Control and resistance between sisters!

Emmie 2022-03-21 09:02:47

If the characters are a little more confused and the camera is a little more empty, Antonioni will also possess Bergman. Of course, it only has a trace of Antonioni's character temperament (the kind of contradiction and confusion on the sister's body, and the occasional emptiness). ), on the whole, it is still the original Bergman (the complex psychological and logical relationship between people). The perspective of the film is very objective, the content is full of metaphors, and a lot of metaphorical scenes and character elements are added (sister and sister and son John, all the scenes and supporting characters except the three main characters have some kind of metaphor, because I don’t know enough about it. The logic behind this metaphor, so not expanded). On top of this, using the little boy John to balance the realization of the contradictory relationship between the sisters in the film, this actually gives the film a scene and the only superfluous protagonist other than the supporting characters as the only one in all the objective existence of the film. The subject, he explores everything, observes everything, seems to understand something from it (everything that happened between mother and aunt), or maybe he can really understand it when he grows up. In the film, the two absolute subjects as the core of the characters, that is, the pair of sisters, reveal the complex contradiction, estrangement and even hatred between the two almost from the perspective of the unity and opposition of the subconscious and the consciousness presented by human spirit and behavior. , where the basis of the character relationship is the family level. The elder sister (preferring to represent the human soul→spirit) and the younger sister (preferring to represent the human body→behavior) are also two sides of the human body to a certain extent, that is, the contradiction between the human body and the soul. Or it is the human consciousness (sister→control) and subconscious (sister→resistance), all contradictions and resistances are self-contradictions (spiritual and physical contradictions) of the two, and they are the contradictions between consciousness and subconsciousness on both sides of one! 90 points for video, 95 points for script, 90 points for director, 95 points for performance, 90 points for innovation, 92 points for works, 0.9 points for content coefficient, 83 points for film history

View more about The Silence reviews

Extended Reading
  • Melody 2022-03-25 09:01:15

    CC Collection Part 211, produced in Sweden in 1963, the finale of the Silence Trilogy. The woman who kept bathing, the boy who played alone, and the seven dwarfs. The first hour was like a silent film, and I couldn't make out the subject at all. It was not until the meaningful dialogue between the two sisters that some clues could be seen. It is said that it is a prequel to "Masquerade", but it is not the case. Bergman originally likes to shoot the type of double heroine. As for the two sisters representing emotion and reason, as well as the metaphor of God, it is really laborious to see. 6

  • Neva 2022-03-16 09:01:06

    [Beijing Film Festival Screening] On the one hand, there is a language barrier but getting along well (the waiter, dwarf, and John); on the other hand, there is an irreparable contradiction and estrangement (two heroines) living together with the same person, forming a sharp contrast. The relationship between the heroines is similar to sisters and lesbians. The expression of carnal desire is beautiful and bold and direct, while the religious intentions are very obscure.

The Silence quotes

  • Anna: How nice that we don't understand each other.

  • Johan: Why doesn't Mommy want to be with us?

    Ester: Oh, but she does.

    Johan: No, she leaves whenever she can.

    Ester: She's just gone out for a walk.

    Johan: No, she hasn't.

    Ester: She hasn't?

    Johan: She's with somebody. They kissed and kissed. Then they went into a room. I saw them myself.

    Ester: Are you sure about that?

    Johan: I saw them.