The seemingly bleak ordinary life of each of us actually lives like an autobiography and a movie.
"Rain Man": I am willing to hold an umbrella for you, you can stand under my umbrella
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"Rain Man" is a feature film directed by director Barry Levinson in 1988. The film mainly tells the story of the selfish and shrewd Charlie Babbitt (played by Tom Cruise) because he was dissatisfied with his father’s inheritance and planned to defraud his autistic brother Raymond Babbitt (played by Dustin Hoffman) )'S wealth of 3 million, a journey of return to human nature has been started by accident.
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(Tom Cruise, the picture comes from Petal Net)
The film was released in the United States in 1988, with a box office of 172 million U.S. dollars. It won the 1989 Oscar for Best Picture, Best Actor and Best Original Screenplay, the 1989 Berlin International Film Festival Golden Bear Award and the 1989 American People’s Choice Award. Pieces and so on.
The creative background of "Rain Man" took place in a period of highly developed industrial civilization in Western society. During this period, people's worship of material gradually lost themselves, the traditional family was gradually disintegrated, and people's spiritual life was in unprecedented pain and confusion. In this context, American films set off a wave of family ethics films. The themes and themes of these works directly reflect reality, boldly and sincerely reflecting the family crisis that prevailed in American society at that time. And "Rain Man" is one of the outstanding masterpieces, which stands out in this wave.
This film has no love-hate love triangle, no chase and tortuous feelings of escape, no hearty racing scenes, no love, no sex, but it has formed a natural and smooth sentiment and rhythm. This excellent film is worthy of our taste and analysis.
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I can hold an umbrella for you, and you can stand under my umbrella .
The clue of the film is the journey of Charlie and Raymond by car. At the beginning of the film, the director created a pair of brothers with very different personalities through a series of comparisons. Charlie: Because the young naughty was kicked out of the house by his father early, the deterioration of the father-son relationship and the loss of his mother at a young age forced him to lack family friendship and compassion and only value money. When he learned that his father's will left an inheritance of 3 million to his brother who had never met and had autism, he was very angry and could not understand what his father did, and then planned how to obtain the inheritance; Raymond: A patient with autism, life is rigid and unable to take care of himself, but has a super memory. The mind has not been polluted yet, maintaining the pure nature of a child.
Because Raymond refused to fly, Charlie was helpless by his perseverance, and the two had to embark on a car trip. The shooting of the scenery along the way and the comfortable tones are all the director's ingenuity. In fact, we have never lacked this kind of scenery in our lives. As the saying goes: we lack the eyes to discover beauty, and the director is focusing on this point, paying attention to the casual details of life in life, and inspiring us to feel the ordinary life. The beauty of the movie, and then to complete the expression of the theme of the movie.
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When did Charlie want to hold an umbrella for his brother? Where did Charlie start to change? The answer is also hidden in the details. The title of the film is "Rain Man", but we found that the term "Rain Man" did not appear at the beginning, but the director gradually introduced the term "Rain Man" through accidental events. For example, during the trip, Raymond saw hot water injected into the bathtub and suddenly lost control of his emotions again. Raymond shouted: "Hot water will hurt the baby, and it must not hurt Charlie Babbitt!" Charlie suddenly understood that we It suddenly became clear that the "Rain Man" who remained in the vague memory of childhood was Raymond. ("Rain man" in English is Rain man, which is similar in pronunciation to Raymond Ramond.) It turned out that when Charlie was scared every time he was a child, "Rain Man" would sing to him. Charlie has always mistakenly believed that the "Rain Man" was just a friend he had imagined when he was a child, but the fragile and unable to take care of himself in front of him had protected him and comforted him. In order to protect him, his father sent Raymond to him. Enter the nursing home and train him to be a rigid person.
Charlie suddenly realized how deeply he had been loved and cared for. His brother and father had made so many sacrifices for him. He was so loved. At this point, Charlie began to change . Charlie began to realize that he had to let his brother stand under his umbrella . He should go to protect his brother. He should lay down his burden to understand his father and think about the reasons for his father’s inheritance. He should protect and take care of his brother. Behind this change is Charlie's gradual recovery of humanity, love and responsibility. At this time, the moralism of the film also gradually emerged.
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The last breakfast of the two brothers at parting
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The seemingly plain narrative, but in fact it is unique ingenuity.
By cleverly conceiving and designing the arrangement, the director uses small incidents and appropriate conflicts to strengthen our curiosity to learn more. What happens after Raymond is taken away by Charlie? What would happen if Raymond didn't go to bed at eleven o'clock? Charlie uses his brother's super memory to gamble to win money, what will happen next? Will the women in the bar go for appointments? etc. The accidental events are actually also an important key and hub for the development of the film's plot, as well as a node for Charlie's transformation. Charlie's transformation is not a reincarnation of abandoning evil to good, but the gradual recovery of humanity during the journey. It was the "Rain Man" who evoked his conscience little by little, evoking his long forgotten brotherhood. This journey was a journey back to human nature for Charlie.
At the end of the film, Charlie took the initiative to give up the struggle for inheritance, just want to live with his brother. In fact, the ending is not unexpected, but the director did not adopt a happy ending, it is still so plain, they still talk about simple and ordinary topics. Raymond is still so weird and cute. I think Charlie will visit Raymond, live together and grow old together.
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There is no close-up and enlargement of Charlie's transition point in this film, but a contrast between front and back, or sideways to contrast Charlie's transition. When Charlie realized that Raymond was the "Rain Man", although we couldn't see Charlie's expression clearly. But we seem to be able to empathize with Charlie. Charlie lowered his posture and went to help Raymond take off his shoes and cover the quilt. This is the side effect. We can experience Charlie's gentle and deep eyes.
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03 those metaphorical details.
What we often talk about: details determine success or failure. Just like when we want to write an article, in order to add authenticity and delicacy, we will use this writing technique of detail description; we say that a person has quality, but there are some small trivialities in the mind, not easy to shake Falling tenderness. The same is true for a good film. The display of the detailed shots in a few seconds may be the result of how much scrutiny and screening the director and director have gone through. These details are so in place, so delicate and not delicate, so that these details can be displayed perfectly and inadvertently assisted in the change of characters.
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The picture above suggests that the "little baby" Raymond said was Charlie, and the older boy in the photo below also looked like Raymond. From the degree of dilapidation of the photos and the texture of the photos, it can be inferred that they are old photos, all of which reflect the director's ingenuity.
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At this time, Raymond should be counting the number of pillars and the number of red lights.
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Raymond should be counting the number of vehicles and railings. It can be seen that every shot in the movie has meaning and vitality, and it is really worthwhile for us to take a closer look.
Regarding actors, I also want to speak up. Dustin Hoffman, who plays "Rain Man", spent a year living with autistic patients, observing and understanding their life habits and typical characteristics. At the same time, he also consulted a psychopathologist. Understand the psychological state of such patients and the cause of illness. I pay tribute to such dedicated actors.
04 personal thoughts about me
The first point is to always remind ourselves that we have the most precious thing in the world-family affection. We have to really examine our attitude towards our loved ones, and we should truly love.
The second point is to try to give others an umbrella. To give others an umbrella means to try to protect and love others. The premise is that we can also be our own support, with a strong heart, a wealth of soul, and a good attitude towards life. We should express love slowly and boldly, rather than amplify small pain and stress. In addition, our society is not perfect, there are various disadvantaged groups, we should give care.
The third point is to pay tribute to the ordinary and pay attention to the details of life. Don't think that you are ordinary and ordinary. Every one of us seems to be a bleak ordinary life, but in fact we live like an autobiography, a movie.
The above is my simple opinion, I hope you can give me more.
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