Ken Lodge upholds his own creative principles and once again directed "Sorry, We Missed You" (hereinafter referred to as "Miss"), which focuses on the bottom groups of British society. This new work, which continues the theme and style of "I Am Blake", does not seem to bring more surprises except for a little trick in the ending: in the recording style shots, the protagonist suffers from the hardships of life, even if occasionally. After a moment of warmth, their hope for a better future finally fell through. As the "darling" of Cannes, Ken Lodge's works have always been regarded as political films that safeguard the interests of the working class and speak out for the disadvantaged. This appears to be nothing new in the current trend of artistic films with diverse aesthetic forms and themes. Some people even claim that "I Am Blake" is the most untrue Palme d’Or movie in recent years. Therefore, "Miss", which has not been awarded, seems to be destined to become a "cork floating in the waves." Quite ordinary, in addition to making people lament that the 82-year-old Ken Rocky is still standing on the front line of the battle to speak up for the people at the bottom, he "earns" at most a few tears, and then is burdened with mediocre and deliberately sensational accusations. Abandoned in the corner of movie history, no one even cares about it. Ken Lodge always regards the pursuit of truth as his creative philosophy. He originally wrote the BBC’s "The Wednesday "Play" program began to use documentary creation methods to reflect the social phenomenon of unemployment and lack of housing in the UK when making TV movies. The most influential episode is "Casey Going Home", in which the live radio and daily dialogue have been carried over to subsequent works, enhancing the film’s sense of reality. When the name of the creator appears on the black background of the opening of "Missing", you can hear the conversation, which is also mixed with the sound of wind, the sound of vehicles passing by outside, and other subtle sounds. Then the host Kiki and the company director came into the camera. The sound effect just now remained unchanged. The two continued to talk. This kind of connection processing of constructing the narrative situation under the expectation field of vision by the sound first, and then suddenly appearing the scene picture, will happen instantly. A sense of presence of "straight into the lives of others", thereby bringing the audience closer to the lives of the characters. After the feature film started, the precise and skillful shot scheduling and editing combined with the sound system maintained this sense of presence. The film has a scene where the heroine Abby makes a phone call at a bus stop. The camera is placed across the road at the beginning, keeping a certain distance between the camera and Abby. At this time, her voice is covered by the surrounding noise, almost listening. I don’t know what she’s talking about. After a few seconds, the camera switches to Abby’s close-up, and the sound becomes clear. This seemingly flawed audio-visual effect rarely appears in traditional melodrama movies, but Abbas’s. The ending credits of "Close-up" appeared to be distorted by accident, but Abbas did not choose to retake or abandon the scene, but deliberately kept this imperfection, don't have a taste of letting it go. The flawed scene in "Missing" has nothing to do with the plot, but Ken Roach did not remove it, not because he is also accustomed to seeing all kinds of unexpected situations on the set as himself, like Abbas. For Ken Roach, the use of audio-visual techniques is mainly to create a sense of reality for the film. In this scene, the intentional exposure of the filming equipment being moved and adjusted can make the audience feel that the plot on the screen is happening in a positive way. In the scenes being filmed, the performances of non-professional actors at this time are very close to real life, which gives the scene a documentary effect. Perhaps Ken Lodge is shooting a documentary with a melodrama. The Danes, who have also won the Palme d'Or twice in Cannes, are also very good at dealing with realistic themes. In the masterpiece "Rosetta", they let the audience fully appreciate the documentary charm of handheld follow-up. Ken Lodge didn't use a certain shooting technique to the extreme to make it his own characteristic. Although there are multiple methods of mirroring in "Miss", each of them strives to conform to the connotation and meaning of the corresponding situation. Generally speaking, when shooting indoors Tighter, mainly small scenes. For example, the indoor lens of Rich's house can make people feel very crowded, and even produce an uncomfortable feeling of pressure. This is very consistent with the actual situation of his family can only rent small houses. Outdoors, the opposite is true. People are often placed in a street or outdoor scene to observe their behavior in larger scenes. There is only one exception. When the father and daughter sit together to rest after delivering the express, they used extremely rare close-ups to show the happy faces of the two. The timing of these two close-ups is very suitable, and they can break out at critical moments. The powerful emotional strength that comes out. In addition, when the father and son quarrel, they will use the front and back shots to separate the two. When a family of four can finally get together on the weekend, the panoramic lens is used to fix the warm picture of their dining around the table. The shots of the scenes can be described as ingenious, far from being plain or lacking skills as some critics have said. On the contrary, only by knowing the moderation and the emotional connotation of each plot can we truly use the audio material or image material to highlight the main body of the movie. significance. Ken Lodge is also used to shooting movies in the linear development sequence of the plot, so that the actors can gradually enter the inner world of the characters during the performance, and then accumulate emotions, and finally release them in a reasonable and effective manner. That's why in "Miss", the youngest daughter cries bitterly when she apologizes to her parents, Abby can't help herself when she scolds her supervisor on the phone for her injured husband, and Richie insists on driving to his destiny regardless of his family's obstacles. Uncertain future. These touching scenes are not deliberately sensational to earn cheap tears. The family in the movie has indeed come to this point along the normal track of life. Of course, like everyone else, they also have a longing for a better life and want to protect their happiness. Families, however, they give everything for the work, but in the end they end up with the consequences of repaying the fines and making ends meet. I was moved, but also reflected. Ken Lodge uses the mode of popular melodrama to express his political demands. This is because he can see the consequences of the political system more clearly in his real family life and social relations. "Miss" undoubtedly embodies Ken Rocky's political aesthetics: real and powerful, full of humanitarian care. The timing is right, and the strong emotional strength that can erupt at a critical moment. In addition, when the father and son quarrel, they will use the front and back shots to separate the two. When a family of four can finally get together on the weekend, the panoramic lens is used to fix the warm picture of their dining around the table. The shots of the scenes can be described as ingenious, far from being plain or lacking skills as some critics have said. On the contrary, only by knowing the moderation and the emotional connotation of each plot can we truly use the audio material or image material to highlight the main body of the movie. significance. Ken Lodge is also used to shooting movies in the linear development sequence of the plot, so that the actors can gradually enter the inner world of the characters during the performance, and then accumulate emotions, and finally release them in a reasonable and effective manner. That's why in "Miss", the youngest daughter cries bitterly when she apologizes to her parents, Abby can't help herself when she scolds her supervisor on the phone for her injured husband, and Richie insists on driving to his destiny regardless of his family's obstacles. Uncertain future. These touching scenes are not deliberately sensational to earn cheap tears. The family in the movie has indeed come to this point along the normal track of life. Of course, like everyone else, they also have a longing for a better life and want to protect their happiness. Families, however, they give everything for the work, but in the end they end up with the consequences of repaying the fines and making ends meet. I was moved, but also reflected. Ken Lodge uses the mode of popular melodrama to express his political demands. This is because he can see the consequences of the political system more clearly in his real family life and social relations. "Miss" undoubtedly embodies Ken Rocky's political aesthetics: real and powerful, full of humanitarian care. The timing is right, and the strong emotional strength that can erupt at a critical moment. In addition, when the father and son quarrel, they will use the front and back shots to separate the two. When a family of four can finally get together on the weekend, the panoramic lens is used to fix the warm picture of their dining around the table. The shots of the scenes can be described as ingenious, far from being plain or lacking skills as some critics have said. On the contrary, only by knowing the moderation and the emotional connotation of each plot can we truly use the audio material or image material to highlight the main body of the movie. significance. Ken Lodge is also used to shooting movies in the linear development sequence of the plot, so that the actors can gradually enter the inner world of the characters during the performance, and then accumulate emotions, and finally release them in a reasonable and effective manner. That's why in "Miss", the youngest daughter cries bitterly when she apologizes to her parents, Abby can't help herself when she scolds her supervisor on the phone for her injured husband, and Richie insists on driving to his destiny regardless of his family's obstacles. Uncertain future. These touching scenes are not deliberately sensational to earn cheap tears. The family in the movie has indeed come to this point along the normal track of life. Of course, like everyone else, they also have a longing for a better life and want to protect their happiness. Families, however, they give everything for the work, but in the end they end up with the consequences of repaying the fines and making ends meet. I was moved, but also reflected. Ken Lodge uses the mode of popular melodrama to express his political demands. This is because he can see the consequences of the political system more clearly in his real family life and social relations. "Miss" undoubtedly embodies Ken Rocky's political aesthetics: real and powerful, full of humanitarian care. The future of fate is uncertain. These touching scenes are not deliberately sensational to earn cheap tears. The family in the movie has indeed come to this point along the normal track of life. Of course, like everyone else, they also have a longing for a better life and want to protect their happiness. Families, however, they give everything for the work, but in the end they end up with the consequences of repaying the fines and making ends meet. I was moved, but also reflected. Ken Lodge uses the mode of popular melodrama to express his political demands. This is because he can see the consequences of the political system more clearly in his real family life and social relations. "Miss" undoubtedly embodies Ken Rocky's political aesthetics: real and powerful, full of humanitarian care. The future of fate is uncertain. These touching scenes are not deliberately sensational to earn cheap tears. The family in the movie has indeed come to this point along the normal track of life. Of course, like everyone else, they also have a longing for a better life and want to protect their happiness. Families, however, they give everything for the work, but in the end they end up with the consequences of repaying the fines and making ends meet. I was moved, but also reflected. Ken Lodge uses the mode of popular melodrama to express his political demands. This is because he can see the consequences of the political system more clearly in his real family life and social relations. "Miss" undoubtedly embodies Ken Rocky's political aesthetics: real and powerful, full of humanitarian care.
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