The film is dark, but not as dark as Mary and Max. The magic of its dark tone is that I saw some places that I would not normally notice, such as the change of light when the sun sets, such as the clouds in the sky that make me feel the flow of the wind... There is a kind of inadvertent feel. This style and the succession and synthesis of the story are also just right.
This film has little dialogue, and it doesn't even use words to advance. But every detail is explained. The era of magic has passed. Magicians are unemployed, displaced, and perform at small parties all over the world, just to make ends meet. I met the little maid Alice, bought her red shoes, and even took her out of Scotland to Edinburgh. In the hotel, Alice slept on the bed and the magician slept on the sofa, which made me guess the magician's kindness to Alice. From what kind of love. It's a father's love for his daughter, where does this love come from? And the picture the magician took out at the end of the film seems to be saying that the magician once had a little daughter, but he lost her due to unknown reasons, so he loved Alice as his own daughter... I I have also been thinking about why the Scottish man appeared. There was no electricity where he was, but even they were more interested in pop music than magic. Is it to say that the times have already come to the front, and the magician is still nostalgic and unwilling to move forward.
And the magician moved forward after all. Not only did he have to leave, but all the jugglers also left. Children no longer like clowns, who end up losing their jobs, borrowing old circus music to reminisce about their past, drinking alcohol, and attempting suicide. Although the ventriloquist was cheerful, but finally despaired of this kind of life, abandoned his only partner - the puppet, drinking all day long and begging on the street. When the magician lost his job again, he sold his tricks. But he didn't seem to be so anxious about his future life either, and he went to the street to see where he could find jobs. It happens that I meet Alice and her new boyfriend again. He hid in a hurry. Just like that, he realized that it was time to leave.
The magician seemed a little stiff when he walked. He was tall, so he could only stand at an angle in a low room. When greeting someone, he shyly tiptoes. Beneath his clumsy exterior is a tender, ever-giving heart. It was rare to see him in trouble. I only saw it once, when he bought Alice a white coat. He only had 3 banknotes in his hand, and he needed 2 banknotes to buy a coat. He lit a cigarette, determined not to buy it. But as soon as he walked out of the window, he immediately threw the cigarette and turned his head into the store to buy clothes.
For Alice, the magician is her support. She would stew rabbit stew without rabbits. She would give him a kiss before bed. She had been arranging her coat and white high heels before going to bed until she met the boy. She fell asleep without waiting for the magician to come home. She forgot to give him a bedtime kiss. She tossed aside her coat, skirt, and shoes. She is now dreaming a new dream. But it cannot be denied that the magician also relies on her. Without Alice, it is estimated that he would have given up his career as a magician long ago. Because Alice was amazed and amused by his magic every time, he kept insisting. And so far, there is no need to hold on any longer.
However, there is a new journey in the distance...
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