live to death

Junius 2022-04-22 07:01:40

Beijing Subway Line 1, from Sihuidong to Wukesong, has a total of 17 stops. I went from the east to the west of the city just to watch the movie "Mummy" that I only saw because of the Beijing Film Festival. The director is 25-year-old Canadian Quebec youth, Javier Dolan.
It was supposed to start at 20:45, but it was delayed to 55. The theater staff who were busy with the film festival were a little tired, but I was reluctant to let him tear up the tickets, because I had waited too long, and I was lucky.
The moment I stepped into the movie theater, I told myself to give up gossip completely, forget about the director coming out of the closet, the subtle emotional relationship between the characters in the film and other previous news. It turns out that I did it, and it turns out that the director has matured.

Video content: Slightly (no spoilers, but what can be revealed is that the online resources are all without Chinese subtitles. The version of this film festival is the original 2D version and has no Chinese characters, but there is a real-time Chinese character translation on an LED screen below the screen. In addition, the play A little trick through the language of director Javier's lens, don't be surprised, the film format is 1:1, but there are two screen changes in the film, that is, it becomes the wide format of a normal film. .)


At the end of the film, there was applause in the theater. Immediately, every cell in me was moved. I tried to recall the last movie I had applauded after watching the movie. When the subtitles came out, most people got up and left after reading the subtitles. Everyone was not looking forward to the easter eggs, but still unfinished.
It was already zero o'clock in Beijing when I was in the taxi home. I remembered an article I read "Beijing After Zero". When I was waiting for the red light at the intersection, I found that there were still many people crossing the road, and I sighed, "This point There are so many people on the road.” The driver replied in a Beijing accent: “My God, it’s so normal here in Beijing.”
I’m not familiar with such a normal Beijing.

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Extended Reading
  • Joesph 2021-12-27 08:01:31

    The hysterical protagonist, vigorous and rebellious behavior, biographical stories, and various cheap MV styles, gorgeous and highly saturated colors, and the square frame ratio will catch the audience’s attention to the performance, no matter you Do you like Xavier Dolan's highly recognizable techniques? You can't deny that this new film is more mature than ever before, but is it a bit foul to rely on the soundtrack and performance? ★★★★

  • Antwan 2022-03-22 09:02:14

    Only after you appreciate it on the big screen can you understand that the so-called genius is not over-acclaimed. The unconventional mother-son relationship, which originates from self-growth and mutual attachment and torture, is full of emotional impact, full of content and colorful dazzling pictures, as if seeing a steady stream of creativity gushing out from the director's young body. The beautiful imagination of my mother before the ending, combined with the music and the zoom rotating lens, makes me cry. The tentering time is too short, and the shining days are always fleeting.

Mommy quotes

  • [from trailer]

    Diane 'Die' Després: You've been back 24 hours and this place is a slum! Tidy the hell up!

    Steve Després: Wanna hold my dick when I piss, too?

    Diane 'Die' Després: If it helps you aim!

  • Steve Després: [Waiting to surprise his mother] I had to piss so I tied a knot in my dick!