where he had escaped for forty years. The reason was that he was homesick because of positive considerations, but more should still want to return to his hometown. Looking for the cornerstone and experience of creation that are getting further and further away, when he is insulted by the locals in the film, we can understand that the root of his previous creation comes from this land-Salas.
The content of the novel will have the shadow and experience of the author himself, and it will always make people wonder what the proportion of the false and the actual content and the content of each. A local resident has always thought that the prototype of the character in Daniel’s book was his father, but Daniel repeatedly denied it; because of the fairness of the selection of the paintings, Daniel was challenged and criticized by the local residents. The social environment of Salas is equal.
The connection is undeniable, but it can be more objectively understood as both fiction and fact. Fiction expands the possibilities of the novel, widens the sense of distance from reality, and reality strengthens the strength and meaning of the novel. The former can make it break away. The imprisonment and limitation of reality, the latter can enhance its depth and personal experience, and stimulate more resonance and thinking. The two are not contradictory. Just like Daniel’s final answer, it blurs the boundary between reality and reality. The “truth” lies entirely with the reader. Personal understanding.
Just like watching a movie, when you see a certain life episode, you will have the instinct of self-projection, think of similar experiences you have had, and novels. Such experiences often appear in the process of reading. When they are closely related to reality When making contact, you are not standing at the highest point of yourself to criticize its true elements, but to reflect through the connection between reality and reality, and to see reality with correct concepts and perspectives, and face the scars that have drained instead of Try to cover up or whitewash it clearly and pretending to be confused.
I can deeply understand the plight of people living in this desolate and backward land from the locals. I hope that Daniel will help the father who helps his son buy a new wheelchair; the daughter who does not want to live as hard as his mother; the friend who behaves extremely and indulgently Faced with these phenomena, many movies will deal with it with a serious and sorrowful attitude, but this movie is presented as easy as possible without losing depth in a teasing and humorous way, which is very rare.
Daniel in the film seems to be successful, but he looks like he is burdened with a heavy sense of loss and emptiness. I believe there are life and emotional deficiencies and regrets. At the beginning, he is unable to create and return to his hometown under continuous honors. Later, the unhappiness and embarrassment of being an "outsider" will also have shadows under the halo. No matter a movie or a book, it can be said that after being written (filmed), it will no longer be one's own work.
Interpretation and analysis by readers with various strong subjective consciousness is likely to misunderstand and misunderstand the author’s original intention. This is also the reason why many authors are criticized and slandered, not to mention that they seem to exchange the dark side of their homeland into their own results. Daniel, when the tense relationship is on the verge of breaking out, Daniel’s dreams and shots give a more vivid expression of that incompatible sensitive situation. Regardless of whether it is personal or rational, Daniel returns to his hometown, just like the one who fell. Like the cranes in the river (note: flamingo → nicknames: flamingo, flamingo), they were lonely and desperate, even almost giving their lives as a price.
Finally, at the press conference where "Outstanding Citizen" was successfully published, Daniel's ambiguous answer and meaningful smile were like a huge ironic and arrogant symbol that appeared on the screen. The ultimate answer is in the hands of the audience. After watching "Portorino" which is reminiscent of Eco, he is clever and cunning, and also has a feeling of being played around. About "Outstanding Citizen" (books and movies published in the film) Itself), anyway, I "believe it".
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