"Hibernation": Everyone is a secret world

Reagan 2021-12-26 08:01:33

(Zhening Written on January 3, 2015) The
Turkish movie "Hibernation (Kış Uykusu)" is a movie that tests the endurance of watching movies. The length of 3 hours and 16 minutes will discourage many people. However, once When you look inside, you will find that time passes unconsciously with the penetration of the feelings of the character's situation and mood in the film, and at the same time, the long lasting charm of watching long literary works will develop.
This time director Nuri Big Ceylon has integrated film and literature very well. On the basis of high-quality pictures, he added a lot of speculative dialogue, combined with the "Chekhov novel" of character settings. , So that the film exudes a charming literary atmosphere. Unlike the long mirrors in previous works, which are left blank and "be cautious in words and deeds", this time, Ceylon has greatly reduced the exterior long mirrors, and most of the scenes are concentrated indoors. The cave-like hotels and residences in the movie The environment is the unique landform of the Cappadocia region in Turkey. Such an environment forms an unspeakable sense of closure in space, creating the depression and depression of the winter, making the words and deeds of the characters in this environment. Various storms are brewing.
Everyone in the film has their own standpoints and values. When the incident broke out, some of them tried to reach a consensus with other classes. They didn't realize that communication within the same class was a matter of bullets, let alone cross-class. For example, the scene in the film where three men talk about wine at night seems to be very meaningful. At the beginning, they belonged to the intellectual class can chat in a fun and decent way. Once they go deeper, everyone’s inner world is full of Jungle ravines and rapids, and no bridge can be derived. Another example is that the young wife of the boss, who is in parallel with the scene of Jiuyehua, goes to the tenant’s house to send money to express kindness. The self-righteous kindness burned out in the fire will eventually turn into a woman’s weeping, just kindness. The starting point is not enough. In many parts of life, the standpoint and the point of view cannot be reconciled.
Nietzsche once said: "For every soul, any other soul is a secret world." In the film, Ceylon calmly and literally expounds this secret world-like gap. At the same time, he also presented the delicate and profound introspection of the intellectual class. This introspection is what Ceylon strives to pursue. He believes that "everything that happens in society can be explained by'human nature'", and he also Constantly exploring the dark side of his soul. Some viewers think that this film is a change of Ceylon style. In fact, it is not. In terms of thinking mode, "Hibernation" is still in the same line as his past works. Ceylon's literary complex has always existed in his works, only this time. He completed an evolution and sublimation with 15 years of deposition.
In the film, the audience constantly sees the self-torture and mutual torture of the characters, such as the dialogue between the protagonist Aiden and his young wife and divorced sister living under the same roof. Every time, it seemed that he was hiding the blade without knowing it, hurting himself and the other side as well. This kind of confusing and confusing confrontation has appeared many times in the film. The dialogue between different characters reflects the thinking dynamics of spokespersons of different concepts. The occasional humor seems to be sold together with sadness, which is quite in agreement. Hefu criticized the characteristics of realist works.
In the film, there have been several situations where the hero Aiden peeped through the window, as if he wanted to understand the hidden world, but he was always incapable of failing to achieve results. All the efforts to communicate seemed to be In vain, because these communications are based on existing stereotypes and social status, making this winter seem hopeless and difficult.
The film ended with Xuetian Aiden’s return home. After entering the door, his behavior revealed a kind of "please" of lowering his body. He looked up at his wife in front of the window upstairs. From his eyes, the audience saw something. This kind of affection, loving one person can indeed make another person humble into the dust, because of this love, the proud Aiden is full of desire to spend the rest of his life with his wife.
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  • Priscilla 2021-12-26 08:01:33

    The estrangement between people, like the Tower of Babel, is insoluble. It's not just the class contradiction created by the gap between the local rich and the poor. Two people in the same family are each other's purgatory... After watching "Hibernation", when the subtitles appeared, I realized that the movie itself is better than the title and the weather depicted in it. To be even more chilling, if you can be sucked into a large part of the debate and dialogue for more than three hours, it will not feel long.

  • Max 2022-04-02 09:01:05

    Cracks in marriage, class contradictions, self-confusion, idleness in life, in this scorching world, the poor live with dignity, but the rich live in shame. The miserable people pray for a new pattern, but the wealthy people stick to the old rules. Having watched the film three times on and off, it's hard for me at my age to see and understand something deeper. ★★★★

Winter Sleep quotes

  • Aydin: Justice doesn't even exist in nature, why should it exist here?

  • Aydin: [Epilogue] Nihal, I didn't go away. I couldn't. Whether it's because I've grown old, or I've gone mad, or because I've become a different man, think what you like. I just don't know. But this new man inside me for a few days won't let me go away. Please, don't ask me to go either. I now understand nothing is calling me to Istanbul. Everything is alien to me there as it is everywhere else. I want you to know that I have no one but you. And I miss you every minute, every second that goes by. But my pride will never let me tell you this. I know very well how to terrible or impossible it would be to part from you. Just as I know that you do not love me anymore. I know we can't go back to the old days. And there is no need to. Take me with you like a servant, like a slave. And let us continue our life even if we do it your way. Forgive me.