"Wendini" - When Violence Comes to Calm

Sherman 2022-03-03 08:01:23

It has been repeatedly screened by major public accounts for a long time. It can be said that it is a very popular film at this year's Berlin Film Festival. Languages ​​such as "Pezold's masterpiece after "Transit" has long been countless, and the heroine Paula Bell also won the Silver Bear with this.

"Wendini"

Although it is only 90 minutes, it has a high degree of reduction to medieval legends. In fact, the story itself has a foundation of reality, but "Wendini" chose a surreal and supernatural way of telling, which is also borrowed from A legend is used as a channel to complete many poetic expressions in addition to storytelling.

underwater reunion

In fact, the film has a good pacing, and most importantly, it's restrained. The overall perception is actually a kind of superficial quietness, which tells a story very quietly, and conveys a huge emotional riot under this quietness. When the fish tank is broken, when the heroine kills her ex-boyfriend, when the two meet underwater, when the hero sinks to the bottom, when the heroine stares from underwater in the last shot of the heroine, and even the film starts a few rounds. When playing back and forth, this kind of restraint is as if 10,000 bands were playing frantically, but the director pressed the mute. It doesn't deceive the audience, it can't bully the audience, it just goes on quietly and naturally, letting the audience feel for themselves.

The man sinks into the water
Wentini's Stare

But it also has some problems. At first I thought, if I don't know this medieval legend, can I get the point of this film? In fact, after reading it, I will dispel some of my doubts, because its surreal language is very strong, so it can form a wonderful connection between the heroine and water, which automatically makes the audience acquiesce to its existence. But in fact, it sets a certain threshold for the audience's knowledge reserve, which will cause the film to have a serious textualization tendency, and become too concerned about re-engraving a paragraph of text, in a sense like text expansion, only the fish tank paragraph The most image.

fish tank broken moment

All in all, it can be called a flaw that does not hide its beauty. It should also be fully affirmed for its brilliance and beauty. Looking forward to the sequel to the trilogy! (By the way, the ending is really like The Shape of Water)

See you underwater at night

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