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Film is a comprehensive art that combines performance, visual and auditory arts, including the use of music, art, photography and many other elements. Clothing, as one of the important art forms, transforms characters, social status and emotions to the audience in a way of "silent is better than sound", and reflects the characteristics of the times and society at the same time. It can be said that clothing plays a vital role in the film.
The era background of the two films "The Massacre on the Nile" and "Evil in the Sun" is set after the First World War and before the Second World War. The entire Western world is immersed in a flash in the pan. The sins caused by the disparity between the rich and the poor are spreading quietly, and people are unaware of it.
Polo's story unfolds on a luxury cruise on the Nile and a luxury villa on the French seafront. How deep is the sin, how wonderful the story is.
When the two films were introduced into China, it was in the early stage of reform and opening up. These costumes, which were completely different from our simple styles and monotonous colors, attracted people's attention.
Today, we will talk about the important role of clothing in these two films from the perspective of character image, character psychology, and scene atmosphere .
characterize
As the saying goes, "clothing is like the person", what kind of person wears what kind of clothes. When the characters in the movie come to us, through the observation of their clothing, we will read out the era, age, industry, character, status, etc. they live in.
The protagonists of these two detective films, the great detective Polo, this European gentleman, apart from being proud of his detective ability, he also has a conservative, simple yet refined personality . Therefore, Polo's clothing is dominated by solid colors, with concise lines and sophisticated materials.
For example, this light-colored linen suit has a light color, a style that combines both formal and casual features, and is loose and cool.
Compared with the relatively single characteristics of men's clothing, women's clothing is colorful and extremely rich.
For example, in "Sunshine", the costume of the proprietress, Daphne, is professional and has the characteristics of the tourism industry . Therefore, it looks capable and neat. Breath, V-shaped low neck also echoes her emotional trend in the movie. Clothing creates the image of a lady boss with outstanding business ability and gentle emotions.
In "The Nile", the famous British actor Maggie, from the proprietress in "Sunshine" turned into the servant of the wealthy widow Bowers, she has always shown people in a neutral style, her clothes are all Western-style suits, a single color, and Compared with her master's full body of jewels, her body is clean and bare, which not only shows the financial situation of the family, but also shows her rigid, indifferent, and somewhat aggressive personality.
The old widow Bowles had long coveted Mrs Doyle's necklace. She is wealthy and high society, and has a lot of research on jewelry. She teased Mrs Doddall's pearl necklace: "Those mussels died for it." This shows her research on pearls. Therefore, her costumes are grand and retro, with lace toe caps, gauze hats, and pearl necklaces of different styles around her neck and earlobes, all of which are related to her identity and the impending act of stealing pearls.
In "The Nile", although the poor Mrs. Daoer left the scene early, the director undoubtedly favored her very much. Take a look at her clothes, each set is still fashionable today after 40 years.
At the beginning of the film, she got off the black luxury car, dressed in a white fox fur cloak, a black diamond-studded gauze hat, and two silver leaf-shaped earrings, creating the image of a "trenched" young lady: glamorous, noble, and a little awkward. Approachable.
When she spends her honeymoon with her lover, the movie prepares two types of clothes for her, one is casual and the other is evening dress.
Her two sets of casual clothes are all moon white, with large V-necks and neat cuts. One set is decorated with a round bead shell on the chest on the left and right, and a matching belt around the waist, which is also a bead shell buckle. The soberness of the clothing fabric is matched with the luster of the pearl shells, plus the priceless three-ring long pearl necklace. The elements of the whole set of clothing are harmonious, unified, and complement each other, showing the owner's undisguised dignity.
The other set only has thin diagonal plaid patterns printed on both sides of the collar. Her chinstrap is a dark cross pattern, which exactly echoes the pattern at the collar. A simple string of gradient beads necklace makes her look stylish and generous. This kind of clothing matching reflects the owner's favorable living environment and good clothing taste.
In the evening dress on the cruise ship, a set of black sheer gold wire is covered, which is consistent with the black gold hair band, and the black gold ripple necklace and black earrings are also a set;
Another set of black off-the-shoulder white dresses also shined brightly, and an exaggerated large necklace with Egyptian elements made the chest embellished. It is very suitable for dressing in the night light.
The counterpart is her best friend Jieji, who wears simple clothes without any jewelry on her body. Several sets of dresses are also very ordinary. Compared with Mrs. Daoer, the jewelry is simply shabby. Clothing is a direct response to the character's economy and status. In the movie, it may also be one of the reasons why Jackie's heart breaks. After all, according to Mr. Poirot: "She's too rich!"
reflect role psychology
In "Sin under the Sun", when the villain Christine first appeared, he always wore a bun, his clothes were messy, and his expression was bleak. The look of a despised wife was written on his face. But at the end, when the couple thought the victory was in their hands and packed their bags proudly and prepared to leave, Christine changed into a fitted suit: a classic black and white color scheme, a hip skirt, high heels, and the exaggerated big eaves The hat made her look like a senior model on the fashion stage. She was completely different from the previous one, and everyone was stunned. The close-up of the costumes here highlights the happy psychology after the villain succeeds, and also uses the costumes to warn the audience that "people can't trust their appearance".
In "The Nile", Mrs. Daoer has always been dressed in formal clothes, but when she was riding with Daoer in the desert, she wore a shirt with ruffles on the chest, showing the girl she is currently born out of love. feelings. At this time, her mood must be relaxed, happy and full of sweetness, but she does not know that there is a conspiracy lurking behind this love.
Create a scene, render the atmosphere
"The Massacre on the Nile" and "Evil in the Sun" took place in the background of the times in the European world and the United States, when singing and dancing were flourishing . atmosphere. As the opera "Les Miserables" sings: "No song unsung, no wine untasted." There is no song to sing, no wine to taste.
At the beginning of "Sunshine", a close-up of a red diamond-studded gold bracelet, a shimmering silver gown with a neck, and bright red nails all render a screen full of desire. Sure enough, what the mirror reflected was a dangerous prelude.
Women on the French coast, polka dot clothing brings a beautiful and romantic style to the summer beach, whether it is the proprietress or the big star, they are keen on the polka dot element. This high-saturation color combined with rich colors gives the film a strong exotic feel.
At the beach house party, the big star Alina sang a song. She changed out of the black suit and wore a pink satin evening dress. The film not only pointed out her mood when she met her lover, but also showed us the year The most popular elegant, flowing clothing style. All modern dresses date back to that era. The men in suits with flowers behind them and exaggerated long puff-sleeved dresses are all telling the golden age when even the air was extravagant.
Conclusion:
The two films, "The Massacre on the Nile" and "Evil in the Sun", have become classics in the history of detective films. In addition to their exquisite logical reasoning and outstanding actors, the role of clothing should not be underestimated.
When the characters appear, it silently conveys a message to the audience, and in the promotion of the plot, there are clues quietly lurking, leaving people with visual enjoyment and at the same time allowing the audience to have more reverie about the story.
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