Back to Basics

Also a writer-director in the Spanish-speaking cultural circle, one of the most notable differences between Almodóvar and the Mexican Three Heroes may be his always-on-camera language. Different from Sanjie's overall shady image style, Almodovar's picture is full, oily, and bright in color, and the action of the camera is more calm and stable, which makes the audience hold their breath. The Bucks' shots are absolutely infectious enough to make one's eyes wet in an instant.

The film is adapted from the novel of Nobel Prize winner Alice Munro. The story is small but mysterious. A story about a woman who has lost three times and tried to get it back in three stages of her life. Memories and reality are intertwined. The plot unfolds like a picture scroll. The more she sees, the more curious she becomes about the rest of the content. Many people may be familiar with Almodovar from [My Living Skin], but Julieta's style is completely different from this previous work. There are no thrilling and curious passages, and some are very life-like details and plain and true endings. I also read some comments before watching the movie. Some professional critics think that this film is like a clear soup with little water and tasteless, but I enjoy the calmness unexpectedly. It may be a return to the basics after watching too much aesthetic fatigue in recent big scenes. The ingenuity buried in the details is more intriguing.

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