It was so hard to write something decent about this movie, for me. So just pick the points of personal interest and write a diary in combination with the current thinking.
The reason why the commentary is named Candid is because Frank wearing a hood is an individual who truly faces the world candidly, so I think it is very morbid to deal with the end of the film. When you're facing the world with your bare hands, it's normal to shiver, because the pain and anxiety of not being able to overcome it and being hurt by it will always haunt people, and that's Frank's state of mind. So he may be trying to cover the attack of something with his headgear, making it the most solid barrier between himself and the hostile world, both good and bad. Because of the existence of the headgear, he isolates himself from all possible violations, and communicates with people purely spiritually.
Here's the coincidence: a vulnerable person trying to protect himself happens to have a talent for music. Frank still measures everything purely, and the impulse of a musician to share his love of music is so normal that it cannot even be classified as an ambition.
The headgear not only means that he is automatically blocked from the world, but also means that his every move will not be understood by the world. Such double-sided barriers make it more difficult for him to communicate with the world. He's lucky that his former like-minded friends all respect his willingness to isolate himself from the world (just because of that?), while the recorder Jon is completely on that side of the world, and his request is very Clearly: to tell the world about your talent, you have to be the medium. So don't keep isolating yourself from the world. Even if it makes you uncomfortable, everything you will get will prove it worthwhile.
The instincts of a musician conflict with the instincts of a secluded person, and that's what makes it all happen.
Now for the other side of Frank: the musical genius and his friends. But if Frank were a normal guy, would he have a hood that would attract friends who would resonate with him? My answer is: yes. Sensitive and delicate people have different tentacles to perceive the world. Whether their world is happy or painful, it will affect them exponentially. So Frank's actions are influenced by these exaggerated moods and become "a little weird". For friends, this kind of detachment from the world is exactly what an artist needs, so they break free together. Frank provided them with a world of freedom and enough spiritual nourishment to survive as an artist. At the same time, they also provide Mindscape for Frank, who finds the perfect balance between the world and his heart.
Frank and his friends are soulmates who need to save each other.
Frank's mother at the end of the credits said: "It was the pain that held him back. Frank as a freak and Frank as a genius, while they complement each other, contradictions emerge one after another. These two qualities interact and interact, and they slowly make Frank his most charismatic version: a gifted musician who doesn't know his way around the world, likable? Yes, but don't forget that the other side of ego is a double-edged sword: while the geek fuels the creation of music, it torments Frank as a nightmare day and night; genius makes him willing to sway his passion, but also constantly. lead him to his abyss. Such a paradoxical and painful soul was eventually disintegrated by ordinary people like Jon (at least it seemed that way).
Talk about the suicide of keyboard players. One and two keyboard players, everyone must have discovered that the current situation is only Neverland, and they do not want to wake up their quiet-minded musicians. Don put on Frank's hood when he committed suicide, which can be understood as his hope that Frank would give him the strength to free him from everything. It's not that Tang is more vulnerable than anyone, and it's not that he is braver than anyone, it's just Tang's own choice. The former manager's reputation and money can't shake this group of pure people, but Jon's words "bring your music to everyone" moved Frank, causing a crack in the tranquility. Perhaps years of self-preservation have made it difficult for Frank to resist the dangers of undercurrents, because everything looks perfect on the surface, and Frank wants to show his enthusiasm, but he forgets that it will bring him to outside the safety line of the self.
It's heartbreaking to tear the tragedy apart. Whether it's his endless struggle with himself, or trying to take back the pure Clara from the world, or Jon, who is so eager to prove himself that he has completely forgotten to communicate and understand. But the fragile balance will always usher in a day of collapse.
Half-and-half, these just-right things perfectly integrate Frank's image, as well as his social environment. The interplay of freaks and geniuses, the mutual redemption of friends, and the rapprochement and rupture with the world represented by Jon, link by link, vividly portray Frank and his own war. As for the ending that I can't agree with, I can't analyze what to say, the song I love you is ugly, but it makes me cry. After a while, I started to think it sounded good, but it was still good to cry.
If Frank can always be Frank the hoodie, genius can only be a small piece of spiritual soil...
What follows is an opinion on some other things.
1⃣️On the relationship between art and mental illness. In my subjective opinion, there are two types of artists: one is driven by pain, and the other is pain that stumbles them. (Of course there are other driving forces of all kinds, I'll just talk about pain here)
2⃣️Although it is very heartbreaking, I have to admit that the plot of Jon forcing Frank to take off his hood is just the right tragedy. Frank's face is patched, and the lipstick mark has not been wiped off. This shot already symbolizes destruction, just a reminder of the conflict that follows. But the pain of watching this carefully maintained face become tattered is more intuitive than the process of conflict.
3⃣️ This is a story of a normal person falling into the world of genius or eccentric, but we are used to looking at Jon's character with a critical eye (it is better to say that the director used colored lenses to shoot this story), which means that we cherish talent Or does it mean that the director wants the world to be a little more humanitarian? And can these two demands fit together like Frank did, and finally be realized?
4⃣️Frank's parents say this is a warm home. But Frank has his own misfortune, and there's nothing anyone else can do about it. The fact that the father created a headgear for Frank and allowed him to use it (at least without expressing a strong disapproval) was, in a way, an affirmation of the love that family members should have. It manifests itself in respect for the ego of family members. In other words, if Frank's parents thought the kid was sick and had to force him to see a psychiatrist and get used to socializing, we'd be looking at a different story.
5⃣️The role of Jon also has something to say. This is a character whose values are fixed, and this can only be recognized by comparison with the free spirit headed by Frank. Like everyone said, Jon is an extremely normal character, referred to as you and me. What is mapped here is that we personally have been able to be classified into a category called "ordinary". For the sake of commonality, we relegated our needs to second-class, irrational, and collective, and perhaps collectively-approved, values that flood our minds and guide our actions. When Jon is questioned by the crowd, he is angry that he cannot be recognized (except for Frank's sincerity and unabashedness). But he is very smart, and turns his head to seek the approval of the world, which is the instinct of almost every person who lives in the world. What I want to say is that we need to meet our own values, or intuitively speaking, each of us, as Jon, needs to know clearly what kind of song is a good song for us, and what kind of behavior is good for us. valuable. Or hand over your masterpiece to Frank as a touchstone later, and at least save yourself a bit of a blow (that's genius!).
Finally, I wish everyone, like Frank's friends, pursue the shackles to fall off, and plan to live soberly and not give up finding themselves in their whole life or halfway through life.
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