The English name The Station Agent, I don't know why it will be translated as "Spiritual Station" or "Next Station Happiness"
Basically a telephoto lens, watching the story of the character with the lens. There are very few lines for the protagonist, and most of the time he simply replies, and other characters rarely arrange inner monologues, and can only rely on the audience to experience the emotions and changes of the characters.
The transition of the plot is connected with the music and the background, and then filled with a large number of small fragments. When the movie came to the end, I noticed that I had watched it for 80 minutes. The editing style suits the movie well, and overall, it's a very quiet movie. Keeping the conflict for a short period of time, followed by a long period of silence, makes the existence of the conflict more and more prominent. For example, in the end, the protagonist was in a tavern, the scene only lasted for thirty seconds, and then the scene changed, the protagonist was alone on the train track again, watching the train approaching with drunken eyes, laughing mockingly, and lying on the train track. One shot lasts a minute.
The acquaintance process between Fen and Olivia and Joe looked very comfortable.
In the telephoto lens, Olivia said: We just eat, we don't talk, okay? Fen had been eating with his head down, and nodded when he heard this. With the scenery behind, there is an extremely quiet feeling.
Joe said: Whatever you do, take me with you. Fin said, I'll do nothing in a while. Then Fin pulled the door to close it. Joe blocked the door and said: If you plan to do something in the future, please take me with you. Fen looked at him strangely and said, what will we do in the future. Again, Fin pulled the door shut. Joe still blocked the door: Well, if you do something. Fern looked at Joe silently, well, I got it. And finally closed the door
This must be a plot that most people who stay quiet will like.
Even a few conflicts in the story didn't disturb the quiet atmosphere.
It's a bit of a pity that there are scenes of Finn getting drunk on the train tracks and the silence of dawn looking at the crushed watch, which is enough to describe the psychological changes and the changes in behavior before and after, but for Olivia and Joe's psychological changes There are not many, so the changes in their behavior are a little strange, failing to continue the behavior logic of the characters.
At the same time as the watch was broken, Finn's protection of himself was also broken. He found that this short body was not all a mistake, but he thought it was a mistake. Therefore, he took the initiative to step out and take the initiative to maintain it, instead of watching others approach step by step as before, passively accepting others' favors.
So, at the end of the movie, Fin, Olivia, Joe, the three of them are lying on the chairs. In the past, Fen probably just listened silently, but he remembered his story today and took the initiative to speak:
When did blimps appear?
A great ending, quiet and lingering.
Pick a quiet afternoon, in a place where you can hear the wind, and watch The Station Agent quietly, it will probably evoke everyone's memories of a certain segment in life, quiet memories.
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