Since watching the unforgettable black and white film "Roman Holiday", I can't help but like and pay attention to black and white films, because its simple tones, clean pictures, and the temperament of the hero and heroine are all vividly displayed! For example, "Schindler's List", which reflects the capture of Jews by the Nazis in Germany during World War II, is a clean and powerful black and white image that is unforgettable! The best picture Oscar winner "The Artist" in the previous two years used black and white silent films to pay tribute and reflect the acting skills of the male and female protagonists. In addition to the cheerful tap dancing, the most impressive scene is the heroine hugging the male protagonist's coat in the office. Heart smile.
The 2015 domestic Tibetan black-and-white film "Talo" discusses the trust and deception between people. The simple tones are like a filter to remove the beauty of Tibet, and the characteristic beliefs directly point to people's hearts! 2016's "August" aimed the black and white lens at people's lives in the early 1990s, making the audience have a nostalgic addiction, although I haven't watched this film yet, it is my favorite genre . In Colombia's "Embrace of the Snake", the bold way of showing the Amazon forest in black and white images instead makes the audience's visual impact infinitely, and they will think with many questions. Only at the end will the answer be found: pure black and white with a critical tone ------When primitive civilization embraced Western civilization, it was very disappointing! Therefore, the film was also favored by the Oscars and won the Best Foreign Language Film Award.
I have watched a lot of black and white films in the past two years. My favorite is the black and white films of Alfred Hitchcock (1899-8-13~1980-4-29). The tennis master recognized him on the train and his super fans knew that he was going to divorce his wife. Fans hated his father's absurd plan for exchanging murders and doing it crosswise. The male protagonist rejected him, but the fans went crazy and finally got his retribution! Originally, the story is already absurd and exciting, and the black and white images will make people feel even more terrifying! So this movie really stuck with me! "The Lonely Boat in the Furious Sea" tells the story of a large ship being blown up and sunk, so 8 people came one after another on the lifeboat, and the enemy Germans appeared. War movies are quite historical.
"Mysterious Doubt" is a love suspense film. The heroine Joan Fontaine won the Oscar for Best Actress for this film. Although it is black and white, it does not erase her gorgeousness, but the picture looks exquisite and modern. "Jamaica Inn" fully utilizes the advantages of black and white films, and the scenes of rude pirates, windy nights, greedy judges, etc. are unforgettable! "Scam", also known as "Face Game", is an old film, from which you can learn about the life and ideas of people in the past from the film scenes, actors' costumes, social activities, etc.
There are also black and white films that are more like the Japanese film master Kurosawa Akira (1910-3-23~1998-9-6): more popular among Chinese audiences is "Zi Sanshiro", which tells about the fifteenth year of Meiji: 1882 , Shudokan judo master Shisanshiro won his first match after leaving the apprenticeship, but he still practiced hard, and Liang Yixin became the assistant coach of Murai. After winning the game, his apprentice came to challenge. Love! In the 1980s, when the TV series adapted from this film was broadcast, there were thousands of people all over the place. Because of the good reputation, men, women and children watched it at home after dinner! "Rashomon" is a wonderful black and white movie: when a man sees a passing beauty, he becomes ill-intentioned. Did he kill the woman's husband? Or is it a woman's request? Or did the husband commit suicide? Which do you want to believe? The film throws all the questions to the audience.
"Seven Samurai" is a touching action film. It tells the story of the seven samurai samurai who gave their lives to help the farmers in the village to fight bandits without being paid for only three meals. Their spiritual infection For everyone alive! This black and white film is very exciting after watching it, because Jingmei is even more beautiful! There is also a black-and-white movie "Duel in a Quiet Night" that I like very much. The male protagonist is a surgeon who is unfortunately infected with the virus by cutting his finger during an operation on a patient with syphilis. The long-term girlfriend broke up because she knew that she would wait for him, and he just wanted to duel quietly by himself! The plot is touching and the performances of the actors are also very good!
The fifteen black and white films compiled above have their own characteristics and are all worth watching! Watching on a computer or TV is actually not too fun, watching black and white movies on the screen is enough! In recent years, I have also been fortunate to enjoy several classic black and white films at international film festivals: the classic film "Casablanca" starring the famous movie star Ingrid Paulman, which was hard to find in the past two years, except for that nice song. , The short and precious love in the war years is moving! 4K HD restoration of the 1941 film, the picture is very clear! Just at the 20th Shanghai International Film Festival this year, I finally saw the black and white film "The Story of the Remnant Chrysanthemum" shot by the famous Japanese director Kenji Mizoguchi (1898-5-16---1956-8-24) in 1939 at the age of 41 , tells that Kikunosuke is the fifth-generation descendant of a prestigious drama family in Tokyo, but he has a crush on a poor, sincere, and knowledgeable maid. After the family strongly opposed him, he came to Osaka to develop independently. After taking care of him for four years, he unfortunately contracted a disease. In order to make the male protagonist stand out, De is willing to do everything for him! True love is nothing in return! Black and white images, slight snowflakes, and a low voice. The opening song "Sakura" is very good. When I saw the heroine leave silently, I could not help but cry!
There is also "War Paradise", which was jointly filmed by Russia and Germany in 2017. It tells that during World War II, the heroine was a Russian noblewoman who adopted two Jewish boys as prisoners! The German aristocratic male protagonist she met in Italy was promoted to be a colonel of the German army. They met again but were in a prisoner of war camp. When the chance to escape came, the angelic female protagonist chose to save the innocent children, because in war there is no heaven but hell! I used a black and white lens to recall and narrate, and three different identities were used to express it. Since the screen is close to a square, the characters in the film seem to be very close to the audience, so I watched it very depressed at first, but after half an hour, I went into the plot and concentrated. Therefore, black and white films not only record the imprint of important history, but also subvert the original perspective of the colorful world. They are so unique!
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