Kafka's Castle

Vivianne 2022-04-11 08:01:01

The director is Capricorn Soderbergh, and the heroine is beautiful.

The black and white and gray three-color movie images are like the texture of film, and we are more likely to use this as an opportunity to enter the gloomy and heavy world of Kafka; of course, occasionally because of the strong contrast with reality, it is easier to withdraw from the environment. individuals to rational reflection.

The high-saturation three-color allows us to pay more direct attention to the action details and character expressions that the director wants to present. Combined with the sound of the tiny objects in the picture and the tight circling background music, we can feel the absurdity of the world and the tension and fear of the individual. feel.

The exaggerated deformation of the projection makes people feel hesitant and panic.

The old-fashioned architecture of the early days, the modern people who are bound by the system and move in a hurry, the characters and dialogues of mysticism, are dull and depressing.

In Kafka's dream, the protagonists are endowed with the guilt of the characters. They are cautious but are constantly deceived, mocked and insulted. Behind the weak individuals is the metaphor of the ubiquitous, huge and indifferent society - the castle.

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Extended Reading
  • Tobin 2022-04-12 09:01:11

    When 1984 and whimsical metaphors of power and individual existence are mixed into this film about Kafka, Kafka's existence is somewhat awkward. The entire film wanders outside of Kafka itself. Although Kafka's classics are embedded in the story, the ambiguous and hybrid themes make the expression messy, like a failed cramming ceremony. Perhaps this is not Kafka, but Soderbergh's interpretation and understanding of it.

  • Ada 2022-04-12 09:01:11

    The atmosphere is quite good, and Irons' performance is also very suitable. Many points and settings coincide with Kafka's work. The whole film has a tone that is mixed with a blurred atmosphere, but the bite is too tight. After entering the castle, it turns into color, especially when it comes to color.

Kafka quotes

  • Chief Clerk: Kafka... I understand you fancy yourself as a writer.

    Franz Kafka: [shrugs] In a small way.

    Chief Clerk: You should find a more... athletic hobby. Put some color in your cheeks.

  • Franz Kafka: I write by myself... for myself.