In the film "Titus", the most emotion is hatred, so the story develops in the revenge of the characters, advancing layer by layer, but this film full of revenge, what it wants to tell us is not revenge.
"Titus" is a film with a strong sense of form. It is more like a stage play than a movie. Obviously, director Julie Taymer has retained as many features of Shakespeare's plays as possible in the adaptation. The large inner monologue and narration in the film are Shakespeare's consistent style, but in the film, it is a relatively labor-saving way to describe the hearts of the characters. Although it has a good lyrical effect and reflects Shakespeare's personal style, but In the movie, it seems a bit tricky and superfluous, even if the lines are well written. After all, the movie uses pictures to tell the story. Although the lengthy monologue makes the movie very distinctive, once the characters use words instead of actions, they appear to be a bit facialized, and there are less things that can be deeply digged. The revenge of the characters is also reflected in their respective monologues. The audience lacks a process of discovery, so what everyone pays attention to is how they revenge and how the story will develop.
The story has a very clear clue. After the defeat of Gaul, the queen Temora was taken as a prisoner by the emperor of Rome, and turned into a Roman queen. She began to avenge her dead son, and Titus lost two sons. , his daughter Lavinia was also mutilated, the queen's revenge plan has been going on, and when Titus learned that her daughter was killed by the queen's son, their family's revenge also began, the two sides confronted, the actual The above is mutual revenge. This is a very simple action. The development of the story revolves around revenge, but revenge brings more harm to the characters in the play. These characters who live in revenge have the same essence. Yes, so "Titus" gives me the feeling that there is only a story, and there is a lack of very personal characters.
In the film, the protagonist Titus was a hero who fought victoriously for the country and brought honor. He would have been a man who dedicated his life to the country. He could even kill his own son because of his loyalty to the emperor. But when his family was mutilated, personal hatred was greater than everything, and the theme of life from then on was revenge, and Titus at this time was actually more real than Titus at the beginning of the film. The change of Titus is not only because of the loss of two sons, his daughter was maimed, and he lost a hand, but as a hero, when he begged people to "have mercy on my son", there was no one Stop, in this scene in the film, Titus is facing the group of people who are walking towards him and passing by him, and none of these people stop. This design also makes Titus's Being isolated and helpless is manifested. What he experienced was actually a spiritual betrayal, and all of this was better than physical mutilation. When he learned that the murderers of his daughter were the queen's two sons, his death The hatred was intensified, so it went to a road of no return. It can be said that Titus' revenge is passive, and it is a revenge driven by huge damage. In contrast, the Queen's revenge appears to be much more active. Temora was proactive from the beginning, from design to action, every step of the way, and the reason for her revenge is only because Titus still killed her son despite her begging, this is a mother's revenge But this is not a good reason. Infinite hatred does not come from infinite love. Many times in the face of the pain of losing a child, revenge is not the only thing that can be done, but Temora's choice It is the thrilling plan of revenge. It can be seen that what is hidden in the heart of the characters is originally a cruel heart.
In terms of character performance, the characters in the play are more exaggerated, with exaggerated lines and exaggerated actions, but exaggeration is not a good way to interpret the heart of the characters. This expression method is also more suitable for stage plays rather than movies. If the performance is too exaggerated, the audience will not be able to empathize well, because the exaggeration brings about rendering and strengthens the dramatic effect, but it takes away the more real emotions of the characters. What we see is that the characters in the play are taking revenge, but the characters The inner hatred is not excavated in the audience's viewing process, but is presented in exaggerated language and superficial actions. Such a performance may be beautiful, but it is not necessarily practical. The real hatred in the character's heart should be The outbreak under the forbearance, this point is not properly grasped, it seems a little bluff.
However, no matter how the film tends to be staged, what it shows is only a simple story of revenge between two parties. The story is not complicated, but behind the story, there is always something that the creator wants our audience to accept.
"Titus" is actually a more emotional film, but behind the sensibility, more is the madness after the characters in the play become irrational due to hatred. Revenge is an action that lacks rational thinking, which runs through the whole film. . Among the main characters of the film, in fact, it is difficult for us to find an innocent person. Titus' daughter may be regarded as an innocent person, but I personally think that it was after she was murdered. Before that, Ranivia was still She will sneer and sneer when she encounters the queen cheating. She is hurt not only because her father killed Temora's son, but also because of her humiliation to Temora. In Temora's eyes, she must be It's self-inflicted, but when La Nivia becomes a victim, the audience's feelings for her are nothing but sympathy. In the film "Titus", what we can feel the most is the intense, overwhelming hatred and cruel revenge. Frankly speaking, I personally don't like this kind of story, it's like hate It will make people desperate, and this film will also give people a feeling of despair. Even if Titus succeeded in revenge in the end, he still died in the emperor's revenge, and the emperor died at the hands of Titus' son. , It can be seen that what the film wants to say does not seem to be revenge, but when the grievances will be repaid, but explaining the theme of tolerance with such a story will always make people feel a chill in their hearts. Fortunately, although the story revolves around revenge, what it wants to express is an attitude opposite to the content of the film, tolerance.
Everyone will have their own understanding in the process of watching a movie, and everyone receives and absorbs different things from a movie, and in "Titus", I think the creator is in such a revenge What I want to express behind the story is the theme of tolerance.
"Titus" is a dark film in my eyes, mixed with too many human distortions. When Lavinia grew up and her mouth showed a tongueless mouth, watching the film seemed to be a terrifying experience. Rome, which is full of blood and revenge, has gone for a while. Such a film will undoubtedly bring an uncomfortable viewing experience to the audience. Even if it is a tragedy, it lacks the tragic beauty, and instead uses a large amount of bloody violence instead. And in the bloody revenge, we also have to sigh the fate of the good fortune, which made Titus, who was originally a Roman hero, end up in such a tragic end. Fate is like an invisible hand, turning clouds and rains, bringing everyone different. Fortune, under the arrangement of fate, everyone's actions have some sentimental colors, and they embark on the road of revenge. Isn't it a trick of fate, but the final outcome of the story is still that the bad guys don't end well, but the revenge ones It's not like paying a painful price, all this is caused by hatred, there must be a solution, that is tolerance, and only tolerance can change all this.
Therefore, after the film ends, the story does not end with the death of the protagonist Titus, but a new beginning. After the heart is discouraged, it will still wait until the spring flowers bloom, because the new story belongs to the next generation. , at the end of the film, where Titus' grandson holds Ellen's child, it seems like a bright light. The film still leaves some hope for us. The story of Rome is about to start again, with all the violence and bloodshed, Maybe an end to it.
Finally, I would like to point out some points that I personally think are illogical in terms of plot. First of all, when the emperor was fighting for the throne, he was hostile to his brother. Even after ascending the throne, he still wanted to take away his brother's love. The woman, Lavinia, can see that he has no brotherly affection for his brother, but he did not hesitate to execute the sons of Titus when they were suspected of killing his brother. My first doubt It was whether the emperor's affection for his brother was enough to allow him to execute the sons of the Roman hero Titus, even if they were only objects of suspicion. Secondly, Titus once killed his son because his son assisted Lavinia in disobedience. It can be seen that his loyalty to the emperor was greater than his own kinship, so when he interceded for his two sons, it seemed a little Inconsistency. These are two points that I personally think cannot be justified in the film. Of course, it does not rule out that the creators have their own intentions for this arrangement.
Just as there are a thousand Hamlets in the eyes of a thousand people, and I may have over-interpreted the family of "Titus", but I still think that as long as the words are reasonable, they are valuable knowledge.
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