In the first minute of the opening, Nova was attracted by the perfect bird's-eye view of the small city. The half-dew silver moonlight in the clouds, the light blue mist in the air, the faint lights from the homes of the residents of the town, the criss-cross rivers in the town slowly merge into the sea, and the steam train on the bridge in the distance Whizzed past. This is a dream, the city imagined by the narrator Gula. A bodhisattva sitting high on a carved lotus pillar, behind which stands a fairy-tale dome tower, a combination that can only be found in dreams. Because I don’t understand Indian culture, and I don’t know whether Buddhism or Christianity is the most common belief of the common people, so I am not opposed to this combination, so that it becomes natural for Granny Lili to take out the cross. So I can’t help but wonder if foreign friends feel the same when watching our beautiful blockbuster movies.
The story is actually very simple, a common theme of unrequited love and then broken love, but there are also some shining points in it. For example, Gu La reminds our actor Raj not to hate himself because of love: "This is the path of love, be careful of your pace. Don't start to hate yourself because you love someone too deeply. "Later, because of sadness and anger, Raj secretly burned the letter that the heroine Sakina entrusted him to send to a distant lover, and realized that love is not only beautiful, but sometimes also cruel. Raj didn't want to see such a despicable self, and even more afraid to face his pure lover. The ending of the movie is also very Zen: "If you find true love, it means that God is very generous to you; if you don't, it is because God is with you." Hmm~ It seems that there is no absolute in this world. Lonely in the sense? !
According to an unofficial announcement, this is the first Bollywood movie invested and released by Columbia TriStar Pictures. The scene can be said to be perfect regardless of cost. The music inside is also different from ordinary Indian song and dance, and it is mixed with American Pop music. Elements. If Bollywood's musicals are gorgeous, then "Lover" can only be described as "exquisite to the extreme". Usually Indian singing and dancing are always a large group of men and women, old and young dancers, singing and dancing lively on the streets. "Bollywood Life and Death", which was filmed by the director of this play, is an example of this. The red theme is very luxurious, but it is tacky. "Lover" is more internally show, using blue as the main color, from the scene, lighting, clothing, accessories, blue, green, gray, black, silver and other cool colors. The way of performance is also a bit of a traditional Broadway musical, especially when the male protagonist holds a lamppost and sings with joy. In any case, he will also think of "singing in the rain". (An off-topic stream of consciousness-also a scene in the red light district, why can "If·Love" only be filmed with a chaos of "dancing demons"?)
Because it is a dream, there is no need to explain any real background. The layout of the scene is completely unconstrained, a bit like Venice, but the large murals of Buddha statues and the floating lotus lamps on the river clearly reveal the atmosphere of the East. The use of light in the movie deepens the poignant and romantic atmosphere. Almost all scenes took place at night. Under the silent and bright starry sky, shops, bars, stone roads, street lights, small bridges, running water, and crescent boats were all wrapped in a layer of faint mist. I originally thought that the stage of "Moulin Rouge" was dazzling enough, but "Lover" was even better in the use of lighting. The bar where the actor played for the first time, the decoration style is still playing fusion, and the lounge style has added Buddha head and mehndi pattern lighting, which is very temperamental. The street outside the bar did not use large neon lights, but a faint blue street lamp, followed by a series of small lights dotted with the building pillars. When it rained, the puddles in the alley just reflected the lights of the street on the wall, and the paintings of blossoming lotus flowers were looming. The expression of the sun's rays in the daytime scene is equally wonderful. The warmest light is the front living room of Lily's grandmother; and the most touching is of course the scene of the heroine Sakina swinging the carpet to raise the clouds of smoke. The dust can turn into a golden sand, and only our heroine has the charm. Also not to be missed, is a naked actor singing and dancing in the room, the light just perfectly depicts the lines of each muscle.
In a movie, the plot is not too tense or the story is not too absurd. The only way to win is to work hard on sight and hearing. "Lover" did it. Although it is 138 minutes long-actually it doesn't seem to be long compared to the 165 minutes of "Bollywood Life and Death", but I haven't watched it yet, it can't be compared-and it is the first movie that Nova has seen. "Intermission" is a movie during the break, but he is unwilling to give up any scenes in it. As a musical, the music inside is also very good, but it is still inferior to the visual surprise. I always watch the whole show with admiration. It can be said to be the most pleasing movie I have seen this year. Before that, I used to think that the first place was "Stardust", but now I can only retreat to second place.
nova 2008.08.12
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