In fact, I should have thought of it long ago. From the poster, it can be seen that the one standing in the middle is not Oliver's out-of-the-closet dad, but himself. Next to him are his dad and his girlfriend—suggesting that these two hold most of Oliver's heart at this time. Oh yes, and that furry dog.
According to a normal way of thinking, if one's father (regardless of closeness or closeness) suddenly comes out to him when he is over old, panic and confusion are inevitable. Evan positioned these two emotions as a sullen mental state and facial expression, expressed through the character of Oliver, so the audience can see a listless and decadent image of Oliver from the beginning.
I don't know if the previous Oliver was a promising young man in a lively and cheerful society, but in a sense, he can indeed be called a new born in such a state of mind at the beginning of the film. The almost bizarre transformation of the father has led to the collapse of the male protagonist's own family view, which is in urgent need of reconstruction. During the rebuilding process, the memories of the parents came to the fore, deliberately serving as clues for the current situation.
As far as these memories are concerned, the montage techniques associated with several paragraphs in the film are very brilliant. At each time node related to the characters, the rapid switching of historical pictures and voice-overs are used to make the film three-dimensional. The narration after Dad came out of the closet presents a one-dimensional linear effect from the first perspective, so the multi-time origin plot filling changes this perspective into a third-person objective three-dimensional effect.
Since the film "Beginner" is very subjective and has a strong personality, through this three-dimensional structure, the audience can more easily devote themselves to this subjective narrative story, and it is more acceptable to the audience. Such a story.
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