French film "Life in Space"
Type of work: Drama
Main cast: Robert Pattinson, Juliette Binoche
Story Overview: "Space Breeding" of the Prisoner Transformation Program
Release Date: April 12, 2019 in the United States
List of film awards and nominations
This film review begins, proceeds, and ends in the form of self-questioning and self-answering. Interested can take a look.
Question 1
High life, how to solve this title?
high, two meanings.
1. It can be understood as "high altitude", corresponding to the concept of "space"
2. It can be interpreted as "climax", corresponding to the topic of "reproduction"
life, also has two meanings.
1. Life, symbolizing "the daily routine of prisoners in space"
2. Life, that is, "birth, nurture, and growth of new life", referring to "Monte's daughter"
Question 2
Why is the narrative pace so slow?
1. Highlight the tone of "artistic films", and fill in the "alienation" in the narrative with blurred pictures and colorful soundtracks
2. Catering to the concept of "space", in the vast universe, there is no fast rhythm, only slow motion
3. The slowness of the "narrative rhythm" contrasts with the tightness of the "character emotions".
Question 3
The rationality of the existence of erotic scenes?
1, one of the logos of director Claire Denis. Erotic temptation + erotic tension are indispensable.
2. The ultimate expression of human nature, the most primitive catharsis, true and unpretentious.
3. The key part of the plot connects the previous and the next, connecting "reproduction" and "birth", and pinching the "opening" and "ending" together.
Question 4
The symbolism of the space capsule?
The setting of a specific/extreme environment can be imagined as a "cruel prison", a "real world", and a "future Eden". The assumptions in the minds of different audiences will be different, but No matter the geometry of the difference, the core is the same, that is, "living in this environment, people of different constitutions, genders, and personalities will show their most primitive nature."
Question 5
Since life/reproduction (space reproduction experiment) is discussed, why is the normal relationship between men and women "rejected"?
It is not difficult to find that the scenes related to "desire" in the story are all "one-man shows" without interaction, even the part where Monte is half asleep with Dibs acacia is the same. As far as I can see, this setting is actually a hint, implying a certain "tendency" of the director, specifically "feminist" (at least, women have a higher priority than men).
In this way, the various settings in the plot, especially the paragraph "reproduction does not depend on the love relationship between a man and a woman, but is similar to the operation of "test tube baby"", it is not difficult to understand...
Question 6
Why at the end of the story, only the father and daughter survived?
The girl's survival is not difficult to understand, because this "new life" heralds "hope" and "future". Then someone has to ask, why did you give birth to a girl? This reason has been answered in "Question 5", two words, "feminist rights".
As for the survival of Monte, it is not difficult to understand if you look closely.
First of all, he is the girl's father, and it is logical that he survived.
Secondly, in the whole story/among the many characters, he has the least selfish desires, and he has a feeling of having no desires and no desires. He survived and wrote the director's "attempt" (meaning) - in the end, people need to return to children The appearance is pure and flawless.
The defense is over.
Screenwriter ★☆☆☆☆ (Sci-fi gimmick, talking about the most primitive desires of human beings. The idea is OK, but it is empty; the idea is OK, but it is empty)
Director ★★★★☆ (Once again, I will show myself in front of the audience. As for whether the audience understands it? Is it recognized by people? Does it win the box office? It has nothing to do with it)
Actors ★★★★★ (Juliette Binoche's body and acting, Mia Goth's body, Robert Pattinson's dumb, the actors do their best)
Plot ☆☆☆☆ (loose, long, like a lullaby...)
Visual effects ★★★★★ (good tone, hazy beauty, dull flesh, lustful)
Sound effect ★★★★★ (melodious tune, the sound is in the ear)
Recommendation ★★★★☆ (Artistic film, know how to progress)
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