Stories about genius seem to be mostly heartbreaking, whether it's the loneliness and coldness of "The Pianist at Sea" or the loneliness and determination of "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory." Although there are occasional warm moments like "Beautiful Mind" or "Good Will Catcher", more often we can only watch on the sidelines as geniuses take on the sensitivity, fragility, and loneliness brought about by their talents and talents alone, and have a relationship with the mundane world. misfits, and reconciliation or detachment from oneself.
When I first saw this "Goodbye in Heaven", it was easy to be misled by its poster, and I expected it to be a lively and vivid musical. There is also no shortage of colorful painting designs and French romantic humor and ingenuity in the film. However, when Edward, the protagonist as an artistic genius, experienced war trauma and life hardships, and gradually drifted away from mainstream society, his life also had a similar downturn to Tim Burton's "Edward Scissorhands". The rich tragic color quietly diffused, until the whole work was dipped into a sad dark blue.
War trauma has become an important element of this dark background. In addition to the physical disability directly caused by guns, the human nature witnessed on the battlefield has also become a lingering shadow in Edward's heart. With the communication and tacit understanding of the young girls, he may have long since collapsed from inferiority and despair, and it is even more impossible for him to be relieved in artistic creation, and to release his optimistic and dynamic artistic talents that amaze the world.
When Edward's jaw was blown off by a cannonball, the mask became an important tool to cover his mutilated face. This is of course a wonderful metaphor. In addition to the body, the painter's heart also bears the double trauma caused by growth and war. The conflict and confrontation with his father when he was a teenager, and the evil of human nature he witnessed on the battlefield made him feel bad for society and others. A barrier of doubt and distrust arises. The mask covered the expression on his face, and also built a protective net for his sensitive heart. Occasionally he tried to reconcile with him, but more often he just used color to express and aggravate the unease and estrangement in his heart, until the wound could no longer be healed, until the mask became a part of the body and could never be removed.
As long as he doesn't take off his mask, his destiny is doomed to be inseparable from the color of tragic, it is difficult for him to achieve real reconciliation with the world, even the hug with his father at the last moment cannot touch the pessimism and loneliness at the bottom of his heart.
From this, the story has gained a gloomy background and the power to directly hit people's hearts. Occasional tender moments, such as his tacit cooperation with the girl, the trust and friendship with his friends, successfully completed the counterattack on the villain, like the few stars scattered in the silent night sky. , it is difficult to really illuminate the road ahead. No matter how beautiful and unique those masks are, they can't give him a real identity, let alone return to a full and ordinary life. "Some birds are born to fly", the delicate and rich colors and compositions in the film eventually become the foil and footnote of the free flight and fall of geniuses.
Director Albert Dupontaire adapted the original novel that won the Goncourt Literary Award with a loyal attitude. While providing meticulous and beautiful scenes, the film also retained a relatively complete literary quality. The narrative structure is representative. The film first builds a flashback frame of inquiry and retrospect for the story, and then begins to walk freely in different time periods. Friend Albert provides multiple perspectives of bystanders, witnesses and commentators. The tone of the narrative is lyrical and freehand, and many paragraphs are edited neatly. Shu Lang's simple shots quickly outline a level of emotion or The plot goes. From the battlefield, the ward to the luxurious reception, the stairs and the roof of the mansion, the scenes are changeable and change very fast, just like the social life is constantly changing the masks of different colors, in order to correspond to the emotional ups and downs of the characters and the life paragraphs.
When the music is over, the genius has fallen, and the film returns to the theme of reflection. While lamenting fate, viewers should also have their own thoughts and judgments on war, parent-child, and loneliness. Perhaps only with warmth and kindness, and a strong self, can we carry the talent and creativity bestowed by God, and find the balance and reconciliation between the individual, the world, and destiny.
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