Recently, I read an exclusive interview with Ceylon in Sanlian Life Weekly, and suddenly became interested in his recent works. So finally today, I finished reading "Wild Pear Tree". Am I still pretending to write a movie review?
Let’s start with the lens language. The film is permeated with a strong personal style of the director. The most prominent thing is that the character's heart is often depicted by changing the focal length of the lens, that is, the telescopic lens, which replaces the conventional method of pushing the lens. Another is the use of long shots. The director used long shots with chattering dialogue, and did not use traditional front and back skills.
Next is the plot. I have to say that Ceylon's words are not a cover. The dialogue of the characters in the middle part is the driving force to promote the storyline. I seem to be watching the paper text of Shakespeare's plays in a video. The audience who can't bear it is really easy to fall asleep? The film conforms to the style of a literary film, there is no conflicting plot, and only leaves a story like a refreshing weak tea for people to taste, very delicate, soft and very slow and elegant. Probably this is the reason why I like literary films recently. There are so many conflicts, suspense, success and positive energy reunion in life. The reappearance of life in these films builds a philosophical edifice in the usual plain stories. Then there is the fact that the director of the front and the back uses empty scenes of scenery to reflect the character's heart, which is also in line with the director's naturalistic style. Insert a sentence here, Turkey is really beautiful? On the subject, I personally feel that the director is reflecting the huge difference between ideal and reality. The director speaks of realism in a romantic style - ideals fill the protagonist, who is cynical, pretentious, and satirizing famous people. In short, it is the face-slapping process of an idealistic young man. I feel that Ceylon and Jia Zhangke are very similar. They both like long shots and slow rhythms, and the stories all take place in the director's hometown, but the section chief doesn't talk about tuberculosis? The director also said that when watching Jia Zhangke's movies, "I I think he's like my brother." This just proves this.
In short, Wild Pear Tree is an excellent literary film, but the fly in the ointment is that the length of time is indeed long. The chatty dialogue can add points to the director's personal style and also detract from the film. While the slow plot helps to deepen the theme, there are places where it is completely unnecessary. But when the Cannes Organizing Committee asked the director to cut it into two hours, the director also said that he did not want to cut it into two hours, probably because it was his semi-autobiographical film.
Finally, let me say that an ideal is the torch that ignites our life. He appears in the wasteland of our life, guiding us in the direction and giving us hope to move forward. But torches can also light the forest of life and burn him to ashes. We can't be idealists, and we can't see through the harsh reality all the time. The best way is to find a balance between the two, to find the answer, but not interested in him.
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