I have known Apichatpong for a long time and have always wanted to see his works, but the resources are pitiful. But when I found the resources in the library, I began to have all kinds of doubts: the aesthetic lens was worried about whether it would be too dull, the ghost theme was worried whether it would be too horrible, whether Abi Chabang would be too author of the movie, and whether after watching the three views I was shocked...
But when I started watching this "Uncle Bomi's Past and Present", I found that all these worries were unnecessary. There are not too many motionless long shots like the beginning. Although it tells the story of ghosts and past and present lives, the shots are handled very softly. There are many content that contradicts universal values in the film: monsters, ghosts, reincarnation. , Humans and animals mate, but there is no sense of terror and nausea. On the contrary, it looks good. Apichatpong used aesthetic lenses to take pictures of Thailand's countryside beautifully. The angle and range of the lens can be seen through careful arrangement. And the content of the story, although the plot is not so tense, but it is very compact. The nearly two-hour movie does not want to press the pause button, nor does it appear that Cai Mingliang’s "going to the bathroom and coming back to the scene" has not changed (" Walker ")". It is only accompanied by surreal realistic scenery, accompanied by lines full of philosophical charm of life, flowing as quietly as Bomi's last life.
Bomi got kidney disease and returned home to recuperate. I could have filmed how a person nearing death fears death, how painful, and hysterically complaining about the unfair destiny. But this is Apichatpong after all, and after all, we have seen too many plots and scenes like that, and we rarely feel it. Therefore, Bomi, the protagonist of the film, did not complain, but calmly said that my feet are swollen and I can no longer eat. He didn't complain, just lying on the bed, looking at the sky, panting, with a tube stuck in his body. He just said that I have no more days left. He just said that I might have killed too many people on the battlefield and mosquitoes on the farm. It was karma. But is he afraid? Of course he is afraid. In the face of death, who can be calm as water? In the face of life, who can be free and easy. So he said, I used to be very anxious when I gave presentations on stage. This anxiety made me unable to eat. I was both scared and excited. This made me weak, leaving only 10% of me. And now, it feels the same as it was then. And he lived with this fear, but did not waste the last time on complaining and pain. Instead, he drank the strong tea given to him by the Chinese, spoke very substandard French on the farm, explained the funeral and inherited the inheritance. Put it out one by one.
He walked towards death quietly, until he summoned his dead wife, and his ran away son, until he sensed the reincarnation of the previous life, and the dream of the future, he recognized the place where he was born, and died quietly. In this place. The process of his encounter with the ghost is more calm and natural. Ahui, is that you? This is my son Posson. I was born here. I don't know if I am a human or an animal, a woman or a man. He quietly ate with his wife’s ghost and his son who became a monkey spirit. He hugged his wife who had been dead for 16 years and said that I love you so much. He lay quietly in the cave and died.
Unlike Bomi, Aunt Zhen, she may represent universal values. When drinking tea, I said it was so bitter. When the ghost appeared, he said "disaccompaniment" and went to sit alone. When Bomi talked about death, he said you don’t want a crow’s mouth. She said there are so many mosquitoes here, and in the last cave. When the wife's ghost unplugged Bomi's tube, she looked in horror.
But is the same with her soul? This is not good. At the end of the film, her soul left her body quietly lying in bed watching TV, and went to eat in a restaurant full of modern civilization with Adong, who is a monk according to Thai tradition. But after all, she represents universal values. After her relatives died, they did not turn into ghosts to find her again. Even if she was hungry, she would not accompany Adong, who is already a monk, to 7-11 to buy food. Even though she was sleepy, she still recorded the amount and source of money received at the funeral.
And the story of the princess and the catfish is exactly the past life of Uncle Bomi. But in this world, he is back in the "womb" just like then. Of course, his previous life may not only be the catfish, but also the cow at the beginning of the movie, or even a light in the water. On this point, Apichatpong also mentioned it.
The reason why the film won Palme d’Or, I think it’s not just because it just so happens that the chairman is Tim Burton. But this video shows us too much. Regarding life and death, about ghosts, and about reincarnation, the most important thing is to show Thailand's faith and compatibility with ghosts, just as tradition and modernity are compatible. Ghosts don’t have to be scary, they can be gentle and tender. Heaven is not necessarily beautiful, the dead turn into ghosts, but are obsessed with the world. Regardless of whether you can summon them, they will exist in the world intangibly or tangibly. This is why Thailand’s horror films have become better and better in recent years. It may be because they believe in ghosts in essence, so they naturally shoot well.
The political innuendo was also successful. Especially Uncle Bomy's dream about the future, that monologue, and the image in series with the photo.
Southeast Asian movies love to shoot natural elements. I don't know if it's because of the arrogant scenery or because the spirit of ghostism makes people yearn for returning to nature and authenticity. Mysterious jungles and legends always add a bit of color to Southeast Asian movies. Even if the picture is dark, it doesn't feel dull, and the plot is bizarre and it doesn't feel absurd. It just quietly leads you to contemplate and takes you into the dream of reality, or the reality of dreams.
I have always disliked horror films that are purely scary and seeking sensory stimulation. There are all kinds of ghosts and souls, but they are not as timeless and real as the ghosts in this movie, because things must be reversed. Real ghosts are not scary elements and tools. , But a metaphysical spiritual demand and concept. It is just a layer of mist, which will not disappear or dissipate easily.
Do you believe in gods, ghosts and creatures?
Do you believe in reincarnation?
Do you believe in karma?
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