The rhythm of part of the symphony in the early morning
is fast, and the rhythm of the sleeping part is slowed down, creating a sense of peace and tranquility in the early morning, and the rhythm of waking up in the morning and entering the daytime life begins to speed up again, indicating the vitality of life. Some scenes are repeated in the film, such as the man in the white shirt, the wide street, the posters on the street, the street shop, the gears that symbolize industrial production, the sewing machine, the bench on the street corner. It makes the film coherent and has a linear structure of time.
The running of the city section
is a fast-paced record of the busyness of the entire city during the day. And soon, out of a metaphor for life and death, a funeral procession appeared, the contrast between children and newborns, and the music was soothing and lyrical. The "Eyes of the Movie" group of shots transitioned very quickly, and the rhythm of the music also accelerated, becoming tense and intense. The description of the soldier's injury and rescue process is interspersed with the lens of the camera as a movie eye and the lens as the human eye. This is the part where these two types of lenses appear the most.
In the next paragraph, the music slows down, mainly recording a daily work situation of people in various industries. Printing, packaging, sewing machines. When the cigarette assembly line is working, the music is accelerated and the vitality of industrial production is revealed. To the coal miners, the music has a stronger sense of rhythm, presenting a small climax of work production.
The photographer fiddles with the camera and the operation of the machine, and the lens of the crane lifts the heavy object, and then the lens of the photographer on different occasions is intertwined with the lens of the surrounding scene, and the lens of the camera is interspersed.
The leisure and sports parts are
switched to the beach, and the multi-scenario lens application. Filmmaker commercials and sports alternate, fast-paced. Next is the interweaving of sailing ships and smeared scenes, and the music is very lyrical. Fast-paced recording of sports such as women's basketball and men's soccer, racing, and more. In the end, the interweaving of the viewing lens and the street scene still brings the photographer into the narrative, closing the entire film with the lens closed.
As for my most impressive shot is the first half.
One is the beginning of the symphony, which is super magical. The seats that open automatically, and the slow-motion or stop-motion shots that appear when different musicians play, have a trance that is out of order in time and space.
The second is a group of shots of the shutters and the trees outside the window, similar to the shutter flashing, depicting a trance of the beautiful scenery that people see under the graceful light and shadow.
The third is the set of movie eyes mentioned in "Classic Records Vertov". The flash shots are very dynamic, very avant-garde, and I like them very much. Wong Kar-wai's camera expression seems to have a tribute to Vertov.
One of the cutest shots is probably the one that puts the photographer in the picture.
The narrative of the whole film is weak, and it seems that there is not much logic at first glance, but when the human eye watches the world, it is only a switching of images, without too much logic and deep connection. The film uses the lens to simulate the perception of the human eye, which is appropriate to a certain extent. It records what you see, excludes deliberate dramatic elements, emphasizes what you see is what you get, and emphasizes the sense of reality. In fact, there are still a lot of inadvertent dramatic elements in the movie, and the cinematic echoes are great.
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