"Mother! "Literature Extended Reading

Branson 2022-11-28 01:13:40

7.5

This is a large-capacity movie. I think it may take a lot of knowledge and viewing to understand the message the director wants to convey. He has religious allusions and various wonderful metaphors. I saw the magic of Marquez. The small town of Macondo also saw that Ulysses' stare gave me an indescribable stream of consciousness. Professional shooting techniques will not be mentioned. On the one hand, people who can shoot "Black Swan" are not bad. On the other hand, in this film, the push-pull-shake-cut montage of these shots is not important. The concept of ugly is far greater than the film itself.

Let's talk about this movie based on a few books I've read.

Javier Bardem invites his readers to do whatever they want in his house. This passage reminds me of Jose Rizal, the father of Filipino nationalism, The Cancer of Society, which is considered to be the One of the greatest achievements in the history of Philippine literature is described in this passage: Captain Diego has always been known for his generosity of hospitality. Everyone knew that his house was just like his country, open to anyone. As soon as the news that he wanted to hold a dinner party came out, the news was like an electric shock, instantly spreading through the circle of parasites, diners, and those who were created by God with his infinite kindness, and who were tenderly multiplied in Manila to fight the autumn wind... …

This paragraph is exactly the same as the one when the writer invited the bereaved tenant to hold a funeral at home and after the completion of the new work, countless readers came here to cause chaos at home

There are also many things that the director wants to express about the special role of the writer. I think of Paul Johnson's "Intellectuals". This book describes several well-known super-intellectuals, such as Tolstoy, Hemingway, Shelley The unknown side of waiting for others, let us see the side that we don't want to see. The thoughts and thoughts of those intellectuals have become self-deceiving lies. They are selfish, self-pity and self-appreciation. What they think and think becomes paranoid, detached from life and actual history...Is there something unbearable in one way or another for a person to be a writer at that level? Then they were alone, and finally loneliness became the motivation for them to sit down and write a book with peace of mind...

At the end of the film, Baden is holding the scorched cousin. This scene reminds me of "Homer's Epic". Too much, there's nothing left for you, Baden said I want you to love me (I want your heart) and put my hand into her chest and really took out her heart (love?)

The moment he digs out his heart is also the moment when his lover disappears. The heart has become the favorite crystal in the center of Baden's study in the previous film, which will make the audience realize that the director is not enough. At this time, a strange woman who has just woken up will appear on the camera. She Shouting out "honey" softly This cry out to the fate of being burned to ashes This religious metaphor can't even be called a metaphor Sisyphus' punishment will have no end and the writer's desire will never be satisfied

Just like the big cousin said, "Why are you still not satisfied?"

Another point is that the protagonist and his lover have been at a standoff for a few days and finally survived the lover stealing his son to those guests. This is exactly the same as the scene of the protagonist and the wolf in "Love Life" written by Jack London, but the result is one good and one evil. Later, the scene where Baden took his son to sacrifice was a bit like the passage in the Bible (Hebrews) where Abraham sacrificed his son to God. Forgive me thinking of the Passion of the Christ, as if I heard Jesus say "God forgive them, forgive them their ignorance! …"

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Mother! quotes

  • Mother: [to Him] Make them go!

  • HIM: [to Mother] Your love. Is still there, isn't it?