"The Thief" was the first film I watched Bresson, and I didn't quite understand it after watching it, so I watched the second "Death Row", which is the film I want to briefly talk about today. The storyline of "Death Row" is very clear. A French lieutenant who was imprisoned by the Germans during World War II wanted to escape from prison and regain his freedom. He showed extraordinary courage and determined character on the road to escape. The film unfolds in a chronological order and is told from the protagonist's subjective perspective (there are a lot of protagonists' inner monologues in the film to express the protagonist's inner thoughts and states, which can make up for the lack of actors' performances), and take the changing environmental conditions around the protagonist as a whole. The plot pushes the further development of the story (it's a bit like a game, where soldiers come to block, and water comes to cover). Every step taken by the protagonist Fontaine has a detailed line explanation. This escape from prison is even a bit like doing a math problem, requiring detailed reasoning and conditions for each step. The plot arrangement is also very clever. For example, Orsini's escape was a trial and error for Fontaine, so that Fontaine knew in advance the difficulties he could not see. Before Fontaine was about to escape, the urging of the prisoners was a turning point that connected the previous and the next, and also told the audience that something big was about to happen. From the implementation of the prison escape plan, the film reaches its climax, to the place that makes me most nervous, Fontaine's extreme caution keeps my heart hanging until finally freedom comes. Bresson conquered the audience who liked him with very concise shots and clear plot design. (Another point, I think his transitions are too smooth, and it is very comfortable to look at, and I can't even notice that he switched the camera. How did he do it? Do you have any skills? Ask everyone!)
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