Half is the sun, half is the sea - the movie "Submarine"

Deondre 2022-03-23 09:02:03

It was another movie that I was attracted to by the poster and went to see it. The poster design is very unique. The half-length photo of a British teenager is very similar to the 1-inch photo taken in a small shop next to the school for emergency. It is forgotten because of the neglect of the staff, the simple environment or the rough technology. In order to adjust the proportion of the photo, the male protagonist in the picture is very similar to us in front of the camera at that time. Of course, he has a typical British academic style, with messy and curly hair, as if looking at the sky in front of him, his round eyes staring at something strange, and there is no trace of a smile on the corner of his mouth. What caught my attention the most was his college. The slightly crooked tie on Pi's school uniform shirt could not see the "dimples" on the legendary bow tie. And the finishing touch of the whole picture is the blue that covers half of his face, the clear and transparent blue, which makes the picture have the impact of color, and then it highlights the stare of the male protagonist. Must have round and dull eyes. Melancholy, decadence, youth, confusion, these few words that are a bit painful are my first impressions of this movie or this poster.
There is no doubt that the director has an almost paranoid idea of ​​color and perfectly integrates this idea into this movie. I remember that besides this one, there is another movie with such a feeling is Tim Burton's "Edward Scissorhands" ", it is more appropriate to describe this kind of director with a genius. Maybe this kind of story is not difficult for a director to control, but it may not be so simple to shoot the feeling, the taste and the color.
In the film, the heroine's red coat impressed me the most. It has never been changed from the beginning to the end of the film, and even rarely takes it off, and red is also the color she represents. It is enthusiastic, casual, and very hearty. Character, this can be seen from many details in the film, such as her hands that have been mottled with black nail polish after a long time of unrepaired, unbridled look when she laughs, likes to play pranks with boys, and light it up after class a cigarette. She is very like the hooligan in the next class when she was in school. She is enthusiastic, strong, unrestrained, swearing and unpretentious. If you really get close, you will find her inner fragility and contradictions, a girl as mysterious as the dark side of the moon.
In the film, the male protagonist is mostly blue. What impressed him the most was his blue bed, blue quilt and blue wallpaper in the house. Blue represents melancholy. It's hard to see that the male protagonist is not a more gregarious boy. He likes to be alone and has no real friends. Even his mother once thought that he had a mental illness, which is very similar to his "diving". "boat" father, but his thoughts are as pure and transparent as blue sea water. In his world, the answers to questions are often very simple, black and white, and there is no gray area. He can even ask "The house is on fire, what will you do? Who to save first?" Such a hypocritical and almost excessive question.
What I like most is the scene at the end of the whole movie. The sunset is not as dazzling and hot as the sun that has just risen, and the rising tide of the sea is no longer so blue and deep under the sunlight. I can't tell which is the sea and which is the sky, the same warmth and the same beauty, just like the hero and heroine standing on the beach, it is best to describe it with the words the hero said when he sent the heroine home for the first time in the movie. However, at this time they are already: We are now as one. (PS I try to avoid the plot and write it, and I don't mean to be a spoiler. If the plot is leaked, I'm really sorry, this movie is worth a look.)

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Extended Reading
  • Keith 2022-03-26 09:01:06

    How I wish I could like this dark and humorous little freshness. Richard Ayoade, who played Moss in The IT Crowd, made his directorial debut. The style of the image could not hide the old-fashioned powerlessness of the plot. After watching it, I didn't have much impression. Things, there are too many shadows of films such as The Graduate, Rushmore, etc. The only bright spot is the soundtrack of the film.

  • Isobel 2022-04-23 07:02:24

    The British shoots are not very interesting, they are too fresh, and some of them can be mysterious. This bitter B child is quite interesting, and the overall tone is good!

Submarine quotes

  • Oliver Tate: Her new boyfriend has an incredibly long neck. Just thinking about giraffes makes me angry.

  • Oliver Tate: It's rude to leave a film before it's finished.

    Jordana Bevan: Who to?

    Oliver Tate: To the filmmakers.

    Jordana Bevan: How do they know?

    Oliver Tate: They just do.

    Jordana Bevan: How?

    Oliver Tate: They do!