2. Talking about this movie, first of all, it is the tradition of Soviet Russia. Friends who are interested can read Xiong Zixia's article "Review of the Ten Years of Film in the Fifteen Republics of the Former Soviet Union (2001-2010)" ("Contemporary Film", No. 11, 2011, which can be downloaded from CNKI, Guotu and other websites ). This film is basically in the context of the "New Russian Film" he discussed. As a force to compete with mainstream commercial films, the New Russian film pays more attention to artistic quality and cultural tradition, and "redefines Russia within the world film map. Movie". It is easy to identify the narrative motif that is very common in Soviet and Russian films: telling more lies in order to cover up a lie, this kind of film should not be too much, so that every time I see this kind of hairy bear country film, I think Turning the table, honesty is really a very precious and very rare quality in the culture of Maoxiong country...
3. From another perspective, this film should be carried out in the context of European political films in the 1960s and 1970s. read. This political film is a political film in a narrow sense, specifically referring to a political film in the sense of the film genre represented by Francisco Rossi and Costa-Gavras. Of course, such political films are firstly realistic and secondly usually leftist or even radical left. However, with the development of the times and changes in the international situation, political film has gradually become a film method, and the political criticism has weakened. The title of the film fits this well. As far as the eight parts of a political film are concerned, the film does not do much in the "shady scene", only that "there will be serious consequences", and the relationship between the police and politics has not been developed at all. Think about the way [Z] was handled until the Italian/Romanian co-production [Diaz, don't clean up the bloodstains] the year before last, and you can see what's missing in this film by comparing it.
4. In addition, the biggest change in the film is obviously influenced by the "Romanian New Wave" that flourished for a while. Not only in style of photography: low light, handheld, long shots, low saturation - there are a few long shots that are amazingly done, but also narratively "Romanian" focused, the story takes place in one day , although the unfolding of the story is a bit sensational, but at least it is relatively compact. Measured by Romanian standards, this story is still too dramatic, obviously shifted to the side of commercial films, basically at the level of [I want to whistle], or even not as good as it.
5. Speaking of dramas, the problem is quite big, because the male protagonist is inaccurate. After watching the whole film, he is basically a man with action, conscience and no opinion, so the point of "no opinion" should actually be strengthened, otherwise the two earth-shaking changes of this guy really can't convince me - the male protagonist costs so much He tried to rescue the woman, and finally killed her personally. The value here has been confused to a certain extent, and the effort used to write this character in the front is basically in vain.
In other words, this film is going to make such a twisted logic, that is to say, this guy flashed a little kindness in his heart, but he was finally coerced. There is no so-called hero at all, and the protagonist cannot bring salvation... In short It's just that there are no good people in Hongdong County, okay, this is quite an art film, but it looks like a commercial film, and I don't know it here. It is true that the director wanted to create a complex character, but he was kidnapped by the plot group of "escape". When showing action scenes, the characterization can only be put aside. The problem is that this level of playmaking is too heavy, and it is not enough to fool the audience during the movie time.
6. Summary: In fact, the level of this film is above average. There are flaws in the play, but it has done well in other aspects. In the past few years, the Maoxiong National Film Festival is not at the top, but it is definitely not bad (the bad comedies are as bad as they are bad...). Zooming in a little more, I have to say that the tune of the Romanian New Wave is really exhausting. If it is just to win an award, then after winning the award, quickly find your own tune. The Romanian set, because it is too easy to convert into a method, is really easy to use, especially for directors from former socialist countries. In fact, the right path for third-world art films today is definitely the path of Ceylon, Kaplanoglu, Apichatpong (or even Naomi Kawase), which is deeply in line with the tradition of the nation, and at the same time, the audio-visual language is very characteristic. , It seems that Yuri Bekov is not a master of film festivals. I wish him commercial success without losing quality.
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