Spanish director Julio Mittan is definitely an anomaly.
Born in 1958, he lives in a wealthy family. He loves movies since he was a child. He majored in neurology in college. Because of his hobby of sports, he almost became an Olympic track and field athlete. After that, he wrote and wrote film reviews. "A sensation in the international film circle, followed by "Red Squirrel Murder", "Lucia's Lover", "Arctic Lover" and "Anna in Troubled Times" are all his masterpieces.
Those who are a little more attentive will find that Mi Tan likes to integrate nature and animals into these films, intending to explain the subtle relationship between humans and nature. The relationship between people is a relationship of mutual sympathy, respect and understanding. Entering the hearts of the people is also to make people more open-minded and optimistic, and Mi Tan knows this. Just like this "Mom", let the men and women who are on the verge of desperation know each other and cherish each other, go to the vast ocean, and realize the deep integration of the beauty of nature and human nature.
The narration is exquisite, delicate and long, and contains deep connotations, which is a major feature of Mi Tan's films. But he did not become a new Buñuel, Bergman or Tarkovsky in the eyes of others, he was himself, a warm and modern mirror language that established Mi Tan's image of light and shadow. It does not deliberately pursue the innovation of form, and the main purpose is to seek the extension of shadow meaning.
Like this "Mother" (2015), two scenes appear in the film at the same time, that is, the present moment described by the characters and the human affairs that are embedded in the future, which complement each other and present alternately. This new narrative mirror language, through editing, achieves the effect of a simple and progressive situation, allowing the characters to experience the physical and mental fission experienced by the crushing reality, the urgent sense of passage, and then time becomes the only Domination can be said to complement each other and go hand in hand.
Therefore, I say that Mi Tan's films have a feeling of getting into people's hearts. They never do it deliberately, but according to the needs of the film, as the so-called content determines the use of form, which is a kind of appropriateness and subtlety. Obviously, "Mom" fits this need. Magda, played by Penelope Cruz, said that, according to her own words, one in ten thousand unlucky things happened to her, and it was a life-threatening thing.
Similarly, Consula, played by Cruz in "Elegy of Love" in 2008, deliberately broke up with David, an old professor played by Ben Kingsley due to sudden breast cancer, and composed a song of Elegy of Love (see my film review collection). "The Elegy of Love" in "The Invisible Movie" 202P), perhaps because of Cruz's outstanding performance, this time Mi Tan cast her as a breast cancer patient. Interestingly, it is rare to have a well-known actor perform an unfortunate film with the same illness twice.
Cruz, who was born in 1974, studied ballet dance in college. He was hot and hot. His acting career wandered between Spain and Hollywood, from the wild "Ham Ham" (1992) to the maturity of "Elegy", But she still maintains that unrestrained enthusiasm, and the inner tension is strong enough. She has starred in almost all the films of famous Spanish directors, which has its own unique appeal.
In reality, Cruz went through a lot of obstacles on the way to love, and finally in 2010, he married the famous Spanish actor Javier Bardem in a low-key manner, and gave birth to a daughter in 2013, which gave her a personal feeling for performing this film, adding The weight and weight of the character.
Compared with the simple love between old and young like "Elegy of Love", this time it seems to have more inspirational elements, but it is more than that. If it is just an inspirational film, it would be too underestimating a magical director like Mi Tan. . Mi Tan's films are never rigid, but full of spirituality, fun and affection.
The film selects a special period. Spain is in the midst of a financial crisis and the economy is in an unprecedented recession. The unemployment rate is 26%, and the unemployment rate for young people is as high as 54%. Er has long been separated, he found a young and beautiful female student. She has a tough life with her son Dani, who loves football.
On this day, when she felt unwell, she came to a public hospital for a physical examination. Julian, a male gynecologist, received her warmly. After examination, she found that there were two lumps in her right chest, one dominant and one recessive, followed by X-ray and mammography. , ultrasound and needle biopsy. During the examination, she heard the female doctor quietly tell Julian the third stage. When the result came out, Julian said that there was no other way. It was a malignant tumor and could only be removed. Before the operation, a period of chemotherapy was required, and the cure rate was 70%. She builds confidence, and after healing, she can also undergo cosmetic surgery.
The doctor talked about the side effects of chemotherapy, vomiting, diarrhea, hair loss, but it will grow back later. There is no choice but to do so. She came to the football field to watch her son's football game, and met Arturo, a scout for Real Madrid's junior team, and praised her son for playing well, but after he answered a call, his face changed greatly, and he suddenly fainted. Magda called The doctor on the field escorted him to the Holy Maiden of Light Hospital. There was a tragic accident, his daughter was dead, his wife was rescued in the intensive care unit, and Magda accompanied him.
During Magda's chemotherapy, she also ran over to comfort him. Seeing her worsening day by day, Arturo felt her strangeness and asked if you were sick. She said yes. Knowing her condition, Arturo hugged her and encouraged him. A pair of men and women who share the same fate and pity each other, just approached. Unfortunately, Arturo's wife died. During the summer vacation, she specially arranged for her son to go to a relative's house for vacation, not wanting his son to worry about her condition.
What is precious is that the doctor Julian sang to her before her surgery. She smiled and said, it was very nice. You can't be a singer, so you should study medicine. Just like the director's own experience, after studying medicine, he chose to make movies. Before the operation, Magda called Raul and asked him to take good care of her son. The operation went well, and Raul came to Magda's operating room to reassure her that, of course, the one she longed for most was Arturo, although she had only known each other for a while. Arturo came over and squeezed her hand tightly, comforting her.
In the confusion, Magda often had a dream that the little girl was the photo of the blond girl on Julian's table. After asking, she learned that it was the 5-year-old girl his couple was going to adopt. Little Natasha at an orphanage in Siberia, Russia, thousands of miles away. If only Natasha could accompany her son, at least he is not alone. Finally, she and Arturo came together, as she said, to accompany each other and heal each other. Arturo is the happiest thing for me. His meaning to his son is like a real father.
Arturo takes her and Dani to the beach for a fun vacation. But she is full of thoughts. Her son will not look at her for more than three seconds. It is different from before. He always avoids her. Although Arturo loves her and comforts her, he has never had an exciting husband and wife relationship. problem.
To make matters worse, during her re-examination after Christmas, Julian's face changed abruptly, and she couldn't believe the result, saying that her cancer had spread to her lungs and chest, and she naively asked if the left side would also be removed. No, there is no cure. How much time to live. Up to 6 months. Ok. What about my son, I'm still thinking about celebrating our first anniversary with Arturo, at least until next summer.
Julian said don't face it with tears, just be strong. When she told Arturo, the two hugged tightly, "My love", "I don't want a psychologist, I just want to have a good sex with you". After the excitement, she said we were one. What a long, torturous day it has been. At this time, she had an unexpected joy, God's will. She excitedly said to Arturo, tell you a crazy thing, I'm pregnant.
The pregnancy cycle can be at least 8 months and 10 months, can you survive until then? No, I will. Magda believed in miracles. She touched the baby in her belly and said, I hope it is my daughter, I will call her Natasha. Happily, Julian examined her and excitedly said that one of your wishes has come true, a daughter. Ah, this is the best gift I have ever given to Arturo and my son. The son was also very happy, and on the football field and on the beach, he called "Mom, Arturo, Natasha and I will always love you!" It was love that made Magda regain her confidence in life and feel hope.
She used her mobile phone to record her thoughts to her future daughter, expressing her eternal love. She told her son, I believe in life, believe in the present, get closer to happy things, and don't treat people badly, let alone hurt others. My son said before that the little girl my father found was just like you, with black hair. Before she thought he had found a blonde girl. The ex-husband Raul came to visit and asked for forgiveness, she said of course I forgive.
Julian often visited her, and it was a miracle to see so strong, incredible, and sigh. Seeing her son watching the movie "Heroes of All Ages" with Arturo, which was about the history of Valencia, she felt that the father and son were so harmonious and comforted. Finally, on their first anniversary together, they still came to the beach where they took a vacation last year and had a great time.
Julian came specially to give Magda a very amused sea inspection, and gently told her that she should go back to Madrid immediately and stay in the hospital to give birth. In the evening, during alfresco dining, Julian also took the stage and dedicated a touching song to Magda, giving her confidence. Back at the hospital in Madrid, Julian told her that she must have a caesarean section, and held Natasha's picture frame by her bed. It turned out that Julian was so eager, she understood.
Magda, who understood, said a painful farewell to Arturo, and asked her son alone, do you believe in souls, and his son said that I believe that people have souls after death. Yes, my soul will always be with you, son. This is of course a heart-wrenching farewell that must be faced. Natasha was born and Magda was gone forever. Life is often like this, the arrival of one person will always take away another soul full of love and pain.
Joy comes from sadness. At the end of the film, Dani hugged his spiritual little sister and said, "Mom, I love you!" Julian looked at the cute baby and sang the song dedicated to Magda affectionately. Song "Thinking, Expressing, Perceiving, Thinking, Crying, Fighting, Laughing, Suffering Silently, That is Life, Dreaming of Everything We Have, Always Keep Enthusiasm, Even if the Road Is Full of Thorns, We Have to Stride Forward with Firmness..."
In such a passionate country like Spain, with its unique taste and unique temperament, it is impossible to have a director as icy and poetic as Tarkovsky. Similarly, it is impossible for Russia and Northern Europe to have Mitan or Azerbaijan. Modova's humorous mirror words. As the saying goes, one side of water and soil supports one side of people. Fortunately, each has its own quality, and each has its own charm.
Magda, an ordinary woman, is an extraordinary mother. Mi Tan uses his unique mirror language to construct an evocative image of a mother, how to carry a strong love in the face of misfortune, and move forward with determination, regardless of the storm, so that the viewer can feel the wonder of life itself, and The magical power of human nature, pure, divine and beautiful.
2016, 10, 22
View more about Ma ma reviews
