The restored real scene makes us feel that we are only separated by a wall from the characters in the play. The film uses a first-person perspective, allowing us to watch the whole scene from the perspective of the protagonist, only hearing his voice but not seeing him, and the placement of the camera positions is solemn and orderly. In the conversation, it changes with the transfer of the speaker, and the interlacing of perspectives makes people feel in it, and it allows us as listeners to speculate on the expressions and thoughts of the speaker.
For example, the bar at the beginning of the film, the neighbor aunt Shuluo, the old professor, etc., all use the closed space on three sides to create a stage-like effect, which also brings out the dramatic and symbolic value of the film. Makes us feel within reach but out of reach.
From the original sound of the film, a large number of answering machine sounds, voice messages, and noise outside the house almost occupy most of the space, while the soundtrack used is minimal, which is also a true restoration to a certain extent. And the many annoying phone ringtones play a role in advancing the plot. The protagonist always looks embarrassed in the busy phone tone, and then hesitates into a dilemma, and finally chooses the party that he thinks is more important.
And auxiliary characters such as students who left the police academy, neighbor aunts and pimps, etc., they all have a lot of homelike lines, and they go on and on, but we can still pick out the most important words from these scattered and lengthy language. Important information, and at the same time paved the way for the development of the story, like learning from a pimp that the old professor is a person with a very solemn and respected character, which is a disguise for the later development of the relationship between the old professor and Xiaoqiu. explain. To a certain extent, it returns to the director's real life characteristics, because in daily life, we always interact with people in such a roundabout way.
Returning to the title of the film, such as Mu Aihe, who is it referring to? The relationship between the old professor, Xiaoqiu, and her boyfriend has become a true and false debate, and in the process of their relationship, the identity attributes began to become blurred, and the physical relationship between the old professor and Xiaoqiu gradually evolved into The love of grandparents and grandchildren, this evolutionary process seems logical under the catalysis of her boyfriend. They can't touch each other's most real body, and everyone is afraid of being touched by each other. Xiaoqiu has a bad love relationship with her boyfriend. The latter's strong possessiveness prompted him to imprison Xiaoqiu by his side, so he urgently asked Getting married, he thinks that as long as there are formal constraints, Xiaoqiu can be frank with him without reservation, but he is afraid that the old professor will see his intentions, so embarrassed and embarrassed to use, "You only care about your baby. Granddaughter." To cover up his own desires.
And Xiaoqiu's secret can't be confessed to her boyfriend, it is a taboo that cannot be touched, but Xiaoqiu is curious to know the old professor's wife and children. The old professor hides in his heart the vision of seeing his wife through Xiaoqiu, and makes up for Xiaoqiu's apology with the love of his elders. The stereotyped triangular relationship makes the three indulge in love at the same time without knowing it, and cannot touch each other's heart from beginning to end.
In the end, the window that her boyfriend smashed seemed to shatter all the tranquility with a thunderclap. Relationship, the balance that had been maintained for a short day was suddenly broken, and the film came to an abrupt end here, the old professor fell to the ground, Xiaoqiu screamed, the noise of the street outside the window, the camera finally stopped to cover the broken window. on the curtains, meaningful.
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