The video I'm going to recommend today is the one I watched during my last few days in college. Because of graduation, I can't find time to write about my feelings.
The film is called "Ordinary Woman" - A Fantastic Women . I don't want to be too entangled in the name. Anyway, this translation method is familiar to everyone. If someone explains too much here, the film review will be meaningless.
It was first learned when its script won a Silver Bear at the Berlin Film Festival, and the director was nominated for a Golden Bear, and it was a Chilean director. Chilean films started very late, and only gradually appeared in the early 20th century. There have always been talented directors from non-European and American countries in Berlin. I also like this one in Berlin very much at the three major film festivals.
After watching it and getting some behind-the-scenes shooting details, I typed the search again, yes! It won the 90th Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
Ordinary women resist all kinds of unfavorable and discriminatory treatment in a harsh social environment, and then bravely defend their rights and dignity as women. This plot is matched with high enough social hotspots such as: feminism, independence, and politics, and it seems that it can constitute a qualified award-winning film. in my opinion. Here's what makes it stand out for an Oscar.
- Because its story is very full. There is enough time for emotional portrayal, and the film is filled with various close-up shots, which are common in European films and are very effective for expressing the psychology of the characters.
- The "Chilean element" permeating the European style. Sebastian Lelio, in his resume, has the experience of shooting many short films, and these elements can be seen in the films. The first is the camera lens. As can be seen from the close-up above, the film does not have the "fresh" framing locations in many European films. Even at the beginning of the film, the place presented by the film is extremely mediocre. When watching the title, it was really uncomfortable. For dozens of minutes, you followed the male protagonist through ordinary places: massage parlors, karaoke halls, restaurants, and homes. Please don't give up, after these, the accumulated emotions will control you.
3. Well, please don't have any doubts, although the framing is average, I just want to say that the lens is so beautiful! I haven't seen such a harmonious and stylish lens in a long time. Below are a few shots I took of myself. A good shot can touch people's hearts.
The language of the shots can be said to be the biggest highlight of the film. Through these shots, the heroine is portrayed, and it is a large-scale portrayal of subtle emotions. It is these subtle emotional changes that bring the story to life.
4. Good casting. Daniela Vega, Chile's first transgender actress. To be honest, I didn't even know the identity of the female protagonist as a transgender after watching it! Although there are a few hints in the play (but I think a good movie is to make you move without knowing it), the abuse of transgender people in the film, I thought it was an insult to the women in the film, I understand that the female protagonist enters the male bath as a female The independence of the Lord is fearless. A face that makes people have no sexual desire, thick limbs, and an expression that can express joy and anger. Let transgender people play transgender people, and use reality to create reality. I have received your good intentions.
Incomparably delicate emotional portrayal, beautiful shots, and a higher-than-average conception, making it stand out even in the same genre of transgender-themed films, this is what I think.
My afterthought: full of power! Don't be intimidated by various forces ahead of time. Because, you haven't had time to give him the middle finger!
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