It's not that I don't understand, the world is changing fast. In this increasingly restless world, of course, there are also more and more restless children. There are bear children every year, especially in recent years. But more terrible than the bear child is that the bear child committed a crime.
Haven’t everyone been paying attention to what movies mainland China will choose to compete for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film? Five years ago, Michael Haneke, the director of the Oscar for best foreign language film "Love", created the movie "Benny's Videotape" that showed the life of a criminal bear kid as early as 1992.
In fact, my own impression of Michael Haneke's movie style is not very good. In addition to this "Benny's Videotape", I watched "Fun Game". But at least I can still watch "Benny's Videotape", and "Fun Game" is almost indigestible. Although Michael Haneke’s films are known for their violent elements, the violence shown in his films is not painful, and there is no pleasure. It brings more feelings of "cold". It is clear that the scenes show violence. But even more indifferent than the people who eat melons. They don't give it directly or express their emotions, so that you and I can't find an outlet for you to vent when you watch the movie. This kind of performance technique is not inferior, but it is impossible to watch several movies in a row. It is estimated that it will be at least a few months before Michael Haneke next time.
But obviously Michael Haneke’s movies are so unpopular with the public, why should I talk about the "Benny's Videotape" he made? Because this is a movie about a sick teenager, and through the "cold" lens language of Michael Haneke, the image of this bear boy named Benny stands up like that. For the description of the characteristics of Barney's image, you can refer to "What happened to Kevin" which was released in 2011. "What's wrong with Kevin" is also a movie focusing on the living conditions of teenagers with criminal problems, and Kevin in the film, like Benny, seems to be a "natural demon". I don't know if "What's wrong with Kevin" has borrowed from "Benny's Videotape" in terms of story creation and character creation. However, perhaps because of the influence of his parents’ literary interests, Kevin has a strong desire to express whether it is catharsis or violence. The movie also strives to amplify Kevin’s desire to express in terms of sound effects, tones, details of things, etc., until the end He even rendered Kevin’s killing very gorgeous; and Benny’s most upright feature is that he can adjust his voice naturally and smoothly after doing evil and catharsis. People who don’t know his fault can only look at them. He who is calm and calm in front of people, loves to watch and loves to watch videos, it is hard to imagine the evil side of his heart. Not only is his parents difficult to figure out his son's thoughts in the movie, but even outside of the movie, we want to curse him.
What’s more frightening is that the parents who had neglected to communicate before, out of protection for Benny, helped him destroy his body and took him on a trip to Egypt, but in the end, the hapless child even took pictures of his parents. The video discussing how to deal with the funeral affairs was shown to the police, and while surrendering, the parents were also taken into the water! Faced with his son’s actions, Benny’s parents asked inexplicably: "Why are you doing this?" Benny’s parents didn’t understand, and we as audiences didn’t understand, even from Benny’s daily interpersonal interactions. Look, we just saw a bear kid who doesn't like to obey the rules, but never lacks friends. However, what kind of force is driving Benny to the last road of no return?
Some friends said: "Bear children are not terrible. What is terrible is the parents who can't discipline." But in my opinion, "Bear children" like Benny may have a natural inclination for evil, family atmosphere, social problems, etc. The objective dilemma is nothing more than an acquired stimulus.
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