This is how "Dancer in the Dark" gave me.
It is no exaggeration to say that this film is almost perfect, making an embarrassing declaration for the film industry of the last century. There is no doubt that this is an author's film, which is very different from the American entertainment film. Of course, the director of the film may not think so, but this does not affect the audience's understanding of it. I was thinking, what impact would this film have if it were written down in the form of words? The reason for this idea may be that the filming methods of the film are a bit too indifferent to techniques. Whether it is scenes, editing, or transitions, it seems a bit unconventional. At least in many places, it is contrary to the theory of film production. . But all this did not affect the success of the film, so where is its charm?
The story of this film reminds me of the Chinese film "Pretty Mama". Objectively speaking, although the two films have similar plots, they are really not comparable. The reason is that I am ashamed of the Chinese. There are certain reasons why I made a comparison. The key is that it can better illustrate the brilliance of "Dancer in the Dark". Similarly, Gong Li and Bjork’s children both have disabilities. They have paid a lot for their children, but the problem is that in the process of giving, the two appear in different expressions. Gong Li’s bitterness and hatred (similar Chinese theme) The common problem of the movie) and Bjork’s implicit tolerance form a clear contrast, and this is by no means a problem of performance, but the character of the characters that the script has already given. Gong Li's life and struggles exist exclusively for children, with a single personality and lacking elements as a human aspect. Bjork is different. She has her own ideals and pursuits, but she gives up because of her son. The processing makes the character fuller and more humane. Of course, we can have a guess that is not necessarily correct. That is to say, what Chinese films want to show is only the social phenomenon in the conceptualization and the kind mother in the concept. It is a kind of propaganda and praise, even begging for mercy, and human beings. The inner world does not need to be reflected, because it is unique rather than social, although its greatest is not inevitable.
Because the script has endowed the characters with extremely rich personality characteristics, it is difficult to perform this role. We must thank the director for his choice, because of his perseverance, Bjork's passionate performance can be achieved. What’s interesting is that when people continue to discuss whether Bjork is performing in his natural color, Bjork denies his performance and declares that he will not participate in any film and television filming work in the future. Of course, this is a question of Bjork’s character, but we don’t care. It cannot be denied that it is precisely because of her performance that the film has become a huge success. The first job of the director after determining the script is to select actors. Obviously, this requires a certain degree of skill, but he succeeded. Bjork vividly interprets a woman who is weak on the outside but extremely strong on the inside. She has an unchangeable belief in her innocent and natural expression. No matter how much pressure she will bear, this belief and determination cannot be changed. However, mere strength does not represent the protagonist's character, and the persistent pursuit of art. I think at least at this point, Bjork is a completely true performance. As for the film, the shop on singing and dancing is the spirit of the film. There are a lot of singing and dancing scenes in this film, and they all use unrealistic processing methods, which solves the problem mentioned above, that is, this story can only have such a huge impact when it is shown by means of movies. It can be said with certainty that if this film does not have these six major songs and dances, it can only be called a second-rate movie, and in this respect it is quite similar to the potted flower in "The Killer". Bjork herself is a world-renowned singer. Her singing voice is peculiar and penetrating. Her understanding of music is far better than that of directors. She is familiar with the form of singing and dancing to the soul. Therefore, she can easily show the inner world of the protagonist, which is as powerful as "Amy's World". When a person’s best wishes cannot be realized due to the fetters of reality, then he will express it in an unconventional way and apply it in various places, life, love, understanding, art, and axioms. And life...
We know that the film and television techniques of this film seem to be contrary to the convention, but it does not mean that such an approach is wrong. Obviously, the song and dance scenes mentioned above rely on film and television to achieve the effect. What I want to talk about here is the sense of camera shake in the film. Before I talk about this issue, I must explain that this film is said to be shot by a DVD machine. In the Danish Dows Film Research Group, some young people advocate using a DV machine to shoot films. "Dancer in the Dark" is probably also a product born under this proposition. The DV machine is small in size and light in weight. If there is no tripod, its stability is very poor, so the pictures taken are also unstable, with a slight jitter and shaking feeling. But as far as this film is concerned, the instability of the picture just affects the audience's mood of watching the movie. The shaking lens and the protagonist's fate are combined very appropriately, making our mood when watching the movie gradually tremble, tighten and convulsions. In fact, this should also belong to one of the film techniques. In all the techniques of film, its functions can be roughly divided into two categories. One is to simply address the needs of people’s senses, such as extremely smooth editing, and the other is to directly affect the audience through sensory stimulation. Emotions, obviously the latter has a deeper grasp of film art. The unstable lens in this film belongs to the latter.
It has been more than a hundred years since the birth of the movie, and there has never been a perfect movie, and "Dancer in the Dark" is no exception. The perfection we are talking about does not lie in its full use of film techniques, but in its proper use in reasonable places. This film is almost perfect, but its shortcomings are clearly in front of us. In order to avoid a Hollywood-style final rescue, the director asked the protagonist to die. Even in terms of the strength of the film, the protagonist should die. This is understandable. However, it seems far-fetched how much the last two thousand yuan of attorney fees are. Maybe I think about it from the thinking of an Oriental, but in the face of life, the friendship is so bad, it really makes me unbelievable. Is it because the director deliberately Irony? I am afraid that it is not very useful for the film. If it is used to express the protagonist's independent and strong character at this time, it would be a little stubbornly ridiculous.
In any case, this film is destined to be the best film in two thousand years. It is reasonable to win the award, and its shock is inevitable. But one thing I want to say is that this kind of film should not be watched more, let alone read, so that naive people who do things like me will go to hell!
Yu Xiaoxitian in 2001
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