Pablo Larrain, who directed the film "Chile Says No", directed this "El club". Compared with the former, he personally prefers the latter. The latter is also a "Focus" presented in another way of expression, as some people say, and it covers a wider range of content than "Focus", while "Focus" is vertical in terms of Go deeper, not to mention that the styles of the two films are not very comparable.
Another translation of the film is called "The Priest Club". From the title, it seems that the plot of the film involves human nature and religious beliefs. In fact, the intention of this film is to expose the suspicion of some clergy's sins, and it also touches on religion. The so-called sacred part is corrupted by human nature, but it seems to be more than that. It may want to express more and farther, and the direction of the plot is also reminiscent of Emerson's words: "Everyone sometimes The land benefits from its own sins, just as plants use manure as fertilizer."
The tone of the film is depressing and dark. In the middle and later parts, the irony gradually increases, and there is still a hint of absurdity. When infamy becomes a common phenomenon, what should be done is ruthless exposure or deliberate concealment. The choices made by the investigators sent from above, the people in the system, underscore the fact that real-world pros and cons always take precedence over those noble rules and regulations.
The "Atonement Club" in the film is a specific and subtle religious group with a special purpose, which seems to reflect the religious world that is like a terminally ill old man, and those sins that have penetrated deep into the bones over the years can no longer be cleaned or disappeared. Five priests and a nun who have black history and are already "guilty", in a two-story building located in a remote corner of a remote street in a remote place, practice atonement, chanting scriptures, eating and drinking, resting, and raising dogs every day , dog training, dog racing, winning money, and living a comfortable and comfortable life, the situation is not like being in a "prison" at all, it is more like a vacation, if it is not for a newcomer who has caused disaster, such a life may still be here. will continue.
Most of the shots of the film are deliberately deformed, which directly contributes to the slight distortion of the characters’ faces and the slight stretching or squeezing of the space in which they are located. Among them, the nun Monica’s smile is a little mysterious and a little nervous. Under such a deformed perspective, in different scenes, it seems to have special meaning. Her smile, at the beginning of the period, imitated the friendliness of the Virgin. When she was asked the truth by the people sent from above, the smile began to become unpredictable and "official". When she wanted to lie, the smile had The feeling of being false and perfunctory, when she was exposed, there was a gloomy look in her eyes, and her smile became more ferocious, and she was also stern, which made people shudder. From this, the audience can fully believe that the crimes she was accused of by her biological mother may be real.
The actor Antonia Zeggs, who plays Monica, plays the few female characters in the film in a layered way. She looks like a similar smile, but it shows a different expression, which is admirable. And when the plan is passed tacitly, and the killing and framing are carried out by her, people will believe Chaucer's words: "Guilty is in line with human nature, but long-term persistence is the devil.
" The use of light has a deep meaning, "God sees light as good, so he separates light from darkness", but God did not give up on darkness. The light and dark changes in the film seem to follow this passage, while the cool-toned ambient atmosphere , the rough photography style and the obvious lighting features seem to be looking for something and expressing something.
Lemont said: "As long as man lives, sin exists." Well-intentioned investigations to avoid sin have led to more sin, and the climax of this sin is brewed and carried out in a calm tone. The "bearded man" who was finally taken into custody had a bizarre religious view and a preconceived "love view". He seemed to be a victim, but also a non-fuel-efficient lamp. The long medicine list indicated that in the In the days to come, the life of the club will not be peaceful, sin will only invite sin, and the greyhound who is good at running has become the most innocent one.
"Evil lives by concealment" (Virgil), in order to maintain a riddled system, everyone hides something, so evil grows.
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