One brush yesterday, two brushes today. I can't help myself, but I really want to write something.
Several dreams and memories are like a series of stage plays that connect the director Guido's life. Guido's lover Claudia appeared and said that he was writing a thesis. The theme of the thesis mirrored the theme of the "Eight and a Half" movie "to explore the loneliness of men in modern life". When Guido held a meeting with a group of women at home when he was a child, he said that this was the most important scene, and also expressed the director's life point of view that "happiness belongs to real people".
In many long shots in the film, panoramas and close-ups appear alternately, the characters appear in turns, and the scene is arranged smoothly. It is difficult to imagine that this is actually a shot from 60 years ago. One pan can have four or five scene switches. If Steadicam can be popularized at that time, I wonder how many surprises Fellini will bring.
The appearance of the characters is also carefully designed
The role of the fat woman is not much, but it is very interesting. Guido's film involved religious issues. He came to listen to the opinion of a Catholic master. Guido was very conflicted with the master's major principles and was upset. At this time, a fat woman came from a distance, which made him start the memory of the same year. The appearance of the fat woman is in an abandoned and dark bunker. Guido dances with the fat woman and is taken away by the church. The church pours a pot of peas on the ground and asks him to kneel on the peas (Guido went to visit her when Claudia was sick, others told her. Guido she wants peas, Guido slams the door in a panic, peas are the shadow of Guido's childhood, implying the delicate relationship between Guido and his lover). Guido dances happily with fat women. Religion can't tolerate this kind of behavior, so he is punished and ridiculed. This fat woman appears when Guido is upset several times in the movie. What is Guido's real childhood shadow? Is the fat woman some kind of metaphor?
The film critics are also very interesting. They started chattering beside Guido since he appeared on the set. The film critics continued to chat with Guido in the theater. In the subsequent press conference, the film critics were resurrected and started chattering. It was very funny. He was really an unbeatable Xiaoqiang.
There are many dramatic and exaggerated performances in the film, witty and humorous, and the depiction of dreams is more realistic. The singing and dancing performances are still relatively restrained, but many songs and dances in future movies have the shadow of this film. The classic dance of "Pulp Fiction", the traffic jam at the beginning of "La La Land" is also a tribute to this film.
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