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Watching such a classic film 40 years ago during the period of COVID-19 in 2020 seems to be more able to give people like me who have not directly participated in the fight against the epidemic a sense of being present, and to the thousands who have been tortured under the raging virus. The perception of tens of thousands of people and some reflections and questions led by individual encounters in the country and system. All history has always been the current history. The experience of watching this film seems to give the most powerful proof. The response mechanism of society under the plague outbreak presented in the film and television works 40 years ago and when humanity is really facing 40 years later How similar is the attitude shown in an invisible war. From such a film of countless disasters that affects future generations, we seem to be able to learn something, but we may not learn anything.
When we are pulling a film, what do we actually want to watch or what do we need to pay attention to? This is a very important point, because continuous observation and analysis can give you an attitude of whether or not to approve this movie, and it is your fundamental means of judging whether a movie is good or bad. Of course, this is the basic quality of a professional film, but from the perspective of ordinary people who appreciate film art, it is enough to have a general understanding of these pull-film analysis.
Film is an audiovisual art, and art emphasizes the use and expression of language. Film audiovisual language can basically start from the following aspects: story analysis, performance analysis, scene analysis, scheduling analysis, lens analysis, sound analysis, color and lighting, details And ideological analysis. I won’t say much about it. I started directly with "Cassandra Bridge". In the first part, I mainly analyze the content of the first half hour of the film and the more invisible lens language in it.
At the beginning of the movie, there was a long shot. The camera kept sinking from above the clouds and gradually flew towards the IHO building in Geneva, and then stopped the camera outside the window. According to research, this building is the headquarters of the International Labour Office in Geneva. Generally speaking, a good opening movie is half the success, and long shots are more favored by international awards. This is not without reason. With the soundtrack of Jerry Goldsmith, the sense of horror and anxiety came out. There seemed to be a conspiracy or heart-chorning thing hidden under the clouds, and the audience's curiosity and sense of retrospect also emerged. At the same time, the sound of the ambulance's whistle approached closer and closer as it got closer to the ground, and a tense atmosphere was about to emerge.
The camera stopped outside the window of the IHO building. This is a process from a high-altitude overlooking the big distant view to the close-up. It is a universal law at the beginning of Hollywood movies, so it explains the place where the story happened, and in fact, the time is also reflected.
The morning sun and fountain are beautiful and peaceful on the picture. As they are cut through by the sound of the whistle, conflicts and contrasts arise, and the story unfolds. Note that this is a picture of sunlight entering the lens.
Then there is a continuous panning, until the IHO statement, you can see the "Imitation Chinese" font in the top row, giving a principle explanation and hint.
The next two terrorists pushed into the building pretending to be patients,
You will find that the patient's body is turned upside down, and the head should be facing inward, which is a kind of weirdness.
Then I gave a simple looking down shot of the picture, but the amount of information was huge. After they pressed the wire on the ground, the wire was broken. This is not only an urgent explanation, but also a hint to the Cassandra Bridge behind. It will eventually break because of the intrusion of these three people. The director has already given the answer here. Then notice that they paused when pushing to the bifurcation. This detail was well given, indicating that the terrorists were not familiar enough with it, and it also hinted at a series of subsequent failures. The red, yellow, blue, green, and black colors of the display stand and the guide line on the ground also contrast well with each other, expressing a kind of uncertainty. The arrangement of the cleaners into the mirror and the roar of the machine accounted for the working hours.
After advancing, the behavior of the two doctors and the opening of the patient's eyes both revealed weirdness, which meant that the first climax of the movie had arrived.
This shot embodies the first hint of the relationship between power and status. As the internal personnel of the IHO building, the security guard occupies the center of the color of the picture. The position must be higher than the three people in the distance, which means a kind of control, but this The one-second shot also shows that he is about to receive his lunch. Notice the circular pattern of the security hat.
Here again, a circular zenith appears, all on the left side of the screen, which is a reflection of the continuity of the lens.
The yellow circular pattern means danger is coming.
The visual close-up of the word "Danger" and the stretching of the camera indicate that they are beginning to be in danger. Look at this expression of narrative externalization, which is still in use now.
After they escaped into the biochemical laboratory, one of the terrorists was shot. No matter how flustered, the director also gave a shot of the source of the plague virus, XZ-123, which will be broken in the next second. Causality is once again manifested.
The composition here is a typical parallel perspective composition in which the perspective line extends and disappears at one point. Colonel MacKenzie appears from the end and is a symbol of upper-level power. The next countless such compositions illustrate the meaning of this arrangement, and the round shape The zenith finally embodies the meaning of a circle: a symbol of high-level power, this is a window for peeping, which can be compared with Foucault's circular prison.
The arrangement of the next group of parallel lenses is also very powerful. As Colonel Mackenzie approached, the patient’s lens was also zoomed towards the head. After the turn, Colonel Mackenzie changed from a distant view to a close-up view, and the patient’s lens was basically zoomed to a close-up. A correspondence. Then Mackenzie walked into the observation room. It is not so much an IHO observation room as it is an observation room for the entire movie and human society.
This kind of rectangular surveillance window is a perspective window. Colonel MacKenzie is the top commander. He hides in part of the darkness. He holds the most important control over everything in front of him. He decides these people with his invisible hand. In life and death, the assistant next to him is at the edge of the screen, in a neutral and used position. Inside the isolation room are the doctor and the patient. This relationship chain between seeing and being seen corresponds to the relationship between officials manipulating doctors and doctors controlling patients. But the doctor is just one of their chess pieces. They are exposed to the high-light environment under observation and surveillance just like the patient, and cannot escape the arranged fate. So this is the story to be told in the next movie, and for this The display of the way of observation itself also constitutes an irony of this. What it refers to is not so simple. Like the stone monument of the IHO building that just appeared before, the moral and political satisfaction can be imagined. Of course, this is also a visual correspondence of the movie.
The flashing yellow light means danger. The sound of electronic instruments and human voices constitute the atmosphere of the entire enclosed space. At this time, Colonel Mackenzie still occupies the main position of the picture, and the telephone began to appear, which became the most important information dissemination medium behind.
The appearance of the microphone is another political sound transmission tool. At this time, the picture photography confessed two information: 1. The relationship between the inquirer and the inquired, one inside and the other outside; 2. The patient’s mirror image is gray and weak, in a near-death state, the interrogator’s voice is strong, his eyes firm, and the other is empty. A real contrast, this is the art of audiovisual.
Looking down on the fixed lens, the bright circle is the light source, which occupies most of it.
Now we know the exact time, more than 7:40 in the morning. The clock is moving backwards, which means a kind of retrospection and reflection on history. This presumption can be tasted in the following story. The director may not have this meaning, but the space, perspective, and composition can be seen to be deliberately arranged.
The use of grid implies that sooner or later you will be caught in escape. The expression of the actor and the accompaniment of the voice bring a sense of crisis.
Looking down at the camera narrative, suggesting his current powerlessness and danger
Here they ask again, how is your friend's health? Everyone knows that this is a stupid, ironic. At this time, the patient's mirror image seems to be more transparent than the above one. If there is a sense of nothing, it means that he is over immediately. This is the narrative on the screen. In the voice, his moaning became more rapid and weaker. The lens flicks from behind the watcher's picture to the patient, which is a more objective capture of the flow of eyes.
Emphasize the passage of time again. This scene actually echoes one of the scenes of the helicopter rescue in the back. The snow-capped mountains under the sun are the background. The connection between the helicopter rescue and the clock is obvious, which means that time is urgent. This is the rigorous expression of the movie language. Then the camera pans down and the first passenger comes out.
The next episode in which Hermann helped those guitar boys to shoot coins actually started the so-called character description. He has a helpful and kind character. It will not be abrupt if he writes later that he sacrificed himself to ignite the methane and detonate it. At the same time, he is also familiar with this place. It can be seen from the conduct of the conductor and the interlude that he is a frequent visitor to the station. Other obvious ones are married (ring), high myopia (glasses), middle class (clothing), punctuality (watch), etc. So, this person will finish first.
The second main passenger appeared. The noblewoman Dressler, the wife of a major American arms dealer, has a close-up shot of her head and shoulders. At this time, her clothing and accessories clarify her status and identity.
Her "little milk dog" is dressed low-key, the camera is rushed, pay attention to the color of the rear car lights, red and yellow indicate the danger in the future.
The baggage check in the back implied her status-rich. The boyfriend is holding a dachshund in his hand. This dog is very symbolic in the movie, and it has been shown here that he is just a dog of Dressler.
The lighter appeared for the first time, and it appeared several times later. Here he wanted to use it to buy it cheaply. Later, he did buy a big bargain for him.
The doctor Chamberlain appeared and the reporter took pictures to illustrate his current fame.
After the doctor passed by, the camera stayed on the cover of a magazine with the doctor's head. The movement of the camera from reality to image is actually a process of transformation of the writer's thinking. Isn't this a creative process of the writer? Taking the hand as the first object also implies the identity of the writer played by Sophia Rowland. She drew a few beards for the doctor, indicating that their relationship is unusual. When Sophia Rowland sent the whiskey to Chamberlain's room behind, he saw him shaving his beard, very humerous.
The fixed shot shows the length of the entire train, which is the core location of the next incident. Similarly, there are clocks everywhere in the railway station.
Next, I was given a view of an indoor train line operator. Outside the window, the train had just passed by. The command from the superior to the subordinate began to appear from here, and the train began to be monitored.
The lyrics here have a metaphorical meaning
The train location shooting of the whole movie has always been an unstable composition, giving people a sense of anxiety and danger. This is the meaning given by the director. This will eventually be a train that has no end and is buried in the Cassandra Bridge.
Another way of displaying sounds and pictures, when the ticket appears, the whistle of the train also sounds.
Sophia Roland has not left his room until the doctor finishes the shave. At this time, you will notice that the doctor’s beard foam has not been wiped clean. This is actually an externalization of the psychological description. The doctor’s flustered emotion suggests it. . There can be many interpretations of this point, and it can also be said that it is because of his imprecise living habits, but I am more inclined to the former one.
The dog feeding tray placed here, light lemon yellow, is still a metaphor for danger.
The number 23 is a symbol of inauspiciousness and is related to the devil Satan.
Pay attention to the pattern on the police officer's (godfather) hand. This detail has broken his original identity establishment.
The movement of the camera here is opposite to that of the train, adding a substitute panic and pressure, and the danger ahead rushes toward you.
In general, the film has shown a cool gray tone style in color by this time, and at the same time it is a bit high-key or low-key, then any kind of high saturation color can attract strong attention at this time. Strength, with the metaphorical meaning of color. The red, yellow, and green colors arranged by the director on the props and lighting not only have such characteristics, but also greatly enrich the language of the film. In the lighting, low-light lighting and natural light are used, which presents a real sense of unmodified. For similar lighting techniques, please refer to "A Clockwork Orange".
That's it for the analysis first.
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