Sitting in the theater uneasy, from dazed to suddenly to relieved, I understood a truth, dance does not exist to make people feel obscure, profound, and difficult to get close to. As Pina said, the important thing about dance is not what you say, but what kind of reverie it can evoke. Different people will have different understandings of the same dance, but understanding itself is neither right or wrong, nor superficial or profound. As long as you calm down, look at every movement, every expression, every detail with your heart, add a little imagination, you don't even have to take the serious attitude of appreciating art, just concentrate and focus on nothing else, you will have a wonderful, unique and personalized understanding .
The film starts with spring, summer, autumn and winter, and ends with spring, summer, autumn and winter. The opening is on a small stage. The dancers meander along the dark curtain. On the high slope, the dancers walk all the way, and the open space seems to be a distant and endless road. I think life is like this, it is a cycle and a continuation, it is birth, old age, sickness and death, and it is endless. In fact, there are many realist styles in Pina's works: for example, a man with a heart who is dealing with multiple women, taking off his pants and blowing kisses are obvious symbols; The dog can't figure it out, maybe it's a question and a reminder to people who live a fast life; another example is the double-reed man and woman, the muscles representing strength and the red dress representing beauty are so strange, Separation can jump out of fascinating dance steps, perhaps a symbol of harmony and balance between the two sexes in the world.
After all, dance is the most primitive language and the most vital art of human beings. It has been innate and natural, rather than deliberately designed since ancient times. Everyone can love dance, as long as you love life, life, and nature, you don't have to spend all your time deconstructing dance is true love. Everyone can dance, any movement can be regarded as a dance movement, and you can dance anytime, anywhere, as long as you don't mind, the embrace of the world is open for you. The purpose of dance can be to explain a problem or to solve a problem. The power of dance can be as small as entangled with oneself, or as large as touching the universe. Dance is a free life. In the world of dance, the body is free and the soul is free. (I don’t know if the director’s large number of close-ups, follow-up shots and depth of field of the Ubertal cable car also have this implication.)
Immersed in the dance, infected by the dancers’ rich and full emotions, Pina’s extraordinary insight and perception He was impressed with his creativity; listened to the dancers' confessions, and was deeply moved by Pina's dedication and dedication to dance. "Dance, dance, otherwise we are lost." This subtitle at the end of the credits is a commentary on Pina's attitude towards dance - for Pina, dancing is not work, but emotional release, emotional expression, and thought transmission, interpretation of life. Life is like dancing, dancing like a person. Without dancing, Pina's life is unfree, incomplete and meaningless.
Pina's sudden death is depressing. The original intention and purpose of this film are undoubtedly mourning, reminiscence and tribute, but Pina's original intention is the same as the director, wanting to explore a new way to create extraordinary Let more people appreciate the wonderful charm of dance. Love, pain, beauty, sadness, happiness, loneliness, humor, tension, fear, longing, struggle, self-awareness and reflection, communication and entanglement between people... and so on, the inner agitation manifests in an external form Come out, passionate and nuanced at the same time, this is dance. Music, costumes and dance complement each other and complement each other to a great extent, making the dance bloom with life's color and rhythm. Coupled with the proper use of background props, it is like a complete drama. The strong sense of depth and three-dimensionality of 3D makes the pseudo-3D commercial block shame, but also makes the dance reborn, with a new look, more expressive and theater effect, which is shocking and amazed. The audience seems to be on the stage, shuttle between the dancers, a bystander, but also a participant: dancers at your fingertips, please allow me to dance with you...
Maybe the absence of real Pina is a movie It is an irreparable defect, but the precious images left by Pina and the way of knowing Pina through other people also give the director room to challenge. The transition and connection methods between monologue and dance are different, and the arrangement of the play within the play is also quite meaningful. In my opinion, a documentary can be shot in a unique style, with a sense of beauty, reality and drama. The director's skill is evident.
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