This is a movie that probably only Tom Tykwer could make. After entering the film industry, directors outside this magical system have been able to control such a huge production in just a few years. The rigor is as much as that of all big-budget directors, and the nuance remains strong as a filmmaker's stylistic element. The super-fast cut from "Lola Run" is used in "Perfume" to express scent. And, in the processing of the story, Grenouille is described as a man who uses smell instead of sight, so he can distinguish the various components of the mixed smell, and this behavior seems to only have Tom Tykwer's signature super-fast editing. enough to express.
Although the film is more than two hours long, a lot of content is still deleted. For example, the story of Grenouille and the Duke's air therapy in the second chapter of the original book was completely deleted. This one doesn't affect the structure too much, yet Grenouille finds himself without a scent, and the plot of creating it for himself has been completely rewritten. In the film, Grenouille finally realizes that he has no scent when he leaves Paris for Provence. But it probably doesn't affect understanding. Grenouille's morbid fascination with scent, his quest for a girly scent at the cost of his life, and his identity as a devil-angel hybrid are all well described. Tom Tykwer recklessly uses short shots of close-up scenes to present the smell of visualization, while other combinations of shots as narrative are unusual. A familiar oil painting-like visual presentation of nineteenth-century French high society was He continued precisely. I like the handling of the climax of the story. At that time, the seductive Grenouille was standing on a high platform in the crowd, his perfume diffused in the crowd, and then there was a revelry. I liked that moment when he ruled the world. Or Hitler, or something else.
There are many reasons why I like this movie. A gorgeous cameo by Dustin Hoffman, and the beauty of the Provencal countryside. The purple flowers and the golden-red sunshine all over the mountains, the gloom and gloom of Paris ended behind Grenouille as he left. Those perfumes that condense all the youth and beauty of this girl are made bottle by bottle. Finally he made a perfume that is unparalleled in the world, and finally he died in Paris in a bizarre way.
We can interpret this story from various angles. Grenouille is incompetent, and his perverted pursuit of girly scents can be seen as a combination of masturbation and masturbation. However, this person is very simple, and he will never give up in order to achieve his goals. The deep resentment is simply one. Such is his talent, yet he makes good use of his superhuman talent. But that's just a story. The story is left to foreign literary critics, we watch the movie.
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