After watching "A Man named Ovi decides to die", he cried and couldn't stop the car. Some commented that this is a chicken soup chowder, but I think there is no trace of what is said in the whole film. It just dramatizes a very life-style story, simple and warm, and can even defeat the numbness and chaos. In addition to the movie itself, I also want to talk about the cold or warm Nordic movie style.
The world-renowned master of Swedish film seems to be Bergman alone, who has been floating in a niche state. I watched the Swedish version of the "Dragon Tattoo Girl" series and "The Centenarian Going Home" two years ago, and I didn't figure out any regional style, but David Fincher's remake of "Dragon Tattoo Girl" left behind. Very deep impression. In addition to the strong style of the heroine itself, it is enough to add points, David Fincher seems to directly put a pot of Nordic style directly in front of the audience, and also crushes the spices in our noses so as to make people linger.
There is no clear-cut light, no hot wind accompanied by the roar of cicadas, no bronze powder that has kissed the sun on the cheek.
The long-term winter scene is reminiscent of a fireplace, knitting and long-haired cats.
Although I am very afraid of the cold, I have become more fond of winter and the feeling of being wrapped in heavy clothes in the past two years. It is said that this is because the heart is getting old and I like the feeling of warmth. The whistling wind in the air screamed, mixed with dense snow flakes like silver needles, the ground was covered with a solid and heavy snow layer, and houses and branches seemed to be overwhelmed by the snow; it was already very impressive. The chilly picture is coupled with the innocent ringtones and background music, making people unable to hold back to pour a cup of hot latte and then put on the scarf. Both "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" and "The Hunt" give me this feeling. After watching "Hunting", the mood has been lowered to the freezing point, and even the coldness of the climate has been extended to the feeling of people's hearts. In the past when I was in aesthetics class, I heard from the teacher that ancient Greek culture is the origin of European culture. The main reason is that the Greek climate is pleasant and the sun is accompanied by the sea breeze. Therefore, the Greek ancestors are in a good mood and are interested in studying drama, poetics, and philosophy. , And prospered. At that time, I still felt a little strange. Could it be that climate has such a strong influence on humanities. That being said, the people of Northern Europe seem to be in a feeling of being suppressed by the cold all the year round, no wonder that Nordic movies also make people need to add a blanket and watch the cat together. (Well, when I watched it, there was a cat accompanied by it)
But there is also a Nordic style, which can harvest the enthusiasm of life in the cold and balance the anxious emotions.
It seems that this is really a good medicine to end the summer.
The protagonist Ovi, I guess he is either a Taurus or a Virgo. He defends all safety and order in the community. Vehicles are strictly forbidden, dogs urinating and defecation are strictly forbidden to go out of the street, and they have contempt for French cars. Retirement and the death of his wife made him want to end his life straightforwardly. On the surface, how difficult it is to get along with a perverse old man, even so cold as to be unsympathetic, with a sense of alienation like the northern European climate.
In fact, the neighbors understood his special care for the people around him. Although he often yelled at others as idiots, he did not have the slightest ambiguity in helping his neighbors. Everyone puts on a stinky face, and faces a child, but he can be patient to tell stories in a bear's voice. There is also every day to check in in front of his wife's grave, telling her that her suicide action was inexplicably postponed.
Even under the appearance of a cold climate, even if Ovie has lost his passion for life, the warmth and emotion lying in his heart can burst out to pass on to others and to the audience. So stubborn and prejudiced, he loves his wife Sonia, his stupid neighbors, and the world.
After Sonia became pregnant, Ovie didn't seem to be in high spirits when he heard the fetal movement, but ran to the toilet before daring to cry. Unfortunately, she was in a car accident at this time, and the child was not protected. Fortunately, Sonya got her life back, but she was paralyzed from the bottom of her body. Later, when I encountered a job search in Waterloo, many schools were unwilling to hire disabled teachers. After several twists and turns, it was finally settled, but the school was unwilling to build a special passage for Sonya. As a result, Ovie immediately rushed to the school in the rainy night, filled with outrage, and built a wooden ramp for Sonia overnight.
At the end of the suicide attempt, Ovie, facing the neighbor’s newborn, was holding the baby in a jerky and frightened manner; in the rare bright weather, the soft light from outside the window came in. It seemed that Ovie gave up suicidal thoughts as we wished. , To regain the enthusiasm for life. His eyes softened, and he told the neighbor's daughter what his father had said to him. The season outside the window seems not to be too warm. The next morning there is still heavy snow, but the warmth that is transmitted across the screen is the love of this paranoid old man for the people around him, and it is the calmness of time.
But on this morning, Ovie passed away.
The cause of death was an oversized heart.
Indeed, he did not actively try different suicide methods anymore. He may have written a will to the neighbor briefly explaining before he perceives his death. To the effect, I hope that only a few relatives and friends will attend the funeral. Not forgetting to tell the cat’s eating habits and the community to prohibit vehicles from entering. Between the lines, there is no too saturated emotions, just like he rarely expresses.
Every time Ovie attempted suicide but failed, fragments of his past life were gradually gathered, from childhood and father’s life, first acquaintance with Sonia to the end of Ovie’s funeral, and finally escaped into a complete new world. .
Ovie woke up on the train where he first met Sonia, he sat up and looked at Sonia.
This time, time really stopped for Ovie and Sonia in their sixtieth year.
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