Parse the rules of the game

Monica 2022-01-26 08:43:44

Renoir's immortal masterpiece, which was banned when it was first released, was not restored until the Venice Film Festival in 1959. The story takes place on the eve of World War II. A group of French nobles spend the weekend together in a manor, which reflects various human flaws such as class conflicts and social conflicts. The so-called rules of the game mean that despicable means such as lies and deceit were the unbreakable rules of the game in French society before the war. Anyone who violated this rule would be killed by the social circle at that time and become a victim of that society.

The film combines various styles, from realism to fantasy, from comedy, tragedy to romance, and various elements are brought into play. But the moral of the film is very obvious. The cruel hunting scene will criticize the alienation and cruelty of human nature, and it also brings out the director's helplessness for the dark forces of society and the pessimism and disappointment of the social prospects at that time.

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  • Treva 2022-03-26 09:01:13

    CC#216. Narrative techniques and symbolism to the extreme

  • Sonia 2022-03-26 09:01:13

    8/10. The content is extremely rich, depicting the complex and changeable emotional world of aristocratic society on the eve of the war. The hunting and dinner scenes form a subtle contrast and hint: the side-moving shooting makes the actions of the servants as majestic as marching, the animals who fell to the ground with gunshots twitched and struggled, It is a metaphor for the fascists who have won the victory arbitrarily slaughtering the weak and powerless Europe in front of them. The skeleton dance is like an increasingly rampant Nazi madman. The audience below the stage plays the role of an ancient aristocrat who is declining day by day. In the noble world where there is true love, the rules of the game have been repeatedly violated, and in the end, Schumacher can only be killed by mistake, and death is used to maintain the dignity of the upper class. The delicate and meticulous character scheduling is the climax. It begins with the foreground conversation between the maid and her husband Schumacher. The maid is perfunctory to her husband, while gesturing to let Ma Shaw in the background quickly slip away, but Ma Shaw accidentally overturned the tableware. Alarmed Schumacher, madly and comically chasing out the state of the rest; Octave, who played the big bear, could not find anyone to take off his clothes, Christine stayed out of the matter and was planned by the people closest to her, and the aristocratic group was ignored like this, Unable to control destiny.

The Rules of the Game quotes

  • Geneviève de Marras: Come here. I'll take your bearskin off.

    Octave: About time!

  • Marceau, le braconnier: Women are charming. I like them a lot. Too much, in fact. But they spell trouble.