This love story has been described as more "transcendental" than "The Tree of Life". According to those who have seen the film, the director's iconic "meditation" still abounds in the film ()
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Like the previous work, the picture of "To the Wonder" is still exceptionally beautiful. Whether it is a beautiful natural landscape or a simple American town, the director can use the light and angle to make it show extraordinary charm. You should be ashamed in front of such a picture. Also like the previous film, the film abandons the fixed camera and adopts the form of follow-up shooting. The camera follows the male and female protagonists or moves, allowing the audience to break away from the identity of the observer, enter the position between the first perspective and the third person, and participate in the into the intimate relationship between men and women.
The director seems to be trying to separate the picture and sound of the film, each performing his own duties. Through the pictures, we learned the stories of the hero and heroine; and through the monologue, we learned the inner confusion and feelings of the characters. Through the unity of the two, the audience gets a complete reality. The audience no longer has to listen to those dozens of pages of lines, or scenes full of suspense, to think hard about the subtext of the film. In "To the Wonder", all the truth exists on the surface ()
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The film received mixed reviews in Venice. After the first day of screening, many viewers expressed confusion about the various clips in the film, and even Italian media reported that it was uploaded from the audience after a screening. boo. Some viewers believe that the film's fragmented narrative structure and narration's narrative techniques have added to the emptiness and boredom of the film, but others have praised the film's continuation of Terrence Malik's mysterious and beautiful image style, exploring the true nature of life in purity . Critics generally praised the film's imagery, but had mixed reactions to its narrative style. The Hollywood Reporter commented that the film was "beautiful at times, dramatically evoking memories from a heated but ultimately unhappy relationship" ()
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