Harmony Korine (Harmony Korine), whose production is not much produced in recent years, has reversed his early independent and rebellious posture, and has begun to favor big stars and pop singers. On the surface, it seems to be moving closer to commercial production, but in fact he is still a clear-cut author. style. This new film still follows the director’s favorite MV shooting technique: complex and changeable camera positions, unconventional jumping editing, unhurried rhythm, endless singing styles, and colorful visual impact. It makes the audience feel as if they are in a continuous psychedelic party, with bursts of nerve-paralyzing dizziness. Although there are many similarities in the art design with "Spring Break", this is not a sequel to the story of rebellious youth, but an extension of the middle-aged crisis topic wrapped in colorful candy paper. The protagonist of the poet has been living a life of enjoyment, until he encounters the death of his lover, he gradually puts away his former self-reliance and arrogance, and constantly compromises with reality, but finds the ultimate pursuit of "poor, hungry and happy" on top of the bizarre people and things. This common theme of self-salvation is not uncommon in Hollywood films, but under the lens of Harmony Colin, it shows an ambiguous meaning. The director seems to project his own unbearable experience on the male protagonist: the emotional debt to his lover, the gradual alienation from family and friends, the abandonment of worldly fame and fortune, and the merciless ridicule of his own talent. It's a pity that the actor's oily tone from beginning to end, together with the director's indomitable author label, made the rhythm gradually slack and boring. The fragmented narrative and the supporting roles of the revolving lanterns all lack the arrangement of the beginning and the end, and even the climax plot also shows life. Hard and abrupt design sense. It feels like the protagonist has taken a circle and returned to the original state. When the film separates from the Hollywood soul chicken soup theme, he is also sliding to show off in an unrestrained style, which is looming in the process of cracking the middle-aged crisis. The elusive color of narcissism.
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