"Birds" reveals a strong British flavor, but the main space of the story actually takes place in France-a small city called Amiens, where the young English guy Lesford met his married woman Yi Sabella, although Lesford is Isabella’s husband’s work partner and bears the great trust of the host, Lesford still has an unrelated relationship with Isabella. The two of them ran firewood and had a secret relationship. After being broken by the male host, Lesford took Isabella away and flew away...
There are many "elegant" red apricots in modern European and American literature, "Anna Kaleni This is the case with "Na" and the same is true with "Birds". The mini-series "Birds" adopts a two-line cross narrative: a clue is Lesford, who is on the front line of the First World War. In France, on the banks of the Somme, the British and German troops started a painful trench see-saw. War, mud and mud here, both sides have formed a strong team of engineers, Lesford has formed a life-and-death friendship with his tunnel soldier Fabrece, and often carries out dangerous tunnel operations below the position. If he is careless, he will be buried. This dark place; another clue is the story of Lesford's recollection of his meeting Isabella in Amiens. The two of them wore delicate little dresses under the lazy sunlight, and their love grew stronger.
The first episode is completely parallel, and the "dirty" battlefield is in sharp contrast with the good memories. It may be because of being far away from the main battlefield. Ordinary Chinese audiences are not very familiar with the First World War. From a historical point of view, although the First World War did not have the brutal massacre of the Second World War, the "First World War" was indeed a painful and exhausting suffering for both sides of the war. Before tanks and bombers played the leading role, the First World War spread mainly in trenches, fortresses, barbed wire and poisonous gas nets. Spielberg's "War Horse" was taken very politely. Several times in the "World War I" Major battles, such as those of Verdun, will be called "Meat Grinder" in later generations, which is evident in the severity of the battle.
Raising wolves in such a battlefield environment, Lesford looked even more melancholy. The protagonist Eddie Redmayne was born in London in the 80s. His hale and straight facial features and freckles make people feel endless aftertaste. Redmayne successfully deduces Lesford’s gentleman style—— That kind of inexplicable British superiority came to the screen with Redmayne's expression of "in a daze" at every turn. Ang Lee said that when he couldn't figure out how to shoot the scene, he would be in a daze, and people in the crew would feel that he was brewing a great idea-Redmayne's daze had achieved a similar effect. However, Redmayne’s explosiveness in performance is unquestionable, and it’s not inferior to Ma Jingtao when it’s time to cry—I mean the emotional energy, not the superficial way of presentation.
In the next episode, the double clues of the parallel narrative are finally intertwined. As a British officer, Lesford once again comes to Amiens. Here, he reunites with Isabella, who left without saying goodbye many years ago-without Yang Guo and Xiaolongnv Isabella’s grief, seeing Lesford appearing out of her own way, Isabella just said indifferently: "
Say something..." Lesford could not forgive Isabella’s abandonment, especially when she learned that After Isabella returned to her ex-husband's side, Lesford was finally furious, the gentleman's blue eyes bursting with tears.
Isabella, who was wounded by the bomb, died of serious injuries, and Lesford finally understood that she had left her because of the secret knot of pearl fetuses-Lesford confessed more than once that she did not want children, so , Isabella, who was pregnant with her daughter, had to leave without saying goodbye in horror.
The daughter is very beautiful, under the leadership of her aunt, she stands in front of Lesford's eyes like an angel. The little girl’s eyebrows are indeed somewhat of Clemence Possi’s style. Possi played the role of Isabella in "Birds". This Redmayne’s peer named Harry Possi The role of "Furong" in "Special" is well-known. Her father is a stage director and her mother is a French teacher, so Posie is naturally familiar with the role of Isabella.
The “worst description” is actually quite beautiful. The oil painting style setting (including war scenes) makes "Birds" look beautiful. Moreover, Sebastian Fox’s brilliant pen is mainly there. This kind of entanglement when you want to love but not love—Lesford and Isabella are facing each other on the cruise ship, they only follow each other without rubbing their shoulders, but the subtle love is intoxicating.
Therefore, in some cases, the worst description is actually the most powerful.
(Published in "Literary and Artistic Style" November 2012)
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