Clint Eastwood's sense of balance

Turner 2022-03-20 09:01:44

The new film "The Mule" written, directed and acted by Clint Eastwood, you can see it, everyone watch it and cherish it, I don't know what day you will not watch it.

This is an old man's work, concise, sophisticated and comfortable. Clint Eastwood made a story about the prodigal son. A man wandered abroad for decades without questioning his family; when he finally came back, his wife, daughter, and granddaughters forgave him. It is said that the female boxers are angry when they see such a story. —Who says women just wait pitifully for the prodigal son to come home? That's right, the prodigal son turns back, which itself is androcentric.

But, other than that, the movie is pretty good. Because Clint Eastwood is very good at telling stories, and the stories are very well done. Suspense, sense of balance, parallel editing, etc., it is very stable.

This is actually a story of a prodigal son gradually losing his freedom. The prodigal son wants freedom, and the prodigal son wants to return to the family. Affection inevitably kills freedom. Love and freedom cannot have both. With more and more family, freedom should be less and less. Losing and gaining, one trades off the other, this is the balance of the story.

Therefore, when the male protagonist was outside the waves, he had no family affection, but had freedom. Later, he gradually gained family affection, and gradually lost his freedom. Until his ex-wife died, he was arrested and completely lost his freedom.

The film also has a great sense of balance when dealing with three narrative lines. The two lines of the police and the drug boss were weak at the beginning, and the male lead was very strong. At this time, the male protagonist is very wave, cool and free. As the male protagonist's family relationship became heavier, he fell deeper and deeper on the road of the mule, and the two lines between the police and the drug boss became heavier and heavier, until the last three lines merged into one and overwhelmed him.

Clint Eastwood's ability to balance makes my teeth itch with envy. Therefore, although Eastwood is not a master, he is definitely a good craftsman. Although a good craftsman is conservative, the things in his hands are not bad. Know where to be fat and where to be thin; where to be fast and where to be slow; where to be heavy and where to be light. People who are in their 90s, the movies are one after the other, and almost every movie can still maintain a high level, which is quite impressive. It's worth learning from.

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Extended Reading
  • Rashawn 2021-12-03 08:01:41

    "I can buy everything, but I can't buy time" Lao Dongmu used a very free and easy way to complete his feelings for time and his family, disdain for the Internet and mobile phones, where he is the one who cares about love and righteousness. cowboy. I once thought, when I am old, I don't have to do anything, rely on the old to sell the old, and enjoy the old age... However, only those who truly see through life can live every day of life well. Don't do the things that you think are important, they are not important to you. Recently, my grandmother passed away. Just the day before, she said she missed me and wanted to make a video with me. However, I forgot to call back because of my busy schedule. She left the next day... Never let my family become regrets. "You don't need to be rich, we can stay by your side." The old man finally returned home to say goodbye to his seriously ill wife. The love he wanted to express with all his strength could only be a comfort while he was still alive. "Today's love is more than yesterday, but far less than my love for you tomorrow"

  • Lydia 2022-03-25 09:01:08

    "this is the most dangerous 5 minutes in my life. Pulled over by law enforcement. oh no I don't speak Spanish".

The Mule quotes

  • Earl Stone: [walking up to him] What? I thought you were dead. No such luck, I guess.

    Tim Kennedy: Let me tell you something. Did anyone ever tell you you're a bit of an asshole, Earl?

    Earl Stone: All the time. Even in Spanish. All the time.

  • SWAT Captain: Any last minute orders?

    Agent Colin Bates: Yeah, nobody shoot me - unless it's absolutely necessary.