——Autobiography of Young Ceylon and Film Literacy
"It's yet another work of Ceylon richly sculpted and imbued with an astonishing density of language."
It's hard not to be amazed and liked this movie, Ceylon wanted to make a movie like Tarkovsky, he did create his own unique style and keep improving, this movie can't find fault at all except the language density has shortcomings The disadvantage is that the language is bombarded indiscriminately, and the fierce confrontation of thinking makes the film itself "overloaded" and difficult to receive and understand at one time, so it needs to be watched and thought repeatedly. The controversy is that the film should become another part of the novel. form? Or would the novel be better represented in the film? Ceylon gave its own attempts and answers
Rich pictures: Ceylon's shots are still extremely beautiful, with oil painting-like textures, and they can be switched freely in real scenes.
Language Density: This point has two sides: in the use of sophisticated photography and the unique environment built, the movement of the camera and the dialogue of the characters are carried out together - the film dialogue with a strong literary character makes the film have a strong language density, a scene The long dialogue and verbal confrontation constitute the uniqueness of the film, and it is also what makes people love it and hate it: there is a difference between the film and the novel, and my eyes can never ignore the elegant scene around me so that I can't concentrate Understand the meaning of the carefully crafted dialogue: the audience's thinking cannot completely keep up with the director's thinking: Ceylon has built a bridge between the film and the novel since "Hibernation". As an autobiography, it is dissolving The estrangement between film and novel is more successful, and it is also creating Ceylon's unique self-style and artistic innovation.
In terms of content: three main parts: two language confrontations: discussing the nature of writing and literature with well-known local writers, and discussing religion and belief with two imams: the confrontation between atheism and theism, the conflict between radical reformers and conservatives The confrontation; the two language confrontations are extremely exciting, quite Dostoevsky's style, coupled with the expressiveness of the film, it has become a Ceylon style; a conflict and reconciliation between the father and son: the unremarkable father, He loves to gamble, betting on horses has exhausted his life’s wealth, dignity and honor, his relationship with his son has deteriorated, and he has finally reconciled. Gambling, as a “resistance to absurd life”, also includes reunion with young friends, reunion with former lovers, and reconciliation with the mayor. Conversation: Hypocritical Democracy, Conversation with Booksellers: Education in Life and Reality; Mother's Communication, Quarrel with Sister
Dreams and surreal elements: switching between reality and dreams: the Trojan horse, the baby crawling with ants, the suicide in the well: both surreal dreams and religious rituals, with a strong symbolic meaning - the suicide: It is both the end of the past and the beginning of the present. The persistent digging of the well that does not produce water is like a Sisyphic hero, and it also shows a relentless pursuit of ideals; about the conflict between father and son and the lost three hundred liras. It reflects the high level of Ceylon's narrative ability and the tension of the plot; the news in the newspaper, the revelation of the dog, and the small details of asking for money to buy a sandwich effectively promote the plot.
The wild pear tree, the lonely growing wild pear tree, I don’t want to simply interpret it as a criticism of literary and artistic youth, but think it is a display of youth status, a kind of reconciliation with self, nostalgia for Ceylon, and family connection. It is the persistence of ideals and dreams. The ideals of young people always appear romantic and unrealistic in the face of practical difficulties. The embarrassment of literary youth: doing nothing, rhetoric, and pretentious; they are like that wild pear tree, lonely, lonely, twisted The rebellious and arrogant and arrogant when we were young finally compromised with reality and reached reconciliation with our future self, and with those who have hurt or lost. Later, each of us will grow a wild pear tree in our hearts.
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