Text / caesarphoenix
Some films need to sink their heads and dive in to find that they are very impressive, and "Xinqiao Lovers" is like this.
The sound and picture editing of the film are very special. Displacement editing is used a lot, some are "flash forward" style, and there are many very short and unstable fast editing, all of which create a kind of marginal order. In the post-urbanization era mental anxiety and life difficulties. The use of music and sound effects, the color and light of the picture, and even the shape of the characters, etc., all reflect something indescribable, perhaps a certain disease or a subculture, or a hidden feeling in everyone's heart.
To be honest, some of the scene sequences even frightened me, probably because the movie clips I’ve watched recently are more traditional, so I’m not used to them. But if the film is seen in a movie theater, it should be even more amazing.
The existence (existence, maintenance, and development) of the existing social law of existence (order norm) is a need for the best social cost, but its existence is undoubtedly a bondage to the free mind, which refers to a kind of life. way, set a benchmark, beyond which size would be considered an outlier.
Alex is a person outside the order, and Michelle is a person who rebels against the order. The two were integrated into each other's lives for a period and behaved very similarly. But the roots of their similar behavior are different.
Michelle is mainly because her eyes are about to become blind, and she is also affected by lovelorn and despair of life. Under the influence of the neurotic nature of the artist (painter), she travels in a wandering way without purpose and direction, perhaps hoping for some kind of experience and detachment. Or just numb the mind occupied by despair while walking.
Michelle's rebellion against the existing order was caused by acquired factors. In general people are reluctant to be independent from the public order, because like everyone else gives me a sense of security from isolation that is often the basis of happiness.
So once Michelle learned from the radio that her eye disease might be cured (a news that gave her hope of returning to public order), she did not hesitate to put medicine in the wine and leave Alex to go for treatment.
Alex's independence from outside the order is different. His despair is extremely profound, which is not explained in the film. There are two possibilities: one is that he lived outside the order at the beginning of his life (without contact, there is no identification), The second is that he has suffered great changes (such as Hans's loss of his daughter and wife).
So he will do everything possible to tear down the poster of burning and looking for Michelle, because in his mind, once Michelle recovers, he will inevitably leave him, a cripple who is out of tune with reality.
Because it is out of order, the first half of the film presents a neurotic image style, which I think is a bit surreal.
For example, did Michelle kill her ex-boyfriend Julian?
Julian, who plays the violin, is indeed chased by Michelle (Alex threw his crutches in anger when he saw Michelle catch up to Julian's subway). We also saw that Michelle followed to Julian's house and shot the cat's eye. However, during the fireworks celebration at Xinqiao, Alex checked the pistol and said that all 15 rounds were in. After that, Alex and Michelle fired seven shots each. After Michelle left, Alex also shot and wounded his hand. , so 15 bullets are indeed there. Where did the bullet that killed Julian come from? Is killing Julian a fantasy or a real one?
The same is true of the posters looking for Michelle. At the beginning, there was only one poster, but when I turned around, the other advertising walls were also covered. Every telephone pole and wall was full. Qian, it is impossible to post a missing person notice like this, and I immediately heard the relevant information when I turned on the radio. It is almost impossible to be dense in real life. This is probably a magnified expression of Alex's mental anxiety about losing Michelle.
Michelle's eye disease recovered, and Alex, who was sentenced to three years in prison, also had his leg healed and learned welding skills. After the physical defect disappeared, Michelle showed obedience to the order. However, in those days of rebellion, the spiritual and physical freedom of being with Alex is an indelible memory. So they met again.
From outside the order to inside the order, the feelings of the two people did not disappear. But on the new bridge, Alex found that Michelle was no longer the Michelle she was before, and threw her off the new bridge, and the two fell into the water together. Maybe in the cold water, I can get closer to the soul or something else. In short, I have gained great wisdom in life and death, and I have escaped from epiphany. I have a more essential understanding of life, and my emotions have entered a new level.
Going to the Atlantic or somewhere else, leaving the rotten city behind, is no longer a mere rebellion, but an enlightenment.
It is no longer important to be in the order or out of the order, the joy and happiness of two people together is the eternal and eternal.
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