"This article doesn't involve any political similes and metaphors. It's written in a hurry, and there may be additions later." I want people to laugh first, and then go back and look back with horror at everything they laughed. ——Joseph Heller Heller always likes to criticize with dark humor and absurd tone, just as this film keeps "action", stops and resumes abruptly, just like stuck in the throat. Bittersweet words. Just the irony from the contrast, and the occasional background explanation that makes you mean "oh" - sloppy. It's hard for me to focus on the plot alone, so for the "lack of structure" There are three points that strike me, which are described as follows: The first is color. The whole film is best at using gray, blue and black—everyday, and warm colors in performances—under the sun, complete collision, exciting There was a fog that was too thick to be wiped away, the bones of the people soaked were cold, and the eyes of the burning people were sore.
Second is the performance. In dramaturgical theory, Goffman talks about society as a stage on which each person plays a different role as an actor, "acting" himself and shaping his own image in social interaction. The class is the "performance front". The students sit upright and speak actively. After the camera swipes and turns to "backstage", they sneak their noses and droop their eyes. The Xin Mei family gathered around the dining table and laughed happily. With a "click", there was no more eye contact with each other, and the "action" couple fell in love with each other. Maybe we think it's fine, everyone wants to perform well in front of the camera, but what if this is a national performance? What about a national performance at the behest? The erratic eyes of the teacher and the sense of incongruity caused by the rigid movements of the pedestrians pulled us from a peaceful day to a numb abyss. the reason is? discipline and punishment.
I have always disliked the layout design of the school. I remember reading a post a few days ago, about the criticism and resistance of the designers of Wudaokou "No. 1 West Street" to traditional school buildings. Not only the film, but the reality as well. The square teaching building, the fixed route, the uniform dress, and the playground with the absolute field of view exposed - is it convenient for panoramic monitoring? Everything is sending a message: Welcome to prison. You have to submit to authority and accept discipline. You have no personality at all, obey and accept. Teachers are all good teachers who preach and teach and solve puzzles. However, there must be a dean who imposes order, completes constraints and strengthens norms. He adheres to the system of inheritance and masters the power of discourse. The school is like this, and there are countless pairs of eyes in the film, bodyguards who "assist" the director, passers-by...just waiting for the challenge of authority. Discipline is in place, where is the punishment?
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