I had seen "Second Floor" at a film festival before, and vaguely remembered the funny scene of the fat man grabbing another person's leg and being dragged away. It's also a movie I watch for inspiration. The meaning and philosophical thinking of this film is so profound that it is difficult to grasp the point of view the author really wants to express without looking at the comments and historical knowledge. But the viewing process is still very enjoyable, although I still don't understand the surreal at the end of the film.
Never been to Europe, let alone Northern Europe. I always feel that there is a big difference between the Nordic people and our culture. Probably because I watched a lot of British, American and French films since I was a child, even if I first came to the United States to study and live, I did not feel much discomfort. After watching a lot of programs introducing the cultural differences between China and the United States, most of them can be classified as habitual differences and do not reach the height of "cultural differences". And every time a film in the Nordic range is produced, there will be a real sense of "cultural difference". This feeling mainly comes from the way of thinking and speaking habits of the characters in the film, which are depressed, gloomy, pale, indifferent and lifeless. The humor of the film comes entirely from the sense of absurdity generated in this atmosphere. Everyone is clumsy and hopeless. Of course, it may be the atmosphere deliberately created by the film, but the cold "Nordic culture" is evident.
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