Director Sono Ziwen's films have always been full of blood and violence, and "The Exposure of Love" is even more so. In addition, a large number of explicit or metaphorical symbols of sex and violence also run through the whole film, and lead to the story. The candid photography of the main line echoes the theme of exposure.
The movie is divided into multiple chapters, and each of the three protagonists has a relatively different style. Several leading actors are very good, and Yuan Ziwen arranged for each of them to maximize the charm of their characters. The grotesque and violent expressions also build a peculiar epic sense for the whole film.
Under the appearance of the so-called "violent aesthetics" and "Cult movies", Sono Ziwen deeply implants the cruel satire of human nature, from the abusive sentence "This film is based on real events" at the beginning of the movie. One spot. Regarding religion, the system, traditional culture, and human nature, what he exposed was not only the candid photos of the skirt, but a twisted and bizarre satire and criticism in a cruel and absurd way, in the devastating third chapter. It can even be said that this is an apocalyptic judgment.
However, in addition, on a deeper level, Sono Ziwen still did not give up romanticism and poetry, and the theme of the film is still eternal love. The protagonists of "Exposure of Love" behave strangely, act absurdly, full of hatred and malice, and cannot be recognized and understood by ordinary people, even as You are called "perverts" by people. Whether it is from the priest Zhe or the unruly Xun, whether it is Yu who is willing to save his lover in a destructive way, or Guchi who loves Yu in a twisted way, the one they are willing to pay the price for, or even take their lives, is still the Love.
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