Xiaoxitian on Thursday will play "Beautiful Boxer" and "Broken Flowers".
Although he was born in Thailand, which is relatively open, the protagonist of "Beautiful Boxer" Long Tang still faces a lot of public opinion and inner struggles. He clearly likes women's makeup and singing and dancing, but he is forced to stage a "violent elegy" in the boxing ring; as a woman, he has no choice but to weigh himself naked in front of countless flashes. I can't help but think of the transgender dancer who is not afraid of exposure and has a lot of controversy. He is fearless in front of the media and makes amazing speeches. But what kind of changes her heart has experienced, no one else knows. In contrast, this film has a lot of detailed descriptions of Long Tang's heart. In the middle of the night, a person fantasizes about dancing in a fancy dress, secretly applying lipstick in the bathroom, and covering his face with his hands for the first time in disguise. Express the collision between the heart and the reality.
The entire narrative structure of the film is similar to Orson Welles' "Citizen Kane" reporter tracing style, which was also used in the film "Velvet Goldmine", which reflected the glamorous rock star. It is obviously lazy to use this format to shoot biographies, but at the beginning of the film, only part of Long Tang's face and fragmented back and silhouette are shown, which is quite suspenseful.
However, after watching "Beautiful Fighter", I just wanted to sign up for an Aikido class, beat people legally, and vent rationally...
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