If I told you that being a thief can also be an artist , you might not believe it.
Then, please enjoy "The Pickpocket" directed by Bresson , which will open your eyes to the pickpocket.
The male protagonist, Michelle, thinks he is excellent, but the society makes him very disappointed. He spends all day reading in a small attic, fantasizing himself to be a great pickpocket .
He was caught by the police when he first appeared, but was released without sufficient evidence.
This immoral push and pull gave Michelle the illusion that he could steal and was ethical. From the bottom of his heart, he wants to gain privileges above morality, and stealing is his means of expression.
The actor of the male lead is an ordinary person who has not received acting training. The director deliberately manipulated him so that he was never expressionless , which was both a pretense of calmness and a habit.
By stealing, he gained the pleasure of being passive against society.
Jenny, his mother's neighbor, played the role of awakening morality . From the first time he helped him open the door of his mother's house, to the news that his mother was critically ill, step by step, sparks broke out between Jenny and Michelle . Of course it doesn't show up.
Michelle had actually avoided Jenny the whole time, perhaps because of her simplicity and innocence, his guilt could not be concealed .
When he saw the master thief in the car practicing frantically in the attic, when he slumped on the bed and thought, was he struggling or suffering? This is what the director left us to figure out.
Of course, no matter what Michelle thinks, the police will still come to the door when it comes to crimes. Michelle actually guessed it was a policeman when the plainclothes cop showed his money in front of him, but he decided to steal anyway.
For what purpose? It may be that you want to challenge authority , and if you succeed, you will be able to make yourself above mediocrity .
But it failed. When the silver bracelet was put on, Michelle was probably relieved, and her inner entanglement finally came to an end.
What convinces Brother Gou the most in the movie is the footage of Michelle and her accomplices stealing on the train, which is an all-round demonstration of the professional behavior of "pickpockets".
The pickpocket gang has its own division of labor, the first person diverts the attention of the target, the second person is responsible for the theft, and the third person hands over the wallet. The smooth operation is like a master.
The three of them cooperated tacitly, starting from the first step of diverting their attention. The control of time, the elegance of the technique, and the accuracy of stepping on the spot are all amazing.
The director deliberately gave many close-ups during the burglary, making the whole burglary process like a "pickpocket industry exhibition conference " .
This is ballet on the fingertips. Compared with it, Liu Qian and Copperfield are eclipsed.
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