Sensen Dajun Film Critic Lecturer Screenwriter
ordinary woman
Answer the following questions from fans
1 Where are the highlights and art of the film? Why do you say that the waterfall at the beginning reflects the ideological essence of the whole movie...
2Did the male protagonist deceive the female protagonist, why is the locker box empty? How to interpret the mirror of the genitals, a lot of lens language and plot analysis...
3 State the point of view: it doesn’t matter if the eye is high and the hand is low, the eye is low and the hand is lower…
Academy Awards ( 2018; 90th ) Awards: 1
Winning Oscar - Best Foreign Language Film
Berlin International Film Festival ( 2017; 67th ) Awards: 1
Winning Silver Bear Award - Best Screenplay
Man: I really don't see anything exciting about this movie, and the script feels mediocre, but I noticed that the film's producers are actually four countries, Chile/Germany/Spain/United States, which is equivalent to a joint production, right? Not only won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film , but the Berlin Golden Bears and the American Golden Globes also came to join in the fun... It really makes no sense, what is a good script?
Hehe, is it too late for you to ask this question now? I have analyzed so many Oscar-level movies, which one do you see better? A movie like this can't see the brilliance, how dare you say that you understand the script and the art ?
Man: According to what you said, those countries really came for the script?
How fresh! Artists from all over the world have rushed forward , just like the drama, and the script is not good, who will pay attention to you...?
Man: Then I really will compete with you today! If you don't say anything else, just tell me, what kind of waterfall is that in the title, is it pretending to be literary, and the big tail wolf is acting cool...?
Then I also said,
The waterfall at the beginning is a typical lens language, prompting the ideological essence of the whole film ...
Man: Whoa, since it's so arrogant, then tell me again, why is the tape's plot wrapped around the heroine's head, what metaphor does it have ...
Do you think there is a metaphor here?
Man: I think there must be, otherwise, it would be easy to slap her twice. It's simple and easy, why do you choose this one out of a hundred methods? I feel like there's something in there...
Well, since you asked these questions, I will explain them to you one by one, only you can't ask, and there is nothing I can't answer!
First of all, is the heroine of this film male or female?
Male: That's right! The dialogue also said that there are many hints in this regard that the relationship between the female protagonist and the male protagonist is indeed unusual, and it is a kind of sex that is not a normal relationship between men and women. And I see that the woman's chest is really similar to the man's chest muscles, haha...
But think about it again, how many of the other women in the film are really feminine?
Male: Haha, yes, it's not as good as the heroine Marina
Well, pay attention to the selection of actors at this time. Green leaves are green leaves, don't steal the limelight from the heroine. Some creative rules still have to be followed!
Man: Understood! Hurry up and talk to me about the lens language of the subject, I have a big head now, and there are too many questions...
I'll show you a few stills, think about the relationship between these pictures...
male:? ? ? ...I can't see anything...?
I won't say much about the plot. The heroine is discriminated against in all kinds of ways. No matter where she goes, she is viewed in a worldly way, which closely links personal dignity and sexual organs ...
Man: Well, that's right! The heroine is a so-called hermaphrodite, so she is discriminated against and insulted wherever she goes...
So you can recall again, how many times in this film the female protagonist takes a self-portrait in the mirror, the distorted characters in the street mirror... These are the language of the lens: it implies how the audience, society and the general public view such a woman...
Just because you have a problem with your lower body and your gender is unclear, all your behaviors are degrading, so you are defined by society as immoral, alternative, and monster!
Male: Oh, I also feel that this film is for the voice of this low-level and alternative group!
The title makes us think about whether this woman is ordinary or not. Everyone knows that a person's face represents dignity, and the director repeatedly emphasized through the pictures that the angle from which others view you, that is, the perspective.
Man: What's the metaphor for that tape wrapped around the face ?
Have you ever thought that when filming a passion scene, tape is often wrapped around the lower body to prevent the actor from getting an erection...
Man: Oh, suddenly enlightened... Wow, it turns out that the head of the heroine and the penis are connected! As you just said, the relationship between dignity and the lower body...
And the mirror of the lower body also means the same!
Male: Absolutely! It really is the language of the lens! After what you said, I feel that this script is not easy!
There are more in the back! Let's watch the plot again. The title mentions a letter. Due to the forgetfulness of the male protagonist, he forgot the plane ticket to Iguazu Falls together and couldn't find it in the envelope. Later, he bought a set of tickets and put it in the envelope to make up for the last time. Error, or "hole" right?
Male: Exactly! I feel that in the end, the heroine went to find this letter because of her love for the hero. She really misses him so much. She went to Sony Ericsson , but found that the locker was empty...
Have you ever seen that kind of true love between two people?
Of course! This is where I am deeply impressed!
Then I will continue. When the male protagonist dies, the biggest problem the female protagonist faces is, how to fill this lack of affection, this hole, she wants to die, and faces the bullying and doubts of the male protagonist's family...
Man: Wait, you go to the hole, I remember the scene in the title, that waterfall...
Yes, I was about to say here. You pay attention to the frame, the long close-ups, the most obvious movie symbols. Iguazu Falls, the tide is turbulent, the torrents that gather everywhere fill the bottom of the valley , and the following is the splash of spray and the smoke ...
Man: Ha, I think of a song, Love is like a tide, Zhang Xinzhe's... Oh, and also, I remember Leslie Cheung's "Spring Comes Together" also has a waterfall scene...
Well, when I have the opportunity in the future, I will give you an analysis of "Breakthrough". The movie reminds you to watch it backwards. The waterfall downwards is a catharsis, and when you watch it backwards, it is an eruption. Director Wang instills a concept: same-sex love is nothing but It's because they look at the world in the opposite way to mortals...
Man: Oh, there is a feel...
I won't talk much about it first, I'm afraid you don't have enough brain capacity, so don't confuse it! In short, these pictures all illustrate one point, love, this is love! At this time, what the heroine needs most is the catharsis of her feelings, so she punches, she runs, and seeks love because of the pain...
Everything she does is to make up for what she has lost... But, to lose is to lose, irretrievably...
So that locker is empty, like a deep pool that can never be filled
Man: Wow, it turns out that these are all camera language, wonderful! Some people even said that the locker was empty and that the male protagonist lied to the female protagonist...
Who can really be pissed off... In fact, the male protagonist may have forgotten where he is. Does this also require a plot explanation...? Hi, so I keep saying that a lot of movie fans are really naive these days!
In fact, the language of these scenes and the plot are seamlessly combined. Why do you say this? Look again. The female protagonist is venting for her lost feelings. Look at the family of the male protagonist, his son and ex-wife. They only care about maintaining their own face, and do not want too much Many people know that the husband fools around with such a woman and kills it, so the prosecution is withdrawn...
What is love, true love, the purest kind of love, right? You are now thinking about a question, love, is it all made? What is love to the extreme? Which is worldly love, love that follows social standards, and which is true and pure love, gushing, unstoppable love...?
Male: According to you, the love presented in this film is really pure and pure, and it has nothing to do with sex, not even men and women!
You see, how degrading it is for a son to scold the heroine for being a glass. What is the difference between this and his son scolding his own father?
Male; Well, it does imply a kind of chaotic thinking logic! Human nature is really incomprehensible and cannot be simply classified by the word morality... I think it is the same for many heterosexuals and alternative lovers!
I put forward an idea, which is the idea that the director constantly transmits; true love must be sublimated!
Man: How to explain this sentence?
"I love you", but only limited to white skin, beautiful skin and big breasts... Is this low-level and primitive physical sex more intense or great compared to the heroine's love for the hero in the film?
I use the plot to explain: when a person is sick, you really care about his life and death, when your beloved leaves you forever, you will be sad, heart-wrenching and pain relief... This is love that has nothing to do with sex, It is true love, the purest love! The so-called sublimation of love!
Woman: Oh, so to speak, the plot is based on these ideas!
So, love is not all made out! When love reaches a certain level, it will escalate. What it presents is the intersection of emotions , a bond and entrustment of souls...
Just like the foam and smoke flying in the waterfall, it is a shocking sound, containing a unique taste, showing a powerful force and aura that destroys the dead...
It can be seen that the part that separates out in the waves of love , the mist that flies out, the smell... is true love, the sublimation of love, the crystallization of love !
To prove my point, let's look at these pictures...
Male: At the end of the film, the heroine sings in the opera house. How do you interpret it?
Let's see, the heroine boxing, running... are actually cathartic. Make up for the lack of love, the hole? Fill the hole with what? Resentment, hatred, revenge... just like the family of the male protagonist Orlando?
So I said that to make up for the lack of love, two things are needed: one is to vent, and the other is to sublimate love ...
Man: It really is the picture presented by the waterfall at the beginning of the film; the rapidly descending waves and the mist of the Showa era in the deep pool...
right! Just like this female singer, who first started singing in the bar, and finally sang opera... Do you still feel like her next work, upgrade ?
Let the song fill your life, fill the lack of love, the void in your heart...
Male: Sure enough, sublimated love can make the heroine forget the pain!
The love between the male and female protagonists is the most beautiful and sincere love in the world, the love that sublimates, the love that is separated from the world. This lack should also be filled with sublimated love, career and the most beautiful art!
Man: Makes sense! By the way, there is also a dog in this film, and both the male and female protagonists like it... Can you talk about the role of this dog?
We say that love and ruthlessness are in fact beasts and primitive instincts!
Man: Is love also a beast?
Surely animals have no love? A person who loves small animals, looking for memories of love without distractions, what property, furniture... Isn't this beautiful ? As for other people, if they can only use a worldly vision, don't understand tolerance and fraternity , and if they can't even love a dog, then he is by no means a complete person!
So in this film, the addition of dogs is also for the primitive instinct of human nature and dog nature!
Male: According to what you said, I think Ha, in fact, the female protagonist is also changing for a better life, in order to find love ! We want to see that kind of gushing catharsis based on human instinct, we have to abandon all worldly ideas, and explore the purest and warmest part of it.
Man: Well, that makes sense! Finding the light of love is based on human nature.
These so-called people who know how to love hurt an innocent woman, thus inspiring the most primitive instinct of human beings...
The director keeps torturing the public, what is the difference between us and the heroine in the play? Are some people just wearing a human skin? Ask yourself, where is your heart, and are your vulgar vision and hypocrisy considered beasts...?
A few more digressions, what is a good script, is a good story a good script... This is too narrow, or, in other words, does not understand the art of film at all.
Male: I also think that the so-called stories are all made up. There are really old editors with a certain age. How many of them really take this kind of story seriously?
Right, it's like, if you are a layman, you will scream when the dragon's whisker goes through the eye of the needle. If you are a cook, do you still take this seriously?
Man: Originally, what's the matter, eagle bug. Although the stories I make up are not very good, I find that there are fewer and fewer movies that really move me. I don't know if my heart is getting colder, or I'm becoming more and more professional...
So, what you think is wise, people may think it stinks... The perspective is different. Oscar is staring at art, and reading scripts has his own set of rules and vision! We always go on like this, we can't play a piece at all!
Male: Anyway, the producers in China would definitely not pay for such a script...
That's not necessarily, it doesn't matter if you don't understand the script, as other international masters increase their pounds , it's not a problem to spend money and burn money, art, we can afford it! Now the key is that people don't want to play with us, what should we do if we think we are low?
Man: Haha, that's no way! May I ask, a big cow like you generally doesn't watch commercial movies, right?
Nonsense, why don't I watch it? Everyone said yes, I'll go see it too. However, in order to get me to the story, there are a few requirements: first of all, the investment must be large, and it must be against the sky. In addition, it is best to have an exotic style, which will make me feel more. Of course, this is just my own personal preference, there is no right or wrong. Which movie to choose depends on the mood...
Man: Understood! I'll learn from you in the future, don't watch bad movies...
If you really want to engage in art, and want to elevate your appreciation level, listen to what I have said. I often say to students:
It doesn't matter if the eye is high and the hand is low, the eye is low and the hand is lower!
Male: Well, I have gained knowledge again! It seems that this script is really not as bland as some people say... They don't understand it at all!
A movie, the so-called good or bad, it only depends on your artistic cultivation, your perspective and vision, just like when you look at the "Ordinary Woman" in front of you... If even what is the language of the camera, there are various plots and pictures. I can't figure out the movie symbols , I don't know when I ask three questions, and obviously I have to pretend to be academic b with two knives... Is such a person qualified to criticize the script?
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