This young new director who is highly praised by the Venice Film Festival is really staggering. Only two feature films that have been filmed can attract a large number of stars to help out. In this second work, he can also persuade the heroes and heroines of the play. It’s incredible that Natalie Portman and Jude Law are executive producers! This may have something to do with his previous actor's resume, or it may be that his creative talent has convinced many insiders. Although he is a native American, his works show strong characteristics of European art films, which is obviously influenced by previous collaborations with European directors. If the debut "Prewar Childhood" is a tribute to the immaturity of "White Ribbon", then this new work incorporates Lars Von Trier's photographic editing style and sharp bantering tone on Haneke's violent myth. . The theme discussed in the film is rare and subtle: the similarities and relevance between terrorist attackers and pop singers. This theme is quite accurately portrayed in the opening and closing scenes. The psychological analysis of terrorist attackers is connected to the popular female singer's mentality of fame, which contains a great irony. At the same time, it can be seen that the director has a strong sense of authorship. This and the debut of the film kicked off with a thrilling soundtrack and stylized photography, with multiple flashes of tunnel images, and even a dreamscape, which is exactly the same as "Pre-War Childhood". . The film adopts a paragraph-style narrative, each paragraph is separated by a subtitle card title, and the low male voice narrating almost all the way is a secret tribute to Lars Von Trier's "Female Addict". This unified and refined style resembles the scheduling and style of European directors. However, except for the opening and closing scenes, the transitional part in the middle could not maintain this tension and gradually began to collapse, especially after the adult heroine appeared on the stage. The description of the fame experience is too procedural and boring, and this kind of industry-revealed content does not seem to be friendly to the audience. In contrast, Lady Gaga's "The Birth of a Star" suddenly looked a lot more attractive. Natalie Portman gave an unexpected interpretation. Although it was consistent with the character's personality, the overly exaggerated performance and the last part of her personal singing and dancing made her sweat.
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