Non-ordinary service

Dominique 2022-02-21 08:01:53

The female rope gymnast, her coach and the female nurse, were ordered by the male doctor in the ambulance to announce: "The organization is named Alps. First, it will not reveal the nature of our activities. Second, it is symbolic. , It’s not replaceable. I named it after the highest peak, Mont Blanc, you can choose the shorter one."

In this way, the alternative company named "Alps" started its work. They squatted in front of the bed of the dying person, or rushed to the families of the deceased, playing the role of different comforters, "mother and dad" can shout. And with Hollywood celebrities as idols, starring in Hollywood movies, each fulfilling his own responsibilities, is very busy.

Jude Law and Elvis have also become a bridge to comfort people. The life and death of a tennis player makes the gameplay of tennis unusual and uneasy. This is the most touching scene of the film.

It's just to help others, it's only one step away from helping others, and it's even getting more and more out of control. The supreme Alps can do whatever they want. The precepts of the Alps have also become sacred and inviolable. His violent threats against members of "Mont Blanc" have never stopped, like a fascist organization.

The creation of the absurd world has not been smooth sailing. The sad reminder of black humor is just a glass of cold and strong wine. This is "Uncommon Service" (also translated "Alps" in 2011) directed by the famous Greek director Ougs Lansmos. Compared with his previous "Dog Tooth", which was cramped in captivity, the space in this film appears to be much broader, but the heart is constricted. Starting from the female rope gymnast and the music rhythm of "Bran Poetry", she is destined to embark on a journey of unresolved fetters. In reality, it is often practical and always contrary to the desire of the heart.

In a relatively calm and peaceful reality, creating a weird and chaotic world, does it also indicate a certain chaotic possibility in the future, or is it just the director's pure preference? Look at his future works, let us wait and see.

2015, 3, 5

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Extended Reading
  • Mavis 2022-02-21 08:01:53

    Very experimental, revealing some unspoken rules in the gymnastics world, but the way of expression is self-explanatory

  • Grant 2022-03-25 09:01:20

    The director wants to correct the perversion of viewing. His goals are the same as those of his predecessors who made films with long takes. He wants the audience to use their brains. This is the ambition of educators, using strategies to communicate with audiences. That is to say, he is not attentive to communicate, but it is not that he does not communicate. Some viewers said the movie was boring. They don't want an education, they want to watch some tear-jerking movies, or they want to watch movies they don't understand. This film is actually very pragmatic, and the audience has a big understanding and a small understanding. If there is no such a big Hollywood, this film does not want to be like this and it is necessary to watch it, and it is necessary to give praise. His spearheaded expression was anti-Hollywood.

Alps quotes

  • Gymnast: You're the best coach in the world. You are the king of coaches.

  • Stretcher-bearer: [speaking to the nurse] We're going to do a test. I'm going to use this object. If it doesn't change colour and stays white, then it automatically means you are competent and reliable, and can stay in our group. If it changes colour, there are two possibilities. First, it might turn blue. If it turns blue, then it automatically means that you are competent, but unreliable. Therefore? There's no therefore. It doesn't really matter if it turns blue. It's just something I said. The second and worst possible outcome is for this club to turn red. Which means automatically that you are too unreliable to and too incompetent to stay with us. Let's see.

    [He stares at the club for a long time. Its color does not change. Suddenly, he hits her over the head with the club]

    Stretcher-bearer: It changed. It turned red. I'm afraid you'll have to go.