In John Crowley's film Boy A, we see a boy who atones for his childhood mistakes. He was called Boy A largely because of a certain mark, and that mark was a stain on his life. John Crowley wasn't exactly a prolific director, but his work remained consistently high. In "Boy A", John used a very delicate way of telling to describe A's psychological changes and behavioral changes in detail. Let the audience see a boy who bears the darkness but faces the sun. If only as spectators, we would more or less retain sympathy and pity for the boy. Besides, we have always said that the prodigal son is not worth the money, but if the truth exceeds our estimation, then the so-called "returning" will also become a kind of unkind disguise, and then be peeled off layer by layer by the people around him. .
The whole film does not have strong contradictions and conflicts, and the description of evil also adopts the way of interlude. Although director John Crowley handled the rhythm and details of the movie tenderly, when watching this movie, you can still feel a certain profound heaviness.
Counting "Boy A", I have watched three works directed by John Crowley, as well as "Brooklyn" and "Is There Anyone". "Is Anyone There" shows the contradictions of middle-class families from the perspective of children. Michael Caine's Clarence Ten is a very memorable character who often just sits there and freezes time in the past. He has many secrets, and those secrets are from the unspoken past. He was in the slow flow of time, waiting for the arrival of death. The movie is indeed a bit cruel, and this cruelty is very real. The sadness and desperation when he calls out his dead wife's name is truly heart-wrenching. And the little boy in the film, he will continue to grow up with certain things on his back, and when he grows to a certain stage, he will also face some unavoidable troubles. Perhaps, like Clarence, he will be alone for life.
"Brooklyn" is a very beautiful film, and the film is also very simple, love and nostalgia. The most touching thing is that this film depicts people's yearning for big cities and their nostalgia for their hometown very delicately, so that every person who has left his hometown can find his own resonance. What a good movie needs is not so much dramatic conflict, nor so much personal style, but a sincere feeling. When the audience appreciates this film, they can reach a consensus with the director's certain emotional appeal, and experience the joys and sorrows and tangle of life in the conversion of images.
There is always a tender cruelty in John Crowley's films, who endow the images with unparalleled beauty, but let the stories slip into pessimism and despair. Every character starts out alone and ends up alone, looking like an inescapable curse that afflicts everyone.
Just like things in the world, there is a beginning and an end, winding and heavy. At a certain time, or at a certain stage, these past events will be forgotten with difficulty, leaving you alone and walking alone.
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