The self-destructive nature of desire (this is not a film review)

Talon 2022-01-05 08:02:06

This is not a movie, it's a personal impression


If you see the cast of this movie first, and then look at the rating, you will be curious about what power is it that made this group of awesome actors make a bad movie. This movie has a rating of only 5.7, but it has Adam Driver, Bill Murray, Tilda Swinton, and Steve Buscemi starring in this movie. If there is only one big actor in a bad movie, it is quite normal. But this one is very curious. The reason may be director Jia Muxu, this is a strange director.

Although this film is a zombie film, it is obviously full of black humor. To make a long story short, I personally understand that the director compares humans to zombies in the movie, because the loss of soul, greed and intemperance will inevitably bring about the end of the world. Driven by the commercial society, the desire for expansion is endless and insatiable. Finally swallowed myself.

They have become zombies, they are looking for wireless, and they are also pursuing fashion. And the last few lines of the movie are the core.

"Zombie, a lingering materialist"

"They came back from the dead, and out of control like ants"

"It seems that these ghosts have lost their souls. They must have bought him and exchanged them for gold, new cars, new clothes, new game consoles, etc., they will only be greedy for more things."

And the last line is "what a sick world". This is Jamusch’s worldview.

It is a tradition for independent films to laugh at business society. In the case of many independent directors, the booming commercial society will eventually lead to the "final judgment" of human beings. Different people have different opinions in this regard, and I don't want to discuss this issue here. But I personally believe that in the face of an unstoppable business society, groups cannot escape, but individuals can still try to keep their distance. This is a kind of freedom.

Jia Muxu’s films are all low-cost films, but what’s interesting is that many top-tier actors have lowered their wages to make films for him. That’s why we saw this small-cost zombie film. There were five or six international first-line actors. In the case of running tricks. Independent movies are still influential~~

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Extended Reading
  • Shanna 2022-04-21 09:02:51

    There are not a few directors who are good at portraying the changes of current events, and there are only a handful of directors who can accurately cast and stop. The slow-release chat method that Jiamusu loves has stepped on the gas pedal with joy for this nerd-filled zombie suspicion. It's just that action and reaction always interact, and the deeper the plot goes, the thinner the text appears. The pleasure of somatosensory feeling, in the face of time, can't escape the fate of disappearing to zero.

  • Jaquelin 2022-03-27 09:01:13

    #EIFF# No.1 —"She's weird." "She is Scottish." —"Everything will be all right." "I doubt it." First of all, I had a really good laugh during the viewing process, Jarmusch and Adam's black The cold and humorous effects complement each other well. Looking back on Pattinson at the Beijing Film Festival last year, the contrast between Adam's performance is very interesting. As always, Tilda appeared on the stage with a gorgeous aura, and I was pleasantly surprised by the Scottish voice, and then I heard that sarcasm and the whole Scots laughed out loud. This Jarmusch is very unexpected, and I can feel some of the content that he wants to express in his layout, but in the end, it seems that he doesn't like answering questions and handed it over. Silly face suddenly glows, Tilda's alien spaceship, and "Because I read the script." Suddenly it all ends in inexplicable nothingness, making me wonder about Jarmusch's head...but still a little love.

The Dead Don't Die quotes

  • Officer Ronnie Peterson: [holding a head] For now they're just dead hipsters, but they haven't turned yet. It can take a while.

    Chief Cliff Robertson: [serenely about zombies at the door] Well, look at all of you. So very ravenous, yet well past your expiration date.

    [draws her sword]

  • Zelda Winston: [serenely about zombies at the door] Well, look at all of you. So very ravenous, yet well past your expiration date.

    [draws her sword]