FIFF6丨DAY1 "Neon Demon" Beauty is the only original sin, but it cannot be destroyed

Josie 2021-12-19 08:01:04

The 6th #法罗岛电影节# will bring you "Neon Demon" on the first screening day of the main competition unit. Here is the bloody evaluation of the flashy ghosts of the frontline girls!

Pincent:

Completely Refn's personal style, minimalist story, violent light tube aesthetics, and electronic soundtrack, I saw a little bit of "Mulholland Road".

Xue Tony:

Movie is an audiovisual art, eh.

Day trouble and night trouble:

A feast of formalism, a film destined to polarize evaluation. "People cannibalize people" is not interesting to the entertainment industry's pursuit of fame and fortune. What is interesting is the extreme image expression of bitchy. Allie Fanning's acting skills are so terrible that she is completely unable to carry the emotional expression of the characters required by the text, which is too degrading.

We Min Hee:

Under the excellent performance of audiovisual and audio, all kinds of dark things seem to be covered with a gorgeous coat and have a special charm.

Danshui Riverside:

Not to mention the large-scale light show that illuminates his eyes, Refn is so immersed in the movie he created, so much so that except for the visual sensory experience he wants, everything else is messed up, dull stories, awkward lines, the so-called drug-taking style The awe-inspiring brought by audiovisual has gradually diminished under these problems.

An An An and:

The stylized light and shadow and soundtrack are everywhere presenting blurry and dazzling audio-visual design, just like the heroine of the film, symbolizing a kind of ultimate beauty. Whether it is a low-cost housing in a corner of the city or a fashion show in the neon center, the director continues to push this grand praise of beauty to the peak by establishing an indisputable and absolutely flashy aesthetic system.

Elle Fanning is not really shocking in our traditional cognition, but in this film she is like a ghost that cannot be tolerated in the world, like a ghost who steals a forbidden fruit and then becomes incarnate, exuding a kind of excitement. People desire, waiting for people to kill, incomparably fragile, innocent and incomparably showcasing wanton beauty. Ego and inferiority, jealousy and resentment, greed and possession, it seems that beauty will always be accompanied by countless ugly births, but beauty is still only beauty itself. We still sing it endlessly and miss it for a long time. Even when we think we have defeated it and swallowed it into our stomachs, that eyeball will eagerly crawl out of our throat, proclaiming our willingness. The earth got into the shadow it shrouded and lived forever in the magic barrier in its heart. Beauty is original sin, but it cannot be destroyed.

Her Majesty:

On the n kinds of pendulum methods of neon tube in expressionism. In a movie about fashion and avant-garde art, Refn played so conservatively. Sudden violence and large scale are still very Refn. Lesbians and women want to laugh after watching the sex scenes. Fanning had no dew point during the whole process, either for the protection of minor actors, or to ensure the only pure image in the movie. The lines ended without any explanation at the end, and all the later articles about boyfriends, lesbians, and Keanu Reeves were gone. There is a certain degree of indictment for the fashion and entertainment industries, but in fact, in the art industry that burns money such as fashion, avant-garde art and even movies, beauty itself comes from exploitation. Art has always been aristocratic, and where there is aristocracy, there is class. The exploitation of women and the proletariat will naturally serve the creation of beauty. Looking forward to the polarization of the show, this film starring must not be compromised.

Owner of Faroe Island:

Form greater than content does not mean that the content can be empty, refer to "Daisy", the form is better than "Neon Demon", still full of fun; the ethereal and mysterious content does not mean that the plot can be inexplicable, refer to "Muholland Road" , The story is more mad and insane than "Neon Demon", but it is memorable.

The ultimate in form is also a kind of content. Unfortunately, the form of "Neon Demon" is not up to the top level, and the content is really lackluster. This is not an audio-visual enjoyment, but repeated chewing of the beautiful but salty plastic flowers. Suffering.

Bloody love story:

I like Nicholas's use of colors and lenses. Any color reflects the heart of the character. In the whole film, the director Jane is above the others. The drama and performance are too general. I want to use a story to satirize the cannibalistic competition in the fashion circle, but the story is simple.

Big big big white cat:

NWR has put all the things I want to express into the video, even if the plot is weak to the level of the small age, it is understandable. The psychedelic and exciting audio-visual experience brought by the neon tube and the cold and sharp electronic music is really fascinating.

Xiaofeng and your waning moon:

It feels like the director wants to show the audience something, but apart from giving me an empty frame, a few women have inexplicably intrigue, and there is nothing. But I still like this light show and soundtrack~

Snow-Nashville:

There are horror elements, horror plots, and stunning audiovisuals. However, the whole film is dragged down by the empty and monotonous script into a boring and boring movie. Like the models in the movie, they pursue the appearance excessively, but the core is Endless emptiness.

Shawshank de Prisoner:

Elle Fanning is like the neon lights of the city at night. How prosperous and exaggerated this city is, there is so much sadness and oppression behind it!

Elle Fanning came to Los Angeles, young, beautiful and energetic, eager to become a model. Her purity and enthusiasm made her a great success, and also aroused the envy and coveting of others. The film uses a Hollywood story of a model's dream, depicting the darkness behind the model circle-plunder, jealousy, and cruelty with almost abnormal light and shadow. The emptiness and sluggishness of the film are like the face of a model, Nicholas wasted the beautiful body of Allie Fanning!

Too much smoke:

There are not a few films whose form is greater than their content, and this NWR film takes this view to the extreme. Although various metaphors indicate that the essence of the film is not so empty, the unfriendly form of expression made this film still make me vomit.

The handling of the script is very arbitrary. It seems that I just remember to add a variety of fantasy shots and seemingly high-end lines, while the actual plot is very dry and featureless. The story of a jealous model in the model industry just became bizarre and nervous under the director's shooting. This kind of treatment is really unnecessary.

However, the wonderful artistic features of the film cannot be ignored. The magical photography and lighting, the dazzling design, the ghostly soundtrack, and the perfect use of various technologies make the film's audiovisual effects fairly good.

All in all, this is a movie that is very suitable for the three majors, but not suitable for public appreciation.

I know her a little bit:

The living is dying, the beautiful is fading, the radiant is dimming with the stars, and the colorful is fading and getting old. Mechanical and indifferent white and cruel and modern black, petals falling on the red carpet, entwined between the girl's hair, ushering in the dull heaven and earth, gray love and love. Blue and red halos gradually faded on her perfect face, and her playful eyes transformed her. The neon-colored water waves flowed under the cinnabar air, and the figure behind the diamond was like a dream in a sea of ​​glass. Beauty is not everything, but the only one. "I don't want to be them, they want to be me."

#FIFF6#DAY1's main competition section scores will be released on the broadcast for everyone later, please wait and see.

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Extended Reading
  • Eddie 2021-12-19 08:01:04

    "Lamp School" style is carried forward, it is recommended to cancel the lines next time to achieve the peak; the electronic soundtrack like a psychedelic burst, and the geometric lines are deeply obsessive-compulsive.

  • Maggie 2022-03-22 09:01:58

    I don't know how many times I've rewatched it, but I just think the better it looks, the better the scheduling, the first-class aesthetics, and the charming symbols. 【2016 Top Ten No.1】【2010s Top Ten No.1】

The Neon Demon quotes

  • Roberto Sarno: Dean, we're having a little debate over here. We need your expertise.

    Dean: Okay.

    Roberto Sarno: You know Gigi, right?

    Dean: Well - I mean, we just met.

    Roberto Sarno: [to Gigi:] Will you stand up so that he can take a look at you? Go on, stand up.

    [Gigi stands up]

    Roberto Sarno: Well...

    Dean: Well, what?

    Roberto Sarno: What do you think? You think she's beautiful?

    Dean: I don't know - I mean, yeah, I guess she's fine.

    Roberto Sarno: Yes, yes, that's exactly the word I was looking for. She's fine! Right?

    [Roberto touches Gigi's right arm]

    Roberto Sarno: You can sit down now, thanks. Thank you, Dean.

  • Gigi: [while looking at herself and applying lipstick in a bathroom mirror in a club] God, I love this color on me.

    Ruby: Red rum.

    Gigi: What?

    Ruby: That's what it's called. They say women are more likely to buy a lipstick if it's named after food or sex. Just think about it. Black honey, plum passion, peachy keen.

    Gigi: [Sucking on her finger and looking at herself in the mirror] Pink pussy.