Speaking of "The Shining", even non-horror fans will have heard or seen it. Trapped in a no-man's land with a personality disorder, following Nicholson in the delusional spiritual world, the protagonist's disorder is crazy, and it is the first time for me to enter the sensory stimulation that is different from the thriller. Outside the world of panic, for the first time, I felt the symbols and mysterious charms presented by images. The anxiety brought about by many famous forms and scenes in the film is believed to still make countless audiences panic. When my long-awaited sequel "Doctor Sleep" was finally launched, I only saw that the mystery of the story itself was dissolved, the fear was bluntly expounded into a figurative, and the scene was re-engraved in the feelings of consumer fans. Of course I, who have ruled, cannot be satisfied. In addition to being disappointed, a film that was well-received in Cannes unexpectedly let me see the true sequel to The Shining in my mind - "The Lighthouse" 1 "The Lighthouse" has too many attractive gimmicks, director Robert Eggers, The horror rookie who stunned all four with "The Witch" in 2015, the customs, myths and religious fables of the previous work made people have to look forward to what kind of weird and strange stories will be brought to us this time; starring Robert Pattinson, "Ha. The student leader of "Liport", the glamorous vampire of "Twilight", we are all very curious about what made him get the attention of Nolan and DC, from idol to power, whether he can be in this film and the familiar Willem Dafoe, will he be able to hit the Olympic male supporting actor again with his superb acting skills this time; coupled with the early reputation of the Cannes media, the expectations have long been bursting, and when black and white pictures and square masking As soon as it came out, the stylization of the movie still took me by surprise. Simply put, the style of The Lighthouse is even bigger than the theme itself. Each scene is like a carefully designed installation art. The roar of the whistle and the sound of the sea gulls wrap the audience into the atmosphere created by the film. The high contrast of light and dark and the gaze of the characters, the neat composition and mechanical The movement of the mirror has set an uneasy unease that is too orderly. The first dialogue between the characters is the confrontation between the two about order. Wake's awe for the rules of the ocean and Winslow's disapproval. But Wake begins a deranged revelation, and the lighthouse first appears as a symbol of desire. Follow Winslow's perspective to see the mystery of the lighthouse like a long night of fire, the driftwood floating corpses on the beach and the merman seen by drowning, the mystery and anxiety have spread from the beginning. The hallucinations of wine began to be used as a medium to connect various images. The two sides told stories that were not true or false. Wake repeatedly emphasized his dominance, and the language became a well-designed psychological suggestion. The characters begin to conflict, the confrontation of order And the desire for knowledge gradually alienates people, and the iron gate to the lighthouse still stands between the two, symbolizing the insurmountable power of the two. Conflict has also gradually escalated. It should be mentioned that since Winslow asked Wake to call his name, the hints in the dialogue made people have to wonder if they were mirror clones, the merman's sexuality symbol and Cthulhu on the lighthouse kept appearing. The subtle emotions of dancing and hugging are also worth pondering, not only the struggle for the image of the lighthouse, but also the exchange of dominance between the two. I really like a scene here that symbolizes the beginning of the collapse. In front of the water tank that became rancid because of the seabird's carcass, Pattinson grabbed the seagull that attacked him and beat him repeatedly, and even seemed excessively bloody, not only because of the behavior itself. Violence is disturbing, and because as mentioned above, provoking seabirds will lead to bad luck, this cathartic massacre is so thrilling. Since then, the situation has taken a turn for the worse, the wind direction (a pun of fate) has changed in an instant, the fresh water is gone, the supply ship is blocked by the storm, the hallucination of alcohol has affected the movement of the characters, and the lines, characters and scene switching are coincidental like mapping, deliberately The vague reality makes language and time and space invalid, and the perspective we choose to trust can give different truths. The sharp parallel editing completely erases the boundaries between reality and illusion. The lighthouse is calling like a temptation, and the relationship between the characters becomes more and more ambiguous. The other self on the lighthouse on the rainy night seems to confirm that all this is a lonely imagination. Winslow's violence has achieved a transformation of dominance. The last line echoes the beginning. The bloody face that climbs the steps to explore the source of desire is reminiscent of "Apocalypse Now". However, the lighthouse hidden behind the camera remains mysterious. But I guess that's not the most important thing either. 2 "The Lighthouse" applies the template of mythological stories, uses irrational images to tell a fable about a period of order, traces the source of fear in the middle of the sea far away from land, and derives a unique poetic and mysterious outside the existing concept of horror films. . The superposition of images and symbols, coupled with the disorderly collapse of the characters, made me experience the unknown and the pleasure of interpretation brought by The Shining once again. The Shining is going to be crazy. This is a very good viewing experience. The excellent scene design and audio-visual make it a pity that I could not watch it in the theater. The two leading actors also contributed excellent acting skills, from order to irrational madness, desire and The confrontation of domination, relying on the performance in the second half to firmly grasp the film's Dramatic tension, the previous doubts about Batman's new casting should be dispelled, just looking forward to whether there will be another person after the Joker to break the myth of the role. And this work, which vividly shows the talent, also makes people look forward to the director's "New England Folklore" and how much more exciting it is.
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