In fact, at this point in the film, PTA is just playing a trick. After all, the film still has one hour of content. At this time, the soundtrack will integrate the audience into the emotions presented by the film in a timely manner.
Immediately after the soundtrack was over, Jim told the truth about the father-daughter break, Jim and Claudia wanted to confess the date but failed to face the past because of lack of courage, Tony was out of remorse for stealing money, and Frank faced Ai. Er's emotions exploded, pushing the movie to its climax, whether it was plot or emotion, just like the sudden downpour of frog rain, the release was wanton and tragic.
Throughout the film, it actually tells the story of three families, a policeman, and a genius who missed their feet. In essence, the three families are always similar. They are all betrayals between husband and wife; the indifference and misunderstanding between father and son. No communication; everyone is lying, everyone feels regret for their past or present, almost everyone feels that they or others are stupid, no one knows how to face past or present mistakes, stupidity and regret, but After a rain of frogs, everyone was saved. Some have been forgiven, some have begun to face the past, some have begun to face the status quo, and some have understood the meaning of forgiveness. Ours does exist in those stupidities, but we need to be forgiven, forgiven by others, and forgiven by ourselves. Just like the song "it's not going to stop till you wise up" sung by the characters in the play. We may be through with the past, but the past ain't through with us. "We will forget the past, and the past will not forget us." Only when we face it bravely and receive forgiveness can we truly be saved. Jimmy’s suicide was unsuccessful, and he still had a chance to be forgiven by his family before he died of illness; Jim recovered the gun, became a police officer again, regained his confidence, and forgave and helped Tony, not simply sending Tony in. The prison is also more certain about the meaning of Be well and Do good; Claudia stopped taking drugs, reunited with his mother, and got Jim's love; Tony returned the stolen money, understood the stupid things he had done before, and started wisely up; Stanley began to face his father bravely, bravely saying what he wanted to say, instead of accepting it as Tony was when he was a child; Al woke up and saw his son Frank, but lost his biggest wish before he died; Frank let go of his hatred , Put aside the painful past, went to the hospital to see Linda; Linda escaped from death. It seems that everyone has been forgiven by God, but as an ordinary individual, when this happens to you, will you forgive? Or, will you forgive me? What can we forgive? Tough part of the job. Although the story has many chances and coincidences, there are also inevitables in accidents. This is destiny, and it is indeed "these strange things happen all the time".
Talk about the narrative and lens of PTA. Multi-line parallel narrative is not difficult. It is rare that how the emotions of the characters develop in the narrative, naturally develop, and there are many characters in the film, which must be explained and developed, which is a test of the director's skill. The opening series of dazzling quick clips quickly explain the characters, clearly and concisely. Secondly, the grasp of conflicts and conflicts. Conflicts are the driving force of the development of the plot. How to arrange the conflicts in the three-hour movie can make the plot development reasonable and not top-heavy. PTA explained Jimmy and Claudia in the first two hours. Father-daughter contradiction, Linda's inner contradiction, Frank's inner contradiction, Tony's confusion, Claudia's contradiction, Stanley's dilemma, Jim's fall from happiness to the contrast of despair, and the plot is completed while pushing the plot forward. The confession of the relationship between the characters and the accumulation of emotions; third, the fuse of the climax part, the climax needs a conflict to trigger. Obviously the first climax is the scene where everyone sings the wise up together. The situation and mood of everyone is related to the soundtrack. Perfect fit. After the accumulation of contradictions in the characters themselves, the conflicts between people begin to appear, which pushes the movie to the next climax until the frog rain falls. PTA’s films often involve values and life things, but they are a bit skewed relative to the mainstream. Whether in terms of themes or film language, this is the unique style of PTA. In my opinion, PTA has more potential to become a master than Quentin. Because of the weight of the work itself.
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