A perfect poetic style, Reivew on The End of Summer

Ozu's very late works. At this time, Ozu's style has become more and more perfect. Although this film is not the most famous among Ozu's works, the artistic achievements of this film have reached the peak of Ozu... These consistent skills are still respecting and restoring life in this film. Life is boring, so people who live seriously are worthy of awe. This style has influenced Taiwanese films to this day... The layout of the characters is in this film. In the film, the composition not only always maintains the golden style, but also has a strong taste like Ukiyo-e, which reflects the artistic beauty. Especially at the end of the film, the positions of the daughter and daughter-in-law, and the layout of the five family members are really like a picture scroll. …the characters’ frequent dialogue with the camera is the Hollywood sparring shot, which is part of Ozu’s style, part of the intimacy necessary to chat with the audience about everyday chores, and part of the placement for depth of field…Ozu The scenes of the movies are often fixed, which enhances the stability of the picture and increases the realism, but the use of depth of field is not really prominent. These are his stylized confrontations with Hollywood... In Ozu's films, the characters are very There are few intense actions, usually just endless thoughts. He also likes to use "curtain" shots to transition instead of blind montages. I think those empty mirrors and long still shots are a kind of torture to the human soul. , thought-provoking, and Ozu's film is so abstract and real, directly touching the heart, the audience seems to be able to get away from the body for a while to take care of these lonely souls...

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