The first set of shots of "Screaming Tsunami" immediately dragged me back to the Maldives I visited last year: also in December, tropical resorts, islands, coastlines, ocean view rooms, swimming pools, parasols, beach bars...all so similar , I felt like I was on the scene in an instant-even the angle from which the camera pans over is the same as the angle when I stand on the shore of the swimming pool and look into the distance. One afternoon, Mom was taking a nap in the room and Dad was playing cards with friends. I bought a stack of postcards and sat under a coconut tree not far from the bar, ready to send them to friends. The weather is sultry and hot, it doesn't work how many times I drink coconut ice. I remember looking at the sea horizon in the distance, and silently thinking what to do if there is a scream in the sea at this time.
That afternoon I watched "Young Adam" by Ivan McGregor when he was young and Tilda Swinton. At that time, Ivando was young, strong body, strong desire, fucking the Scottish accent that was awkward to hear, on the dirty river, evading passively, escaping responsibility, and escaping reality. When "Scary Twister" was released, he had already won the Lifetime Achievement Award in San Sebastian. In the film, he played the role of a husband who never gave up looking for his lost wife and children after the tsunami disaster. For ten years, I like him for almost ten years.
It's just this feeling, it's hard to say that there is a mysterious connection, but I always feel that many things are magical coincidences. Maybe after watching a lot of movies, I like to mix life and dreams together to confirm each other.
This is the second time Ivan and Nomi Watts have joined forces after "Life and Death". This year they also have a "Diana". "Shocking Roar" is a disaster family film, this kind of film will be said to be sensational if it is filmed, and it will become mediocre if it is not filmed. But I was pleasantly surprised that these two leading actors, together with the three little boys who played the two sons (especially the eldest son Lucas), performed really wonderfully, adding a lot to the film.
Let me talk about my dear Ivan first. With the youthful light and publicity faded, Ivan's performance can be described as unpretentious. The image hasn't been modified too much—just a middle-class male host who took his wife and son to Indonesia for vacation. I have played a coquettish man, a talented British man, a popular lover... In the past two years, Ivan has gradually moved towards the golden supporting role. This time I will be the leading role, but he only plays a strong father and a responsible husband. Ivan himself has two daughters, and the marriage is happy and long, Tony seems to be his true character.
Nuomi played enough screaming queens, and the heroine Maria in the film suffered all the hardships and almost died, but she has always exuded the aura of maternal love and fraternity, which is very moving.
And Tom Holland, who plays the eldest son Lucas, was electrocuted for the first time (previously dubbed "Arrietty the Borrowing Little Man", and it will definitely be a star in the future), portraying the growth of a boy It's very good, from self-willedness, self-consciousness, pretending to be strong, to later learning to take responsibility, experiencing the joy of helping others, and gaining growth.
The director is a Spaniard, Juan Antonio Bayana, and his thinking is different from Hollywood disaster films. The main theme of the film is not the horror of "disaster", the tragic scenes, but the process of a family reuniting after the disaster (from this point, it is almost the same idea as "Tangshan Earthquake", but "Tang" is from a Looking at the reunion of a family in a long timeline, and this film focuses on the 48 hours after the disaster), in the process, he wants to emphasize the fear, insignificance, timidity and helplessness of people in the face of sudden catastrophes. . This kind of psychology belongs not only to children, but also to every adult. During that period, the husband made a difficult choice between his two sons, his missing wife, and another son: he chose to let the two sons go to asylum first, and stay on his own to continue searching for the missing wife and children. He was alone at the rescue station in the night. A kind person among the group lent him his mobile phone, and he dialed the number of his mother's home on the other side of the ocean. On the receiver side, he couldn't make a sound while talking. A man digs his heart and lungs, crying uncontrollably, what kind of helplessness and fear, he is full of unknowns about the future, and full of leftover terror, pain and inconceivability about the disasters of the past. This is a very humanistic scene.
Towards the end, in the hospital scene, all the clues slowly gathered together. The camera shook to and fro, the focus was imaginary and real. The three clues slowly intersect like this, and the emotions are slowly brewing, reaching the culmination. Finally, finally, all impossible becomes possible. God bless.
In the last scene, the family got on the plane, flew away from this sad place, and flew to a safe place. The family of the rest of their lives was lost in thought and thoughts. Maria looked out the window, her tears slowly falling. She felt lucky. Although she died a lifetime, she was still alive, her family was still alive, and they were still together. What a gift this was. She was also scared, the scene that the huge ocean wave came over was a scene she didn't want to remember again in her life. She is grateful and grateful to all the people who have helped her and treated her on the road, locals, out-of-towners, relatives, and people who don't know. She was relieved that the little boy she had determined to help also found his father and was out of danger. Her mood is so complicated. Outside the window, this beautiful island with pleasant scenery is full of devastation and ruins. Although she is about to leave, she still expresses deep fear of this sudden disaster, deep heart palpitations, and compassion. People who have never walked out of difficulties.
Two days ago, this film was nominated 14 by the Spanish Goya Award, which is considered to be a great recognition of the film. I personally feel that this film is not grand and exaggerated, it just shows some very humane things in detail, the tears of men and the pain of women, it is very delicate and beautiful. As for whether it is "sensational" or not, the "sentiment" is there. The director just used some scheduling techniques to show it more visually. I personally think the film is very good. When the melodious and mellow music sounded, I, as a viewer, would cry because of their gathering, separation, and reunion, and I would feel happy because of the tears.
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