Black and white images always bring my memory back to those distant eras.
Young Lincoln, he has deep and firm eyes, and the love that passed away makes us deeply feel the spread of loneliness in Lincoln's life. John Ford combined these elements ingeniously, so the film "Young Lincoln" was born.
In 1939, John Ford shot a total of three films "Flying Off the Mountains", "Young Lincoln" and "Iron Gold". In these three films, the overly serious "Young Lincoln" and the colorful "Iron Gold" Go" didn't get much attention. However, these neglected films do not mean that they are not important or wonderful.
For "Young Lincoln", we feel that John Ford was shot with great respect, and regardless of Lincoln's identity, the film is more like a surprise courtroom film. The film mainly tells about Lincoln's wonderful defense for a pair of innocent brothers in his career as a lawyer. One of the most wonderful moments is that Lincoln protects the suspect from illegal infringement. It can also be seen in Dead Mockingbird. It has to be said that the highlights of many movies have been imitated, but never surpassed.
As we all know, John Ford is a master of narrative. Truffaut once wrote an article in memory of John Ford. In the article, he mentioned John Ford's film style and the movement characteristics of the camera, and he praised Ford.
"In John Ford's films, there is very little camera movement other than following the characters, mostly fixed shots, and basically at the same distance. This style creates a kind of Maupassant or Turgenev He is an artist who never speaks of art lightly, a poet of film who is reluctant to mention poetry."
Whether in "Flying Off the Mountains" or "Young Lincoln," we all You can see Ford's smooth manipulation of the narrative, cutting into the poetic picture at the right time.
The male protagonists Henry Fonda and John Ford have worked together in a total of eight films. "Young Lincoln" is not Henry Fonda's best work, but it is the beginning of their cooperation. In this film, Henry Fonda's most successful point is to create a lifelike young Lincoln, with a thin face and deep eyes, a very charming image appears on the screen. However, as the story goes on, the lawyer Lincoln played by Henry Fonda loses his sharpness and passion. In the second half of the film, Lincoln's outburst is slightly insufficient.
In this film, John Ford intentionally or unintentionally put the back of the former Lincoln on the other end of the screen or made him turn his back to others. There are very few shots that use silhouettes. These seemingly inadvertent backs make people feel I felt the loneliness and loneliness of the young Lincoln in the heights. In fact, people are born lonely, which is a unique attribute of everyone, but for a great man, this loneliness will be infinitely magnified in their lives.
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