like "21 Grams" and "The Tower of Babel" written by Gulaimo Ariga, which interweave the life situations faced by several people in parallel. It seems that Ariga tells the story. His unique skills, usually, his logical mind and extraordinary talents are mostly reflected in the dismantling of the plot structure, and this man’s strength has been tried repeatedly in the film industry, and seems to have a unique trend in the world.
This time, his directorial debut "The Burning Plain" is still a multi-line narrative, even blurring the time divider, allowing them to shuttle almost at the same time, that is, organically split and reorganize the lives of several generations in the same pattern. , Which makes the past and the present alternately presented, and also makes the scenes and pictures constantly change between New Mexico and Oregon. If Ariga took out the film before dedicating to the film’s profound meaning of "21 Grams", it seems It's easier to be amazed.
In the first part of the film, several clues that seem to be unrelated to each other unfold at the same time: a woman with a successful career is full of loneliness and vicissitudes, the infidelity and accidental murder of a couple of two people, the working life of the father and daughter plus a partner in the field, The sudden love and hurried escape of the generation of cheaters... This parallel deconstruction of time and space may make some viewers feel troubled at first glance. In fact, the film seems to talk about many people's many things at first glance, but it actually talks about it. It’s the same thing, all laying and embedding is just to tell a story, and the beginning and direction of this story are all triggered by the affair that year, and the characters in the clues are also related to each other because of this incident. .
With a little attention, the audience can easily see the reason. For example, Sylvia (played by Charlize Theron) looked tired and numb when she appeared on the stage. Her desires, dissatisfaction and self-harm are both revealing. This person has an extraordinary life experience. Not long after the second half of the film, the audience can feel the embryonic form of this experience. Of course, not everyone can experience such cases of mistaken killing of mothers and abandoning of husbands and daughters.
In addition, the little girl Maria’s energy in cooking life, and Gina (played by Kim Basinger)’s eldest daughter Mariana (played by Jennifer Lawrence) cooking for her family when her mother returns in the evening. The implicit similarity and continuity, in which the similarity of the two names is also a hint. Finally, when Sylvia called out the name "Brother Sandia" in front of Maria’s dad’s bed, all the doubts caused by the parallelism of time and space disappeared, and the clues and branches that had been laid before were quickly spliced together. This video can be watched at will, because the rest of the time is like the final injury stoppage time of the overall game.
Although, as a director’s debut, Ariega, who was a screenwriter, gave a good product, but for the sake of A classmate's future, and in order to present it more reasonably and appropriately, it is unavoidable to have a few words. Obviously, A student pays too much attention to the complexity of the plot, and emphasizes the beauty of the structure too much. Instead, he defaults to the emphasis on shaping some characters, which also makes some scenes lack the necessary psychological transition. For example, after the accidental death of one's mother Gina and the other's father Nick during an affair, love bred between the young Mariana and Sandia, this sudden love that broke through the psychological barrier can be understood as a kind of fatal The attraction and subtle subconscious make up for it, but after passing the psychological support of the two when making important decisions, there are still several places in the film for this regret. It also seems too hurried to give the audience room for imagination.
In terms of performance, due to the film structure and the mode set by the scenes, the performances of the two major actresses, Charlize Theron and Kim Basinger, are both middle and upper, and of course I hope they can be better. Among them, Basinger, who is over half a hundred years old, showed the despair, loneliness and desire of Gina, who had undergone breast removal surgery. Gina seemed to have met a man who cherished her body no matter what, but realized the awareness of the eldest daughter. , So she experienced the process of longing, hesitation, intolerance and finally willingness to indulge. In contrast, although Theron's performance is bright, it seems like a formality. The young Jennifer Lawrence flashed her acting talent this time. Many people liked her love scenes, and she who personally appreciated the film suddenly realized that the panic and helplessness of the mischief turned into a disaster, that powerless fall, The swinging arms and the lost call make people feel the sinking of a heart at this moment.
Coincidentally, there is also an unforgettable scene in the film. It is also an accident that endangers the loved ones, and it is also the call of the children’s panic and helplessness. This scene comes from Tessa Ia, who plays the 12-year-old girl Maria, when she While preparing meals for the father who was spraying pesticides on the plane, through the window, she saw the plane dive and fall, her face filled with panic and anxiety. She yelled "Dad" and ran towards the accident site...Compared with the one that I had briefly brought before. Comparing the scene of father and daughter and partner Carlos working in the open fields, after comparing the scene of the little girl asking Carlos to help find her missing mother, it can be seen that this sensible little girl is the hope of many people in obscure life, at least in the West. Sylvia's, her sudden appearance is an opportunity for Sylvia to cast aside years of shackles and regain a new life.
Although the plot of the film is split and intertwined, it is easier for people familiar with Ariga’s narrative habits to understand. Part of the credit for this is due to Craig Wood’s smooth editing. A group of people of all colors wait outside or look up at the sky or at the window. The splicing of the pictures while staring at the sky is clean and meaningful, as if foreseeing the moment of tranquility before the fate will happen, whether it is for Gina who is struggling with desire, or for Maria who cares about her father's flight.
At the same time, Hans Zimmer’s soundtrack adds a lot to the film, especially the ending song. The slightly intricate melody seems to reorganize the logical context of the film’s time-space deconstruction, and is helpful for recall and interpretation.
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