On weekdays, it may be difficult for you to associate the young and timid character with the heroic behavior. The center of the story of "The Train under Close Surveillance" is a small young man, Milos, who was very ordinary or even a little stupid most of the time, but unexpectedly in the end. Underneath the sloppy narrative structure is a rigorous logic, which promotes the development of the plot and the changes in character behavior step by step, making the rise of this little character natural and reasonable.
At the beginning of the film, the owner's lazy tone described the trivial memories of the family in the past, sometimes with a little bitterness, and more often it seems like a bystander outside the world. This attitude of indifferent to the situation may be precisely the unique character of the Czechs. In "I served the King of England", the male protagonist isolates himself from the entire era, chasing his simple simple amidst the waves of history. dream. But through the pocket watch in his father's hand, the look looking out the window, and the black-and-white pictures, the human persistence, dignity and resistance still flowed quietly in the depths, and did not disappear with the open-mindedness that comes along.
This is a very quiet movie with not much dialogue, but it is very interesting. People who have watched this movie, I think they will all be impressed by the wonderful sound effects in the movie. Menzel always makes props such as bells, telegrams, sofas, trains, tableware, etc. appear in the scene, making all kinds of magical sounds. These harmonious and smart sounds may remind people of Jean-Pierre Jeunet in "Black Shop Rhapsody" "(Delicatessen)" (Delicatessen) The genius "Sound Effect Concerto", as well as the sofas and birds that always appear from time to time, make the silent environment that seems just to kill the boring time extra humorous, and some have become part of the plot. Whether it is Hubicka’s romantic affairs, the stationmaster’s uniform, Uncle Masa’s house, or the male protagonist’s physical crisis, these peculiar atmospheres seem to show that in troubled times, nothing can stop people from continuing to live a happy life. When the German saw this scene, he couldn't help calling him an "animal that only giggled." He naturally didn't know that he was called a "pig" in another conversation. When Uncle Masa's house was blown up by an air raid, he just laughed at himself and went on to sleep. This kind of bohemian vigorous life consciousness especially shows how shameless and absurd the German Nazi advisers are serious and sounding. And that small group of "blind youths who can't do anything" is also secretly changing the situation.
The turning point of the story happened the night when Milos visited his girlfriend Uncle Masa's house. Masa's uncle is a photographer, this is not a random setting. The setting "overlooking the city" in the studio forms a wonderful landscape in the film. At first, it was a happy picture for people to record happy moments, but after a night, it turned into a miserable scene. Here, the camera lens has been fixed on this background painting. For a while, it seems that the place where Milos is no longer a room, but a ruin of a city. The frustration that Milos suffered this night seems to be the whole The epitome of cities and entire countries-the world is about to rise, are you ready to nut up?
After this night, the film began to focus more on the plight of Milos. The most successful part of this film is the meticulous and true display of the beauty and sorrow of Milos. If the young and cringing youth in the first half followed the silence of the entire nation, Milos, who was hesitant at this time, just reflected the hesitation and confusion of the Czechs, who had experienced evasion, and had the courage to actively find a way. From the rise of this little man, the fate of the entire country and the entire era is peeked. Among them, the story gradually revealed another secret that has been buried. The most interesting story of this place is the use of the same character as the key to solving the predicament, and the strangely intertwined two parallel contradictions. Afterwards, some seemingly unconscious characters and details were involved, and together they pushed the protagonist to the final outcome-they have found a way to harden.
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