It's a shame you ended up being a comedy.
The collision between the new and the old, this is a motif that is too easy to be put on the big screen but not easy to shine. When I saw George woke up from a dream, when I saw George sitting in the fire and lost, when I watched When the pistol in the box was aimed at George's throat, I was shocked. At the same time, all I wanted to do was to applaud the director. In this war between the old and the new, it is not as simple as the old making way for the new, but It's a matter of life and death. When something new catches the eye, even if the old thing still has a small stage in a corner, it must be the new sacrifice, offering blood to the fresh flower.
And that old, those things that are about to be swept into the dustbin of history, the most moving charm lies in its unyielding character, which is regarded by many people as stubborn things. It's not that we appreciate this cruel struggle, but the struggle itself, which represents a belief, the price that must be paid in order to welcome the new, and the fact that the old was truly alive.
I saw George's struggles and rejections, I saw the bitterness behind Tears of Love's inability to turn the tide, and all of this pushed the plot to a deeper level, just as the beautiful Peppy already had a young and handsome man beside him The bleak face of George when he was the young man, at that moment, it was so sad that it was impossible to breathe.
Maybe the director doesn't think that sacrifice is necessary, maybe the director doesn't think that meeting the right person at the wrong time is impossible to be together, maybe the director hopes to use the power of love to water the dried up flower of art, making this stubborn silent film no match The beautiful girl gave a gentle smile, so in the end of the movie, George hugged and Peppy once fainted in the sea of fire and finally woke up in the girl's arms.
Then the struggle after this is that the silent film has nothing to do with the sound film, but an old routine about dignity and love. At the end of the film, we get the sound, the enjoyment of beauty, and the joy of breaking through the old cage, but we But forget - the artist, is actually a silent film.
But in fact, it is not a silent film after all. The silence of everything is only for the last minute of warmth and the last minute of carnival, making people immersed in the joy of a safe landing and unable to extricate themselves. But that didn't impress people for long. At least for me, it's a pity that you almost succeeded, director.
But this does not hinder the greatness of this film. The band that showed the silent film at the beginning and the wonderful expressions of the actors still make me feel how precious it is to share the story of this silent film.
Best Director, Best Accompaniment, Best Actor, Best Costume, Best Music. I guessed four.
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