Red is stark in its own right, with hints of danger in the West, and a color of enthusiasm in the East. In the grey weather, the red balloons are particularly conspicuous. While he brought comfort to the little boy, he also vaguely revealed the hidden dangers. For example, the little boy also encountered the refusal of the bus crew, the exile of the grandmother's balloon, the teacher's disapproval and even the principal's suspension and confinement, and the ruthlessness of the church guards. Driving away, being chased and intercepted by older children, stealing and robbing, and even violent destruction...
The setting of the characters in the short film is reasonable and reasonable. It is this fit that makes the protagonist's image deeply rooted in people's hearts. It is only possible for children to regard a balloon as a treasure. If an adult cherishes the balloon and holds an umbrella for it, the story will lose its authenticity. And this little boy is lonely, unremarkable and bullied. When he is standing in front of the girl's portrait and staring at him, he needs a partner, he needs this red balloon, and it is this red balloon that makes him unique to others Something special. The red balloon saw the eagerness of the basket balloon, it molested the boy and made fun of passers-by, and it seemed to be a playful child. The mutual needs of the two make different species the co-bearers of destiny. The image of a boy also seems to evoke our childhood, after all, most people will have moments of loneliness, not being cared about, and fantasizing about having a unique friend.
The reason why a fantasy story makes the audience feel that it may be happening around them is because the story is "told" well, and the director expresses the story mellowly in mirror language. There are not too many fancy techniques in the short film photography, the lens replaces the viewer's eyes, and does not deliberately create a fantasy feeling, there is no subjective lens, we just watch the boy pulling the balloon closer or running away, sometimes the principal upstairs, Sometimes it is an old man on the corner of the street, and the viewer is drawn into reality... And at the end of the film, the silence is better than the sound. The long shot is impressive, the balloon is deflated, a little bit of wear and tear, the skin is slowly shrinking and wrinkling, time It seems to be passing a little bit, and it seems to be still, and suddenly a foot is broken, announcing the end of the balloon's fate. In addition to leaving the audience angry, unfortunately, there is more meaningful.
The cool color of the cloudy day was finally broken by the clear sky when the boy was taken up by the balloon. The sun-drenched earth covered the mottled walls and icy bluestone, as well as the shriveled and tattered balloons that had been discarded and forgotten on the ground.
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