boring
The story of "The King of State of California" unfolds in a small town with a very simple environment. Although it has a time span and historical origin, the development of the story and the relationship between the characters are very simple, and the space is limited. This makes the whole movie clear, full of plot, but also very monotonous. There are some details that could have been streamlined and give people instant surprises, but they seem too heavy in this "King of State of California". For example, the cello and second-hand car are equivalent to a supporting role. Photography is very particular, but a bit overwhelming. There are a lot of close-ups about the protagonist's father and daughter, especially half-side close-ups. Not every shot has performance significance or is necessary to support the plot. The lens caused two deep impressions: Michael Douglas and Evan Rachel Wood were particularly beautiful. Similarly, because the environment is single, the theme is relatively mediocre or idealistic dream-seeking and family affection, the plot does not have too much ambition, and many details and quotes of the film seem to be of little significance. For example, those two-dimensional event illustrations, Preacher 's experience, the past of the lunatic asylum, the background of the musicians and so on. There is only a causal relationship with the later development of the whole story, and there is no further significance. The new neighbors in the community and the happy family life have an obvious contrast with the monotonous interpersonal relationship of the protagonist father and daughter. However, in the "King of State of California", this kind of socially directed plot is so poor that it makes The main character overly isolates reality. Keeping a distance from reality, although it accentuates the fairy tale tone, it is easy to lose the emotional foundation.
Stable narrative style
The director is directing the filming
The movie created a father and daughter who depended on each other. His father Charles the Great was paranoid. After staying in the behavioral health center for two years and being discharged from the hospital, he became obsessed with a group of legendary Spain. The daughters of the poor and the children headed their homes early, and they carried the burden of life even before they reached adulthood. But she loved her father so much that she even started a ridiculous treasure hunt with him. This nagging experience ended with the father sinking and disappearing in Drainage , and the film culminated in the tears of the daughter. Regrettably, this climax came too late compared to the calm narrative style of the whole movie.
The rhythm is flat and slow
Obviously, the director Cahill adopted the method of first suppressing and then raising to the final eruption of the family relationship between the father and daughter. Most of the time in the film, the daughter does not even want to call her father father, but directly calls his name. In order to fulfill the treasure hunt, the father often ignores his daughter's feelings. This backlog of emotions is understandable, but because the director is too modest, the rhythm of the whole film is flat and slow, and it is completely trapped in the constant mania in the treasure hunt. Although the director tried to make up for the whole film with a small episode in which the father accidentally soaked into the policewoman, and some flashbacks of his daughter's memory, it was no surprise. In the end, with the protagonist's repeated repression, the father and daughter's affection that should have been shocking are gradually turned into a sesame seed. The food is tasteful, but there is more kang char.
Hard to be a classic
Father and daughter are together in the play
The crazy pursuit embodied in the film is somewhat similar to "Bottled Rocket", but it is a bit nonsense to refer to "Nation" . The treasure hunt is bone, this treasure hunt is skin, although this skin is a bit too thick. It is incomparable with " One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest ", except for Mike Michael Douglas. Old McDonald was the producer of "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest". The film’s more accurate positioning is similar to the most popular "Little Sunshine"-style low-cost film, trying to describe the kinship of normal people with abnormal families. This kind of film will be classic if one point is more, and dull if one point is less. "The King of State of California" is very fortunate. Under the brilliant performances of the actor and actress Lao Mai and Evan Rachel Neil Heywood, it did not become a boring film, but when it comes to classics, it is indeed a digression.
