I never think of myself as a fan of independent films, but I have watched so many interesting little films over the years, and I really can’t stop a lot of them. For example, Slacker, which almost defines Gen X in images, and the distinctive Waking Life and A Scanner Darkly, are both troublesome, but they still have to admit that their ideas and scripts are all top-notch days. Out of the sunset series, and although almost no one has watched it, for me, no matter it is the first or fifth time, I can’t stop at all when I press the play button and I have to look at the end from the first shot without falling. But after a long time in the circle of independent films, even people with active brains like Linklater will start to step into the stereotype. Gradually, Linklater in New York seems to start to be annoying: large sections and large sections let the audience directly hit. Yawning monologues, plots that are only one step away from nonsense, and often overly pretentious performances, and even his always keen video experimentation has changed from novel and interesting to making people sweaty-animation rendering is a new technique, DV filming is good Attempts to make a movie in twelve years, is the form bigger than the content?
But the good news is that Linklater of Texas is back, and his leisure and cunning are hidden in this film. The fat man with a broken mouth that can always make you scratch your head and often happily surprises you with a touch of magical realism in a narrative story that doesn’t have much ups and downs. The warm and golden Texas sunshine gives it a sense of reality. A life drama with an almost comical plot is marked with an unspeakable but logically mysterious color. In the end, although you are calm, you really don't know whether people are crazy, the world is crazy, or you are crazy. what.
At the beginning of the film, I was actually quite dissatisfied. First, I was a little disappointed that Linklater also got on the mocumentary caravan, which was really a bit lacking in creativity. Second, as a mocumentary, this film was either from the choice of shooting methods/equipment or The pictures, colors and performances are a bit too delicate, far from the mocumentary's features of deliberately rudimentary and fake, which distracts the audience's attention. But the more I see it at the end, the more amazing thing is that this film is not a mocumentary at all, but it is indeed a story movie rather than a documentary. It feels like the film author takes his own notes for writing the script in detail. Put it in the film, and the narrative effect created by this kind of genre mixing is impossible to achieve by two genre alone, and the narrative process is basically easy and smooth, and the plot does not have a sense of procrastination, nor is it excessive. Of pretentiousness.
The performance of the actors is commendable. Although the three protagonists are not pursuing much breakthrough in acting skills, their performance wears the whole film very well, allowing the narrative and reality to blend well. In the performance, Jack Black, who has been in trouble with dramas, has a good sense of control this time, which makes the character of Bernie really come alive and gives the whole plot a focus; Matthew McConaughey is still his midwestern. She looks like a female idol, but this role is really suitable for him; Shirley MacLane doesn't have too many scenes, and it is a pity that this role only requires her to use five points of skill, but her task is also 100% completed.
This is the Linklater that the audience likes, the smart boy who can tell stories and change new tricks at the same time. The movies he makes are unique, and no one can learn them. Bernie has been shortlisted for the Gotham Award, which is dedicated to supporting and promoting independent films. In another month, it is estimated that its name will be on the Independent Spirit nomination list, although she knows that the distribution company Millennium will not be able to spend as much money as a major manufacturer. Doing a campaign, but I still hope that this film can go a bit further in the awards season-even if the main awards are less than (currently it seems that there is no advantage compared with the biggest hits), the adaptation of the script still hopes to have a play. In short, as a strong supporter of narrative innovation, we always hope that Linklater's creation will not go into a dead end, and this film allows us to see that this fat man still has endless tricks in his pocket, just waiting for the next time to shake Come out to show you.
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