In May 2016, at the Cannes Film Festival, once a Korean film was released, it won everyone's attention; what followed was the film's copyright purchases in 175 countries, breaking South Korea's overseas copyright transaction records and domestic similar films. Box-office records; followed by countless international awards... Yes, after watching this film, you will exclaim: The old "old boy" is back! This movie is Park Chan-wook's "Miss" (also translated as "The Temptation of a Ladies").
In the end, what is the magic of this movie, let's take a look at it:
1. Ink-like artistic conception + Gothic beauty
"Even Japan doesn't have this kind of Western-Japanese architecture, it reflects the owner's admiration for Japan and Britain..."
Of course, this sentence is not only the character's lines, but also the director's preference. The comprehensive influence of Eastern and Western cultures has created Park Chan-wook's film style orientation. Just take a look at that beautiful frame-by-frame picture that makes people drool.
2. The suspense structure of "deception within deception"
Naturally, the film's suspenseful setting reminds me of that classic Oscar movie of the 1970s: "Cheater". And our director Park Chan-wook was an out-and-out "Hitchcock" fan in the early days. Think about how a deceitful layout and a suspenseful atmosphere can collide with sparks!
Addition: Unlike "Cheat Within Cheat", the driving force behind the "Miss" deception is not pure interests and desires, but love and ideals. This also gives this Korean film a lot of humanistic temperament on the basis of the story.
Three, elegant and elegant erotic paragraphs
The love story in "Miss" is about two women: a woman who was imprisoned by a perverted uncle from childhood to adulthood, and a maid from the bottom of North Korea...a same-sex theme. Naturally, there are large-scale love scenes in the film.
However, when you actually get into the play, you will find that those erotic images bring more than just sensuality, they make you feel a kind of freedom that is suppressed and eager to be released. And this freedom is our most primitive yearning for love.
4. Quentin-style aesthetics of violence
When the word "violent aesthetics" is mentioned, it is estimated that all "Quentin fans" can't help it. And the violent aesthetic elements in this "Miss" are no less than Quentin's. You must know that the violent elements have always been Park Zanyu's forte, and they are absolutely original and beautiful.
Five, the sublimation of love
Of course, this "Miss" is not enough to conquer the public with its meticulous storyline, violent aesthetics and eroticism. If all of the above elements are removed, what is left of the film? I think there is only "love"! This love is very special, it is not like the couple in "Adele's Life", the two hit it off. On the contrary, the two lovers in "Miss" are suddenly realized through contact. It was unexpected! This reminds me of Ang Lee's "Lust and Caution": once you discover the magic of love, it is so powerful, stronger than all ideals and desires.
Looking at this Korean film that has an international effect, you can say that it is pure "extractionism": British-style black humor, French-style eroticism, Quentin-style violent aesthetics, Hollywood-style love endings, and so on. All the films are accounted for, however, this is probably the success of a good film that is loved by the public!
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