finished watching the movie. Regarding the impact of this movie on me, I spent two hours wandering on the noisy streets of Huaihai Road for two hours before clearing up my thoughts
. This is not a film that is purely about music like "Looking for the Little Sugar Man" or "Drunk Country Folk Songs". Although it tells the story of the band, it doesn't even have a "decent" piece. It is more incomprehensible. Of nonsense. But only when they make a weird sound that only they can understand, everything is happy. In their "music", what we feel is a free spirit and the pulsation of life. But when they finally had to sing the so-called normal songs to cater to the taste of the audience, all we felt was depression and pain. Of course, this movie also has good music. At the end of the movie, Frank, who took off his headgear, sang his last gratitude and love to his friends. The helplessness and sadness in his eyes, the tears on his face, almost The moving voice of the crying voice resounded through the hearts of the audience. Then when the subtitles appeared, there were two more beautiful and sad songs, with the disintegrated Frank headgear scattered on the screen, telling us that this was his last lament.
2. This is not a lighthearted comedy. It is undeniable that the humor and nonsensicalness of the first half of it make the people present laugh so much that it can suddenly turn into a joke even when it seems serious and sad. In other words, in the first half, the protagonists who "live in seclusion" in the forest have the ability to control their own lives and have the courage to mock the impermanence of life. When this group of freaks suddenly broke into the "earth world", facing the curious and mocking gaze of the world, these "fugitives from the mental hospital" finally had to remember their "abnormality" and once possessed "unusual talents". The musicians in China have become "freaks in the circus", an exhibition designed to satisfy the public's curiosity. Under the ridicule of the whole world, this group of "comedians" became a real tragedy, unable to maintain aloofness and humor, and their faces were full of panic. Because what the world wants to see is not a musical genius with a hood, but a sad laugh under the hood that escapes reality.
3. This is a movie full of love. In the first half, they lived a life of isolation in the forest for more than a year in order to record a new album. When the audience gradually realized that the so-called new album was just an excuse, these freaks who could not be accommodated by the society just wanted to live in an ideal country where they could play and play and be free from criticism and judgment by anyone. They released albums, became famous, and made money. , It's all clouds to them. They admire each other in their own unique ways, cuddling with each other, and protecting their various obsessive quirks. This relationship is very warm. Even in order to protect Frank's fragile heart, they even became angry because the protagonist posted their stories to social networking sites without authorization and attracted people's attention, and refused to "be born."
4. There are various tributes to classic movies hidden in this movie. My level is limited, I only talk about the two directly mentioned in the film.
One is David Lynch’s "The Elephant Man". It is about a kind doctor who wanted to rescue the deformed "Elephant Man" in the circus for humanitarian purposes and reintegrate him into society. The "Xiangren" led to a tragic fate. The protagonist in Frank also wanted to help Frank return to society, but he uncovered the most hidden pain in his heart, thus losing his identity as a music wizard Frank, and had to face the bleak life and his own abnormalities. Dian fell into the cruel world.
The other is Wim Wenders's "Texas • Paris", which tells a teenager who follows his father to find a mother who has never met. It turns out that his mother has become a prostitute, and his beautiful fantasy about his mother is instantly disillusioned. The protagonist in Frank believes that Frank's quirky style and outstanding musical inspiration must be his gloomy and tragic childhood experience and the dark history of being in a mental hospital. He is trying all day to expose his true face under his hood until he waits for him. To get the truth at the cost of tearing up Frank's dream, only to find that Frank's background and appearance are extremely ordinary. Disappointment and regret are overwhelming, but the lost innocence (naivety/ignorance) can no longer be restored. As Plato said: Once human beings walk out of the cave and see the light (enlightened), they can no longer return to the dark cave (chaos/ignorance).
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