Personal growth requires innovation and individuality, otherwise it will be the same and will often be abandoned by others. The development of film is driven by batches of artists who are both innovative and individual. For most people, it may only take a few superficial movies to meet the viewing requirements for a year. Watching a movie is like eating popcorn. It doesn't matter if you finish eating it, or discard the rest. For some small fans who are demanding to be motivated, watching a movie must keep pace with the progress of the movie. It is so inspiring to see a film that can be called a new work. Maybe it is controversial, but the story itself exists. Controversy, where there is dispute, there is protest. Think about it carefully, isn't this a sign of progress.
The narrative of "UpstreamColor" does not follow the conventional route. In fact, after watching the movie, it is not difficult to figure out the ins and outs of the story. Those who say they don’t understand have not calmed down and watched the movie. Most of them should be watching the movie. People who only watch popcorn movies. It's been 5, 10, 20 years since we watched movies, should we also seek a breakthrough in taste?
There will certainly be many people who say that "UpstreamColor" is a mystery, but it's actually quite wrong. The film concisely explained how the heroine was framed by strange maggots from the very beginning, and then completely led the perspective to the heroine. Later, the unknown is entirely from the heroine's position, she is in order to understand herself The mystery, unfolding the hysterical mental solution, she later met the male protagonist (also the screenwriter and director of this film), because of the same experience of the two, they came together, and through painful struggle, both helped each other and love each other. Unravel the secrets of his body. In the end they held the list of victims under the clutches of the evil organization. They really looked like the incarnations of Sherlock Holmes and Watson.
Of course, you can look at this film with a superficial understanding, and it is exciting enough. I can't say that director Shane Carruth thought about the serious implications of this film when he was creating the screenwriter. But if the viewer explores the film with a deeper perspective, you can apply the story of the film to many homogeneous events. You will find that the story that the director wants to tell is surrealism on the one hand, and reality on the other hand. We often live under the control of others. Sometimes it is difficult to distinguish between illusion and reality, because we can't help ourselves, because we are no longer free.
I think, no matter how you say it, the pictures and thoughts that "Upstream Color" brings to us is a rare and profound work in recent years. Like the previous two years of "The Tree of Life" and "Melancholia", you feel that the director and screenwriter are creating with their lives. Coincidentally, the three films were written and directed by the same person. Do you understand it?
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