Things have been going badly for a few days, so if you look at it another way, it is reasonable to accept the chicken soup for the soul style of "Visit of the Band". It's shorter, and the actual length may be less than 80 minutes. There is a common "sudden intrusion" theme, highlighting a few characters in a group portrait, and sketching a person's image through a few lines of dialogue or expressions. The interaction between people becomes what it strives to express. Everyone hides loneliness and loneliness, just like a dialogue in the film that tries to put the finishing touches. But in fact, I don't particularly like this film (or "The Band Visits" is not a small disappointment brought by high expectations?), there are some limitations that prevent it from becoming a favorite. But put the good things first, so as not to be sarcastically called "unclean people" like those who criticize small sentiments.
Roughly counting, there are nearly ten prominent and obvious characters in "Visit of the Band", such as a coquettish single proprietress, a man who is troubled by his family, and a boy who has no relationship with a girl. When they first appeared, their identities were unknown, and it was unclear after that, and it was only after a step-by-step communication that they had a complete overview. The same thing happened with the police band, plus the girl-loving, old-fashioned, unfinished concerto in the band. As the audience, they are also speculating about their mood and past. In addition, there are a similar number of various branch characters who meet each other. Among them, the conflict between the young team members and the old captain set in the film is the main line. They are picked up by the restaurant owner, and the others go to another place to stay overnight. The young team members will not miss any opportunity to make friends with women, while the old captain has repeatedly refused other people's invitations. Almost at the end of the night, they reached an understanding in the sight of each other, especially for the old captain who waved goodbye, he confessed his heart to the proprietress and the audience at the same time. This may be a good placement, but it is also a predictable development.
The sudden intrusion did not solve the substantive problems of the Israelis in the small town, and on the surface it was a somewhat restrained exchange. "Visit of the Band" magnifies all the possibilities of encounters. Based on the inconvenience of communication and language barriers, they seized topics related to music, tentatively asked and expressed their opinions. The Egyptian band can speak English, but have a strong accent, and the film was disqualified from the Oscar for best foreign language film because of too much English dialogue. Almost all the band members can communicate in basic English, which is the same skepticism that foreigners come to China to feel that so many college students can speak English. In terms of details, I don't know whether to say I don't believe it or not. When the young team members teach the guy how to comfort the girl, the scene can almost be described with black humor. One thought is: is it possible to teach like that, is it a joke or a contrived thing? ! The same can also include the later conversations between the old captain and the proprietress on the bench, and similar ideas will emerge. There are quite a few small details in small places, which is indeed a good thing, but after all, some of them are slightly deliberate, even if they can be classified as black. humor.
In a small town surrounded by deserts in the distance, the Egyptian police were alert and uneasy in a strange place, and it became easy to capture the small movements of passers-by. The desire to communicate is actually the theme of the film, that is, "the desire to communicate". From Egyptians to Israelis, small towns that are as barren as deserts are an excellent place for storytelling. On the big side, the band came to Israel for this purpose. On the small side, they seemed to have flesh and blood in the characters of passers-by who could hardly remember their names for the audience. On the one hand, the emotional expressions of several people were rejected, and on the other hand, they were trying to mend the cracks. I wanted to come to "Visit the Band" enough to trigger a ton of life emotions, without any sadness or joy. It is understood that this is a movie that has both an award-winning appearance and a reputation.
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