How many people were deceived into the theater by the poster of "Youth", or deceived to watch the movie? At first I thought it would be a movie that reflects the youth no longer in the elderly, and when faced with the beauty of the role, I can only think about the glory of the past. The result was unexpected. This was only a very, very small part. The director did not have enough ability to express this (because he was born in 70s and 40s). Instead, he turned the lens to children, adolescent girls, and career bottlenecks. A middle-aged man, and two old friends who are almost 80 years old and lead completely different lives. Finally, relying on the irresistible beauty of the foothills of the Alps, simple and elegant music and an unfavorable feeling, a simple and profound story, this movie is very exciting and worth watching.
Fred is a well-known conductor all over the world. His simple and beautiful songs (Simple Song) are well-known and are used as an introductory course for music lessons. But at the age of eighty, he looked back on his life and felt satisfied and a little regretful. His life was extremely rich. He had a career, a family, and tried various emotional ups and downs (even falling in love with Stravinsky). It may not be entirely kind to him, even if he is 80 years old and has nothing to do, he still has a grudge against negative comments.
He firmly refused other people's requests to help him pass, and refused the royal family's invitation. He can be angry for days because of a word from an old friend, like a child. Contrary to him, his old friend Mick is a director who is always strong and unrelenting. He is also very old. He still discusses the script with a group of young people every day, planning his new drama, making investments, and looking for actors he knows well. (Also old) Be the protagonist. As the sun slanted west, the two of them walked along the hillside path, bathing in the afterglow of the setting sun. Their daily dialogue was like this:
"Did you urinate today?" "Urine twice" "Fuck it, yes, I urinate once" "What a good thing, twice, two drops each time" "How does that ××× feel? How do you feel? Have you ever been to her?" "I don't know, I don't remember" "What you said yesterday, you did it, be frank, let's talk about it" "Hey, I really don't remember."
(Don’t worry, the old man’s physical examination report came out in the end, "as healthy as a horse," the prostate is no problem)
Then the two went back to their rooms, and Mick went back to continue drinking and chatting with the young man about the script. Fred sat in the bedroom alone, chewing on his own success and loneliness, a desolate back.
In the story of two old people, Fred is withered on a tree stump, looking at the half-bright and half-dark clouds in the sky. At that moment, he wants to love, want to be young, and want to become a half-bright and half-dark cloud in the sky. The Swiss cow is far away and leisurely. Eating grass, the bells in the neck and the sound of the wind and insects in the nature are in harmony. The old man can’t help but command to the nature, and the simple and beautiful music flows slowly: cow bells, wind, and the birds that are stunned. A perfect Simple Song. This scene is really beautiful, the unity of nature and man.
Paul Dano plays an actor in a middle-age crisis. Under his fame, he encountered bottlenecks. He was brewing a role in a hotel, and at the same time he was looking for the direction of life. His story is relatively simple and easy to understand. First of all, he became famous for acting as a robot. In this Marvel In the era of dominance, it is not surprising that acting as a robot became famous, but as an actor with aspirations, he is extremely painful:
People can't even see my face, so TMD remembers Mr.Q, a fucking robot.
So he was quite cynical and felt that the audience was stupid, so he naturally mocked Miss Universe for just having a big chest and butt, not reading, thinking, and having no connotation. Sure enough, Miss Universe exclaimed like others when she saw him, oops. , I really like your role as Mr.Q. His nose hummed with disdain, but in a blink of an eye, the brainless Miss Universe said in his eyes: Did you thank you for this role? I am very grateful that I participated in the Miss Universe contest.
The meaning is obvious: maybe you disdain, but you do get some freedom because of this, and you can choose what you like. He was deeply shocked, and then he ran into a kid in the souvenir shop and said that I had seen a movie you acted as a father. He was not ready to be a father and was at a loss for his son. He is more valued). In this remote place, he actually met a little friend, and he felt his arrogance and rudeness. Later, he chose to give up the new role because he understood that he had a choice. Fame is random and accidental, but you can choose whether you want it or not.
Compared with the two old people, Mick was a deeply entered person, so in the end he couldn't stand old age, couldn't stand the deteriorating artistic ability, couldn't keep up with the degeneration of the times, and committed suicide. Fred is like a child, but also as simple and open-minded as a child. He sees life as simple and clear. It really reaches the level of what the Chinese call "doing what you want without hesitating"-after all, the old man has boldly tried all kinds of feelings. , Even men and women have tried it. Facing the failure of his daughter's marriage, he did not comment or interfere, but his in-laws, Mick, scolded his son for being blind, and returned to apologize to Fred's daughter. This conversation is also very well written. Fred's daughter must ask why her husband likes a pop star. Fred asked at the beginning but couldn't remember. In the end, she had no choice but to say it straight. Your husband said: She is good at bed. . His daughter was silent, but told him the next day that the reason was an excuse for making up, because my bed skills were excellent.
Old man: I know. Daughter: Ah, how do you know this? Him: I'm a wander in bed when i was young.
The daughter laughed, (this can also be inherited), of course this is a joke, but his daughter has understood it.
Some people are still naive even though they are in their eighties. Just like Mick, Fred said him, you are very naive and stupid. For so many years, you believe everything I say. Mick has never tried to break his life. He has faced actors all his life. He is an emotional person, but the director needs this kind of passion. Fred told him that I had a relationship with Stravinsky when I was young. I say:
Don't be intellectuals, intellectuals have no taste.
Everyone can have their own understanding of this sentence. For a composer and conductor, release your feelings sincerely, don't suppress it, don't hold it. I think this is Fred's understanding. It can be seen from Mick's discussion of the script with a group of young people that his past films always have a meaning. He actually wanted to play down the meaning of this "posthumous work" as much as possible, trying not to be an intellectual. But he failed before he even started, so he committed suicide.
Several other characters are also very characteristic. For example, the kid playing the violin, Fred went in and told him that I did you play this song, and your hand is not in the right position. It should be like this. The kid looked at it seriously, No , The author is Bellinger, what's your name?
Bellinger, you can go to the front desk to check.
The next day the child ran into him and said, I went to the front desk to check, you really are Bellinger, besides, after you helped me correct the gesture, I really got better.
The old man said calmly, do you know why? Because you are left-handed. Left-handers are always special.
At this time, Maradona, who was swimming, was struggling to come up and said, just now you said that left-handers are always special, right? I'm also left-handed, Golden left foot.
The actor played by Paul Dano said to the old horse with a superfluous look next to him: The whole world knows that you are left-handed.
Even so, Maradona left contentedly, smiling like a child.
In addition, the lens language of this film is very sophisticated. The old and sagging nudes throughout it are probably the director's understanding of old age. Obviously, he can only understand (imagine) it here at his age. In the end, the great Lamaism who had been meditating finally ascended in the daytime. Everything is possible, Fred accepted the royal invitation and went to command Simple Song. And improvised a bit of the nature he felt in the grove.
The film conveys too much meaning. Life is a process of constant gain and loss. Everyone has his own practice. When you are young, you have passion, physical strength, countless opportunities and possibilities, and may be talented, but stupid and naive, without sufficient wisdom, experience and It’s easy to get lost when you are mature and calm in making choices; you become wise and calm when you are middle-aged, but because of various responsibilities and obligations, your options become few; no matter how you live your life, when you are old Going, looking back on the past, it is always inevitable to sigh, a little glorious and a little regretful, in short, there is no life without preparation, no life without regrets. Loved, worked hard, and had a few close friends and lovers, it is not a waste of time.
What is youth? To be angry and forget food, to be happy to forget sorrows, not knowing how old is coming.
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