Absurdity is also a kind of fun

Alyson 2022-01-22 08:03:39

Everyone is absurd

Everyone is expressionless

Everyone is indifferent and dull

Many scenes do not say a word

But no matter how bad life is

There are always a few people who give you a helping hand and warmth for no reason

I really like this inexplicable rhythm

And the meaning expressed by every seemingly absurd lens

It seems that every performance is a bit dramatic and deliberately rigid, with a long blank space after the eyes and actions

They all allow viewers to have more full time to figure out

I like expressions that I don’t know should be called obscure or euphemistic

For example, the heroine was called by the black boss from across the sofa

Then the lens did not switch

Facing the wine glass and sofa before the hostess stood up without being stunned

Leave a blank space of about 5 seconds or more

This kind of awkward space

Let your uncontrollable brain fill up a whole lingering action scene at an instant

But I am a little embarrassed because of my own fantasies

Then the camera goes straight to the next scene without turning

There is always the joy of changing your soul in an instant, in the theater, in the movie theater, or even in front of the camera.

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In the end, maybe too many people don’t know what the director said, but I was the only one applauding, which echoed the slightly absurdity, and the absurd banter with inexplicable humor.

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Extended Reading
  • Lisa 2022-04-20 09:02:25

    Not as good as his other films [mubi remote with Sam]

  • Daphnee 2022-04-23 07:04:16

    The addition of realism to formalistic expressions makes Kaorismaki's films have a coldness and coolness that is exclusive to the Nordics. Just like the title: the last struggle of the bottom idealists in the dark, looking for a glimmer of falsehood. It is really chilling for a group of people who have never met each other to play with the fate of others in applause. It is inevitable to think of "Dancers in the Darkness" and many works by Jia Zhangke

Lights in the Dusk quotes

  • Bank Manager: [Bank manager is reviewing Koistinen's application for a small-business loan] Tell me, Koistinen... Are you some kind of comedian?

    Koistinen: Why?

    Bank Manager: Did you come to cheer us up? What are these papers? A trade school diploma... Did you think it will give you a loan of two hundred thousand - without any security, any guarantors?

    Koistinen: I'll guarantee it myself, until the company gets going and...

    Koistinen: [Interrupting him] Guarantees from trash like you are worthless.

    Koistinen: But I've got an account here.

    Bank Manager: I won't even take your application further. It's rejected. You're only wasting my time and yours. Go away.

  • Mirja: [Worried that Koistinen will squeal] He'll talk. He'll tell them about me.

    Lindholm: Koistinen will never betray you. He's loyal as a dog, a sentimental fool. My genius lies in understanding that.