It was the first time I saw Lao Ku's movie. If I had to describe it in one word, it would be the most appropriate "at first sight".
If I was looking for a full-length stylistic, I would choose this line. Calling eagles brothers and sisters, the word dream is mentioned for the first time, which in various senses indicates the theme of the whole film: a ridiculous dream.
From the beginning of the war, Lao Ku played a lucky deliveryman, who traveled through the fires of war but was always safe. The word "lucky" has also become the character arc of the male protagonist. The whole film is easy to finish: the male protagonist is attracted by two women, including the bride played by Monica Bellucci. The lucky male protagonist was just like this, but the wedding that was supposed to be held was interrupted by the fire, and the characters died one by one. Only the male protagonist and the bride were left to do their best to avoid the pursuit of the soldiers. In the end, the bride also died. At the muzzle of the gun, the lucky male protagonist was lucky to survive again and became a monk. It's as outrageous as a dream.
The word "lucky" can be seen in the male protagonist, but in the end, the people around him die one by one, only to realize that this may be the biggest misfortune. In the end, the male protagonist who wanted to commit suicide chose to survive, just to commemorate those who "have no tombstones". love". Why say a road movie, because the male protagonist has been walking for too long. The title of the film is called On the milky road, and the whole film also closely fits this theme. The male protagonist seems to have been chasing on the road all the time. When he was young, he delivered goods in the smoke of gunpowder. He escaped skillfully, and later became a monk, and even carried out a spiritual practice.
Apart from that, there is no escape from the absurd. Snakes drinking milk, chickens jumping and laying eggs, and eagles and donkeys appearing frequently, all remind me of the way animals are used to describe people in the juvenile pie, which is eerie and mysterious. one of the reasons. The appearance of these "fantastic animals" has shaped the absurdity of the background of the entire film, and the theme of magical reality has been engraved in this way.
I wasn't interested in this movie at first, and perhaps the most attractive to me was Monica Bellucci, but after watching it, the look was too special, and I thought about it quite like Jiang Wen's style, but if I think about it again, maybe Jiang Wen has the old library style It is more suitable for 8⃣️. Compared with many unflattering films made by Jiang Wen, I feel that such a serious nonsense absurd drama is more appetizing. By the way, the soundtrack of this film is also very good, with a good sense of rhythm. It is said that the director played with the band for a few years before.
May each of us walk on our own milky road, just like the forever lucky male protagonist and the never-ending chase.
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