From the beginning, the movie only has background music and simple subtitles, which also refreshes the audience. Although you can't know every word they say, it doesn't affect your understanding of the plot and the emotions of the characters at all. Including the joy after the successful release of Valentine's film, including his love for his dog and his contempt for the Vase actress, including the frown and the relieved laugh when he first met Pebby, the absence of sound made the audience even more. Focusing on the actions and demeanor of the actors, movies without language dialogue lines can also be understood, and even more demanding on the acting ability of the actors!
The beginning of the film was the release of the popular silent film actor Valentine. From the applause of the audience, the pursuit of reporters, and the many curtain calls, we can see the reputation of Valentine and the influence of silent films at that time. There is no shortage of beauties around him, but he disdains them, why Pei Bi can make his heart move, I think she boldly kissed him in front of the reporter's camera, she walked into the movie set with confidence, she secretly secreted behind the scenes Die practice, her charisma is the source of attracting him, even if there is no sound movie later, Pei Bi's character and charm will make her stand out.
The tragedy of Valentine lies in his pride and stubbornness. When someone has a very great advantage in the old field, this often makes him dependent and lazy, so that he is blinded and unwilling to contact and try new changes. The producers and studios didn't exclude Valentine from new technologies and new eras, it was him who really excluded him, just as he struggled and dreaded making his voice in his dreams. Anyone who resists the progress of the form and the times will be abandoned by the times. Even if the silent film he shoots does not meet Pei Bi's "Beauty Mole" or the Great Depression in the United States, decline and abandonment will be a matter of time. . His wife, his old servant, and other colleagues had all advised him to watch a talkie, but he himself had rejected his future.
Pei Bi's unintentional remarks with reporters in the hotel are obviously in line with the trend of the times and the purpose of propaganda, but they have hurt him invisibly, and the collision of the two people's films in that economic depression era is more like worse! When did Pebby's love for Valentine come about? Is it that quick kiss? Or when we dance together? Or the countless distractions and gaffes during filming? Or the ambiguous air in the dressing room? Or when he put the mole on her with his own hands? But there is no doubt that her love is open and enduring, she ran to see Valentine's movie when her own movie was released, she mustered the courage to go to his house to apologize, and when Valentine was down, let the servant buy him All the collectibles, she madly rushed to the hospital after his semi-deliberate self-immolation. When the "Bang" subtitles appeared, her car driving like a drunk hit a tree instead of his suicide! Although there are no lines and dialogues, can't we understand the truth and love in it? The sound is not an insurmountable obstacle, the quality of the plot and the acting are the soul of the movie.
I never feel that the director is trying to pay homage to silent films, or try to return to the form of silent films. The progress of the times is irreversible, and it is even more impossible for a film and a director to do it. Too many professional movie fans are entangled in whether the techniques and techniques of the film faithfully restore the standards of silent films. I think this kind of technical flow analysis is neither necessary nor meaningful, so why are you so obsessed with it. Sitting on the sofa, making a cup of tea, and spending so much time watching a movie, you should ask yourself whether this movie has touched you and whether it presents something beautiful, rather than its form and director's intention.
The puppy dog's performance is quite sharp and in place~~ The ending of the movie is indeed a bit self-deceiving, the times will not comfort people, only people adapt to the times, but even those who do not adapt to the times can still be memorable. and respectful people.
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