In fact, the film does not appear to be struggling because of the heavy subject matter, on the contrary, it is smooth and magical from beginning to end. Hatred, resentment, and heart-rending pain are described so naturally—there was no panic when the corpse came out of the coffin, a little sadness when the relatives were separated, and even the destruction of the youth was just a hint of sadness.
Borrowing a description that is no longer fashionable, Ablaze shows us a "surreal" soul picture, but the word "super" in it contains double meanings: detachment and super. The semantics of the former are self-explanatory, while the second interpretation just coincides with the meaning of popular words. Is not it? The whole work shows the fusion of illusory scenes and reality - the clown-like hypocrisy of the mayor and his accomplices in front of the painter's family, the policemen's full armor, the mayor's ghostly face... And these, on the contrary, make him What we feel is a more real world.
Some of the scenes in the film are fantastic. When the mayor with his trademark mustache appears in public to give a speech, one cannot help but conjure up the image of the great dictator, and his advocacy is even more interesting: "... said Confucius, a wise man in China. : 'It's hard to find a black cat in a dark room, let alone no one in it.' Obviously, we have a difficult task ahead of us, but we are invincible, and we can find a cat in a dark room if we want, Even if it wasn't in it!" And a sentence from his funeral eulogy reminded us: "He has an extraordinary genius to turn enemies into friends, friends into enemies, what a genius he is!" Authoritative, what can we say? I
wonder if "Repentance" can be named as reflection, scar, etc. Because of the integration of a large number of humorous and unrealistic elements, the original strong tragic color has been diluted, at least with the Chinese movie fans. The "fifth generation" who relishes looking back at the miserable creation of "that decade" is so different. Is this a sense of relief looking back at the past? Or the hope of "repentance"? Or find a lost faith? Let us appreciate the dialogue at the end of the film and think about the answer together.
- "Does this road lead to the church?"
- "No, this is not the street that leads to the church."
- "Then why do you want it? What about the road leading to the church?"
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