I'm in distance, you look like a painter.
Up close, there is not much there.
I wanted to write a movie review of for a long time, and then I read it again, but I was still silent after reading it for a long time and couldn't write a logical sentence. Finally, there is a saying that there are two most important things in Margaret's life: paintings and daughters. Seeing her coming out of the court with a triumphant smile, it really felt like moonlight disappeared.
The summary of the story is that Margaret, a genius painter, came out of a failed marriage and took his daughter to try to start a new life. He met Walter, a romantic gentleman. The two soon fell in love and got married. After the marriage, Walter began to make money with her paintings. , And claimed to be his own work, using words like "daughter to go to college needs money" to coax her to paint for him and remain silent.
There are many small details in the film that give me a deep touch. The first detail is that Walter used the painting as a weapon to hit people when he was in conflict with the boss in the bar. Another detail is that when many people rushed into the gallery to grab posters but no one bought the paintings, the clerk said that most of the people who joined the fun were the poor. They just followed suit and didn’t really like the work and couldn’t afford such expensive paintings. Walter Actually came up with the idea of selling 50 cents of posters. These two details show that Walter doesn't understand these paintings at all, and he can't cherish them from the heart. Paintings are just a tool for making money for him. In fact, his wife is also a tool, so he has no respect for the paintings. People who really understand art are reluctant to sell their works as commodities. They want someone to recognize and want someone to really understand what they want to express in their works. Ironically, this is also the reason why Margaret began to fall in love with Walter so quickly. She had nothing but the strength of painting. He told her, "You are a genius, and you underestimated your talent for painting." In fact, he just saw business opportunities in her.
In the second half of the movie, when Margaret tried to break away from control and began to quietly defend his dignity, Walter knew that the lie was about to conceal the truth, and tried every means to threaten to manipulate it. A husband and wife relationship, a love wrapped in candy paper, from stealing to lying to coaxing, to threats and coercion, cruel and sad. In the court, Walter almost wanted to conceal what he had done, opening his eyes and talking nonsense, but even if he tried harder to tell the lie, he would eventually be exposed. The determination on Margaret's face and her daughter's support touched me a lot. There are three times in the film when Margaret backhanded his daughter's hand. The first time was when the mother and daughter were preparing to start a new life, the second time was on the way to escape from Walter, and the third time was when the court defended his rights. I like the details very much, without too much words, the eyes and power have been poured to express all the emotions.
But from another perspective, if it weren’t for Walter, Margaret’s paintings would not have caught the public’s attention. Just like when she first painted on the street, two dollars were also bargained into one dollar. When the two confronted each other in the court, the wife said You are not an artist, but you are a marketing genius. At the end of the film, Walter's image is almost a jumping clown. It can be imagined that after the film's abrupt end, Walter will still spend the rest of his life boasting and deceiving, but Margaret is known for this bizarre story, but unfortunately. , Or just fate.
Some surprises are adapted from real stories. The director is Tim Burden, my favorite director. The style and color of this film are quite different from other works. Many people only see the weird magic in his works, but I think his The work has a commonality, that is, he is almost paranoid in the pursuit of spiritual things, and he will use various methods to express his thoughts, implicitly euphemistic or extremely exaggerated interpretations, the whole movie can be perceived by him about this event It’s not straightforward.
I think a successful movie should be to describe, not to pour emotions. When the waterfall is hanging in front of your eyes, you don't want to see the other side.
Just like reading, which I like, it can't be the whole story.
Movies and books should be like a debate that Qiqi said. In the end, the winner will not be either the pros or the opposing side. Instead, the pros and cons will be presented to you in a certain way to inspire the audience to think and let them see the first. Three possibilities. This is the right spot between the pros and cons, and it is also a less extreme road that is more suitable to go. This is also the meaning of this contest.
And what we have to do is not just simply choose one side, but use stories to think about the third possibility that we aspire to be.
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