drifter

Carmella 2022-03-21 09:02:47

The wonderful use of light and shadow hints at the position and fate of the characters; the interweaving of different photography techniques also highlights the state of the characters and the atmosphere of the scene; the acting skills of the actors also make it easier for the audience to be drawn into the works and experience the characters The heart of the film; the narrative structure of flashbacks and interludes also allows the audience to splicing a complete storyline bit by bit while watching the movie, which is fascinating; the outbreak of the male protagonist and the flow of people in the final scene are in line with his previous encounters, making the plot closer and closer. Ingenious, but also suggestive of the subject, the people who go with the flow. Personal movie viewing experience: Some viewers may feel slow at the beginning, carefully observing the details of the movie, and slowly mastering the narrative rhythm and the narrative structure of flashbacks will help us to bring us into the movie.

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  • Uriah 2022-03-28 09:01:08

    From heavy, downstream, normal, the biggest advantage is safety, which is the guarantee of survival. . . .

  • Zella 2022-03-27 09:01:15

    10/10. A man from a dysfunctional family in Italy in the 1930s tries to become normal by joining the fascist trend of the times, but struggles between guilt and the desire to become normal after being tasked with assassinating an acquaintance (professor). Soon after the assassination, the fascists fell, and the male protagonist concealed his fascist identity, but he failed to integrate into the new social trend in the end. The motion of the film (various lenses such as push-pull, panning, lifting, etc.), composition, color, light and shadow, photography, etc. are all perfect. Specifically, on the one hand they are beautiful and elegant, on the other hand they are either emotionally "cold" (e.g. color, lighting) or out of touch with the emotions of the characters in the story itself. So it creates an atmosphere of "beautiful and empty indifference". And this kind of atmosphere is very much in line with the feeling of the characters and stories of this movie: they dress themselves up very delicately and try to fit into the mainstream, but they are just lifeless, drifting, and indifferent people. The movie has countless favorite clips, such as the blind confession, the cave metaphor, the Chinese restaurant, the hand-in-hand group dance and so on.

The Conformist quotes

  • Marcello: I'm going to build a life that's normal. I'm marrying a petty bourgeoise.

    Confessor: Then she must be a fine girl.

    Giulia: Speak out. Go ahead.

    Marcello: Mediocre. A mound of petty ideas. Full of petty ambitions. She's all bed and kitchen.

  • Confessor: The one thing you have to do is repent and humbly ask His pardon today.

    Marcello: I've already repented. I want to be excused by society. Yes. I want to confess today the sin I'll commit tomorrow. One sin atones for another. It is the price I must pay society. And I shall pay it.