The good thing about this biopic is that it uses Elton John himself as the narrative source to participate in the narrative. The context is his reflection and statement of his own experience in a psychological sharing and mutual assistance meeting. In fact, it is based on his creative process and several representative works. Inspiration to thread the needle to construct a story. What is more interesting is that it not only gives a more realistic biographical angle, but also makes a parallel comparison between the character and his state in different periods (externalizing the psychology through Elton's clothing in the mutual aid association), when he examines himself at the top , is also the most out of control stage, instead it becomes more and more objective and calm, and there is even a hint of psychoanalysis here. The lens also shows changes along the course of Elton. In the early part of the film, the director gave the characters many peaceful and elegant long shots, and the shots of singers who lost control after becoming famous also became psychedelic, with a lot of 360° panning, slow motion, special effects. The use of lenses and screen segmentation is a reflection of Elton's individual state and creative style after going from trauma to extremes.
The shortcomings are also obvious. The entire film is driven by Elton's narrative, which limits the flexibility of the narrative to a certain extent. The entire video system presents a state of follow-up, mechanically finding the time point, without a natural pause and quickly entering the next one. narration of stages. At the same time, this method of shooting can infer that the material is basically provided by Elton, the whole work is considered experience, and what can be shot is only what he wants to say, which makes the processing of the details of the event insufficient. For example, the most important turning point in the whole film is Elton telling his parents about his orientation before attending the concert. Elton went to his father's house to reconcile and was not appreciated, called his mother, said a few words, and broke down. Drama is not persuaded by a phone call or a quarrel, and the monotonous scene processing flattens the characters. To sum up, the pursuit of this film in form is higher than the polishing of plot content.
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