I really like the way of editing interspersed with narratives.
Master piano maker, child prodigy, passionate player, Red Guard, auction five stories. Each one is clear and smooth, with bizarre plots, ups and downs, and undivided forms, all revolving around the violin.
I remember that the sea pianist started from the pawnshop until the end of the story. The boss did not ask for a trumpet, but said that a good story is worth so much money.
This violin has obviously more stories. From a cultural relic, we can restore history and follow it to witness our development. Among them, in addition to display, there are also some human thinking. I think this is the theme of the film.
Unfortunately, the film is not atmospheric after all. Since we have followed the violin for such a long journey, of course we want to feel the different breaths of different eras. This can only be seen to the fullest in China. To be honest, this part of the Cultural Revolution has not been darkened or overly exaggerated, and it is quite satisfactory. Although there are not too many musical performance factors here, it still fully realizes the times, human nature, and people's love for music. Why choose China and the Cultural Revolution? I guess the director must have watched the best Oscar documentary "From Mao Zedong to Mozart". As the first foreigner to come to China after the Cultural Revolution, the American violinist brought exchanges and allowed Westerners to understand the madness and personal rationality of the cultural revolution. That's why there is a story about the Chinese revolution in this film.
But for several other stories, such as passionate performers. What age is he in? What are the characteristics of the era? It is easier to confuse. This story completely degenerates into a micro-film about the individual performer. No matter what period, there will be such people and such things. Sometimes, we need such a role because it must be universal. But obviously not suitable for the idea of this film.
For auction stories, they are also relatively common. Therefore, I feel that it is more of a skill to take the repeated presentation method. One is to make this story more integrated with the film, and the other is to make ordinary passages interesting.
Structurally, although many people have guessed before reading it, the prediction of the tarot card is for the violin possessed by the soul, and the red of the violin is the blood of the pregnant woman. But the mystery is always revealed at the last minute, so this scene must be put at the end of the film anyway.
Such editing is undoubtedly extremely exhausting. Among them, the fetal movement lens interspersed in the test instrument is really wonderful.
Awaiting continued analysis.
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