In fact, the murder is just the coat of the film, and its core is still the blood of the literary film. It even uses magical expressions to highlight the protagonist's inner ups and downs. For example, David went back to the American Civil War after being drunk. Does the director want to tell everyone that behind David's drunkenness is the painful struggle between heaven and man in his heart? Not as good as the last shot, David even appeared in the history book photos with the generals in the Civil War. Is it to cherish the memory of the spiritual world that has passed away? Or is it an insinuation that people today are not old-fashioned?
Of course, the director also used an abnormal order (messy) editing technique to insert some of the cameras in front and back. On the one hand, he wanted to show David's struggles for personal growth after war and hesitate, and on the other hand, he showed that people's lives were difficult after Hurricane Katrina raged. , The helplessness of natural and man-made disasters. These are a little troublesome for students who want to watch the plot.
Finally, the director wants to tell everyone that the stylized expression of the inner technique has slowly faded. Actually:
you don’t need to cry when you cry, you don’t need to smoke when you’re hesitant
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