What are the standards for a good movie in this day and age? Undoubtedly, moving plot, excellent actors, bold and innovative editing and other elements are indispensable. To me, these are put as second tier as possible, and the boundaries of traditional genre films have reached their end. When I have seen all kinds of movies, the most touching one is such a real movie. For me, the real movie enlightenment was one night in high school, watching "Transcendence" at station B with a small vivo mobile phone. It left a deep scar in my heart, and it made me think about it for at least a week, so that when I mention it in the future, I can feel that kind of pain, the pain that the movie gave me for the first time. After that, I gradually began to understand the world of images, and I gradually understood why I stopped laughing and shedding tears when I looked at something. Detachment seems to have helped me fulfill that fate of detachment, tearing open the veil of hypocrisy and hitting the depths of my soul.
For me, I am obviously not professional enough or courageous enough to set a standard for judging a good movie. All I can say is that as long as it brings me irreplaceable and long-lasting memories and allows me to examine myself and the world around me from the bottom of my heart, then it is a so-called "good movie". The feeling this film brings to me is still as strong as the first time I saw "Transcendence", and it is still very depressed, and I have not found an outlet for my emotions in the end. The shot is a large close-up of the face, which is mesmerizing. People have always been fascinated by faces, the most unique language among humans. The successful close-up in the film stems from the excellence of the actors. The casting couldn't be more appropriate, the image is very vivid, the irascible fat man is particularly impressive, and the protagonist, showing an image similar to Al Pacino in The Godfather, is also very exciting.
There are black and white parts and color parts in the whole article. Black and white are memories, and the years of confusion and pain. The film opens with a tense atmosphere, then cuts off abruptly, presenting the boy's memories in flashbacks. The boy's memory was later written into American History X, during which the protagonist returned after serving his sentence, the return of the older brother he admired, and who ultimately led to his destruction, left him with mixed feelings. On the one hand, it is the joy of reunion, and on the other hand, it is the change of the elder brother. This change confuses the boy, and also creates a little gap in the brotherhood. It seems embarrassing to meet again after three years of separation. The film is quite measured in this subtle emotion.
The boy doesn't know how to write paper or what the format is. The boy is the witness and recorder of this history, and he is also involved in this history. History always has someone to tell, and he tells the story of his brother, another tragic fate. In the process of writing the paper, the ignorant teenager indulged in the memories of the past, and the sudden change of his brother seemed to herald something, which made him not know how to continue writing. A lot happened in the long night, the metal party, the girl's kiss, and the brother's break with the past, life in prison. The dossier was formed in such emotions and ended up in the boy's blood the next day.
The transition of the whole plot is very comfortable, and the past and reality are interlinked, forming a unique experience. The director really likes to use slow motion, and it is very shocking in several places. The director's two works are involved in youth and campus life, which seems to be a campus complex. The deaths of teenagers also occur in schools. The lives of teenagers appear rebellious and turbulent in front of the camera, and the relationship between teachers and students has become delicate, which is exactly the portrayal of the lives of many teenagers.
Teenagers are full of hormones, which of course can be easily exploited. Fanaticism for stars, curiosity for various stimuli, and absolute loyalty to a certain concept can ultimately have a great impact on a person's life. For me, it is very empathetic. In such an era, a teenager took a stance of seeing through society and pointed the finger at another group of people, turning his blood into anger and swearing in front of the camera. At the end of the same film, another black boy who was instigated shot his classmates to death. This is the misfortune of the times and the misfortune of family education.
The biggest controversy in the film is the transformation of the protagonist, and the transformation of the boy. When I watched it, I felt that although it was not done very well, the prison life could be more detailed, and the process of transformation and resistance could be deeper. But it won't ruin the whole story. First of all, not all film transitions are nuanced, like Shawshank or Green Book. The transition in the film is a relatively important link, but it is not the main theme. The change in the film is probably that the mother's visit made the male protagonist begin to wake up and suffer. Talking about the black inmates successfully consoled the male protagonist and formed a friendship. At this time, the male protagonist's inner hatred for black people began to resolve, but it did not disappear. Until I heard about the injustice of black inmates, I realized how isolated and helpless black people are in American society, and I found that my previous fanaticism was a little irrational. At the same time, the behavior of his white inmates made him realize that badness is irrelevant. This transition is also what I think is the most unnatural, because the male protagonist is not a person who dares to stand on the highest point of morality. Then the revenge of the white group, the arrival of the teacher, and the fact that the black group did not trouble him, made him realize that all the previous impulses had not changed his life status, endless hatred, fighting, bloodshed, shouting Nazis and white supremacy Instead of bringing a better life to himself, it has led to the misfortune of the family. Just like young people instantly understand the naivety of their fanatical emotions, when the anger subsides and the long-lost calm strikes, it is a deeper pain, and the belief in breaking is also firmed at this time. The arrival of the teacher reminded him of his brother who was walking on his own path, and his heart became more and more eager to go home...
The transformation produced by the teacher's dialogue is also not so good. This scene should be longer, not explained in a few words. As for the brother's transformation under his brother's description, it makes sense. One is that he didn't sink too deep, and he could be saved as the teacher said. The second is the worship of his elder brother. The emotions of teenagers are easily influenced by this idol mentality, which can be found by careful observation. The older brother came back and asked his mother to quit smoking, and the younger brother followed suit. The third is reflected in the writing of the paper. But the boy didn't completely change, he just patted his head nostalgically, still smoking a cigarette, still clinking on his trousers. The brothers were determined to change their ways. The younger brother took off the swastika on the wall as soon as possible, while the older brother faced himself in the mirror and silently blocked his swastika tattoo. The director seems to give fewer close-ups of these symbolic things.
The way the movie tells us to give up racial hatred and embrace each other instead of killing each other is profound. Its artistic conception exceeds the original theme, as vast as the sea in the film. The director gave many shots of the sea, and the brothers by the beach looked golden in the sunset, like a divine revelation, and the world was peaceful and quiet. Perhaps only in front of the sea can people see how narrow they are. In the face of different voices and views that are inconsistent with ourselves, should we face it with tolerance? Hatred does not change the status quo, but brings tragedy. Similarly, how should families correctly guide teenagers to form values, so as not to be carried away by the blood for a while.
In recent years, the discussion of the black issue in China has become more and more heated. Sometimes I am also carried away by some things on the Internet. Even if I know that this is a typical survivor deviation, it is still difficult to take it calmly. Forging a sword into a plow, when faced with people who are different from themselves and different cultures, the most valuable thing is tolerance.
Unknowingly, at one o'clock in the middle of the night, then "end with a famous quote", selected from the most common comments in the comments:
"After ten years, when I think about the issue of belief, I suddenly find that any belief, including mine, if abused, can become a stick to beat people and a tool to persecute others. Blasphemy is a crime, and National anti-tradition and lack of ancestors are all crimes. If you can name a belief that can be madly believed without the danger of losing one's sense of reason, and there is no need to say that it has other advantages, I will immediately convert to it - this advantage above all other advantages Add up, it will be much bigger." ----Wang Xiaobo
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