How should an artist cover up his technical flaws?
It's very simple, so it's a mystery. That is, try to highlight the defect as much as possible, so that the defect looks like a feature, so that it looks like an advantage.
Let’s talk about acting first. If you don’t know how to act, you can try expressionless acting. Like Liu Yaren in the film, whether making love, killing, waiting, searching, traumatized, or shocked, he is all a blank face with a small mouth open. [Yes, we tend to hide our emotions in front of others, but in this film, Liu Yaren spends most of the time alone, with this same unchanging expression, except that he can’t perform, I really can’t find a better explanation . The first sex between men and women in the film is not so much the first time, but it looks like the old couple is fulfilling the obligation of physical communication once a month. I also suspect that Yoo Ah In has never masturbated, so I have no idea what masturbation is all about. 】
Speaking of narrative, it is clear that the director deliberately blurred the key plot, that is, did "Gatsby" kill Emi. If it is determined that he is killed, Liu Yaren kills him for revenge for love. The logic of ordinary commercial films, although illegal but reasonable, can meet the psychological expectations of ordinary audiences. But in this film, there is no hard evidence that "Gatsby" killed Huimei, only hints: when it comes to ambiguity when burning plastic greenhouses, Huimei's pink watch in the bathroom drawer, these are just hints, hints to be confirmed . With only hints, we can also think that Hye Mi may not even be dead or killed at all, Yoo Ah In just killed "Gatsby" out of his own jealousy (a tribute to this Gatsby in Korea He also made a scapegoat like Gatsby in the United States.), he believes that "Gatsby" killed Emi is just a psychological excuse.
This ambiguity of key plots does not enrich the meaning of the film, but only exposes the sloppyness that the writers and directors failed to figure out how to deal with these key plots and had to blur the past.
Finally, let's talk about structure. The structure of the film is completely out of balance. If the theme is exploration, then the final killing ending should be cut off, at most after Liu Yaren's second visit to the mansion of "Gatsby", it is still a good serious literary film. If the theme is class conflict, oppression, and revenge, then the part where Emi appeared earlier is too long, and it is unnecessary to explore whether she is lying or whether she is true love.
In a word, this film is an example of trickery, and it is worthy of reference by other writers and directors who walk on the edge of commercial films and works of art.
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