Taking advantage of the New Year's return to work from home and taking a break, I finally watched the long-awaited "Don't Stop the Camera". Knowing that this movie was recommended by a well-known film critic by accident, he even used the word "violent" to evaluate it, which shows how explosive the word of mouth is.
Watching such a movie requires a sense of ritual. I bought a package of spicy sticks and a bottle of Jiaduobao, and watched it comfortably in my own three-inch space.
As soon as the screen is opened, what the hell, the fake zombies, the shaky footage, the poor picture, is this a good movie? I was filled with countless question marks. If it hadn't been recommended by others, I might have given up. If I give up, then I will regret it to death.
Keep watching, just like discovering a new continent, you are always making surprises. Until the end, you will find that these shoddy and flawed ones are the biggest highlight of the film.
The structure of the film is novel. The first 37 minutes is a pure zombie film in one shot, and the second half is the process of making the movie; the first half is terrifying, and the second half is hilarious; There is no sense of incongruity, you will exclaim after reading it - this is called "work".
Watching this movie, don't watch the spoilers, or you won't be able to experience the feeling of fun and dripping at all. I read it myself, and when I look back at it a second time, I just want to laugh.
As for the inexplicable points in the first half, I just thought that it created a terrifying atmosphere of zombies and caught the audience's eyes. The audience will follow the rhythm of the film with doubts to find out.
It feels like the movie is creating puzzles for you one by one, and you are the one who solves the puzzles, you are going through an adventure, and you have tried any clues that help solve the puzzles one by one. , and finally with the progress of the film, your answers will be revealed one by one. In addition, your emotions are also going through a roller coaster-like change. One second you were still unable to extricate yourself in terror, the next second you would laugh back and forth, and a second later you would be moved to red eyes.
This kind of film shooting method is unique, the style is unusual, and it has strong individualistic characteristics. There is a professional term in the industry to describe this kind of movie, called cult movie.
The most unique thing about this movie is that the director deliberately magnifies the clumsiness and falsehood of the movie, telling you bluntly that we are fake, incomplete, and imperfect, but anyway, we can still shine.
Life is not like this, there is nothing perfect, only the incomplete is beautiful.
I went to see the director Shinichiro Ueda's experience. Before that, it didn't have any well-known works. It can be said that it was mediocre, and it owed millions of dollars, but it has not changed my love for movies. This reminds me of Xin Yukun, the director of "The Labyrinth of the Heart". They have a similar experience and are also obsessed with making such cult movies, which is great.
Good works will be accepted across regions, races, and time and space. I hope they can stick to their unique personality and shoot more good works.
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