This has become a new evil. Seeing the fat woman fall into the ditch, no one was saving, but standing in a circle to shoot. Seeing heavy casualties in the traffic accident, no one hit 120, but stood on the side to take pictures. Seeing that his home was on fire, his wife and children were slamming the window and calling for help. . . . . Cough, right, I can't guarantee that everyone will hit 110 people at the first time, instead of picking up their clothes and taking out their phones to prepare for shooting. This last situation is a kind of irony against vulgarity. There is little chance of seeing it in real life, but it is different on the screen.
With the advent of mobile photography/image and portable DV, everyone has the opportunity to "record history". When people keep a video or a few photos on the disk, they feel that something is recorded. This is a kind of illusion, and they take themselves too seriously. However, it seems that everyone does not care about this, even Yanzhaomen can not stop people's enthusiasm for buying DV. In other words, it stimulated people's enthusiasm to buy DV. If such things can be recorded, then what can't be recorded?
So, "Clover Archives" makes me feel very good. New York was destroyed and friends were killed. None of this can stop a DV maniar from shooting continuously. Until the last moment, he also photographed the internal structure of the monster's mouth with close-ups. When his head fell, DV was still working, recording this cruel and bloody scene. Seeing this, I laughed out loud, feeling that this kind of irony really got into the bones, beating people alive, and having the urge to throw DVs and mobile phones away.
This film was all shot from the angle of DV, which caused many people to complain about dizziness. Fortunately, both readers and audiences are trained. When watching "Blair Witch" back then, the protests were louder than they are now. I am optimistic to see this change and feel that I should have full confidence in human beings. It is not a big deal to offend everyone. The first person to offend will be hated and remembered. By the time of the tenth person, people are already commonplace, and they are actively preparing to select one of them to be a master for worship.
The advantage of shooting with this angle of view is that it is very real, and even the psychology of the protagonist can be seen from the lens, which is more interesting than the performance. Having said that the whole family will go to Hainan to enjoy the sun, you are responsible for DV photography and record this "happy moment". When I came back, I found that there were very few family members in your shots, but they were full of close-ups of the breasts and thighs of the big-bobs, which can explain the problem. People who feel that they don't know why in the first 30 minutes, if they can grasp this clue, then they should be full of interest in this film. And if you have the idea of watching a monster movie, of course you will feel very boring. It is serious to take a bird shot and quickly get the monster out. Taking a DV is to think and record with the focus of your own eyes, while watching a DV is to use the eyes of others to observe and experience. So, is the lens swaying? Of course Akira. But is it important? It's not important at all. Because what you see is not a stable and clear picture, but a feeling of the person’s feelings. The stable and clear picture is broken, but the real feeling blends with you, and all the drops are passed on to you. Watching "The Clover Files", you don't always think: Ah, the director is awesome! Instead, I am always engaged.
Special effects do exist in this movie, but compared with many blockbuster movies, you won't see a special effects designer from the screen and say to you at any time: Look! I made this, it's more real than it really is! Watching a movie and seeing that the special effects are really awesome, then this special effect is actually a failure. There are a lot of special effects in "Clover Archives", but they are just right in the DV viewfinder. Because its focus is not on how huge and terrifying the monster is, but on expressing people's panic and despair. When the monster becomes the background of the story, all the special effects are established instead, and the audience will tend to believe that there is such a thing, even if it only appears in the corner of the DV or is often covered by an object.
What makes people really admire is the male number two holding a DV. I am full of deep awe for his biceps. For more than an hour of filming, this guy has been shooting and shooting. Brother, don't you think your hands are sore? Where can I buy the super battery? This also makes me feel very cola. Thinking of his obsession, keeping photography no matter how hard he is, it makes me feel gimmicky. Comedians do not necessarily have to appear in the camera, this is my new discovery.
In an era where everyone is a witness and recorder of history, the overnight fame on Youtube inspired this paranoia and madness. The DV shown in "Clover Archives" is a benign detoxification. However, it doesn't matter if you are not aware of this. Because it can indeed be seen simply as a disaster horror film, and it is indeed very good-looking.
The Hong Kong-Taiwan translation method calls it "Fresh at the End of the World", which is very vulgar, but I think it is just right.
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