A story of a young girl and an old man. I don't know if they can be summed up in love?
The camera portrays the ocean as easy-going and sad, and the background music at the beginning is melodious, pulling my emotions along with the development of the story.
The protagonists of the story, the young girl and the old man, have no dialogue in the film;
this is the consistent expression of director Kim Ki-duk. Of course, I knew that Director Kim Ki-duk only understood after watching this film.
"The Empty House" turned out to be his masterpiece? No wonder. Although I didn't watch "The Empty House", I just read the review of the movie... I
really don't know what the director wants to reveal through this story?
The girl's smile is pure and innocent, the old man is shooting arrows for others, and the eye contact with her who is on the swing...
No one can explain their feelings clearly? The desire to possess? Not known to the world?
The elderly do not need the understanding of outsiders, but the growth of girls is not so easy to compromise with the possessive desire of the elderly.
The story is interspersed with a male college student, who describes this film in which the protagonist has nothing to read through his existence.
The old man marked the date of the wedding day by day; the change of the girl was obvious, and all his selfishness was gradually exposed by his little actions.
College students want to take the girl to see the outside world, the ship can no longer imprison the girl's growth...
The harp made of bows makes a sound that is too loud.
The old man put the rope around his neck and used death as a bet to keep the girl; the hidden knife further demonstrated the despicableness of the old man's possessive desire.
The maiden stayed and married the old man. The boat drifted away, and the old man dulcimed again... Aimed at the girl lying meditating with a bow and arrow, and finally shot it into the sky.
Like a ritual, the old man jumps into the sea and the boat approaches the big ship. What followed was what college students witnessed.
The girl spreads her legs and moans... Is she actually having sex? Is it the soul of the old man?
The arrow shot into the sky fell at that moment and stuck between the girl's legs... The white satin was dyed a deep red.
In the end she smiled, smiling so relieved? She has completed her mission and is about to return to the world. She waved goodbye, and the ship sank into the sea where the sunset swayed...
I felt that this ceremony was the combination of man and nature. The sound of the piano is especially present, mysterious and distant.
In the end, I had to use the words of the director to explain the confusion encountered in this plot...
"Everyone has unfulfilled desires and hopes, and usually everyone hides these desires. What I want to show is that these hidden desires have How mean, noble, sad and beautiful. So speak of the longing of an old man with a maiden who cannot be controlled."
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