"Psychedelic Park" tells the story of a middle school student who likes skateboarding and accidentally kills people. The young man who committed the crime seems to be careless in the face of everything, without much guilt, and even luckily he was not investigated or reported in the end, but the secret of his inner struggles has nowhere to tell, forming a huge shadow that pierces people's hearts. The unfortunate family films of young people have not been written too much. However, the deep context created by this situation and the ecological observation of the whole society are quite profound, and the numb adults provide children with beautiful bedrooms, fashion, and food. , toys, schools, but always ignore the meaning of their existence as independent people.
Simple and indifferent characterization, parallel, cross, and flashback narrative structure, and the causal relationship presented step by step makes people shudder. The estrangement between people, the indifference between life and life, the swaying of morality and self-examination ability, everything is fluctuating like duckweed, can only escape in a hurry, I don't know what these children will become when they grow up "monster".
In order to fully demonstrate the psychological activities of the new generation of teenagers (it is said to be the post-90s), as well as their entertainment and enjoyment characters derived from the open concept of the E era, the behavior of playing everything coolly, and the splendid and rich life, Gus Fan • Sant makes full use of simple stories, clean picture language, and rich music to set off powerfully. Many pictures of "Psychedelic Park" are somewhat close to Shunji Iwai's "Everything About Lily Zhou". The bottom plate is clean and tidy, tender and beautiful, and the vitality and the heaviness of fission youth are inversely proportional to black. Du Kefeng's beautiful photography has been unanimously recognized, "The New York Times" said, "The visual effects of this film are really amazing. There is a scene where Alex is practicing skateboarding against a blue night light, surrounded by blockbusters. The green bushes. At that moment we have to admit: the picture is often more convincing than the direct narrative”.
Form approachable persuasion in order to emphasize realism. Almost all of the cast of Psychedelic Park are non-professional actors selected by Gus Van Sant through MySpace in 2006. Using beautiful boys and girls, fresh and active lives, to tell a social story that seems simple and unremarkable on the surface, the picture is comfortable and the colors are comfortable, the music is clean and pleasant, but it tortures the soul, it will be superficial and very challenging. With the director's skill, Gus Van Santgang has achieved the ingenious welding of light, shadow, sound and color. Musically, hip-hop, electronics, folk songs, and rock and roll are looming in the picture, which is consistent with the characters' living conditions and psychological activities.
Just from the synthesis of the story, pictures, and music, "Psychedelic Park" obviously implies and carries more and more details than "All About Lily Zhou", and the expression is also more restrained and clever, obviously beyond the "youth". film" category.
In recent years, it is not uncommon to see street, park-themed, and skateboard-themed movies. For example, Larry Clark's "Kids" and "Ken Park" are quite famous. sparked debate on both sides. He is also a director with a hobby of heterochromatic youth, and he is also reflecting the social ecology of teenagers. Larry Clark is obsessed with the display and catharsis of subjective expressionism. The rough effect of DV images is as radical and presumptuous as punk movies, good-looking but not good. It's good to watch, and it directly rolled into the non-mainstream rut. Most of them are banned movies, which can only be watched by adults and curious people.
On the other hand, Gus Van Sant seems to be a folk singer. He has a moderate degree of tension and a stable balance of tightness. He calmly sings and describes the song at a glance. The sense of proportion is just right, and it subtly reflects the deep human concern. , both mainstream and non-mainstream are taken into account. Therefore, the director himself also has the mind of a master. "Psychedelic Park" and "The Elephant" once again earned him honors at the Cannes Film Festival.
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