There is no complete plot in "Han Zhi Que Jing". Sam and Jonathan call themselves entertainment industry practitioners, but they are actually two toy salesmen, selling all kinds of novel play items. In the process of their sales, we saw others The trivial things in life, weird dreams and historical retrospectives, etc., etc., are full of depression and resentment in the plain and tranquil narrative.
"Quiet" is a movie that is not so friendly to the audience, but at the same time it is also a movie that is extremely friendly to the audience. The former is because it is really a bit difficult and not so easy to understand, and the latter is because the image it presents itself is really beautiful and intriguing.
The photography style of the film is very obvious. The whole film is shot by 37 long shots with large panoramic fixed camera positions (someone said 39, but I can't find out where the other two are), except for the transition, there is no middle Close-up close-ups and other scenes are switched, the colors are dark, and the actors' performances are dull and lifeless. The temperament of the whole film can be said to be very monotonous. However, the ultra-high-definition camera gives the picture extremely high sharpness, which makes the picture It is very bright, clean and transparent. The tranquil tones and the delicate scene arrangement like the IKEA model make the film look serene and serene. The soft lighting method of the scattered light in the cloudy weather in northern Europe and the small light ratio in the studio also makes the picture without any inconsistencies. Affinity aggression.
In terms of performance scheduling, watching this film is very much like watching a gif that is still globally and only some elements are active. In each scene, there will be one or several core active characters performing their own encounters, and the people around them will never stop. There is very little activity, just watching quietly.
In terms of photography, 35 of the 37 shots in the whole film use a similar technique - the optical axis of the camera is slightly angled to the horizontal plane in the far distance of the space, and the field of view of the picture appears to be squinting from a corner of the scene. This angle makes a clear perspective relationship in the picture, and also makes many lines extend all the way to the edge of the picture frame, making the space in the field of view extremely malleable, as if it will break through the picture frame.
So the question is, the above-mentioned stylized image characteristics, whether it is a single point of view long shot, or a special performance style, and the scalability of space, what is the director's purpose in it? I was also very confused at first, but after learning the source of inspiration for the creation of "Han Zhi Que Jing", everything became clear.
"Quiet the Birds" is inspired by the famous painting "Hunters in the Snow" by Dutch painter Borugel. The painting depicts the scene of a group of hunters returning from hunting. There are several black birds parked on the branches at the upper left of the picture. In the snowy village, the birds watched the humans quietly from the trees.
Based on this, it is not difficult to understand the director's intention. The director portrayed you and me sitting in front of the screen as the bird standing on the cold branch, and the birds and the bystanders in the frame. We are all silently watching what happens to others. The very malleable sense of space is to expand the world beyond the picture frame, so that the audience will have the illusion of being there, and the picture frame shows exactly my field of vision. The camera plays my role and simulates my eyes. Therefore, there will be no cinematic scene switching.
To be honest, I haven't read the movie textually, but, I love it.
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