Let me talk about the former first. It may be because of my poor logical connection ability and the relationship between subtitle translation. At first I watched the gangsters chattering, and I didn't know what to do. But it's always funny every time that Tommy and three black people appear on the stage. The series of crashes caused by the falling of milk and the scenes of two bad bits falling sideways in the final boxing match are very interesting, not to mention the scene of the three black guys being scared away by the pistol of the desert eagle: The three black people looked at each other, looking at me, the nervous and suspicious look on your face, and finally, the expression of fear was very vivid, especially the fattest expression.
Let’s talk about "Stranger Than Paradise" again.
In the beginning, his cousin Willie's attitude towards his cousin Eva went from being indifferent to his later transformation. A large number of scenes and dialogues are very exciting, (maybe the subtitle translation is still relevant?) Almost every sentence is written in place, I feel that it is like this in reality, instead of seeing some works before, I always feel how to talk. So awkward (or are the subtitles actually not translated well before?). And it also describes how Europeans, represented by the immigrants from Hungary to the United States, treat American culture and Americans' feelings toward these new immigrants. There are also TV shows like Beijingers in New York in China, but Jia Muxu vividly reflected it as early as 1984. And they use a very interesting and lively way to express it. When I watch it, I feel very relaxed and not tired. After reading it, I slowly figure out the taste. It seems like we are always a bitter and deep. It seems to go to the United States or The Chinese in Japan are forced to go there. In fact, they don’t go there voluntarily, and the actors used are so stupid, or they are too old or just these old faces, why don’t you need to use those unknown young people to perform? It has to be pulled out if you continue to say this. In the beginning of the scene, since Willie came to the United States earlier, he feels that he has integrated into American life. When he heard that his sister was going to move from Budapest to live with him for a week, he was very disgusted. Another example is when Willie came to discuss football with her sister, only to find that her sister asked a very funny question, "If the quarterback is a guard, how should the team attack?" Eva asked twice. But he was very impatient. He directly refuted the fact that it is impossible for a quarterback to play as a guard. He also emphasized that Willie was already an American. In addition, Eva took off the white piece that Willie gave her. This detail of the coat also emphasizes once again that Eva chose the native culture of her country after all, rather than accepting American culture in its entirety. Including she said before that the football game is very boring. I laughed when I saw this, and it resonated well. This is like when we introduce snacks here to a friend who is traveling here, the other person suddenly asks what would happen if we burn potatoes and greens with chili? Then we might say that there is no such burning method at all. In fact, when we refute it with our own right, we have overlooked a problem. Even if this is a basic common sense, the other party doesn't understand it after all. Moreover, the rules of the game are set by people. Perhaps we can answer "If the quarterback plays as a guard, maybe all teams will become assist-type teams." In addition, there is another shot that is late at night and Willie is already. Fell asleep on the wide bed on the side, while Eva was still squatting on her cramped bed The viewer continued to watch the TV show, and was still motionless during this scene, and it was very touching. There are many others, such as she sitting quietly on the bed raising her head and smoking a cigarette idly, or throwing a newspaper when Willie and Eddie go out to bet on horses, throwing a side sleeper and looking forward bored with her head, although this shot is the most Only two seconds but it resonated strongly with me. Wait, there are too many similar lenses.
Similarly, Eddie feels a little surprised at Willie's identity. In the car he asked Willie, "Before I met your cousin last year, I didn't know that you were from Hungary or Budapest. I thought you were an American." Willy immediately replied, "I am like an American like you." The atmosphere was a little embarrassing, but Eddie, who was ignorant, came out again: "Is Cleveland a bit like Budapest?" As a result, Willie finally got angry, "Eddie, shut up." Then he was silent again. And afterwards, Eddie first drank the soup that Aunt Willie was not used to making, and then he held a dessert in his hand for a while but still put it down. Willie finally couldn't help but quietly remind him "Young man, put it down." The soup is drunk". Here is a little detail. Every time Aunt Willie says thank you, she always says "Thank you Very Much" in standard American English, and then she says it again in Hungarian.
There is a wonderful line in the film, which Eddie said: "When you come to a new place, everything seems the same.". This sentence is a year later, two people gambled money and won 600 pounds, borrowed a car and drove to Cleveland to find Eva, but found that Eva was being pursued by a colleague and didn’t know when to do it next. The two people sighed idly on the snow-covered railway. With just such a sentence, we have already portrayed this kind of "don't know what to do next" that we all share the sense of loss, which is very exciting. And at this time, this scene feels the best for this person. Not to mention the conversation between the two people who kept saying "Where are we going, I don't know" in the car. At a loss, at a loss, but at a loss other than that. Including the next three people watching the lake together. Since I came to Cleveland, I naturally wanted to see the lake. But after seeing it, I thought it was but so. Although I knew it was boring and vulgar, I went to see it after all, just because everyone didn’t know how to spend this long time. In the afternoon, the invitation to see the lake just so Eva finally fulfilled the friendship of the landlord. There are also two fools who are willing to be a big light bulb. The last four people watch movies and other scenes together. What lingers is this dazed mood. Let me add that this scene of watching the lake is even more touching for me as a person who has lived in the suburbs far from the city for a long time but there is a sea. Also, after the two people plan to go to Florida, there is a sentence "Where is the next exit." Then there is a black screen, only a lone subtitle is left on the screen.
Let’s go on to talk about Willie’s American friend Eddie. Eddie had a good impression of Eva from the beginning. When we first met, he repeatedly asked why he didn’t take Eva to bet on horse racing, and kept asking why he still had it. The look that looked at Willy tentatively at first made me laugh out loud. Later, when Eva was about to leave, he could only watch her leave and could not say anything. When I saw Eva for the third time a year later, since she called out his name, Eddie was very surprised, so she said repeatedly, "Look! She still remembers my name!" Finally, his farewell to Eva remained the same. I can only say "Goodbye, Eva. I'm so happy to see you again" such a regular and helpless words. In addition, the conversation between him and Willie is very interesting, and the tone of the words is very cute. For example, when they left Eva’s car, when Willie asked him how much money he had left, Eddie paid the money obediently and said aggrieved "Willie, why do you always ask me to do this, Do it like that." Listen carefully to the tone of his opening, a little girl alive, cute to death, and this sentence is completely tasteless in Mandarin, it is to use English with Eddie's kind of a bit sharp The voice is very aggrieved to say that it has a taste. And then Willie’s answer was even more deadly: "It seems that if I don’t tell you to do anything, you just don’t do anything." Every time I see this, I can’t help but laugh. This is not a standard relationship between lovers. Is there a dialogue that only exists? It looks so sweet to outsiders.
Finally, let me talk about some scenes in this movie. This movie was simply made for me. In the scene where the two guys drove to Cleveland, the shot showed a gas station, two big chimneys, a pile of dilapidated factories, many crude oil pipelines accompanied by steam, and many other close-ups. At first glance, it is the typical state-owned chemical enterprise in the 1980s. Why don’t people think of my petrochemical plant again?
I can’t help but talk about the soundtrack. In "Stranger Than Paradise", Jamusch always fanned out some dazed emotions. He always likes to use the violin. It would be great if I used some back shakes at that time. Here I use some back shakes. It couldn't be more appropriate. In addition, in "Snatch", Tommy chose Massive Attack's "Angel" prelude instead of the sing one when he was fighting with a few guys in the game room, which is really cool. Of course, Oasis's guitar sweeping with psychedelic footage, that's cool. It turns out that Oasis also has such good guitar works.
As for the ending of this work, I love it to death. It is as memorable as "Exhausted". It is unspeakable but I have to admit that it is very real and realistic.
PS: It may be made at a small cost. In the scene where Eddie, who made me want to laugh, asked why I didn’t take Eva to bet on horses, there was always some white light flickering on the right side of the screen, which seemed to be the light. The teacher used the lights, but when Jia Muxu found out that it was too late to reshoot in the final editing? Or is it the source of the film itself?
I found a comment on the Internet, which contained the sentence: "I was crazy after watching the film." This is the first thing a friend told me after watching Jim Jarmusch's "STRANGER THAN PARADISE". In one sentence, I can imagine her smile at the time, and
another comment mentioned that "the film's directing technique is very interesting, and each scene has only one shot."
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