In the afternoon of the weekend, enjoying the sun leaning in, making a cup of milk tea, watching "Hunter's Night". It's really strong-contrast.
The sunshine in the afternoon is so good, but it doesn't shine in the movie.
Most of the film is so dark that it cannot be turned into darkness. Everything happened in the dark. My father could not bear poverty. After the robbery, before the police came, he handed over the money to two young children, brother John and sister Pell. , Asking them to swear never to tell this secret, even to mom Vera. Ben met the evil priest Harry in prison. He knew Ben’s secret and came to Vera, tricked her and became The new father of two children, he killed Vera, but the children fled and came to the strong Richard, and another confrontation began.
"Hunter's Night" feels that it is a perfect score both from the aesthetic point of view and the plot, although it is a bit too dark. There are countless unforgettable compositions and shots in the film, bringing the simplicity of black and white to the extreme. The woman in the river is holy and sad, the boat in the night has crossed countless darkness, passed by the quiet and cruel nature, and finally came to the light in one day. The classic confrontation lens is amazing. The light projected from the top to the bottom by so many triangles in the film is so holy and bright, but it does not seem to reflect the heavy darkness in the sequins. Evil comes prepared, but most people are insensitive.
Because people don't see any hope here, women are weak and stupid. Mother Vera easily believes the words of the devil. Richard's adopted daughter always wants to see punks and get vanity and ice cream. Men are fierce and irresponsible, and both fathers are fake, but they bring suffering to the children. The general public is ignorant and corrupt. They know that the crime is happening but turn a deaf ear to it. When the group sees the crime, it is uncontrollable anger and violence.
Compared to John and Pell, adults are like gods, but what did the two fathers bring to them? His biological father could not bear the poor life. His life reflected the pain of the Great Depression. He was like a rebel. He handed over the hot money to the children and died with peace of mind, as if it was brought to the children. A better life can only deceive yourself. The children lost their father with money, and saw their father being subdued by the police in front of them. It is tantamount to the collapse of their beliefs, and the money left to them has become their crime, another even more sinful man, Harry. , Discovered Ben’s secret in prison, he focused on Ben’s family, Harry is a more complicated character, he is a priest, but he committed more sins, he hated women but couldn’t help but look at women Dancing, he tricked Vera and tortured her. He was like a tattoo on his own body. The hate on his left hand and the love on his right hand were shocking. He rode a horse in the dark night. Singing songs in the middle of the night, confronting the old woman in the dark but singing poetic songs, I can't help but sigh, love and hate are really like two hands of a person, twisted together. Good and evil are also.
Perhaps this is what this film wants to express. Human beings are like John and Pell, at a loss, but the gods who exist as fathers cannot give them directions, but arrange to torture humans according to their own wishes. Humans only As the old woman Richard said: There is only patience.
The two fathers brought only pain and doubt, killing and betrayal to the children, but in the end the old woman played by Lilian Gish became the object of redemption for the children. Lilian Gish is still beautiful and elegant when she grows old. She brings a sense of security to the children. She recognizes good and evil and has the ability to act. She recognizes the shortcomings of people and chooses to tolerate them instead of transforming them. Watch the film During the process, I once thought that the director was misogynistic, or that the religion he understood was misogynistic, but he finally created such an old woman who may be imperfect but close to God—wishing for love but not letting love. Become one's own weakness, give love without taking love as a burden or threat, a gentle image of the mother of the earth.
Maybe God is really a woman.
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