It's a pity that there is a Hollywood-style "happy ending"

Glen 2022-04-20 09:01:44

First of all, I'd like to say that I'm surprised that this movie is in black and white from the beginning to the end. At the beginning, I thought it might just be black and white in the front, and color in the back, because the changes in color and light are used to express the changes in the characters' mood or situation. It's always been Tim Burton's forte. But when you look at the poster, you know it's a Tim Burton movie, with his unique gothic style. The black and white of his movie is also very interesting, and it feels that there will be a very "dark" tone, which makes the various "alien creatures" in the back more terrifying.

There's a long shot of where they live shortly after the movie starts, and it's a lot like the "ideal village" in another Tim Burton movie, "Big Fish," albeit in black and white, but at the time I The mysterious and hallucinatory colors of the village in the big fish appeared in my mind, so I felt a warm feeling. There is another long-range long shot that impressed me. It was the shot of Sparky's cemetery. It appeared at least twice. It was also a night with thunderstorms, but the two times were different. The first time was a little boy. When the cemetery stole the body of his dead dog and wanted to bring it back to life, although the camera was dark, there was hope in his heart; the second time was when his classmates knew how he resurrected the dead creature and went to the cemetery When stealing the corpse of a dead creature and trying to win a science competition, this scene at this time seems to be a foreshadowing that something bad will happen, which makes people tremble.

When I watch this movie, I feel that some words and some plot designs have a deeper meaning, but I don't know what Tim Burton really wants to say. Let me tell you how I felt at the time. A science teacher who really loved science was fired. Before leaving, he said that people today only know how to enjoy the results of science, but they don't want to "question" science, which is why education exists. Make sense. At least in countries with developed education, they will only state the facts. Papers citing what others have said will never get high scores. Those who can get high scores are those who dare to "test" what others have said, or the "facts" that are recognized by everyone. 's thesis. What you learn is not just a variety of theoretical knowledge, but more importantly, the courage to challenge authority and the dialectical thinking. Before leaving, the science teacher said to the little boy that your first experiment was successful because of love. Because of love, he will successfully resurrect his Sparky, and after resurrection, it is still so lively and cute, and everyone else is doing it for the sake of success, so either it is a failure like a hidden fish, or it is Like the latter few, all of them have become terrifying opposite sex. When I heard the teacher say this, what reminded me was war. Science, originally something that should be used to make human life better, has been used in various wars. In many cases, the pursuit of science is only for victory. Thinking of this makes me feel so sad. . But that's just my personal opinion, when I'm talking to myself. . . After all, everyone thinks differently when they see a movie, and this is one of the magic of movies.

what. . So far off topic, what I want to say the most, as the title suggests. . When I saw Sparky die again, my heart was filled with emotion, and my tears flowed along with it. When I saw its owner, and even more people, working hard to save him, I was really moved; When I saw that it was not resurrected, I felt that the whole movie was sublimated, and I was very touched. But the moment I saw its tail move, I felt that all the emotion disappeared, and the position of this movie in my heart dropped a lot. Maybe I have seen a lot of art films recently, Makes me a little forget the happy ending that Hollywood must have. I don't know how other people will feel when they see this ending, will they be happy that it came to life, or will it be because Tim Burton dismisses the "go with the flow" that he himself vaguely articulates throughout the film The truth, let the film fall into the cliché and feel disappointed?

That's why I don't like commercial movies. They always end happily and don't give the audience more room to think and imagine.



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  • Mr. Frankenstein: Victor, what have you done?

    Victor Frankenstien: You said yourself, if you could bring back Sparky, you would!

    Mr. Frankenstein: Yes, but that was different because we couldn't! It's easy to promise the impossible.

  • Edgar 'E' Gore: I know.

    Victor Frankenstien: What?

    Edgar 'E' Gore: [pointedly] I know.

    Victor Frankenstien: Know what?

    Edgar 'E' Gore: [pointedly] You know...

    Victor Frankenstien: No.

    Edgar 'E' Gore: I think I know what you know I know.

    Victor Frankenstien: Look, I don't know what you think I know. But I don't know it.