I love that uncle's sense of stupidity before modern civilization

Miles 2022-03-15 08:01:01

Reflecting on the impact of modernity on simple human nature, my uncle from the countryside came to my home full of modern institutions and made a series of jokes.

But the irony is not intense (especially at the end, the father's whistle, a symbol of modern civilization, also accidentally tricked passers-by into hitting the streetlights, thus getting the naughty son's handshake), the film is just a harmonious dilution, quite rational, like a generous elder Same.

(The uncle in the film is the director. He is tall, bloated, and stupid. Like a friendly, cute, lively, middle-level cadre in a business unit, but not very talented. The uncle of the next door neighbor.) In the context of reflecting on modernity Watching this movie, the storyline is very loose. If the protagonist is "my uncle", if we look at a series of interesting events that happened to my uncle, like a soap opera group, the rhythm control will be poor. The story is not strong.

Nor did I highlight the relationship between the title "I" and my uncle. . . The new wave must not have learned its name from its predecessors. Overall, the structure of the film is like prose, not compact, and falling asleep does not affect the understanding of the story. This is the movie taste of the hometown of movies, he is not a novel, let people read a story. He is an audio-visual language to express a life, an attitude. The picture of the film is very French, and the composition is clear. The home improvement of modern civilization, company, is composed of sharp spur geometric figures. As a natural exterior, it is often bright and soft, full of music. The puppies and cleaners, grandfathers, elementary school students and others in the small town were amused accordingly, attracting a knowing smile from people who love life. The soundtrack of the film is very good, and the original French taste is perfectly matched with the leisurely picture. That's why my uncle's actions are very similar to Chaplin and Barton, but they are clearly French and American.

Maybe the symbol represented by "uncle" is like this, not smart, but friendly, not smart, but humane, I love this uncle as much as I love those puppies in the small town, and that kind of stupidity in front of modern civilization .

View more about Mon Oncle reviews

Extended Reading
  • Marcia 2022-03-27 09:01:21

    Godard said it well, Tati is interested in "everything and nothing". In fact, I think the two kinds of life that are typed by Tati are cute~ If you can't live without freedom, then there is nothing better, just choose One of them or the other.

  • Stuart 2022-03-27 09:01:21

    It's not funny in the legend, the part where a few children bet on who will hit the pole, and the part where the fountain is turned on when the guests come are very interesting.

Mon Oncle quotes

  • Charles Arpel: We could go to the Sexy Club.

    Madame Arpel: I prefer Constantino and his nice music.