The whole video is presented in fragmented state

Vivienne 2022-02-21 08:01:53

Lance Moss's less-discussed work is actually not bad, it still has a strong author label style, but the script is weaker, and the processing of multiple character clues is out of balance, which makes the topic of discussion unable to go deep. The film continues the director's hobby of constructing utopias and setting/breaking rules, and this special group that provides emotional services to the relatives and friends of the deceased is more like an underground organization, loose and not strictly binding. From this point of view, the story first lacks a closed environment structure like "Dog Tooth" or "Lobster".

Secondly, this group has four members. At first they thought it was a few clues that went hand in hand, portraying the interesting experience of each member in the service process, but the result was not satisfactory. The role of nurse gradually increased, and in the end I suspected that the whole story revolved around her. As for the gymnasts and coaches, the opening and closing paragraphs are more like another story. There is enough space to dig out, but it is a pity that they have not been able to show the development process for some reason. The bearded man who played Bruce Lee didn’t write enough dramas. It’s difficult for the audience to fully understand the essence of his role in just a few episodes. He looks like the leader of the group, but he is constantly drifting away from the public characters and even the main plot, except for the last one. Sudden violence scene.

The whole film is presented in a fragmented state, and it is difficult to maintain the coherence of the characters' emotions. After all, this is a film that explores the relationship between real identities and fictional characters. The emotion of the character itself and the "new role" played in the plot can be contrasted to highlight the theme, but it is often that the real/fictional characters are gradually confused, such as the death of another man after the nurse The game at the home of my tennis girl, and the last game between the nurse and my father, made me confused and incomprehensible. Is this the effect that Lansmos wants the audience to see?

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Extended Reading
  • Annie 2022-03-26 09:01:12

    Soul substitute experiment method. Yorgos Lanthimos loves this extreme, claustrophobic, and bizarre subject matter and setting. It doesn't have the sharpness that refers to reality like "Dog Tooth" and "Attenborough". The beginning and the end are in sharp contrast, and the ending is great , but the editing is a little messy, and it is a bit far-fetched to take the best screenplay.

  • Angelica 2022-03-26 09:01:12

    3.5. Lanthimos always likes to tell a fable with a big "gimmick". The sense of alienation between people diffuses in the film's serious, depressing atmosphere. But to tell the truth, most of the first half of the movie really wanted to fall asleep, the events were moving too slowly, and this fictional "society" and "occupation" also made me uninterested, and several scenes even felt artificial. Fortunately, the drama has been enhanced a little later, and it has returned to the right track. Similar to "Dog Tooth", the pattern and vision are larger but not as strong as "Dog Tooth". Violence and soft porn also seem to be just the director's stylized or typed personal demands.

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.