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Unconfessed- "Mask" Sending station: Sun Moon Guanghua (July 18, 2004 15:29:06 Sunday),
a projector with letters running at high speed in the station , Erected penis, two-frame cartoons, silent scenes depicting nightmares, spiders, the slaughter of unknown animals, the innocent eyes of sheep, nailed to wooden boards with spikes, withered forests, fences, faces of old women, Sleeping child, hands, vagina, pond in the rain, rocks on the beach...
"Mask" is a miracle. Every scene, every line, every shot.
Have you ever had a movie, the plot is simple and can even be summarized in one sentence: actor Vogler suddenly became speechless, nurse Alma and her moved to a small island for treatment; but it can be full of suspense, making the audience obsessed with each scene from beginning to end. Extricate yourself, even to rewind frequently, and watch it again until every line and every action is clear to your chest. But even so, your mind is still full of doubts that cannot be answered?
Have you ever seen a movie with no more than five characters appearing, and most of the time only two actresses participated in the performance, one of them only said a modal particle, and the other took almost all the lines; but it was full of fun and sexy , Created the most memorable performance in film history?
Have you ever had a movie, although it is only 80 minutes, it makes you feel that the world and time have stopped. Make every lens deeply imprinted in your mind, leaving you with a thrilling aftertaste for the next week?
Have you ever imagined how all this happened, maybe you suffer from Vogler's aphasia just like me, and can only remain silent about this immortal movie?
Unable to confession
can not be confession of the plot
if you insisted that the so-called plot exists, then it does exist, and highly suspicious.
The biggest mystery is Vogler's aphasia.
Through the mouth of a doctor, the film expresses Vogler’s rejection of language communication: "Survival is a hopeless dream. Do nothing, just survive. Stay vigilant every second and pay attention to your surroundings. At the same time, in the eyes of others There is an abyss between you and you in your own mind... Every tone is a lie, a deception, every gesture is false. Every smile is a grimace... You can stay silent, at least Don't lie. You can live alone and lock yourself up, so you don't have to play a role, you don't have to pretend, you don't have to make false gestures...
The same is true of the old man's own explanation:
"Mrs. Vogler is hungry for the truth. She searched everywhere, and she seemed to find something lasting to grasp, but suddenly disappeared. The truth disappears without a trace, and what's more, the truth becomes false.
...So I feel that every sound and every word that comes out of my mouth is a lie, an empty and boring drama. There is only one thing that can save me and prevent me from despair and collapse. That is, keep silent. Explore the clarity behind the silence, or at least try to collect resources that can be found. "
-Excerpted from "Bergerman on the Movies"
"Rashomon" reveals the eternal weakness of human nature, naked and frankly in front of us in a mask, without the slightest concealment.
There is another explanation, in Vogler's The letter mentioned that he got acting inspiration from Alma's self-talk. This reminds people of the so-called "experience life." But this approach is a bit extreme, using both sides to approach a nervous breakdown as a price and the vampire Dracula The duke is exactly the same.
Finally, there is a peculiar idea: this is just an illusion, Alma and Vogler are two schizophrenic selves. (This idea comes from the Fight Club. I am almost certain that David Fincher learned from the mask. (A lot of inspiration) This idea is not completely false, at least in the passage where Vogler's husband regards Alma as Vogler, only this kind of argument can be explained.
The unconfessed production
"What a sexy picture of two women paying attention to each other's hands in the sun-"Magic Lamp"" This is the original motivation of Kamen. The artist's touch often comes from the details that ordinary people are used to. The Muses cares for them at that moment, so everything is born naturally.
Directors are generally afraid or even full of fear in the following ways of handling: (1) Close shots of still long shots. This is mainly due to two considerations. From the director's point of view, this technique can easily lead to dull and sluggish pictures and completely disrupt the rhythm of the movie. This is especially true from the perspective of an actor. The actor's performing arts must reach the point of proficiency. However, more important than acting is that the feeling of the camera must be exceptionally good, otherwise this scene will undoubtedly become a disaster. (2) Large sections of personal monologues. Every screenwriter is not willing to face such a problem, and the idea of letting actors speak foolishly for a few minutes in front of the audience is simply digging their own graves. For actors, not to mention, the ability to read lines is the dead spot of most actors. (Even actresses such as Nicole Kidman, who are at the actress's level, are unsatisfactory.) (3) Backlight lighting settings. Backlight shooting is a nightmare for every photographer. The light source setting must be just right, and the picture will be blurred even if it is a little too strong, and the effect will not be achieved if it is strong. Sensitivity to light is the watershed of the photographer's level.
These three dilemmas were understated by the old man in "Mask". Among them, the wonderful dialogue between Alma and Vogler (to be precise, one side scolds, one side listens) is a clever use of the above three methods at the same time. A very wonderful effect was achieved.
Generally speaking, the most common way to deal with this kind of scene is to fight back and forth, that is, the shots are evenly distributed to two interlocutors to reflect the influence of the content of the conversation on the hearts of both parties. Someone who breaks a little bit might consider using a long motion lens to lay a track between the two actors, and then let the camera wander back and forth between the actors. This is the best way I can think of for ordinary people. The old man’s genius technique is truly jaw-dropping. The idea of using a static close shot is bold enough, but he used two static three-minute close shots to target the two actors separately! What’s even more amazing is that The charm of the two actors completely controlled this scene which should have been dull. Among them, Liv Ullmann was particularly shocked, because she played the role of listening and could only act with facial expressions: Looking down and reminiscing about the past-to Alma Doubts-attempts to deny-dare not face the hypocritical self-endless remorse-pain, eyes closed-on the verge of collapse-boredom and numbness. It is no exaggeration to say that in this scene alone, Ullmann's simple facial expressions surpassed what many actors could do in their entire lives.
The old man's other lover, Bibi Anderson, is naturally not inferior. This passage is chanted in a mysterious tone, like the song of a sea monster. The words can't describe it, the best way is to try it yourself.
As mentioned earlier, shooting with backlight is already difficult enough, and it is even more difficult to achieve such a special effect as a mask, and it is even more difficult to combine a half-dark face into one face! The performance of Sven Nykvist, the old man's royal photographer, is not an exaggeration.
The mask is the second turning point of the old man’s film career (the first is the seventh seal, my own opinion). After the mask, Bergman completely abandoned the religious complex in the work and began his own exploration of the human spiritual world. The most secret part of the journey.
"I once said that "Mask" saved my life. This is not an exaggeration. If it weren't for him to give me strength, I might have been defeated. For the first time in my world, I really don't care if the movie can be defeated. Accepted by the general public. This matter has far-reaching significance." ("Bergerman on Film")
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