Along with Harvey's long journey, various microcosms of regional culture are silently demonstrated from the film. Cold Russia, closed China and the mysterious Japanese culture that haunts the whole film, and of course the rich classical beauty of nineteenth century Europe. Here, the extremes of each picture can arouse the viewer's emotions. Moreover, from an aesthetic point of view, these all-encompassing landscapes are not a simple visual patchwork, but a meticulous listing after admiration for the beauty of culture. The oriental beauty of Japan, the humanistic beauty of Europe, as well as the typical local culture and culture of various places, the film's expressiveness in this regard can be called diligent and perfect, and contains a strong sensibility.
The rhythm of "Silk Love" is very slow, which is unique to typical literary films or tragic films, and is very classical. Such a rhythm may be an angle that modern cinema is reluctant to address. But in the film, this does not affect the audience in the slightest. Because, viewers will soon be immersed in the pure beauty created by the director and be amazed and nostalgic. Watching "Silk Love", there is a strong illusion of wandering around the world, as if walking through the East and West of the 19th century world, as if living in the retro mood of that era created by the director. The film, which exhausts the beauty of formalism in terms of color, composition, light and shadow, is very sincere and does not have any psychological presence. On the contrary, it has a realistic objective and realistic situation.
Director François Girard's successful work is the shocking epic film "Violin in Red", and this film, also derived from literary works, still inherits the director's preferences, and it is also a strange experience that triggered a period of Pure love. In the character's experience, the journey across the earth is eye-catching, and the journey across Europe and Asia was legendary at the time of the film. What's more, when you come to Japan during the country's lock-down period with different languages, the mysterious and cruel shogunate period of Japan carries a great risk of losing your life. And, in these experiences, communication, acquisition, and success don’t matter. What's more important is that the love that broke out in the hardships followed the shadows, urging the growth of the little man.
The mysterious affair confronts humanistic ethics, and the small businessman completely plunges into the dangerous emotional world in unforeseen emotions. The film's linear structure repeats the protagonist's travels and puzzles again and again. All of this happened because of the adventures experienced in Japanese fishing villages. In an environment where high risk and stimulation coexist, experiences that span space and time trigger the man's nature. The charm and hesitation of the unknown woman makes the man fascinated, and then forms a kind of attention from the soul. Therefore, this kind young man did not hesitate to look for this extreme love at the shadow of death. This kind of infatuation process occupies the main part of the film. In the realistic and mysterious cultural atmosphere, the main part of the film vaguely seems to be a highly literary strange story.
There is a lot of beauty and suspenseful wonder, and the slow progression of the storyline creates an illusion amid the long period of mystery and gripping thrills. "Silk Love" seems to have become a psychological thriller that hunts for oriental erotica. This feeling greatly reduced the quality of the film and turned it into a commercialized entertainment film. When the viewer felt that the male protagonist had fallen into his depravity and had forgotten his beloved wife, he once doubted the meaning of the film and how to end it. However, this serious speculation is by no means the true face of the film. Until the last five minutes, when the mystery was revealed, the earth-shattering feeling of pure love for the movie came to the sky.
The story of "Silk Love" is actually about a man's growth mentality, how to move from innocence to maturity. But for love, Harvey's fate is too tragic. An accidental glance created a man's lifetime debt. The illusory love can control everything, while the true love that sticks together only gives silently on the side. This kind of love experience is full of sadness and touching, but the core lies in the awakening of men. How to wake up, when to wake up, and what price to pay to wake up?
In this love story that shows the psychology of a typical man, a man's weakness can be clearly seen. Indeed, a little fantasy and temptation may drive men's determination and direction; indeed, men are more likely to be blinded by sensual things. A man's heart, the younger he is, the easier it is to be bewitched by the instinctive possessiveness of men, and then he is full of love and compassion. A man's love, the easier it is to get, the easier it is to be indifferent. However, the kindness of people's hearts and the pursuit of true love are always wrapped in a willingness to think about others. This heart belongs to everyone, regardless of gender. But people with such a mind are gradually rare. Fortunately, our male protagonist has always been a kind and simple good person. However, he has been living in the vanity of men, full of fantasies, inspired and seduced by the sense of responsibility, fraternity and eroticism. So, when he may come out of disillusionment and become sober and mature, he can only face this sad ending, and true love is by his side.
Director Francois Girard's tragic work, which touched the world, achieved the precious quality of "Silk Love" in just five minutes. As a result, this formalist work based on realism exploded with a heavier impact after the ultimate formal beauty. So, this story about how a man loses his true love, how he grows up, and how he can become a real man's destiny moved people to the extreme, and then became speechless and sad. Maybe, only if you really know how to cherish, can you really get true love, and you won't hold grudges.
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