At the beginning, the camera slowly swept over Vera's slender figure, accompanied by the beautiful piano accompaniment, and the head of the person on her table wrapped in broken gauze, which brought out a strange image, and also laid a foreshadowing for Vera's peculiar preferences.
Tiger is a very bluffing character. In addition to showing the inevitable 'passionate fire' in Spanish movies, his arrival is to reveal vera's mysterious identity and Robert's tragic past (including his background, poor Marilia reminds me of feudal society) China), and was then shot dead. The mystery of the film has only just begun.
As the film slowly progresses, the truth of the story begins to emerge, and I think it's better to not know the plot if you don't know the complex relationships of the characters. I have to say, the ending is pretty solid. Although I don't want to see Dr. Robert, who is full of melancholy temperament, killed. . . . But after reading I think this is probably the best way to end it. There are many subtle pictures in the film that are beautiful and suggestive. For example, every action of Robert's experiments reflects that he is a delicate and emotional man, laying the groundwork for the development of the story. The paintings on the walls of Robert's house are more or less full of erotic messages, not ironic, not exaggerated or particularly explicit, but have a romantic beauty. It echoes the passionate scene of Robert and Vera just right.
There are a few shots/sets that I really like:
1. The overhead shot of Vera's room, the red bed is so beautiful, it reminds me of Goldie's red heart-shaped bed in Sin City. As if doomed to desire and death.
2. Robert is sitting in front of the sofa watching Vera on the big screen, whether she is facing him or her back is so sexy, but the whole picture is so bleak. It seems like a mixture of temptation and loneliness.
3. Sheets soaked in Tiger's blood. This is purely personal preference. Moreover, how can a film with a heavy theme be qualified without blood plasma?
4. The scene of men and women having sex in the garden of the party. This is the Spanish style I want! This is what a so-called 'heavy taste' ethical film should have!
There are also a few things I don't understand and suspect in the film:
1. In the laboratory, after Robert put the blood in the freezer (probably not the freezer, my non-professional name), there is a close-up of bees and beetles, why insert this picture, I am puzzled.
2. I wonder if Vincente raped Norma at all. In my opinion, Vincente did not succeed in raping Norma, knocking her unconscious after biting her hand. Especially after he helps Norma get dressed and shakes her hand before leaving. This is not like what a bad person should do, much less like covering up criminal evidence. Of course Vincente wasn't a criminal, just a rambunctious young man who let him meet poor Norma. If this is the case, then the young man is out of luck.
Although the characters are confusing and flashbacks are used, the movie is easy to understand. There is nothing particularly inspiring about the whole film except the soundtrack and the camera lens that left me with a beautiful impression. It's just that I think people are always self-inflicted. A lot of things start with a simple reason, but once you add feelings, the result is no longer simple. But there is no way, who tells people to have emotions and desires?
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