The overall impression is very boring, and it can be considered dull and boring. As a genre film, the genre of "Juvenile Detective" is mixed and subtle, and it is difficult to summarize it in a single sentence. Even though the structure of the film is neat and the narrative routine is obvious, the core of the story is very small. In short, this is a special movie, not trying to please the audience, just want to talk about things.
Separate the "juvenile" from the "detective" in the title, and say "juvenile" first, that is, "not grown up". The protagonist Abel is a stagnant person. For some complicated reasons, he stopped in the past. He has not changed, but the people and things around him have been changing. This tension of difference makes the film more depressing. And Abel's adulthood and adolescence also have a sharp contrast in the style of painting, the adult is dim, the youth is bright, and the contrast in color is embarrassing.
The movie has two black screens that last for a few seconds, which is also very interesting. One is that shortly after the opening, the young man slept and woke up to the transition to adulthood; at a midpoint turning point, Abel suffered a severe heart attack and plunged into darkness in his life. Two black screens, it seems that it gets darker than once, and it drops deeper than once.
As for "detective", this is Abel's definition of self-identity. Although the film has certain elements of reasoning and suspense, it does not seem to be important. The process of Abel's investigation continues to overlap and reflect with the past. This process is more of a growth and redemption, a continuous reconciliation with oneself. This is the beauty of this film. Therefore, the case will definitely be solved in the end, and people will definitely break through and grow up. Fables have always been like this.
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