The film tells the story of Hank, a man who is stranded on a desert island and embarks on his journey home after befriending a corpse, Manny. In the film, the sound, light, and camera are properly used to stage a "black fairy tale" of one person and one corpse. It also reveals the theme of being a person who dares to face oneself and accept oneself.
I was impressed by the clever use of the camera in the film. The film begins with Hank preparing to commit suicide, using a small panorama, a medium shot, and a close-up shot respectively, and forms a symmetrical picture with the sling as the central axis, revealing the depression in the face of death. The role of the small panorama is to let us The unobstructed view of the deserted island and its uninhabited place reinforces our sympathy and grief for Hank. When Hank rode Manny's "fart power boat" to surf the sea, he used a big panorama. I feel a huge momentum, a power that grows savagely and is not afraid of death; and the camera has also been upgraded here, so that we can clearly see the change in Hank's expression, from fear to fearlessness, which is formed with the hanging scene in front of us. A sharp contrast was created, and the atmosphere changed from sadness to joy.
The use of light in this film mainly gives us more feelings of warmth and love. The dilapidated "vacation hut" built by Hank for the two of them is a warm light. Although the surrounding is dark, cold and full of unknowns, the two of them are beautiful and full of hope under the warm light of the hut. It also implies that Hank will eventually return to a normal human civilized life, and the light outlined on him is like being blessed by God instead of dying alone in a no-man's land, paving the way for the ending. And when Hank disguised as a woman and Manny met on the "bus", Beijing's light was used a carefully chosen filter, saturated warm yellow, making them look dreamy and blurry, like a romantic comedy; It also implied that Hank began to face up to his former love, and was no longer desperate to end himself.
In this special "journey", Hank opened his heart through Manny and walked out of the spiritual island. Just like this, the missing gap in Hank's heart was made up, and he chose to let go of his mother, his father, and the girl he loved. I have chosen to die, and I have chosen to face it. To be reborn like him is to strive to live and grow savagely.
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