Slow motion is not beautiful, but the action is clean

Alford 2022-03-25 09:01:10

The movies of fighting and killing are always a bit noisy. Refn must be planning to show a static violence. Throughout, the big bosses are in a zombie state. But who let people be the BOSS, they just can't fight.

A movie made of slow motion, which makes many people who are used to fast-paced action movies feel boring. The limited dialogue gives intermittent story clues. The ups and downs of the plot are completely completed by the audience's brain. This kind of rhythm advancement It can't be too fast, otherwise everyone will have to keep replaying to retrieve the lost content.

Imagery, that's what the film talks about almost all the time, and Refn talks a little bit. Imagery is an external alternative representation of consciousness, but it's a bit too much to talk about, or even to fill the whole film. The beauty's glance is considered to be merciful, so if she swings her head from side to side and blinks her eyes, she can't help but wonder if the pillow was too hard last night.

As for the director's self-expression, ruffian Kun, as a representative figure in recent years, has also washed his hands with gold and returned to the world. It does not mean to stick to the rust of worldly means, but to have a good personal aesthetic and audience taste. Grafting and treating the audience as idiots is too naive. But it would be foolish to treat the audience as confidants. Therefore, from the film, we see Refn proudly showing off the dazzling slow motion, imagery, suggestion, psychological Oedipus, patricide, sexual fetish, etc. , so that when watching the movie, the audience may also look left and right from time to time to avoid being too gaffe. Although this is not an AV, and it is not very bloody and violent, it always makes people feel a little mean when watching the film.

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  • Crystal: So, tell me, Mai. What line of work are you in?

    Mai: I'm an entertainer.

    Crystal: An entertainer? And how many cocks can you entertain with that cute little cum-dumpster of yours?

  • Crystal: And what with Billy being the older brother and having a bigger cock... Julian's was never small, but Billy's was... oh, it was enormous!