I zoomed in on the camera, recorded your expression, and broadcast it to everyone

Gayle 2022-03-25 09:01:23

The first Abbas work, half-documentary, half-drama, replete with courtroom close-ups and long dialogue, recounts the fraudulent affair of a film lover, Sabzion, and for the client himself that may be Just an inevitable accident.
1. Is the movie saving or
harming Sabzien, who lives at the bottom of society, and was abandoned by his wife because of his poor salary. Without a stable job, as a father, he cannot give his children and mother any financial support, and as a member of society, he has no right to speak, and he exists like a transparent person. Life was deeply rewritten because of Mark Malbaf's films. The dull mood found resonance, and he instantly found his existence in it.
Everything that seems to be beneficial has changed because it is often mistaken for director Mark Malbaf himself. He pretended to be a director because of a smooth push, and gradually fell deeper and deeper. He was deeply attracted by this glorious social status, and eventually led to the charge of "fraud and attempted fraud".
2. Self-defense
in court features Sabzian's self-defense in court is the main torso of the entire film. Facing the judge and the director's questioning, Sabzion stated the specific process and motivation of his actions one by one. Like an onion, the story is pulled apart layer by layer, only to discover the inapplicability of the modern legal system to the whole thing. We are less and less able to tell whether Sabzian is playing the director, or the actor, or himself. At this time, I can't help but wonder, is the truth recorded by the documentary really a kind of truth? Aren't we acting every day?
The eloquent self-defence becomes more and more blank, and no close-up close-up can find the truth.
3. Go to the "victim"'s house with his idol director to apologize
Sabzion took a tall red potted plant, sat behind the real director Mark Malbaf, and went to the "victim"'s house to apologize. This is the last scene of the movie, and everything looks so "beautiful" as if the event had come to an end. The two sides shook hands and hugged each other, just like the PEACE&LOVE spirit of the times after the boxing ring ended. But we know that it's just a kind of self-deception, and life is far from over.

I zoomed in on the camera, recorded your expression, and broadcast it to everyone, but how many people can see the truth.

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  • Pete 2022-03-23 09:03:30

    It's a drama. Tired of playing himself as a poor man, fell into the dream of a movie. But in the process of watching it, you will keep discovering, how can it be so real, how can it be so real, the director ran out, and Makmalbaf ran out, ah, it turns out that everyone is real. They literally recreated the whole case, and even the movie dream described by "Makmalbaf" came true (for himself or the family). The movie is like a dream, and I don't know if it's a real dream.

  • Elmira 2022-03-27 09:01:21

    8.0/10 Abbas is the director of Calvino. Many directors use the contrast between reality and reality, but Abbas used it very well. During the process of watching, I doubted which ones were real and which were processed, but it didn't seem to be important anymore. If a collection is to be made to discuss the film itself in the future, this film must be selected. The use of more techniques reduces the sense of heaviness, and the courtroom scene in the middle is still a bit boring. The ending is pretty bright. The two are actually quite similar. Sabzion is holding a pot of flowers. This shot is very beautiful. (Later, I saw some friends say that the technique is very suitable for avoiding censorship. I don’t believe it is all because of this, but if I have a point, I can’t help but sigh again that Abbas is really a god)