Exploratory "pseudo documentary"

Nico 2022-06-02 20:37:20

It feels a bit like the "Revised Excerpts" by Brian de Palma a few years ago. Using the most popular video recording method nowadays, the fictional plot is mixed with documentary clips to create mixed characters, emotions and stories.

The theme of the film is quite inspiring. The impact of environmental pollution is far-reaching and immeasurable, and the evil consequences that humans bring to themselves will always appear day by day. The sound and picture design are very particular, often calm and joyful scenes with gloomy soundtracks, and a narrative voice that sometimes appears outside the picture; there are quite a few scenes where the narrator and the fictional character speak at the same time, making the picture suddenly informative Ascend; there is also a scene where "only the sound is heard, but the picture is not seen", and the horror atmosphere is indeed rendered very well.

Fragmented stories, missing characters, and uncertain emotional ups and downs are the fatal weaknesses of the film. However, as an exploratory "pseudo documentary", the information conveyed by the film still has quite important social significance.

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  • Ms Crustacean: I think it is every girl's dream to be Miss Crustacean.

  • Officer Jimson: [on the parasitic outbreak] Why do I have to die this way?... No one should have to die this way!

    [repeated line]

    Officer Jimson: I shouldn't have to die like this