Many people commented that David Lean is the best epic director, not only because of the 4-hour length ("Lawrence of Arabia"), or the scheduling of big scenes, but more importantly, he integrates the grandeur and intensity of the environment into the in the impermanent destiny of man. Like the clouds, fog and storms on the coast of Ireland, which symbolize the fate of the heroine living in a seaside town, one day it will slap on the reef and shatter. Epic means that the story is interpreted over a long period of time. Compared with small scenes and small fragments, it is difficult to grasp the continuity and changes of the characters. At the moment when the heroine and the officer meet, the heart is connected, which seems unreasonable, but it is ambush in the background experience of the two, paving the way for the major to arrive in the town.
Young won the Oscar for Best Cinematography. In the film, two Irish ethnographers drive and shoot the police. Their car is driving on the road in the field. The sky seems to follow the car gradually, as if the cloud is listening to the photographer's command. The shot of them parking in front of the woods is like the color of the woods painted by the Impressionists. The Irish countryside is beautiful, but this film is certainly a standout at capturing it.
At the beginning of the film, the heroine holds a parasol and walks up and down the beach to meet her favorite person. She does not stay at home or at the door like other girls. She takes the initiative to attract them. She fearlessly wants to dig in the town. When it comes to "treasures", I always feel that life is more than that. But married life was a big disappointment, and the depression and boredom of the town remained. Aspiring young people in small towns probably all have the same fantasy, and they always feel that there are things behind life that I can’t see. A modern version of what happened to the heroine of "Miss Bird" was equally disappointing after leaving town.
The film portrays a melancholy and handsome lame officer. His war sequelae, the so-called post-traumatic stress disorder, manifested as trembling vulnerability and a desire for protection, is a woman's killer. If his symptoms were violent, I am afraid he would not be so endearing. . When he just got out of the car, there was a cloud over his head, shadowing his browbones, and creating a boundless charm for his not-so-handsome face. In contrast to him, he is a typical good man portrayed in the film, a rural teacher who listens to Beethoven and reads poetry, forgives his cheating wife, is too healthy and, in every way, lacks charm.
The fool occupies a very important position in the film, not only connecting the plots in series, but also promoting the development of the story. He seems to be the mirror image of the protagonists. In the two group ridicule scenes at the beginning and end of the film, the targets of insults are him and the heroine. From the moment of his appearance, he walks lamely towards the heroine, just like the major's walking posture. While waiting for the bus at the end, the heroine's hat was blown away by the wind, and her sadistic head was cut short. The camera was on the fool, and he was stunned. The movement of the camera makes the fool and the heroine more like inside and outside the mirror.
At this time, an undervalued work saw nature, society, and people in it.
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