Sensei's Army
Sensen's Army
6 days ago
Youth
Hundred Episodes Oscar Series Commentary
Answers a few questions from fans
1 Why did Liu Feng and the heroine not get a marriage certificate in the end?
2 Another war-themed movie in which six or seven women revolve around a man, "Under the Peony",
let's talk about youth first, and rub his popularity.
After watching Fanghua, most audiences always feel that it is not enough. They think that the director is hesitant to talk, and it is not deep enough. In fact, our audience still has high expectations for famous directors, not to mention this kind of literary film. Feel unfulfilled. In fact, the depth is often something you can't see from the film. If you can easily find it from the dialogue, it is not called depth.
Woman: So what do you think is the depth of a movie?
According to my understanding, the depth of a movie is what makes you feel the most creative and artistic connotation in the movie. Even philosophical ideas are integrated into all aspects of the plot and the expression of structural shots.
So I don't think that movies full of chicken soup dialogues have depth, nor do I think that boiled water works that have neither tears nor laughter have depth...
Female: So it is! It seems that judging the depth of a movie cannot be superficial!
Man: Yes, don't think that literature and art are classics. Art films are just as rubbish! Don't think that a director can make a literary film. A sensational story is a good film. It is too elementary to understand it like this!
Well, for a movie with high intelligence and high artistic content, Oscar will check it for you! Good is good, what the general audience can't see, others may not understand!
Woman: Then tell me about youth, what philosophy does it contain?
There is a saying that is good, if you are serious, you will lose! The film may want to tell us a truth: treat love like politics and treat the country, whoever is serious will lose! I mean, people can't live too obsessively! You have to judge the situation, otherwise you will end up looking for bad luck.
Woman: Then why didn't the last two people get a marriage certificate in the film?
What do you think, it's all mixed up like that, why are you serious, you're still competing, you haven't figured it out yet... Does it mean that?
Female: Oh, I understand this time, if you are serious, you will lose!
In the past, the army was called a style issue, and politics came first! But in fact, it's all the same...
In fact, I don't want to explain and think about Director Feng's film now. After all, he didn't win an award! There is no need to be too serious.
Woman: Wow, you actually think so?
Hey, just be my snob! If this film can win the Grand Prix or be nominated, then I will analyze him, including the thematic plot scenes, etc...
M: Sensen chooses the teaching materials for us to pull the film, of course, we have to be serious, and I only want to listen to the comments of the award-winning film.
Woman: Got it, we don't have to work hard for those who didn't win! Use a butcher's knife to kill a chicken, the four-dimensional integrated analysis method is no joke!
Male: Master Sensen, will you be our doctoral supervisor?
Woman: Yes, accept us, accept us!
This, can't, can't...
Well, I found that you are really good at practicing now, you can teach me!
Man: Nothing, as long as you don't pay tuition, you can listen to whatever you want!
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Male: I missed it...
Let me faint for a while...
Let's talk about the Cannes award-winning film under Peony Flowers today, and find out how similar this film is to Youth? See, there are also six or seven women around a man, one talking about the Vietnam War and the other about the Civil War, all of which use the war as the background and tell the cruelty of the war from the side. Now I will teach you how to find the so-called depth in the movie... ...
Du Dan spent the
Cannes Film Festival (2017; 70th) Award: 1 Nomination: 1
Award Palme d'Or - Best Director Award to
answer a few questions from fans
1: At the end of the film, what is the metaphor for the blue rose tied with a silk scarf on the iron gate?
2: What is the metaphor for the heroine holding a telescope and looking at it from a high place?
3: The film's simple shooting method has been criticized by fans, but it can win the Best Director Award at Cannes just for such rough shooting methods?
4: Can you find out the theme of the film?
The following content is the scripted version of the upcoming film review, please do not reprint! ! !
Woman: Wow, as far as the four questions you raised, who can answer them clearly? This film is considered a complete analysis!
snort! Others explain it as a soldier's romantic history in a mission school, hey, that's outrageous, it's a complete nonsense explanation. Didn't understand the movie at all!
Female: There are people on the Internet who think that this director has won awards based on his level. If I want to shoot, he can also win some awards!
Ha, I would advise the director who said such words, I hope you will go there when it is cool! I can't even read the movie, really... I don't know what to say...
M: Instructor, you can use our magic weapon to pull the film in four dimensions and analyze Dafa, right?
Let me first summarize the story in one sentence, to get a general idea of the plot: a few female believers obeyed God's call to save the next deserter, and helped him saw his leg to heal. All in all, he was simply poisoned to death!
Man: Haha, that's really the case, it's absurd!
Yes, if you understand this movie in this way, you will be able to analyze the problems in it. Listen to me slowly give you a thread... On
the high platform, telescope, everyone pay attention to these repeated details.
In fact, this is an extremely ironic picture , has a strong implication, revealing a problem, this female head is high in the family, and she has always been self-righteous, thinking that she can hear God's teachings and accept God's will.
Woman: That's what's in the dialogue.
Haven't the female head forgotten that you always look into the distance and really understand the people around you? Including your students and friends, have you ever looked at the soldier in front of you who was going through a brutal war with even the slightest empathy?
The female head often asks several students: What have you learned from the case of ambushing the wounded? Ha, you don't let your subordinates come into contact with that soldier, what can you let them learn? This is to think that you are learning and thinking, but in fact, there is no communication and inner communication at all. There is no such patience and perspective between people, let alone God? How can one come into contact with the will of God just by relying on this kind of understanding? Isn’t it ridiculous to still preach at this level?
Female: Yes, this old woman really doesn't know the girls around her, what they are thinking, who has secretly fallen in love with the wounded soldier and slept with him...
Let's see, in fact, the soldiers are just In order to survive, to seek a place to save his life, as a deserter, he wanted to stay, he looked for various ways to make women like him, and as a man he also had to vent his lust.
Woman: But when he lost a leg, he started to go wild, like a bad guy, and scared everyone! So poisoning...
Then I ask you, what did this soldier do wrong? Did he kill? Did he rape? You know what the consequences of your poisoning are, is this the retribution he deserves, and all this is God's will?
Man: This bad idea is a girl's idea. It's not sensible to accept a child, and this adult is also like this, it's not ridiculous!
Yes! And everyone see, at the last dinner party, it's obvious that the man just wants to change other people's opinion of him. It would be good if he was treated as a guest as before. That's all. If it doesn't work, leave here. The man has already compromised. !
But look at the end, when the soldiers stopped breathing, which of these women felt remorse for it, and who thought they were guilty? That's murder...
Female: It's really hypocritical here... I don't know what the story wants to express
, so I will remind you step by step. Are these girls unkind?
Woman: I don't think so? But they thought they had done their best, and the man threatened them with a gun, and the little girl felt that the soldier man threw her little turtle away, so he must be a wicked person...
Yep, that's the problem. Where are the so-called benevolent hearts of these female believers in front of them, they can't resist any test at all, God's tolerance is completely invisible in them...
This is the lack of thinking, the lack of understanding of human nature, and the lack of empathy. We can see from a lot of dialogues that from the beginning of the film, most of the dialogues between the soldier and the woman are sideways. Did you notice that? You push him back and he pushes back, but we haven't had a good conversation.
Man: Yes, yes, I feel it, it's like taking gun medicine!
They regard themselves as masters, their own territory. It wasn't until the man felt that he couldn't go on like this. After all, he had to be flattering... Because he felt that it was very difficult to communicate with this female head, and the female head was so arrogant that he didn't have the patience to listen to him. Of course, a man There are also problems with himself, his emotional intelligence is too low, and he is also a bit self-righteous, which eventually led to tragedy. So here we emphasize the skills of how to communicate. First of all, we must have an equal attitude, then we must communicate with each other, and we must be frank...
I will analyze these now for everyone to remember, and it will be very helpful for us to find themes later. Otherwise, you don't know what these plots do.
In the end, this plate of poisonous mushrooms also passed the relay, and the woman did not forget to pray before the meal. The
man said: Very ironic!
This shows that everyone participated in the murder together, which is a common karma, and they are also doing heinous things under the eyes of God.
Female: Except for the woman who sleeps with the soldier, she may not know about the murder, but in the end, she found out that even if she has sex with a man, love comes and goes quickly,
yes, it is more to see the indifference to life of these women , may I ask where is your benevolence? You are crueler than the soldiers who stand outside to catch deserters.
Male: Everything is superficial,
there are no gentlemen or ladies here, and there is no piety and benevolence in the bright coat. There is a secular and cold-blooded heart hidden under the nobility.
Let’s look at the comparison, sawing legs and sawing wood, these two sets of shots should be thought of this way. Does sawing off a leg feel the same as sawing wood? The point is, do you think it's superfluous to cut off someone's leg even with too many explanations? What's the difference between you and castrated him?
Although, those who understand medicine think that this is indeed a life-saving, but have you explained and explained to others, let alone consulted their opinions, this is actually the arrogance of the heart, and the attitude of suppressing above makes you disdain for many things .
Man: Yes, I might think that it would be great if I could save you, you dead deserter!
Female: Thinking about the fact that many disputes between doctors and patients are the same now, maybe they do bad things with good intentions, causing the family members of the patients to not understand.
That's why I emphasize communication. Second, care for your patients with sincerity. Don't be self-righteous and think that as long as you have good intentions, you can disrespect others.
Looking at this shot, the teacher actually went through struggles and entanglements in his heart, but when he finally decided to do it, he didn't hesitate at all. He never seemed to have such a thought, it was murder!
Woman: Come to think of it, does God really allow her to do this? Isn't this a joke!
well said! What is the purpose of everyone watching this play? In the middle of the night, the female head of the house held a gun and opened the door for several soldiers. She came back and said that the soldiers were almost scared by herself, so should they kill them too? Just because you scared the other party...
So this scene is completely the same as the man in the back terrorizing them with a gun. This is a comparison between two groups, understand?
Man: Oh, if you don't say, I really haven't thought about it. In fact, I just want to explain, but everyone is just intimidated by a misunderstanding.
Woman: Right, no one is a bad person, it's all a misunderstanding, but sometimes it's really scary, at night, besides, who isn't afraid of someone with a gun?
This is the analogy between the two mentalities. It is an interpretation of the man's indignation after his leg was sawed and his gun drawn. Obviously, they are things that should be understood by each other.
Woman: Indeed, now I understand, it's all to scare myself!
Don't I always say, if a person doesn't understand movies, don't talk to him about the script, you say it's not a waste of time! I said what is the use of this scene, it is very important, it cannot be replaced, it cannot be deleted, the other party wants to listen to the scriptures, and I am too lazy to talk about it, then it is really hopeless.
Back in the film, the ending scene is very artistic. The background of this film is the period of the Civil War. The story takes place in the third year, which is the year before the end of the war. The soldiers outside the door represent the North, and the women inside the door represent the North. In the south, there is an iron gate in the middle... a blue strip of cloth, like a flower...
So we should tell stories related to this civil war in the United States. I just said, emphasizing communication, in fact, how big is the North and South? It’s all for a better life, and it’s all about making a living. Is it unforgivable for the South to engage in slavery? That's a system issue. Are all evil people in the south, don't they have faith, aren't they God's people? You can just reason with him! The root cause of the war is mapped, but it is a war that should not have happened due to mutual misunderstanding!
Second, as I said, everyone thinks that they are justified and superior, and that only they can understand God’s will. What was the result? There is no empathy, no patience to listen to what the other party says, what to think, and think that there is no need to explain, so the war broke out, and all guns have the final say!
From a variety of schemes, I found the most extreme, irreversible and most contrary to God's will, that is, war, which actually reflects the indifference and disregard of life in people's hearts, which is exactly the same state as the women in the story.
So we see, a story like this reflects the origin of the Civil War, and this is what the film expresses.
Man: Madam is right! No wonder I always feel that it is an awkward story.
For sure! In this story, the audience doesn't get much catharsis. But think about it, the Civil War, whether justice has been released?
The war that should not have happened, the contradictions within the nation, the cannibalism of brothers and sisters, what is justice? Until now, what does the US think about the Civil War now?
Think about how the artist expressed his views on that war with storytelling! Understand these, this is called the depth of the film, do you understand now?
Male: Mao Said off!
Woman: That's why Sensen said that this story is about the Civil War. Think about it, it's true!
The hostile sides of the North and South have such commonalities: high above, self-righteousness, lack of communication, and ignorance of life. The most stupid and savage way is war and murder, but those who start war do not know it. This is the tragedy of mankind.
Male: The status of the hero and heroine in the play is similar.
At the end of the film, these women are in this state, they are not conscious and introspective, and there will always be an insurmountable gap between such believers and God.
Male: At the end of the film, tell us about long shots, inside and outside the door, artistic conception!
Woman: Yes, I want to ask another question, you just mentioned, blue flowers.
First of all, what do the blue strips mean? If you find an enemy, hang it up quietly...
Analyze the language of the camera. Inside and outside the door, the Civil War, do you think that places like the battlefield can bloom flowers? Hidden evil, the flower of evil, understand?
Man: Wow, so ironic! Haha, this place can also grow poisonous mushrooms.
Woman: It's too awesome! That's what you can see!
Therefore, the place closest to God is not necessarily a church or a place that looks holy and bright on the outside. Stop looking far away, look around more, and learn to listen. Only the heart of a person is closest to God, and it is more important than giving charity. Tolerance, tolerance and understanding, to have wisdom and to respect life...
M: Well said! applause! I think these women just don't understand tolerance, they don't listen to each other's inner voice and needs. And the last shot, it was amazing!
Therefore, the master-level directors of others have long been familiar with the camera. If they don’t play, they will play the most advanced, Cannes Award, Best Director, do you have luck?
I now find that this movie is a metaphor for the cause of the Civil War, and it is also a side description of the war, which is similar to Youth!
That's why I discuss the two films together to give you an idea of the level of production at Cannes. Don't think that you have the ability to control a certain subject by taking a few minutes of long shots or big scenes. The level of the director is not to be seen that way. The firmness of art works has rules and regulations. The key judges must see your creation through your film. Power and artistry!
Female: According to the Internet, the director of this movie is not high...
Male: Don't listen to what the Internet says, a bunch of laymen, listen to Sensen!
You have to see the door when watching a movie! Film critics, don't just think about complaining, grandstanding is not a unique point of view. Do you ask how many directors who really know what to do will find fault with the Oscars at Cannes? If your academy teachers do this too, and advise you to simply transfer, you will definitely not be able to learn from this kind of person! hehe
In terms of lens and color processing, let me say a few more words. Let’s put it this way, most of the religious themes, especially the literary and artistic films based on the church environment, will not have any too cool or too cool lens processing, such as big rockers, combined shots, Not at all, it's the rule.
Man: Oh, so it is! But why?
You think, the serious part of the church itself, like this kind of literary film, is to let you think about philosophy and life quietly, not to do that cool and tricky things, including colors, which are relatively simple, of
course, I said It’s just a literary film. Unlike some commercial films in which the background of the church is handled differently, the film itself is not a cookie-cutter thing. Art, it’s all about innovation!
But at least you have to understand that most of the religious themes in literary films have a fixed camera position, and the machine swings and begins to tell a story. In the future, I will also comment on a few or award-winning religious-themed movies, all of which have these characteristics...
M: Okay, can you comment on all the award-winning movies?
Of course, I'll show you what a real educational film review is...
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