The clue to this movie is that big land that has been inherited, and the whole storyline has almost always revolved around this big land. I think this is also the theme the film wants to use this land to tell us - the persistence of family and loved ones, just like the legacy of the tradition, is an existence full of faith.
Photography: This film was shot in Hawaii. The whole film is full of Hawaiian flavor and style: everyone wears big flowered shirts and likes to go to the beach and the woods. Xia Huan only wears slippers and walks on the grass. Excellent composition and lines add a lot of points to this film. Appropriate use of foreground blur will make the characters more appealing and make the picture more three-dimensional. I remember a scene where Matt went to the hospital to visit his wife and was walking step by step on the back-shaped steps. (When he went upstairs to the doctor's office, what he waited for was the news that his wife was not saved.) In the section where Matt went upstairs, he used a top-to-bottom shot, using the frame created by the stairs, watching Matt go up a little bit. go up. The stairs piled up one after another seemed to have no end in sight, and the depressed feeling paved the way for Matt's despair when he received the news of death behind him. In addition, the photography of the whole film will give people a very comfortable feeling to look at, the natural and quiet Hawaiian scenery and the remote and peaceful tranquility. However, when there is emotional conflict, the close-up of the actor's face is strengthened, which fully shows the psychological struggle of the characters.
Voice: The background music used in this film is almost all guitar playing, whether it is sad or happy. Moreover, the classical guitar is used, which is not as loud as the acoustic guitar. The sound of the classical guitar will be more in line with the feeling of the whole film. This also echoes the local customs of Hawaii. Hawaiian's daily carefree and lazy vacation-like life, accompanied by melodious music, is very comfortable.
Editing: In terms of editing, the rhythm of this film is very stable, there is no drag, and it is just right when it should be fast and when it should be slowed down. The color grading of the entire film also looks very comfortable. The Hawaiian-style tones are very saturated, the characters are all wheat skin, the clear sea water and the green forest grass give people a feeling of enjoyment.
Director/screenwriter: Although the voice-over at the beginning may feel a little confusing and funny, the screenwriter changed this monologue very well. How stupid it would be if it wasn't so well written. In terms of storyline, the writers and directors also rewrote the film about a "midlife crisis" to be less greasy. It is different from other people facing a midlife crisis who are only full of hatred and dissatisfaction with the world and life. It is flat and indifferent, manifested in subtle places, and occasional outbreaks will make the whole film interesting. That kind of despair can't be exposed, it can only erupt quietly when no one is there. Another great thing about the director is that when Matt told the eldest daughter of her mother's death, the eldest daughter was swimming at that time. After hearing the news, the director did not let the actors sit by the pool and cry heart-rendingly. , but let her sink to the bottom. For a little girl in puberty, she had a conflict with her mother and wanted to apologize to her after she got better, but she lost her mother like this, the kind of heart-piercing pain, even if you can't hear a cry under water , but also full of penetrating power and appeal. This will be more uncomfortable than crying.
This is a slow-paced movie full of happy summer time, but it will burst out with the enthusiasm of life from time to time, interspersed with the helplessness of life, this mixed feeling is the true taste of life.
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