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The main idea of the film is still a kind of criticism and resistance to American colonial history, so it is not explained much. Its unique spiritual image and picture setting are worthy of certain analysis.
The Spanish title of "Snake's Embrace" is El Abrazo de la Serpiente, and serpiente is not a general term for snakes in the traditional sense, but mostly refers to a snake that is more poisonous and evil, such as the one in the Bible that lured Eve to eat the forbidden fruit The incarnation of Satan. The Amazon River twists and twists like a giant python, devouring the land that nurtures life like eggs, and brings the aboriginal people into this world. However, in the eyes of Western missionaries, the aboriginal people who are naked and drunk and drink blood are completely unacceptable in their religious beliefs, so they impose belief on these "demons" in the name of purifying their souls-in this land, It seems to be filled with a battle between evil and evil, and Amazon is overwhelmingly killing people; white people compare themselves to the "savior" who killed the "demons" in the aboriginal people and rob them, such as Evans with scornful eyes in exchange for two dollars. The appearance of Yakruna; the aborigines hated the "demon" of the rubber company that took freedom to their bones, and even tried to use guns to kill the tortured tribe.
The film adopts a 2.35:1 frame ratio, and the lens becomes narrow and long, like a glimpse of a story in the jungle grass. The recurring water pattern is endlessly extended in such a peculiar picture ratio. Although the characters appear, they are placed in the scene most of the time. While narrating, they leave enough room for the Amazon scenery, especially when Evans is due to the ayahuasca. After fainting, a full minute and a half of no dialogue shots of pure scenes were edited, matched with Haydn's magnificent and deep symphonic poems, revealing a hint of reverence for nature. In the ripples of the water ripples, the muskets that once conquered the Americas were thrown in. Since then, the waves rolled out and lifted and dropped the canoe that was gently flowing across the water. As a result, the confrontation and conflict between the characters had more opportunities to display. In addition, the picture also has a major feature, that is, the use of high-gray black and white tones, the contrast of the skin color of the characters is more prominent, highlighting the abrupt sense of the arrival of the white colonists; at the same time, the impression of the rainforest is colorful and strange. Erasing the pen allows the audience to focus most of their attention on the direction of the storyline; finally, after drinking the ayahuasca, the lens illusion of Evans's "2001: A Space Odyssey" is particularly prominent, as if they have been in the dark for a long time. People were surprised to see the light bursting out for a long time and couldn't return to their senses.
Some people call "Snake's Embrace" a black and white lyric poem written by director Shiro Gellar for the American continent. I only feel that this poem is written with delicate brushstrokes, like water lines unfolding, and its spiritual essence seems to be rough. The hatred and tears of, but I can’t help but feel cold after reading: Our industrial products and modern civilization, in addition to the so-called comfortable life and the spiritual masturbation of self-confidence, will take us to the universe? I'm afraid it's not that Xian Keweizhi asked "Where are you going?" after he answered with such a complete and positive response.
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