Dr. Caligari's Cabin "Dr. Caligari" is a thriller directed by Robert Wayne and starring Werner Krause. Through the nightmare memories of a psychopath, the film recounts the life of Caligari, who is a doctor of psychology and a murderer, and is a masterpiece of expressionism. The characteristic of its expressionism does not lie in the absurdity of the plot, but is mainly reflected in the unique effects of the scenery, clothing, make-up and the picture. The sharp contrast between light and dark, and the grotesque geometric patterns highlight the edges, corners and lines, etc., to maximize the rendering of the gloomy atmosphere of the picture. It is a masterpiece of German Expressionism. but! I don't want to talk about the introduction. It was this black and white silent film from 1920 that shocked me. Compared to today's films, it can be said to be extremely monotonous. But the storytelling inside has a profound impact on future films. For example, "Dr. Caligari's Cabin" uses a first-person perspective narration, and the witness of the story is the narrator of the story. And the unfolding of the plot of the movie was started by Francis (the protagonist in the movie) telling his own personal experience. Such a way of telling the story by the people in the film to promote the development of the plot is often seen in literary works, and it will bring you a sense of intimacy, increase credibility and authenticity. Other than that, the storyline and character setting of "Dr. Caligari's Cabin" is similar to the movie "Shutter Island" I've seen. The subversive reversal of the storyline, the character setting has been completely changed. The director seems to be playing tricks on you on purpose, what you think is not true, it is not right. Strictly speaking, it should be "Shutter Island" imitating "Dr. Caligari's Cabin". Francis, the narrator of "Dr. Caligari's Cabin", is also the witness of the film. In his narration, Dr. Caligari is a mental patient and a murderer, but at the end of the film, after his narration is over, we It can be clearly seen that Francis is mentally ill, and everything he said before was imaginary. Jane, the girl he loves, is also a patient in a mental hospital. "Shutter Island," directed by Martin Scorsese, tells the story of a 1954 federal police officer Teddy and his partner Chuck who arrive by boat to investigate a bizarre disappearance at the Shutter Island insane prison near Boston. And Ted also came here for a secret purpose: to find the murderer Ledis who let his wife be buried in the fire. During the investigation, more and more evidence proved Ted's inference: in addition to the 66 mentally ill criminals on file, there was another one. No. 67 exists, but neither the prison guards nor the doctors or other patients deny it. After a round of investigation, it turns out that he was the murderer of his wife.
So Dr. Caligari's Cabin is a monotonous and luxurious film.
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