A young girl, played by Elle Fanning, came to Los Angeles to pursue a modeling career. The career was very successful from the beginning, making a group of model girls around him jealous and eventually swallowed up.
Danish director Nicolas Winding Refn won the best director at Cannes in 11 years with "Desperado". The sophisticated space and lighting design make the film impressive and impressive. This new work continues the director's unique mastery of tone and lighting, as well as the narrative coordination of music editing, but the whole movie lacks originality, and the frames with great design sense are like MTV or a fashion. The blockbuster does not give people the aftertaste and background of the complete narrative. Is the content empty like "Little Times" or is there another purpose in the design?
The model industry eats a meal of youth, and the competition is self-evident. Jesse was a first-timer and was photographed by photographers and designers, who gave her an excellent resource, even though she wasn't yet on the move. All this was seen in the eyes of other girls, remembered in their hearts, full of jealousy and envy. The cosmetic surgery and skin care they are proud of is dwarfed by Jessie's natural beauty. The originally established order is vulnerable, and the resources that they have worked so hard to manage have been seized by this young girl overnight. How can it be more beautiful? Under the remote control of designers and photographers, under the threat of hotel owners, and under the suspicion of new friends, Jessie is not doing well. For the sake of her career, she had to endure loneliness, refused Dean's offer, and could not get the protection and comfort she deserved. After a female makeup artist woos Jesse and is rejected, along with two model girls, she kills Jessie and devours her beauty and love. The script is not complicated, the plot is simple. It shows the cruelty of the model circle. In fact, this cruelty is basically known to the public. Apart from this, there are no other thoughts and expressions. A little bit of involvement reveals the cruelty of today's society, and the difficulty of life is also taken for granted, and there is no escalation and extension. In two hours, it's easy to look empty and boring when looking at a basically familiar fact.
But on the other hand, it is worth talking about the director's expressive technique. From the very beginning, he was drawn into a space full of design sense by electronic music. The electronic music in the whole film was accompanied by the precise music editing to reveal the inner emotions of the characters. The eyes of the models were very Mysterious, with the cooperation of slow motion, it shows the fragile, stubborn and dark side of the characters, highlights the insignificance of individuals in the industry, and also depicts the beauty of the moment delicately, making people understand that this is a fascinating world . The color matching is bold, many graphic design elements are used, and the space is changeable and mysterious, just like the strict regulations and behind-the-scenes operations in this industry. The design and application of these techniques unify the inside and outside of the film. Just from the audiovisual point of view, it will not make people feel boring, but it only serves the script framework, and does not see other extensions.
Overall, it's a decent movie, but it's hollow compared to the director's previous work.
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