White rabbits emerge from the top hat, bouquets hidden under the handkerchiefs, and flying cards and ribbons dance together. These magics from the past era can no longer attract the attention of the audience, but only scattered applause and the magician’s loneliness. Figure. In Sylvia Jomai's animated film "The Magician", Tatischeff is such an outdated magician who walks alone in the reverse of time. In Paris in 1959, the light and shadow on the screen was the most dazzling magic in the new century, overshadowing the magician’s sad eyes; at this time, London was being overwhelmed by the Howling and Beat generation, Big Ben in the rain. Mottled with time, the old bell rings for the funeral of all the good things that have passed away. Among the magic that only the old grandmother can appreciate, the wine made by tati is more suitable for him to pour alone. When the magical skills fade away from the halo of illusion, and the life that is downturned makes people unable to believe in miracles, when the radiant stage is occupied by the noisy rock and roll, the magician can only wander into the distance to try his luck, and there is only one with him. An old box, a white rabbit for magic and a carefully rolled up performance poster.
In a small pub on the coast of Scotland that seems to be forgotten by time, tati meets a little girl who has changed the trajectory of his life. Alice believes that magicians have real magic, believes that she is Cinderella wearing magic dancing shoes, and followed Tati all the way to Edinburgh. Under the baptism of the big city, Alice feels that the dazzling array of clothes and high heels behind the window is the real magic that turns a girl into a princess, and her simple curiosity about magic is gradually being swallowed up by material desires that are getting harder and harder to fill, and will always be there. Newer, more beautiful, and more fashionable ones need to catch up, and need to be obtained. In the world of magicians, magic does not actually exist. Like the despised clown and puppeteer in the hotel, tati is just an entertainer who makes ends meet with outdated tricks. A magician who can "create something out of nothing" on the stage can't change bread to fill his hunger, but he would rather devour the bitter fruit of life than expose the cruel reality under the girl's longing eyes. In order to present Alice with surprise "magic moments", all the magician can do is drag her old body and sell cheap labor; when Alice looks at the new clothes and dreams contentedly, the magician has to face It was the endless dark night that swallowed himself into a haggard state. When Alice transformed from an ugly duckling into an outstanding swan and a prince charming on a romantic rainy night, tati performed the most wonderful magic in her life with her unrequited fatherly love. Without saying goodbye, she quietly closed the curtain, and continued to be alone. journey.
Sylvia Jomai has been brewing for seven years in this animation, which lacks the grotesque and ridicule in "Crazy Dating Mirador", and only a touch of sadness is left behind, such as the mist in London and the rain in Edinburgh. Like the cotton wool that drifted in the wind in a small Scottish town, it became snowflakes that hadn't melted and disappeared, and the real chill permeated people's hearts. The story of the film comes from a long letter written by the late master director Jacques Tati to his daughter Sophie before his death. The tribute to Tati can be seen everywhere in the film. First of all, the name of the protagonist magician is Tatischeff’s real name. , And the image of the magician is also based on Tati’s appearance. The theater where the magician accidentally entered is showing Tati’s "My Uncle". At the end of the film, the neon is extinguished a little bit, just like "Playing Time." In the end, the lively circus ended, revealing the emptiness behind the glitz.
The magician does not exist, because what the magician projects on the girl is only the father’s love that has been owed too long; the magician does not exist, because no matter how good the magic is, the time with the family cannot be changed back; the magician does not exist Some are just a lonely old man running for life. Perhaps the real magician only exists in the flowing time, with ruthless hands grabbing our ears, making people nowhere to hide. Children always ask their parents, because the parents at that time looked like a magician can conjure a gift, and when the parents who are aging can no longer give it, the magician of life will be too late for us to look back. Change the parents away from time to time.
In "Magician", not only tati's paternal love but also the bitterness of the artists is truly moving. The old magician, clown and puppeteer are a group of people who are incompatible with the times and the surrounding environment. The white angel did his best. The funny clown had only a desperate face after washing off the paint at night. The puppeteer’s only property, the puppet, ended up in the pawn shop, even if it was given away for free, no one cares about it, and the magician is also degraded to use. Use your own techniques to sell women’s underwear and help shops attract business. Isn't Jacques Tati himself such an artist who is not understood by the times? In a consumer society, commodities have become the only myth that people believe in. Many people have forgotten the simple beauty in obtaining richer information and capturing more attractive sensory stimulation. Like Jacques Tati’s film, Sevier Chaumet’s animation has only a few vague lines, basically relying on the charm of the image itself to conquer the audience. There is no magic in the world, 3D and special effects are not magic, and Tati who carves time with heart will be the real magician in heaven; there is no magic in the world, and Qiao Mai, who has a close relationship with Tati, is presented with pure hand-painted animation. A magic that never goes out of style.
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