Fun movie viewing experience - we all have a black swan

Jace 2022-04-19 09:02:07

Many people have read Anna Karenina's book, but I don't know how many people have read Penelope, one of the retelling mythology series. The book retells the history of the Battle of Troy from Penelope's perspective. Describes the various situations and views of women in that era. In this film, the so-called class conflicts, social contradictions, and the search for a way out for the elites in the original work have been weakened to more realistic content. Use the lens full of magic to show the beautiful romantic tragicomedy. This can also be regarded as a re-creation of the original.
That's fine, because if I wanted to fully respect the original and bring it into the movie, I think I might starve to death in a movie theater. Hey.

Going back to the movie, the moment when the stage without the opening curtain appeared on the screen at the beginning, I immediately raised my expectations for this movie. The transition of the scene is compact and coherent due to the performance of the stage play. The various exaggeration and symbolic techniques of the stage play fully express the inner experience of the characters and the relationship between the characters. The transformation of light and shadow and the use of sound effects are all attempts to realize those things that originally belonged to the level of consciousness.

And the consistent contrast captures the charm of the original.
At Anna and Vronsky's first dance, there was a piece of music, two dances, four people, the black swan and the white swan were so devoted in their neck-crossing, the other pair seemed to be doing gymnastics perfunctorily, using fast The camera rotates to express the same rapid breathing, the same violent heartbeat, and the same physiological feelings, but they express different psychological experiences. This way of expression synchronizes the physiological feelings of me and the people in the play, but it wonderfully allows me to experience the two opposite emotions at the same time. This surprised me.

On another line, Levin finds his brother's bridge after receiving the good person card. Compared with the singing and dancing on the stage below, people can strongly feel the other side of society behind the pomp and glamour. The gloomy state of mind did not have the slightest weakening caused by the time delay, and it merged with the dark and noisy environment.
The way the two lovers express their love is also so different, Anna and Vronsky are gorgeous and intense. The subtlety and sincerity of Levin and Kitty. Undoubtedly, the former is bright, but I prefer the latter, the kind of pure and moving, which can be achieved in the heart without having to declare it in the mouth. Love is like Anna, "her charm is that she is always more striking than the clothes".
What's more interesting is that the real scenes in the movie are mostly used when Anna is happy, while the stage-style sets are often used to show the so-called decent life that conforms to the rules. Maybe for Anna, only those happy, free moments are the real self, not an actor playing hard in a drama called Decent.
For a movie that has been spoiled for many years, these interesting expressions are really a great joy to watch the movie.

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Going back to the story, Anna's story takes place in Victorian Europe, an era that demanded self-discipline, loyalty to duty, and that strong willpower was the determinant factor in the success of a genius, the fundamental criterion for being a "saint". People love to make rules, and even if no one can actually follow them, no one will blame you as long as you don't cross another unspoken rule. "It doesn't matter what you think, what matters is what you do." You can fall in love with others, you can despise others, you can think whatever you want, but you have to keep doing things decently in front of people. But once you break the rules, everything changes.

You will be the center of attention, the center of contempt, the sight that makes you feel invisible. When even the people you trust most cannot give you support and protection at this time, you are so lonely and helpless. At this time, you are either trained to have a strong and powerful heart like Lao Luo ((^ω^)), and you are born with hatred for decency; or you are crushed and destroyed by this pressure; decent results.

Hey, what a resemblance to our lives now. There is an Anna in each of us. Once we all wanted to pursue our own ideals and live a life of our own. All kinds of results, learn to expect all kinds of costs that you will pay, and consciously compare the two. Hey, we do things more decently and less embarrassingly with experience. We grew up not. We will eventually put the black evil swan in our hearts into a room with thick walls, occasionally glance through the small window, sigh, and continue to live that decent life. In this way, we will not be easily injured, and we will educate the younger generation not to be stupid as a past person, and decide the evaluation of those who have not locked up the black swan based on whether they are successful or not. what. We finally became the silent repressed majority, living a comfortable and numb life.

Hey, stick to your ideals and keep your heart, there will be all kinds of helpless compromises, but it will not seal the sky where the black swans fly. It's not easy, especially when you're alone. Fortunately, we always meet the same people, so that we are not alone. (>^ω^<)


The usual ps: Shame is what a man should do, especially when his woman is embarrassed, how can a man be a man if he doesn’t do something shameful what! ! !

ps2: It would be better if the dialogue was in French!!!! Russian court language!!!!!

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Anna Karenina quotes

  • Alexei Karenin: We are bound together by god and this can only be broken by a crime against god!

  • Alexei Karenin: I must warn you about something!

    Anna Karenina: Warn me?

    Alexei Karenin: You may, by indiscretion, give the world occasion to talk about you.