keep moving

Laura 2022-03-13 08:01:01

All the reviews will mention that this is Martin's rare warm-hearted film. In fact, the warmth is mainly reflected in the ending, which makes everyone feel relieved and reunited. With a little modification, the film would still be a desperate and tragic story.
There are a lot of people who mentioned that the shots of this film are not so exciting, and I don't really agree. Most of the shots in the movie are in motion, and even at home, the camera moves slowly sideways. That's why the movie doesn't seem boring at all. The other movement is through the content of the screen. The movement of people, the movement of cars... In short, the movement in the picture is everywhere. The exception is when the heroine and cafe friends bask in the sun... Finally jumping to the big vision, the wind and sand swept through the desolate town, and the two women basked in the sun in the middle of the road. This is definitely the director's interest...
Obviously new Hollywood style, I can't help but think of "Easy Rider", I can't tell what it looks like.
The biggest influence this movie has on me is about how to be "like a movie". I often talk to my friends about XX movies that look like TV series... How can they look like movies? I think the key is exercise. Whether it's camera movement or character movement... it's always in a dynamic. This will always catch the audience's eyes and hold them firmly on their chairs.
PS: Another kind of movement is heartbeat. People such as Ozu and Yang Dechang use the space outside the painting to form a composition with a sense of lack on the screen, and then this idea of ​​what is missing in the picture (usually a person) leads people to think about what is wrong (what about people?) ? what happened?

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Extended Reading
  • Macie 2022-03-25 09:01:23

    This film is one of the few realistic films directed by Martin Scorsese with women as the main characters. In this film, he uses a fresh and elegant approach to reveal the real life situation of a middle-aged woman. The approachable sense of humor, the drama is not strong, but it rarely touches the theme of the awakening of women, Ellen Burstyn won the Oscar for this film.

  • Lila 2022-03-17 09:01:10

    A single mother and an 11-year-old child have a bumpy experience in finding happiness... The translation of the title is too weird, what "Goodbye Alice" and "Once Upon a Time in Difficulties"...what the heck. Martin Scorsese actually shoots this feminist theme. On the whole, it is quite satisfactory, there are no surprises, and the ending is weak. 12-year-old Jodie Foster was the highlight. Samsung and a half

Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore quotes

  • [last lines]

    Tommy: [final lines] You really love David, don't you?

    Alice: Yep, I do.

    Tommy: Yeah, I like him too, I just hate his taste in music. He always said you could fight with somebody and still like him.

    Alice: Hey, now you're using your old noggin! Thanks pal!

    [hugs and kisses]

    Alice: My boy!

    Tommy: Mom, mom, I can't breathe!

  • Alice: Mott the Hoople AGAIN?