1. A, B story analysis
Ø A story (bridge, genre element): ( beginning ) father passed away, uncle came, india explores the secret of uncle who is constantly approaching her in doubt and anxiety / (development) aunt Greendovin's arrival gives india a glimpse A little uncle's terrible secret (india is in the refrigerator), and then the story moves in the direction of "bloody" like a knife sees blood. The secret is revealed, and india is getting closer to her uncle in hesitation and unease. (The lustful uncle and niece flick four fingers (india climaxes in the confrontation between two people of the same species. The spider enters the skirt), the uncle and mother flirt unscrupulously, and india is tasting the taste of adulthood-sexuality and Blood (Prey and Hunter, etc.) / India discovered the truth through a letter - uncle was a psychopath and killed his father - faced with a choice: whether to expose or not. In the uncle's confession to the past, india perceives the uncle's true love (shoes for birthdays every year), and the subsequent sheriff's visit confirms the union of the two / ( climax ) The story is difficult to transfer to the mother - in order to leave, it is necessary to live through the mother This level (mother-daughter relationship/family relationship, completely shattered because of a man (desire)) social norms, morality and ethics have so far fallen, when the mother was about to be strangled by the uncle, india shot the uncle with the shotgun of the father. / ( Ending ) Leaving home, coming of age, free, not fleeing, but flying.
Ø Story B: A one-sentence summary - the growth of girls, primitive instincts and overcoming the rules.
n Growth path: girl ("Submissive to the social rules (mother) - reflected in the father's funeral, listening to the mother's words, and acting as a rule")
Ø Creating a sense of surrealism and absurdity:
n Abrupt shots that interrupt the rhythm of the flow of time and space in reality: sudden cuts (such as the opening at home, the dialogue between India and her mother in front of the piano, the appearance of a spider, interrupting the dialogue between mother and daughter, the time and space seem to suddenly pause), abrupt angles ——The close-up of the face with a large elevation angle, the opening "time and space pause shot",
n india's "abnormal" image depiction (behavior that makes the audience unpredictable - let the spider crawl on itself, face bullying completely without panic and strange way of fighting back, not afraid of violence, not afraid of blood, strange observation, no Sociable, gloomy, etc.)
Ø India and charlie's hide and seek:
n At the burial when we first met: india found charlie standing far away. The long-distance staring of the two people gave them a special relationship, which made the audience pay special attention to the "interaction" of the two people later.
The first time India saw charlie up close was when she was in the kitchen asking the housekeeper for her birthday present (charlie gave it every year, but india thought it was from her father at first), she heard the voice outside the door, and then Go out to check. Charlie turned his back to India's eyes, and India was careful when Charlie turned around. (At this time she was still immersed in the pain of losing her father)
n In the funeral, two people play hide and seek in space . The interior scene of the funeral focused on india and charlie. The relationship between them observing and being observed, tracking and being tracked is constantly changing as the space changes and the characters move. The lens captures the space based on the line of sight, and uses the foreground and background scheduling (the foreground moves and the background does not move, or the foreground does not move and the background moves) before and after the sighting moment, so that others can interrupt the two according to the rhythm and plot. Chasing each other, each interruption is a reorganization of the relationship between the two. / At the end of the funeral, the director used a time-shifting technique to bridge through a single shot of india (and gradually muted the voices of the conversation during the funeral and gradually increased the noise of the night insects). There was no one else at this time, and the two faced each other face to face alone for the first time. Charlie used high and low to arouse India's competitive psychology, so as to get the opportunity to talk to India. At this time, India's vigilance was still strong, but charlie aroused her curiosity.
n Before discovering charlie's secret, india has always been calm on the surface, secretly observing and peeping at charlie. And charlie is very bold to pursue. (india is the prey) (after that night, the next day after school, india inserted a pencil into the man's hand) behind it was a four-finger flick (desire and blood) Although india still maintained a superficial observation posture, the observed ( charlie) began to affect the observer , which is different from the first stage india who was just curious to observe.
n In the grove of India's lust, pay attention to the rhythm of intimacy between her and her male classmates - blood in the kiss. At this time, India unconsciously bit the man to bleed (this is one of the signs of his bloodthirsty nature), but after seeing the blood, his desire disappeared and he wanted to go home. And, India doesn't like it when it's not in a "high (advantage)" situation. Then with the help of chalie, india gained a high position again. The director gave a medium shot single shot, which lasted for more than ten seconds compared to the previous split, making the audience stare at what India will choose.
n Witnessing blood and death, India is terrified, and then goes to her mother's room, trying to seek her comfort (bloodthirsty instinct - social norm, India is now in the middle of the scale). It didn't turn out well, but india remembered her father.
n Charlie told India the secret without modification, but further aroused India's familiarity with him. She instinctively felt the similarity between the two, as if the two were shedding the same blood.
n Calling the police is the last way to maintain social norms, so the agreement between charlie and india before the sheriff is the conclusion that india is in the balance of instinct and norm-india has fallen to the side of instinct.
n This article constantly emphasizes in the audio-visual, watching and being watched. This is the same as the relationship between hunter and prey. India's growth process is a continuous process of rising to the top, which is reflected in her relationship with charlie.
n In the growth process of india, we took that night in the grove as a turning point . The biggest difference before and after is the psychological depth of audio-visual invasion of india . Before, the director hardly showed India's clear emotions and attitudes, and she was an unpredictable image for the audience. On the night of the turning point , the director zoomed in to witness the impact of death on India, which was the first time we saw India's "gaffe" for a long time. Since then, india's pictures of "father, hunter" have continued to appear, which means that its nature is constantly emerging. In the end .
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