There are fewer and fewer long shots, which undoubtedly poses a challenge to film, actors, directors, and all related people. It is also a challenge for the audience, who have to go over some lengthy clips, sometimes not knowing the so-called bridges, improvisations of actors, and often swaying shots. We are willing to breathe for ten minutes or even dozens of minutes with the concave-convex lens, probably because of the realism of the lens.
To be honest, looking at long shots is a bit scary and depressing. Because sometimes in order to achieve the concentration of the plot, it will be an intense way of expression, and sometimes in order not to let the picture convey too much meaning, and the processing is very slow. These two methods seem to be a little uncomfortable in modern times. This timidity is like not daring to get close to one's real life but willing to inquire about other people's gossip. I would rather choose those brilliant and lively films to prevaricate, but it will take a long time to pick up such a disc.
Nine Lives, with a long lens and a female perspective, tells the stories of nine women in detail. The nine slices seem to have been taken under a microscope by the director. They are not drawn or analyzed. They are just placed there for people to see and see the scenes of our lives. There is no Fantasy or romance. The story of each ten minutes, like being pulled under the long lens, is truly presented. As if throwing myself into a river, the river's water was violent and slow but there was no way to go ashore, so I could only continue swimming like this, let the river flow through and let myself reach the bank. I can feel the pulling of the river on my skin, the pain of touching a rock, the hope of seeing the river bank, and the exhaustion of effort. Swim with the director until the subtitles appear, and I have to experience a more real reality. I don't know if I should feel relieved or in vain helplessness.
Nine horizontal slices, we may also encounter similar scenes from time to time, or we may never step into such a river for a lifetime, but if we look at it vertically, if a girl is still in her mother’s belly, the mother will meet The first love can’t let go of the lover and feel sad. After birth, he meets a bad father and affects his choice of life. An inseparable husband who has to go to the funeral of his ex-husband’s wife after a divorce. What’s worse is that the ex-husband still loves him deeply. Taking care of her sick husband for a long time, the soul is empty and the body is exhausted. In the future, you may get sick and have to have your breasts removed, or you may suffer the pain of missing your little daughter alone.
These are the nine stories. Although being pulled and feeling a bit piercingly real, I am glad that none of them have happened to me yet, which is also a kind of happiness. However, there are not too many capitals to be complacent about. The stars in the sky, no matter who they are for, will be connected together to form a story in our lifeline.
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