. First of all, I always think that the big cousin is a talented actor, but I haven't met a role that can fully show her acting skills. This "Mother", I think very much. To a large extent, it is a movie that Darren tailored for the eldest cousin and tried to make the best use of her acting talents. From this point of view, I fully recognize the performance value of this film. The acting skills of the eldest cousin are extremely superb. Stunning. In the first ten minutes, I was completely conquered by many delicate expressions. Such a difficult performance has made the film shine.
But when it comes to the movie itself, the entire viewing process is not smooth. From the beginning to the end, it is led by various symbols and the metaphors it may represent, racking my brains to build a theoretical system, breaking, rebuilding, breaking, and so on and so forth. until the end of the movie. To tell the truth, I don't like this feeling. It will seriously affect the brewing of the characters' emotions, so that in the climax of the film, a lot of thinking is still solving the puzzle, and it is impossible to reach empathy with the characters themselves. It is undoubtedly a kind of torture. Unlike watching "Requiem for a Dream", the film is like sitting on pins and needles, but it is presented by the extremely superb director's skills. The dual provocation of physiology and psychology is almost unique and rare. There is a film that can achieve such a difficult audio-visual impact through techniques, which is also the original intention of the film, so I have always believed that "Requiem of a Dream" is fully qualified to be named in film and television. But "Mother" is different. The complex metaphors and the plot trend that gradually deviates from reality will make it difficult for the viewers to deal with themselves, unable to find a definite place for their emotions, and they have been wandering. To a certain extent, this has greatly It was a waste of the emotional shock that the big cousin's acting skills should achieve. This is also the biggest flaw of the film from a macro perspective.
In terms of metaphors and symbols, I believe that the complexity and appropriate ambiguity and blank space presented in this film are enough to allow the film to have multiple interpretations and a great space for discussion. This is also the honor that this type of film deserves. In my humble opinion, the symbols in "Mother" basically follow and demonstrate Freud's psychoanalytic theory, that is, the Oedipus complex in human nature, sons will instinctively mate with their mothers and reproduce offspring, and mothers will instinctively independent He enjoys his own son, so all external factors will be regarded as interference by the eldest cousin and confronted with a hostile attitude. Javier Bardem symbolizes the son, and the reason why the male and female protagonists are set as husband and wife is to directly symbolize the mother-son relationship driven by instinct. The house symbolizes the mother's heart. The disturbance and occupation by outsiders have been destroying the house, and the outsiders have been fighting for Javier Bardem's spiritual belonging. This is the key to the mother's struggle against him. The film uses a lot of explicit films. Language gives expression. The potion symbolizes self-discipline or rationality, which is why the eldest cousin throws away the potion when she is pregnant, because the restraint of reason is no longer needed at this time, and the purpose of pregnancy has been achieved. The children born by the couple and the children are eaten, which symbolizes the killing of the human instinct by morality and ethics. The blood stains in the room symbolize instinct, and every fight against outsiders will leave some blood stains, and these blood stains guide the eldest cousin to find the truth of human nature. , and the blood stains eventually lead to a secret room, and the secret room eventually becomes a prop of self-destruction, which is probably Darren's ultimate thinking about human nature.
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