For me, people who don't know how to watch movies for the time being, this theory can basically be filtered out, because it is the work of the creative staff, and an audience just sees the result.
The result of watching Ilya Kazan’s "The Wind and Clouds" last night is what I recall this afternoon. I still have infinite admiration for Marlon Brando. How classic this film is, and the awards it has won have told us. (Although occasionally those awards don't represent much, only occasionally), the first thing I think of is Marlon Brando in the movie, you know, everything.
Movies may not need actors, but movies need great actors and a close-up. You know that this is the expression that the character should have at the moment. Brando is not the kind of old-school Hollywood actor, his performance has a distinctive vividness.
In "The Wharf", Brando performed a process of gradually becoming a hero from a gangster. The performance along the street with the heroine and the performance in the hotel is naturally moving, unruly, casual, focused, and serious. Using a medium shot on the street, a not-short shot, Brando shrugged, picked up the heroine’s gloves from the ground, and sat on the swing, "I don’t like the suburbs, I’m afraid of crickets," and put the gloves very natural. Put it on your hand, take out the chewing gum from your pocket with your other hand, bite one piece, and then bite another piece. This is his impulse when he encounters the first beautiful thing in life, full of charm.
In the tavern, the close-up shot was used first, and then gradually turned into a close-up of Brando, so we were able to see his delicate expression clearly, coordinated with his body movements, which was joyful at first, and when the topic gradually changed, it went deep into what he didn’t want to touch. When it comes to the content, he starts to become annoyed, and even begins to blame himself consistently. After the heroine stood up and left, his movement of scratching her forehead really surprised me.
Of course, the dialogue with my brother in the car is undoubtedly classic. The performances of the two are very touching, and Brando said, "I could have climbed up, I could have become a competitor, I could have "Get ahead, not a useless bastard like now", I remember hitting him in the face under the light of the streetlight outside the car.
The whole film is smooth and moving in line with its reputation. There is no need to repeat the compact plot. The character image is complete. I want to say that it is definitely worth watching.
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