But bad luck came unexpectedly. The last time was "The Secret of Catalin," and this Sunday night was "The Tin Drum," which has been hidden for many years.
I didn't finish it because I was afraid it would distort my dreams, but when the screen turned black and the room was filled with the sound of piano that should be enough to refresh my memory, I still felt like I swallowed a live frog. , I don't know how to get rid of this feeling, and finally I decided that the solution should be to face it.
No matter how deeply it can be interpreted or overinterpreted, how it alludes to serious themes such as childhood, human nature, war, Nazism (as they say), how does it benefit the viewer? Is it beautiful? Did it inspire me to think? Or, does it provide entertainment? or something else?
In the past few years, how many movies have I watched that would cause "adverse reactions"? In those days, it seems that we always tend to look for some unique movies, whether it is a 'special' plot or expression, we always hope to see content that is not the same as life, and feel in such a deviant way." Complex human nature", "accidents in life", "impermanence of fate", maybe that is the manifestation of my youthful rebellion?
So I read The Pillow Book, The Senses World, The Chef, the Thief and His Lover (with pure angelic singing in it), There's a Hollywood in Hong Kong, Salo. .., I always feel that "Salo", it hurts me, at an age where I can't bear that shocking age at all, it's unbelievable lewdness and scenes that challenge the limits of the senses, for a long time, I can't recall any effort it made to reflect the "darkness of human nature", only the lingering disgusting feeling remains in my heart.
I'm finally tired of these "art films", or "indie films", they may just be a reflection of the storyteller's inner needs, a reflection of his personality, or those that have nothing to do with life at all, have nothing to do with us, and pass me by every day People, how many of them have perverted habits, a desire to kill, a childhood witnessing incest, and the opportunity to be isolated and rogue? We are so ordinary, we are so ordinary that we don't even have the motive to kill, and the surreal absurd dramas on the screen, their significance is to allow us to experience the absurd in the virtual world, Satisfy the curiosity for some unknown reason, or is it actually well-intentioned and has no deep meaning?
I am more and more inclined to believe that they are nothing more than the self-entertainment of the storyteller, like those performance art that I do not understand, and I used to be so serious and even religious.
One time, I chatted with a friend who did animation about his study abroad. Everyone watched a work that is said to be an animation master. The picture is very interesting but there is no sound. Everyone still laughs and leans forward and back. It is believed that silence must be the master's intentional arrangement, and this arrangement has its own wise reason and needs to be carefully understood. At the end, a sound suddenly appeared. It turned out that the projectionist made a mistake and turned the volume to the minimum. A friend said that at that time, he felt like he was being fooled by himself, and he was very angry with himself, like the emperor who was wearing new clothes without needing to believe in his own judgment, but he believed in the authority of the master.
I am more and more interested in entertainment. At the beginning of "More Light Treasure Box", Zheng Zhongji appeared wearing a coconut shell hat and a skirt, and the huge movie theater could only hear my loud and sincere laughter. Its nonsensical level is not high, but apart from the appearance of a few extreme characters at the end, it did not make me feel uncomfortable. It is like a thin cloud in the summer sky. I accidentally saw its shape, and it has no trace. . If it was ten years ago, I would be outraged by its 'vulgarity'.
From this, I think that the polarizing of the movie should be necessary, and the "parental guidance" is not a cliché and superfluous. Maybe my ability to judge ugliness is getting lower and lower, I am an adult, but watching such a movie is full of complaints, and I am determined to stay away from "art movies" whether it means the end of my long adolescence, or vulgarity s begin?
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