another expression

Romaine 2022-03-18 08:01:01

The plot is simple, but the meaning is far-reaching.

The plot can be explained in three or two sentences: a happy family has become depressed because of the unexpected death of the youngest son. Dad is a psychiatrist. He listens to different patients talk about their troubles every day, but he loses his composure in front of the patients because of deep self-blame. Mom and sister also fell into endless grief.

The development of the whole story and the performance of the actors are very smooth and round, without any deliberate turning. Especially the creation of the character "Dad". On the morning of his death, his son was invited to go for a run, but he went to the doctor because of a temporary call from a patient. He fell into self-blame, and he imagined countless times that if he rejected the patient that day and went for a run with his son, the tragedy would not have happened. He became unpredictable, impatient, and eventually decided to suspend his work.

The film briefly explained the four patients of "Dad". Later, I felt that "Dad" himself became a patient. Everyone has a story, it's just that this movie looks at their story through the lens of "Dad", but in another story, they can be the lead and "Dad" is the supporting role. But no matter how they change, "Dad" and they all have their own knots in their hearts. In such a wondrous way, anxiety spreads in all directions.

For a movie with a minimalist plot, realism and delicate mental depiction are often its lifeblood. Put yourself in the movie and you find that you will react in the same way as the protagonist. The movie brings people two possibilities: one is to live another life, to experience something that you can never experience in your life in a short 120 minutes, with a strong sense of drama. The second is to live the same life, and in this same life, communicate with the characters in the movie, perhaps comforting each other, or constantly arguing. The latter will be more difficult. The life of a director is always more difficult than that of a drama director, because everyone has experienced life, but not everyone can experience drama.

At the end of the film, the family begins to walk out of the haze. On the beach, they walk by themselves, seeming to have their own thoughts, but with relieved smiles on their faces.

I still have to exclaim this way of expression and use the emotional power that directly points to the heart to string together a movie. Not a single fancy lens, still deeply moved me. Life is art.

In 2001, he won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, the ninth place in the top ten of the French "Cinebook".

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Extended Reading
  • Enid 2022-03-20 09:03:08

    The deep pain is not heart-wrenching, it is hidden under the surface of calm. The loss of life is sometimes as sudden as the rain on a summer afternoon, while the pain left to relatives is like a birthmark that cannot be erased in a lifetime.

  • Laurence 2022-03-22 09:03:01

    The family's reaction during the period when the son died was too small. This is the only part that cannot be accepted. . Let the average person sit on the ground early. . .