Recently, there have been two good jokes that have something to do with politics. One was seen over the wall, saying that if the Chinese people know that the penis of the ISIS thugs can aphrodisiac, within two years, Isis will be exterminated. The other is the movie I watched last night, called "Youth". The queen's messenger invited the old musician to play for the queen. The old man refused. Opinion, because he's vulnerable enough that as long as one person is dealt with, the world will be very different.
Of course, these two jokes are actually not very funny.
Director Paolo Sorrentino, who is six years older than me, has a vaguely masterful bearing. The first work is called "City of Absolute Beauty". I don't know which folder I put it in. I haven't watched it. This one is also boring. It may also be that the file below is too large and must be cleared after reading it. So I forced myself to read it last night, and it turned out to be pretty good.
You want me to tell you what kind of structure, what kind of skills, what kind of metaphors this film has, I just want to pretend, but I really don't have the ability. If you want me to tell you, what kind of story is this actually? I may not be able to tell you exactly, just an old musician and an old director in a nursing home, chatting about their lives and interrupting their current situation. Then there are a lot of questions, expectations for lovers, feelings for the deceased, family bridging, etc. In fact, this is also a very old-fashioned movie, no matter how master, this age, also knows how to cannibalize Fireworks, and it happens to be the smell of human fireworks, which makes me like it.
Describing the old world is nothing more than depicting the gestures of the actors, but also their gossip, and then a little big panorama and a little more close-up, the scenery is beautiful and the music is used just right, so such a dull movie does not look like it. It’s so hard to hold on. Of course, for me, it feels better in terms of the situation presented in the movie. This feeling is like the rejoicing when drinking tea, and what people say is insincere, because even the same tea leaves, The same water, the mood is different, and the sweetness is also different. There is no way, the best that everyone feels is fleeting, and then infinitely magnified in the aftertaste.
In a clip of the play, a young star became a star by playing a robot, but he felt frustrated that his performance was better than nothing under the package of dozens of pounds of metal casing, so he did not get the most meaningful recognition. Frustrated even playing the robot myself. On this day, when he was chatting with the old man, a Miss Universe came over to chat up. She said that she liked the robot he played very much. The star was very unhappy, he quipped, "Do you still watch movies other than robots?" Miss Universe said, look. Celebrities say reality shows don't count. Miss Universe said, I heard that you are sarcastic, but I like to be Miss Universe. Do you like this robot? The star was speechless, and the old musician next to him said that Miss Universe is also wise.
I don't need to put this on the level of values, I just feel that the wisdom of life is really in one mind, what is pleasure and what is pain. It may not be fixed, just like music theory, each note can be any one of 1234567, just constantly rising or falling, but all the subtle changes are in it. The old musician was addicted to various changes and experiments in his life, and the daughter accused him of being sorry for his wife, saying that the mother would put up with you and your various experiments, and in the end, you ignored it, and finally even homosexuality, You have to try it too, you hurt her. The old man was silent. But when the queen's messenger repeatedly persuaded him to play this piece called "Jian Tiao", the old man said angrily, "No, it was written for his wife, and only she can sing it. She died." Now, no one will sing. The daughter sitting behind her sobbed. Sometimes, some emotions were so unspeakable that she felt hypocritical when she said it.
The musician saw a child playing his piece on the violin. He ran over and said, "I am the author of this piece. If you don't believe me, you can go to the front desk to verify." The child was dubious. He said that the teacher said this piece was the most suitable piece for beginners to learn. The old man was silent. The kid went on and said but I liked it, not only because of the simplicity of the piece, but because it was beautiful. The old man said of course, this was written when he was just in love. Then he helped the child adjust a movement slightly. A few days later, they met in the swimming pool, the child said, I asked, you are the author. Also, the movement you helped me to adjust made me sound great. The old man is very proud, he said, everyone needs a small adjustment of their own, and I observe that you are left-handed.
Not far from the swimming pool, Maradona (the real Maradona), who was so fat, ran over, and he said, I don't know if you have noticed, I am also left-handed.
Everyone was surprised and said, the whole world knows that you are left-handed.
In the movie, there is a very long shot of Maradona, who is dragging his belly, kicking a tennis ball with magical footwork. He finally fell to the ground, gasping for breath. The glory of the past is gone, but the loneliness of the moment is incomparably real.
Well, I still admit that I want to watch this movie, of course because of this poster, this scene is one of the most sensual moments. The two old men were lying side by side in the pool, and the naked Miss Universe walked slowly into the pool. The old men were stunned, they said, this is the best spring light they have ever seen in their lives.
You know, this is a lyrical film. Of course, lyricalism does not prevent us from looking forward to these touching springtime. When reading the last shy works of Yasunari Kawabata and Marquez, I understood that what they expressed was In the dark part of human hearts, there is still hope for a faint glimmer of light, even if it is completely inconsistent with morality.
Although it is all about a group of old men, the reason why the title is called "Youth and Vigor", I think, the movie is actually about a story of how to let go, because it was young and strong, so it has always been brooding.
It is not necessarily that people are not confused when they are old, but it is best to be relieved about everything.
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