The movie is about how a late "hero" adventurer who has dealt with the ocean for many years, after the death of his partner for many years, tried to recreate the legend. Then the legend always has the past tense. If you want to grasp it persistently, you will inevitably refuse to recognize the present, thinking that youth will not grow old, thinking that life is a game that never ends, and ends up absurdly. The end. But because this is a Wes Anderson movie, even if it seems blindly obsessed, even if life has become ridiculous and ruined, even if the dreams in front of him seem dangerous and elusive, he can always give a piece of pink warmth after a barrenness. Hope, let your shoulders carry hope and strength because of love.
Wes's movies have always been related to the big theme of searching, and one of the important branches is searching for relatives. The theme of seeking relatives is always repeated in Wes movies. In "A Family of Geniuses", Gwyneth Paltrow ran away at the age of 14 to find his biological parents; the three brothers in "Darjeeling" who searched for their mothers; and the relationship between Ned's Steve and the rebuilt father and son 30 years later. Family relationships are always fragmented in Wes movies, and everyone presents a sense of loneliness of being abandoned and left behind, but it is this fragmented state that gives everyone the reason to look for. Another big branch of searching for the theme is to find who you once was, such as looking for the wolf-clad fox in "The Great Fox Papa", and the protagonist of this film, Steve Zissou.
The set of uniforms and flags starting with Z, the iconic red hat, the tailor-made Speedo and the retro running shoes specially sponsored by Adidas all show that Steve was once a legend in the ocean documentary. Having a team that has worked for many years, the result was two marriages, out-of-home affairs, and countless affair. Only in recent years, the quality of filming has been declining. The chief diver who has worked with him for 27 years has died because of an accident. Investors have also withdrawn from their capital. Now facing a mid-life crisis, he suddenly ran into a 30-year-old son. Originally, according to his style of behavior, it should be normal logic to immediately clear the relationship, but he took his son at home and invited him to join his team. The pilot, Ned, reported his admiration for his father since he was a child, and his love for marine life, even like his father. He devoted himself to Belafonte, and together he devoted himself to the search for the "Jaguar Fish" that he had never heard of before. middle. In this way, the two lines are merged together, and the story is slowly opened under a plot arrangement that seems to be a little bit inconsistent with logic.
In terms of characters, on a ship full of men, the only female dramatist is Lesbian. (Digression: On a ship full of men, it seems that the female dramatist can only be Lesbian, and the ship can be in peace, as is the pirate radio station. Such a configuration.) Naturally, some real female characters are needed to balance. The super beauty invited this time is Cate Blanchet. Her appearance as a real pregnancy is impressive.
Cate played Jane, not only with a pregnant body, but also with a British accent and a similarly lost mental state. She seemed to be strong and she took a 4-hour night boat to the island and followed the team to interview the cover story at her own expense. Soon she could find the combination of Ned's parents. She was going to be a single mom like Ned's mother, but like Steve, she couldn't accept the fact that she had a child. However, she also likes her children deeply, always touching her belly unconsciously, reading stories for her children, and always overcoming swear words that she wants to swear. So although it is very old-fashioned, but it is also natural that she was attracted by both father and son at the same time, adding a lot of drama to the film.
The plot of the first hour of the movie is actually relatively plain, but Wes Anderson's consistent rich and humorous dialogue, unique photography style, full of bright details and full performance by the Wes team run through from beginning to end. All the foreshadowings laid in the previous hour can actually find the corresponding answer in the next hour. Even if the setting and the inner drama of the people are extremely messy, it can't cover up this too neat plot design.
The movie began to culminate when the pirates got on the ship and robbed him. It was discovered that Ned was knocked out and almost taken hostage by Steve, who reproduced the Crazy Eyes that appeared in the first part of the film, and defeated all the pirates alone. But even so, he still lost all his money, and all the interns on the ship were ready to abandon the ship to find another way out, but he had no choice but to defect to the "Mrs. Money" Eleanor played by Anjelica.
"Anjelica Huston" is an actress who cannot be changed in the Wes Barracks. She is a member of the Queen's group like Bill Murray and Owen Wilson. Over the years, even though Steve has not fulfilled her responsibilities as a husband, she who loves the ocean has always supported Steve's adventures, even tolerating the fact that he has a 30-year-old son. Only when she found that Steve was gradually losing herself and rushing into the revenge journey where someone might have sacrificed again, she chose to leave. Steve, who asked "Mrs. Qian" for help to no avail, began to doubt his abilities and admitted personally for the first time that this might be the last adventure in his life. Going back to the boat humiliatedly and arguing with Ned, the entrance is naturally the woman whose son had thought about it when he slept.
The whole long shot here is very exciting. Two people quarreled all the way from the room of Jane, the only woman on the ship, all the way through room after room, and saw crew after crew. The camera followed up to the top deck of the ship. The entire quarrel beyond the first time is a concentrated expression of the different personalities between father and son. Zissou shows a self-centered and indifferent old world. He still wants to take advantage of young girls. He is thinking about how to make the documentary look good. "Intern" is a workforce without a name, and "son" is just a role. It’s just to add something to watch, not to put more effort into family relationships, and even want to rely on the old man to teach his son a lesson on how to fight; but Ned has always shown integrity, sincerity, positive and positive. Hopeful, even if he has always known that Steve has always known his existence but pretends to be deaf and dumb, he does not hesitate to use all his inheritance to support his dream. (Later I discovered that the 90-degree Z-turn that can be seen on the ship is Ned’s initial letter N. Ned may be Steve from another angle. This may be the most obscure and obvious connection between the father and son.) The
quarrel is finally here . Anjelica stopped with a cry of "Who will pay for the water taxi for me". The return of Anjelica seems to mark the return of the legend and the coming of hope. Just like Wes Anderson said, her appearance always injects an aura into the movie. She not only brought back the money but also the plan to rescue the hostages. Steve finally admitted publicly that you are the soul behind Zissou.
After the successful rescue, it seems that the plot is becoming more and more successful, but it can't escape the original theme. The protagonist "Jaguar Shark" to be looked for has not appeared for a long time. And just when Steve was about to give up completely because of the broken equipment, Ned stepped forward and offered to use a plane to track the sharks.
Steve finally took out the letter that Ned had written to himself, showing that he had always been worried about this son in his heart, and this action was like the effect of returning to the light. A few seconds later, Ned died unexpectedly because of the explosion of the plane. , The film has now reached its final climax. The soundtrack of the film at this time reproduces Wes's excellent comprehension of music and pictures. A song The Zombies, The way I feel inside, sings all the regrets and guilt in Steve's heart.
It finally appeared after the death of a close partner and son because of this mysterious "Jaguar Fish". Accompanied by everyone, Steve finally reappeared the heroism of the captain back then, personally driving the submarine to the bottom of the sea. One thing to mention here is the original set design. The seabed creatures and the seabed are created as magnificent, mysterious and magical like alien planets. The "Leopard Shark" finally appeared slowly under the clearing of a group of small pink fishes. The huge figure, the leopard-like pattern, was beautiful and dangerous.
At the end of the film, when everyone put their hands on Steve's shoulders to comfort him and support him, Steve touched Jane's belly. The clever and sharp Jane touched his belly and said that in 12 years, he will be 11 years old. Half a time. This unborn baby obviously represents Ned, 12 years old, the age when he first contacted his father. In the end, the documentary in the movie ended with Ned and Steve doing Zissou's signature moves. Steve dedicated the film to his son, Ned in the voice-over.
Seemingly broken but hopeful is Wes Anderson's consistent tune, from the red hat that would never take off, Cordy running like the wind with a broken leg, and finally Steve, who was sitting alone on the red carpet, passed the ring. To Klause's little nephew and finally riding the little boy on top of his head are all announcing that the adventure life in the water will continue.
Because I wanted to write a film review, I watched the movie several times over and over, including some behind-the-scenes interviews. Say a few words that have nothing to do with the plot, the impression of Wes Anderson. He has a thin face, slightly longer hair, slender fingers, and is born with a literary and artistic appearance; on the set he is always dressed in a shirt, a sweater and a Gani suit, and he will be grateful for every scene. The actor, the polite conversation and the unhurried attitude are so likable.
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