"The Wind Blows the Wheat Waves" - a low-key and powerful Cannes masterpiece

Shanie 2022-04-23 07:02:53

The wind
blew through the layers of wheat , the waves
blew through the verdant hills
, with Irish folk songs, the
smoke of history

, the dull cry , the
bitter melancholy, the
chorus of freedom, the hymn of freedom, and the
bright

wind
blew through the layers of wheat , and the
verdant valley , mixed with the cries
of compatriots.
The ground is shaking, the mountains are shaken , the

smoke is full, the
smoke is rising,
the steps in the grass,
the scenery in the mist, all freedom, and finally death,
only the wind and the ballads blow through the layers of wheat waves, blowing through the green valley , fascinated and sobbing Such as the complaint - The inscription is true, I like the sensuality and nakedness of "Adele's Life", and I also love the extreme style, "Dancer in the Darkness", which is not unpleasant. After watching 3,000 movies, I found out that Cannes is still in the history of Cannes. There is a low-key movie like "The Wind Blows the Wheat Waves", some movies pretend to be forceful, some movies are stupid, and this movie is really awesome, in terms of form and content, it interprets what is top art and what is Of course, what is going back to basics. In terms of form - bowed eyebrows, flattering and humiliating, Cannes has always loved movies with the ultimate style, and Mr. Kenlodge is just the opposite, conquering the critical jury with a calm and restrained work, and also for these young backups. Lesson - what is just right, what is nature, what is return to nature. The shots of "The Wind Blows the Wheat Waves" are calm and restrained, often maintaining a just right distance. In the shots, you will never see the immortal Acura, nor the passionate criticism. It gives the audience enough respect and sincerity, allowing the audience to There is a certain space and distance to think independently.












It is not difficult to find that most of the scenes in which the Irish were oppressed by the British army were long-range fixed shots, just like an old man calmly examining the history of smoke. In this work, Ken Loach, who knows his destiny, has less critical passion and ardent redemption, but more calm and kindness.

In terms of rhythm, the audience feels the balance and strength of the top movies. It is not reflected in the rapid scene switching and hasty editing, but in the ease between the climax and the necessary redundancy, starting from the wind and the clouds and falling between the still waters. The superb introduction of the redundant parts, and the way that the redundant parts do not destroy the sense of narrative balance, and at the same time leave the air to let the audience feel lyrical while still accumulating how to continue to advance the plot are all real money and silver masters. What is measured, what is ruthless and accurate, and what is "nothing at all", under his control, it is like a natural fit, even half a second or even a frame is a gap.

As for the content, it is easy to come by, highly crystallized

in the context of history and revolution, immersed in the influence of realism, and has explained the changes of personnel, history and spirit. Every scene seems to be done by the master, but in fact it is a highly refined drama crystallization.

Mother received news of death from brother,
wife received news of death from brother
And once upon a time, mother watched her son being brought into the guerrillas
, the wife watched her husband brought into the guerrillas
They just hoped that their relatives would return safely and
the younger brother was executed My friend, my brother executed my younger
brother, my younger brother was shot by my brother, and the compatriot who died by my brother's gun also killed two Irish compatriots

The content seems to be casual and elegant, but it is indeed a rigorous and rhyming poem, which just confirms what it means to be "an article is born by nature, and a skillful hand accidentally finds it". The film grasps the game between writing and representation, and grasps the precision old hot. They are neither romantic nor tragic, their full of blood makes them involved in the torrent of history, but they are lost in the pursuit of Yun and Yue. The younger brother swore allegiance to the government of the Republic because of his belief in socialism, but eventually turned his back on that belief. The older brother, who started out as a radical rebel, turned out to be an oppressor in the end. When the smoke was full and the wailing began, they had to realize desperately how narrow their influence was compared to the vast possibilities they abstractly realized. They thought they would be able to fly off the ground, but time proved that was just a nice illusion on the bike.


2017.3.15 A poem
written in Beijing
to thank Ah He, although it has been changed beyond recognition by the author.

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The Wind that Shakes the Barley quotes

  • Damien: I tried not to get into this war, and did, now I try to get out, and can't.

  • Damien: The Treaty does not express the will of the people, but the fear of the people.