Brave and get back on track - "The Goldfinch"
Today, let's talk about the movie "The Goldfinch".
The film title The Goldfinch (2019), alias Prisoner Bird (Hong Kong).
The film is adapted from the best-selling novel "The Goldfinch" of the same name, which is the work of author Donna Tate, known as "10 years of sharpening a sword". The novel has won a Pulitzer Prize, has long occupied the American bestseller list, and was named "Top Ten Best Books of 2013" by the New York Times.
"The Goldfinch" tells the story of the protagonist, Theo Dyke, who has given up on himself for a long time and is in a state of extreme loss after experiencing the shadows of his youth.
Theo-Deck was 13 when he and his mother visited a museum when a terrorist attack occurred. The unfortunate death of his mother, Theo-Deck became a survivor of the explosion by chance, and quietly harvested a famous painting "The Goldfinch", thus he began a long-term bond with "The Goldfinch".
Theo-Deck's father abandoned his wife and son early and ran away with another woman, never thinking about raising Theo-Deck. Theo-Deck had to enter a foster home to survive. In the days that followed, he met his friend Boris, antique shop owner Hobby, childhood sweetheart Casey, and each experience was an unforgettable journey for Theo Dyke.
Growing up, Theo-Deck encountered all kinds of family, friendship, and love. In each relationship, Theo-Deck could not completely reveal his heart, because a past event could not be let go in his heart.
The fetters with "The Goldfinch" made Theo-Deck unable to enjoy the life of a normal person. He was unable to find the correct way to deal with it. He gradually lost himself and embarked on a dangerous road, even the criminal road of murder.
The famous painting "The Goldfinch" in the film is a masterpiece created by Karl Fabritius in 1654 and is now in the collection of the Dutch Museum of Art in The Hague. Carl Fabritius died at the age of 32 from a gunpowder explosion, leaving few works. Goldfinch was a popular pet in the Netherlands at the time. The goldfinch in the painting is wearing anklets, standing on the feeder, bright but not free.
Through the close-up shots in the film, we can see that the goldfinch has clear brushstrokes, and the little life is dignified but very fragile. It seems that there is no cage around, but in reality, there is no freedom. This is just like the situation of every social animal. It seems that freedom is actually tightly bound by various invisible shackles.
The main focus of the film is also the world famous paintings, "The Goldfinch" and "Girl with a Pearl Earring" are obviously different.
The movie "Girl with a Pearl Earring" tells the story behind the famous painting, the process before and after the creation of the painting, while the movie "The Goldfinch" only tells the mental journey of a young man through the famous painting, and does not pay attention to the painter himself.
"The Goldfinch" reflects the plaything's yearning for freedom, and one person owns such a painting for his own selfish desires, so that others cannot appreciate it, which is precisely against the will of the painting itself.
In the same way, the person who occupies the painting cannot feel freedom from it. On the contrary, he has been on the verge of painful collapse, and the promised freedom has become a shackle.
"The Goldfinch" condenses the social status quo of American society for decades, from the threat of terrorism to the daily life of ordinary people, from the concept of family and marriage to the inheritance of two generations, from petty theft to murder and overstocking, the elements in "The Goldfinch" It is complex and involves most of the typical social issues.
After the setback, Theo Dyke turned into a decadent route, looking bright on the surface, but in fact extremely empty.
The film's foothold finally falls on personal redemption. At the end of the film, a word awakens the dreamer, and Theo Decker finally finds a way to untie his knot.
The prison of life has nowhere to escape,
Be brave and get back on track.
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