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Daphnee 2022-01-29 08:06:06

I don't think anyone understands Akira Kurosawa better than Leone, and John Woo understands Leone far less than Leone.

Emotional opposition, dramatic conflict, scene frame, prop composition, soft tone, color, mid-tone, rising and falling shot, potential energy of long shot, precise grasp, use of kinetic energy, depth of field and convex writing, selective scheduling of characters The teamwork of a group of masters is so outstanding. The layering in the montage is too full, the ultimate body of three-dimensional emotional contrast.

The profiles of the characters, the groups of protruding characters, and several groups of crossovers are all carefully laid out and designed. The art traps make people walk in without knowing the size. It is necessary to hide them: metaphors under 35mm.

Close-up shallow depth of field 28s flashback long shot panorama large depth of field slow motion run from mid-ground to foreground green and peace tone cool color upgrade slow-shift zoom push over the shoulder camera view scheduling push hat swipe 180s cut to close-up shading emotional climax sound and picture synchronization 25s fade out flash Back to the end, cut to the close-up, Twitter, back-up, close-up, 3s, back-up, shake, fade out, 26s, close-up, and freeze frame

Two subjects flashback Three subjects are equal in height 1.5m Closed, centered, freehand, repeating montage, deepening impression, breaking through psychological impression, stylized character line of sight Light

Direct close-ups do not deliberately please the audience

Taking the camera to talk about digging your heart may be inappropriate but far-sighted.

You are the master, I do not argue.

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Extended Reading
  • Carey 2022-03-15 09:01:10

    Leone's most underrated film, the rush to finish the film has made the film less but unnecessary finesse, and has achieved a master work that best reflects the director's personal style. Close-ups, flashbacks, long takes, slow motion, Morricone's soundtrack is simply intoxicating. "Those who complete the revolution are ignorant of the revolution, those who plan the revolution betray the revolution, and those who insist on the revolution finally choose death."

  • Ole 2022-03-14 14:12:30

    (8/10) A revolution is not a dinner party. A revolution is a riot of one class to overthrow another - Emperor Mao Wu. James Cobain, who appeared later, is the protagonist of the story, and I mostly watched this film for Cobain. Revolutions are always people who shouted the slogan of equality to replace the previous dynasty, and then do the same thing as the previous dynasty, and don't think about the economy and stability until everyone is bleeding and tired. History has never been an exception.

Duck, You Sucker! quotes

  • Juan Miranda: [looking through John's binoculars the wrong way] He says there's no danger; all you have to do is just watch the bridge from a long way. No matter how I look with them, I'm still too close to the bridge.

    [looks through them the right way]

    Juan Miranda: Why am I mixed up in this fucking revolution in the first place? Go ahead, you tell me God; what am I doing here? Why didn't you strike me dead instead of letting me say "I stay too"?

    [notices John walking away from the birdge]

    Juan Miranda: Oh-ho, look at him. Look at him! All because of him! He acts like a tourist that's going somewhere, only he's staying, eh, heh-heh! Look at him. What the hell does he care, ho-ho, he's having fun. Oh-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho! I'm glad he's having fun, God, because I am not having fun. Oh-ho. No! Hey, what's this?

    [notices John napping]

    Juan Miranda: Ho-ho, now he goes to sleep, eh? Go ahead, you sleep. Sleep. I tell you something God: when he's asleep, I go. Shhh. May the good Lord watch over you.

    [prepares to leave, but notices Günther Ruiz and his soldiers arriving at the bridge]

  • Priest: [about peasants] I hate saying it, but you should hear them in the confessional. You would never imagine. Did you know that they...

    Adelita, woman in stagecoach: I can imagine, Father. I can imagine. Living in such promiscuity. All of them in one room, male and female together, lying in a heap, like rats in a sewer. At night, when the lights are out, all their inhibitions disappear. You never know who's next: mother, sister, daughter... goat...