The unique geographical scenery and cultural heritage of Northern Europe have nourished film masters such as Dreyer and Bergman. Lars von Trier inherited Dreyer's mantle and is known as "after Ingmar Bergman". Another outstanding representative of Nordic cinema". His film "Breaking the Waves" uses an oil worker, a virgin, and a romantic landscape as elements, telling a tragic story about faith and love. When we talk about love, what are we talking about? For example, Beth insisted on marrying Jane, an oil worker, despite the opposition of the local elders, because she thought "he can bring music to the town"; she could laugh happily after listening to her husband's harsh snoring; On the eve of the emotional out of control, the childish boy who beat the drilling rig with an iron rod; waited for Jane's call in the telephone booth by the road, whispered with Jane on the phone; during Jane's surgery, sincerely knelt down and prayed for Jane; even for the sake of Jane's Jane recovers quickly and clumsily seduces men... Beth's love is revealed in the details of everyday life, in the difficult choices of staying true to her religion and saving her lover. Why does "love" in "Breaking the Waves" have a tragic power that is embarrassing? Trier set the story on the island of Skagen in the northwest of Scotland in the 1970s. On a small island with a large area of moorland and steep rocks, the whole is full of cold and primitive atmosphere. Design an innocent woman with a "heart of gold" - Beth, to create a typical character in a typical environment. Her husband, Jane, was paralyzed because of a sudden accident. She asked Beth to have sex with another man, and then told him the details to save her life, so she staged a love story that transcended the boundaries of the world. In the environment of strict control of the church, a slightly neurotic girl has a different reality because she is different from others, which provides a reasonable explanation for Beth to break free from religious shackles. Beth can hide in a dark corner and have a virtual conversation with God, sometimes mumbling to herself, sometimes questioning herself rudely, the voices of lust and faith playing a game in her heart, which is a symbolic scene of fierce inner conflict. . When Beth was in a church where women were not allowed to speak, she spoke her heart out without any scruples: "Love someone, is the best. ”, this is the moment when Beth betrayed her belief in irreconcilable contradictions and firmly chose to “love someone”. Facing her dying husband, Beth was burdened with the great pain of betrayal of her belief and put her own Life is sacrificed on the altar of love in exchange for the miraculous rekindling of the lover's life, which is a sublime expression of the love that God strongly advocates. Therefore, Beth's death is full of tragic humanitarianism. , in a film with multiple issues such as gender, love, family affection, desire, religion, community, morality, power order, redemption, etc., such a tragedy will definitely leave us more thinking and exploration. Ingeniously, Trier also used the hand-held camera stipulated in the "Dogma95" manifesto to shoot the film, allowing the camera to give up its "retention" and enter the narrative context, which brought the film a sense of form that was almost rough and realistic. The design of the eight chapters for the film is also unique. The title of each chapter is accompanied by a series of Scottish scenery shots taken at a fixed camera. These scenery are like classical oil paintings. The feeling of tranquility through the pleasing scenery is also a true portrayal of Beth's inner faith and the peace of mind after experiencing various pressures and pains. Trier's exploration of form adds to the charm of the film, because and the film The seamless connection of the content has aesthetic significance, which makes the film "Breaking the Waves" unique, simple and unusually heavy style. From the wedding in the first chapter to the funeral in the last chapter, Beth has used her life to practice her ideal of love, no doubt A dirge of love was played, and the bell that should have been tolling for God in the film finally rang for Beth, which is a tribute to the true, pure and beautiful love. This kind of love is rare in life, What moves us is not the love story in the video, but our inner belief in love, Beth's fearless spirit for love. In addition to making a fuss about the content of the film, Trier also used the hand-held camera stipulated in the "Dogma95" manifesto to shoot the film, making the camera give up its "reservation" and enter the narrative context, which brought the film almost rough realism sense of form. At the same time, the design of eight chapters for the film is also unique. The title of each chapter is accompanied by a series of Scottish scenery shots taken at a fixed camera. These scenery are like classical oil paintings. People feel serenity through the pleasing scenery, which is also a true portrayal of Beth's inner beliefs and the peace of mind with nothing outside of her after experiencing various pressures and pains. Trier's exploration of form adds to the charm of the film, and because of its seamless connection with the content of the film, it has aesthetic significance, and achieves the unique, simple and unusually heavy style of the film "Breaking the Waves". From the wedding in the first chapter to the funeral in the last chapter, Beth practiced her ideal of love with her life, and undoubtedly played an elegy for love. The bell that should have been ringing for God in the film finally rang for Beth It is a tribute to the true, pure and beautiful love. This kind of love is rare in life. What moves us is not the love story in the video, but our inner belief in love, Beth's fearless spirit for love. In addition to making a fuss about the content of the film, Trier also used the hand-held camera stipulated in the "Dogma95" manifesto to shoot the film, making the camera give up its "reservation" and enter the narrative context, which brought the film almost rough realism sense of form. At the same time, the design of eight chapters for the film is also unique. The title of each chapter is accompanied by a series of Scottish scenery shots taken at a fixed camera. These scenery are like classical oil paintings. People feel serenity through the pleasing scenery, which is also a true portrayal of Beth's inner beliefs and the peace of mind with nothing outside of her after experiencing various pressures and pains. Trier's exploration of form adds to the charm of the film, and because of its seamless connection with the content of the film, it has aesthetic significance, and achieves the unique, simple and unusually heavy style of the film "Breaking the Waves". From the wedding in the first chapter to the funeral in the last chapter, Beth practiced her ideal of love with her life, and undoubtedly played an elegy for love. The bell that should have been ringing for God in the film finally rang for Beth It is a tribute to the true, pure and beautiful love. This kind of love is rare in life. What moves us is not the love story in the video, but our inner belief in love, Beth's fearless spirit for love.
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