"Antwone Fisher" is a very low-key work that tells a story of warmth and affection. Although the choice of subject matter creates an association of "pandering" to Oscars, the unmodified narrative techniques of the film still make it easy for the audience to naturally understand its no-unfamiliar theme in the context of the narrative. "The struggle of life, the redemption of life" these materials that were once over-excavated by the filmmakers are once again refined in the film. The protagonist's true life history also adds a little bit of insight into this ancient proposition. Antwone Fisher’s story is not legendary, but rather “plain” like the boy next door. Judging from Hollywood’s consistent filming techniques, this kind of story frame that escapes the shadow of childhood and regains self-confidence can easily slip into the vortex of indiscriminate emotions. However, it did not deliberately strengthen the tragic color of the characters, but let a relaxed and clear story tone run through the whole story, and at the same time make the work reveal an inexplicable melancholy.
The film is very similar in structure to the movie "Mind Catcher". It has a theme of finding oneself, and it also has a main story line of psychological counseling for problem teenagers. But the story is much more ordinary. As the protagonist of a feature film, Anthony's character image is monotonous and almost pale, but this seems to be the style pursued by this semi-autobiographical work. It only uses a line drawing technique. Easily achieved artistic achievements that were difficult to achieve in previous works of the same kind.
Another commendable aspect of the film is the narrative technique where multiple clues go hand in hand. Whenever Jerome's psychological counseling is in trouble, the director misses the opportunity to insert the protagonist's memories of his childhood. When these fragmented fragments gradually accumulate into a complete story, the film also completes the portrayal of the characters, and also finds a one-to-one explanation for the seemingly rebellious behavior. The family affection and love elements integrated into the main line of the film make the protagonist's self-salvation story break away from the monotonous infinite loop, and give the whole work a multi-level and multi-angle discussion. However, the overly complete ending of the film has a tendency to cater to the taste of the audience, and it also weakens the shock of the whole work
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