Analysis of film visual language and detail performance

Genoveva 2022-03-25 09:01:11

I read the original book before watching the movie, which gave people a strong sense of "nausea" and discomfort. I'm very curious about how such a completely disgusting story can be reflected in the picture?

I watched the movie twice and it was about a quarter of the original.

Very superficial views and analysis of the visual language of the film:

1. The application of a large number of cool colors and the lack of natural light.
2. A large number of close-ups that are not aimed at human faces, especially avoiding the eyes, make people feel depressed.
3. Often when there is an object in front of the eye, the far focus is set, and when there is an object in the distance, the near focus is set.
4. The lens is often shot below the face or across obstacles, which brings a sense of obstruction to the viewer, and the picture is asymmetrical. The only a few symmetrical pictures are often taken from the middle of the picture. cut apart.
5. The most important thing is that the focus of normal people is basically not placed in the center of the picture.
6. In the later stage, the shooting of narrow corridors and iron windows, including freezing the characters in the frame through the windows or iron doors, reflects the sense of confinement.
7. Various white or white light objects are often placed in the center of the lens when the characters are talking.
8. Including a large number of close-ups of reflective objects, a lot of shooting against glass, and obtaining a cool-toned image of the interior.

Additional Details:
Mostly overexposed to natural outdoor light sources.
Lots of tight space shots.

While these strange shooting and performance techniques make us feel distressed, they also bring us a “blind” discomfort, which corresponds to the theme of the film.

Why use a lot of white light?
We know that the world of blind people is black, and all the white light in the movie tries to separate the "blindness" of these people from the blindness of ordinary vision.
In this world of the blind, it is easier for people to see greed, selfishness, kindness, lies...

There are many intentions in the film:
the blindfolded idol
licks away Moore's tears and the dog
heralds a rain of light coming
After the rain, the picture has changed back to a warm -tone

film structure. If the first half of the depiction of human nature is fairly straightforward, then when a gang of robbers forms and further oppresses other prisoners, the depiction of human nature pushed to the extreme.
Tell us that there is society everywhere, there is ugliness and beauty, there is oppression and resistance.
Perfect, the fire that burned the group, warm colors.

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Extended Reading
  • Cristina 2022-03-27 09:01:12

    I like the scene where the heroine cried because she forgot to wind it up

  • Morris 2022-03-26 09:01:08

    I don't remember watching it, I watched it again, dizzy

Blindness quotes

  • [from trailer]

    Doctor: I can't see. I think I have the white virus.

  • King of Ward 3: I will not forget your voice!

    Doctor's Wife: And I won't forget your face!