Beauty is pain

Bridgette 2022-11-13 01:07:38

The aesthetic value of the film chosen for the dissertation is really high, and there are many scenes that coincide with famous paintings, such as Gustave Caillebott's "Standing", which is reminiscent of the back of the male protagonist looking out from the window. The Man at the Window" (and it happens that the name of the film's male protagonist is also Gustave), the scenery on the sea is like Monet's "Sunrise Impression". Other small details have not been ignored or appear redundant, including the smoke from cigarettes, and the light and shadow reflected by the water on the beach. They are all subtly added to the composition design, which is really great.

The most amazing thing about Da Qiu is his aura. The vague gender is closer to divinity. His every move has a kind of softness that seems to be exclusive to women, but he also has the appearance of a handsome boy and a childishness that is hard to hide. It is said that the actor himself has been criticized a lot for playing such a role. I think he may be similar to Monroe in a certain sense. When others are talking about his beauty, he may not feel sexy himself. Beautiful, I just want to love myself, and I personally always think that Narcissus is not synonymous with "narcissism" but "self-love".

What impresses me the most is the soundtrack. The most spiritual aspect of symphony is that it can perfectly realize the ambiguous and parallel parallel between beauty and despair.

It is also this movie, you can say that it is about love, or you can say that it is about art, but it is not a single aspect, it is a living body born from love and art. The last time I saw such a fantastic movie was "Midnight in Barcelona," and after watching these movies, it's natural to think of the words from a great interview I watched earlier, whether it was any artist or anyone else, "After all No one can get rid of the needs of being a natural person, in the face of mundane happiness and happiness, no one can escape the mundane", just like the writer in the movie fell in love with the beautiful boy who met by chance, although they didn't even say a word, the writer In the end, he was still reluctant to leave because of this love, contracted the plague and died in Venice.

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Death in Venice quotes

  • Gustav von Aschenbach: I remember we had one of these in my father's house. The aperture through which the sand runs is so tiny that... that first it seems as if the level in the upper glass never changes. To our eyes it appears that the sand runs out only... only at the end... and until it does, it's not worth thinking about... 'til the last moment... when there's no more time left to think about it.

  • Gustav von Aschenbach: You know sometimes I think that artists are rather like hunters aiming in the dark. They don't know what their target is, and they don't know if they've hit it. But you can't expect life to illuminate the target and steady your aim. The creation of beauty and purity is a spiritual act.

    Alfred: No Gustav, no. Beauty belongs to the senses. Only to the senses.