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When I wake up, the strange environment, the familiar stranger, everything in life has been changed, everything in the past has been overturned, like a mirage-like illusion, all because you saved a boy who died in the past on a typhoon night. This kind of beginning seems to be the routine of "time travel" + "brain burning" movies, an irreversible reality, the choice between the past and reality, and the most important point, "love beyond time and space", "The Butterfly Effect" "Dark", "Yearbook Project" and these works have this factor. This type of movie can be called "Logical Traversal Class". From the category name, we can see the importance of the word "logic". The combination of "traversal setting" + "powerful logic" creates a good story. Cause and effect: The logical basis of "Mirage" is the cause and effect of the event. The cause of the story is a murder in 1989. The death of the little boy Nick is the "fruit" of the event. In 2014, the heroine changed the murder in 1989 through TV. Nick became the "cause" that changed the heroine's life, and the heroine lost her daughter because of Nick's survival, which made the heroine miss the chance to meet Otto, and thus lost her acquaintance with David. The opportunity, that is, the "fruit" of giving birth to a daughter. The director sets up the whole story with this causal chain that echoes before and after, and also creates a strong sense of fate, making the audience subconsciously think that the heroine cannot rely on this interlocking "causal theory" to create the atmosphere of the film A layer of "base color" has been added. Narrative structure: The film uses a multi-linear narrative in its narrative: narrative lines at different times unfold simultaneously and converge to a specific location at the climax. The film shares three narrative lines from the perspective of the characters: the heroine's perspective, Nick's perspective, and the common perspective of the heroine and Nick. And three timelines: the original world, the first change line, the second change line. In terms of character narrative, the heroine's perspective is the main point, and Nick's perspective is the supplement to the plot. The common perspective of the two promotes the plot to a climax. On the timeline, the main world and the first change line intersect each other, and the two worlds are connected with each other. The information is exchanged through the heroine as the medium, and the second change is the "fruit" of the main world and the first change line. The character line shows the plot, and the timeline is logically supported, showing the entire complex story together. Color: In the color of the film, the film is divided into two tones, one is a blue-based cool tone, and the other is a yellow-green-based warm tone. The director uses these two contrasting tones to represent the "trapped" and the "changer" respectively. In the Nick perspective of the original world at the beginning, the lens is warm, while the heroine in the original world is cool. Nick, who changed the fate of being trapped and killed through TV, after Nick's fate was changed, the tone of Nick's narrative line changed to a cool tone, while the heroine who was trapped and lost his daughter's fate changed to a warm tone. The identities of the people are exchanged, Nick becomes the "changer" of the heroine, and the heroine becomes the "trapped person" who suffers from the fate of her own creation until the two meet, opening a common line between the two, and the two identities are both "changers" , the film's tones change to full cool tones, a clever tonal design that aids the narrative. Throughout the whole film, you will find that with the theme of "changing fate", the heroine lost her daughter but has a bright future, but she still changes the past for her daughter, and Nick also changes their original beautiful past for the heroine. As mentioned above, the depressing "sense of fate" created by powerful logic has also become a burden for the characters to make choices to change their fate, and it is also a manifestation of their courage and sacrifice. And what makes them spare no effort is the "love" that runs through the whole film, just like the line in "Interstellar" "Love is a power that allows us to perceive its existence beyond the latitude of time and space" in the film "Change Destiny" What is discussed under the theme is nothing more than the proposition of "if you can change, how would you choose?" Throughout the whole film, you will find that with the theme of "changing fate", the heroine lost her daughter but has a bright future, but she still changes the past for her daughter, and Nick also changes their original beautiful past for the heroine. As mentioned above, the depressing "sense of fate" created by powerful logic has also become a burden for the characters to make choices to change their fate, and it is also a manifestation of their courage and sacrifice. And what makes them spare no effort is the "love" that runs through the whole film, just like the line in "Interstellar" "Love is a power that allows us to perceive its existence beyond the latitude of time and space" in the film "Change Destiny" What is discussed under the theme is nothing more than the proposition of "if you can change, how would you choose?" Throughout the whole film, you will find that with the theme of "changing fate", the heroine lost her daughter but has a bright future, but she still changes the past for her daughter, and Nick also changes their original beautiful past for the heroine. As mentioned above, the depressing "sense of fate" created by powerful logic has also become a burden for the characters to make choices to change their fate, and it is also a manifestation of their courage and sacrifice. And what makes them spare no effort is the "love" that runs through the whole film, just like the line in "Interstellar" "Love is a power that allows us to perceive its existence beyond the latitude of time and space" in the film "Change Destiny" What is discussed under the theme is nothing more than the proposition of "if you can change, how would you choose?"
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