French Romance——Comment on the short film "Red Balloon"

Joannie 2022-04-20 09:02:48

The short film "Red Balloon", directed by Albert Ramorez, tells the story of a young boy and a red balloon. The red balloon obviously means something. He can be a touch of goodwill between people under the umbrella, or a little boy's sincere innocence. The director used a more dramatic approach to highlight the red balloon, showing the "red balloon" "Magic", for a time, the streets of France are like a fairy tale world, and the scene in the short film also shows us a romantic and beautiful French street. The camera followed the footsteps of balloons and little boys in every beautiful corner of the street, taking us to another French style.

It is worth mentioning that the beautiful soundtrack in the short film, when the red balloons floated on the beautiful French streets, the melodious sound of the violin sounded, and the musical instruments with great Western charm strengthened the characteristics of the times of the short film, and also relaxed people's minds, making people feel good. Follow the movement of the camera to appreciate the street scenery of France. When the dramatic conflict occurs, such as the little boy being surrounded, the music becomes undulating, with a strong sense of rhythm, and the drum beats are accompanied by the rapid footsteps, making the audience become immersive and anxious for the little boy. This ever-changing music style not only fits the needs of the sound elements in the film, but also perfectly makes up for the lack of character lines. The voice and emotions of the little boy are perfectly displayed through the music.

At the same time, the colors in the film are also unique. Red symbolizes a brave and enthusiastic heart, while balloons are full of childishness. Under the conditions of cool colors in the surrounding environment, the red balloons shuttled through it and became particularly conspicuous. The little boy's plain clothes also symbolize the purity and flawlessness of his heart. When the little boy grabbed a lot of flying colorful balloons, these different bright colors wrapped him, through the colorful but translucent balloons, his little face could be seen, the color at this time both symbolized With the colorful mood in the boy's self, it strengthens the rich colors of the environment and the world, wrapping him, keeping him away from the dark hostility and flying to the colorful sky.

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The Red Balloon quotes

  • Pascal - le petit garçon: Could you hold my balloon while I'm in school?