We know from the original title of the film that the theme of the film has little to do with the hot air balloons on the poster and in the translated title. Do friends who are engaged in name translation need to review it? Even if the translation name needs to be a gimmick, it must at least be closely related to the theme of the film?
The movie tells a story about love with the accident of a hot air balloon taking off. On the surface, the male protagonist already has a good girlfriend and is also a famous writer, but his heart is actually very lonely and lacks the resonance of the friends around him, because he thinks about the world as ordinary things and thinks very complicatedly, and it is really difficult for others to understand. . For example, his theories that "there is no love in the world" and "everything has meaning is given by man" are weird ideas that others find it difficult to resonate with. His long-standing loneliness was exacerbated by the accident of the hot air balloon, and he kept berating himself for not sticking to the end to prevent the accident from happening; it was just that his friends thought he was thinking too much, and the accident was not his fault at all , even his closest girlfriend agrees with this statement, which makes the male protagonist feel more lonely and distressed by not being understood by the world. At this moment, one of the rioters on the day of the accident suddenly came to the actor's door and kept stalking and harassing his life; on the one hand, the appearance of this mysterious man gave the actor immense pressure, but on the other hand At the same time, it moved the lonely heart of the hero where he could find resonance. The relationship between the male and female protagonists has been cracked due to the impact of a series of accidents; whether the male protagonist can break through the obsession without true love in the world and stay with his lover for life is the final climax. After watching the movie, you will find out.
To evaluate the film, first point out that this is a story adapted from a novel. Therefore, we understand why the main plot of the entire film is actually not directly and strongly related to hot air balloons, and the film is still packaged and opened with hot air balloons. This point can be confirmed from the fact that the rest of the gangsters who appeared on the screen at the beginning did not explain in detail later. Because, obviously, those are the more prominent characters in the original novel, who have only been lightly passed over and omitted in order to condense it into a wonderfully compact film. In other words, the accident of the hot air balloon taking off is one of the most important plots in the original book; however, when the author starts from the theme of the film - the suffering of loneliness and the love of the lonely - the author finds that the accident of the hot air balloon taking off can be ignored. superseded plot. According to the author's humble opinion, any adaptations, especially novels with materials ranging from tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of words, should be concentrated and refined hard enough; only those that strongly express the theme of the original and are suitable for movies Only the plot expressed in language should be preserved. The criterion for this should be that it is better to recreate the plot that fits the core theme of the original work and is suitable for expression in the language of the film, rather than converting it into an image for the sake of being numb and loyal to the original work. The plot is barely preserved. Therefore, this film is not qualified in the adaptation technology.
But aside from the mistakes in adaptation, the atmosphere of this film is impressive; the director, acting, sound, and editing all performed at a high level, making a story about loneliness and love a suspenseful and bizarre way It is carried out in the tone of the show, which is contrary to the usual boring art of most of these stories, and successfully attracted the audience and even breathless input in individual sub-scenes. When it comes to atmosphere, it must be mentioned that the strange man who stalks the male protagonist gives an inexplicable terrifying atmosphere. Rhys Ifans, who plays this role, naturally expresses the feeling of a morbid psychopath in his gestures. , an unpretentious smile makes the audience sweaty, so remember to pay more attention to this fierce man when watching the movie.
In general, "Bloody Balloon" explores the complex thoughts of loners and lays out a love relationship between a normal woman and a lonely man, and at the same time reveals the absurdity and loss that the loner's lack of resonance may appear. There is a broad space for thinking, especially in today's society where the problem of loneliness is becoming more and more serious, the footnotes of this film should be some positive reminders of living in the moment. Don't forget that this film also has a fresh combination of intense curiosity and literary discussion. Such a movie with great viewing value, the author really can't help but recommend it to the audience.
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