-From "Bohemians: Scenes from the Life of Literati in the Latin Quarter of Paris" to "RENT" I
first read half of the book, then watched the movie twice, and then watched it on the Three Gorges cruise from Chongqing to Yibin Finished the other half of the book. I would say that these are four completely different stages. First of all, the first half of the book is based on a normal reading experience. What emerges in my mind is only the image of a few fallen artists at the end of the 17th century singing and complaining on the gravel road in the European-style neighborhood; and the first time of the film is just because of suddenness. I realized that this is a modern Broadway song and dance
film, and I wandered with the melody while marveling... Then everything was different. In the second film, the poet Rueldorf and the painter kept appearing in my consciousness. Marcello and musician Shauna are vividly dressed up images of the poor gentry; and in the second half of the book, I just substituted into the movies of those contemporary American red men and green women who use their voices to describe the life of Bohemia. It looks almost absurd to complete this 17th-century tour of the Latin Quarter of Paris, France.
These are two completely different works and two stories that are undoubtedly inextricably linked. Similar opening, similar character structure, similar plot trend, almost fanatical poetry, independent and intertwined group drama, romantic and sad love, all of these, there is even the same symbolic character nickname: Mimi . These are not endless reveries and reveries, but a Bohemian aria played by two groups of young people of the same age, the same situation, and the same pursuit in two different time and space.
From the graceful words in the books to the magnificent melodies in the movies, the poetry of the 17th century is used to embellish contemporary music, and the contemporary rock and roll is used to interpret the romance of the 17th century. I was fortunate and wonderful to be in contact with these two works at the same time, especially at such a time when it was absolutely extraordinary for me. This is already very weird and it affects my endocrine system-I am Speaking of dopamine - too.
I don't want to and cannot compare the similarities in the book and the movie one by one, because after all, these are two completely independent works of art. Otherwise, it is negating the existence of the latter and also restraining itself. Although I would confuse the two works to appreciate, it was because my personal imagination began to lack and it was difficult to find a fit between any two things. There was also a reason for the lack of sleep and my dim consciousness. Therefore, when people are saying: "Bohemians only exist in the Latin Quarter of Paris", "Bohemia has long ceased to exist" and similar conclusions, although I cannot and do not have the right to deny it, I Knowing, the focus now can be put on discussing their differences-the difference between the existence of Bohemia in the two eras.
The word Bohemia comes from an ancient country located in the Czech Republic today, and its largest city is today's Czech capital Prague (I once explained to someone that I missed this, if you see it, please update your knowledge base automatically) , The people of this country are famous for their strong artistic temperament, so that the Bohemians have become synonymous with wandering art believers. Finally, some of them launched a unique romantic movement in the Latin Quarter of Paris. And the connection between the two is precisely woven by the author of this book, Henry Mugel. It can only be said that it is loomingly portrayed in "Miya Man".
It is this kind of looming that made me not discover the part of the two themes until the middle of the film when I first watched the movie. It also indirectly made me go to watch the movie for the second time, um, that's it...
This kind of looming, is a kind of poetry formed by speaking the languages in the book, those languages that should be more gorgeous than what I saw after translation. The abundance of breath permeated every page of pale yellow paper, almost obscured the main thrust of the article's subtitle. And the unruly scenes in the film made the implied passion in that poetic language almost utterly revealing, almost announcing his insignificant but talented existence to the world.
Although the music in "RENT" is uneven, and some cutscene songs are somewhat artificial, it does not hinder the warm artistic atmosphere permeating the film as a whole. My favorite part of the tavern carnival in the film, when all the poetry is no longer implicit, while the dirty and sensitive words are crowded in a small space, while all the unhappiness of the past is overwhelmed by the notes, contemporary Boss The Mia explained the true meaning of cynicism with their own enthusiasm. Compared with the tangled and messy sorrows in the book, it is an exaggeration.
With the outbreak of the First World War, the bohemia of Paris, the world's bohemia, was declared to disappear. So critics have come forward to point out the demise of Bohemian culture. Undoubtedly, when the world enters the 20th century, the cultural field is booming, and the entertainment industry is popular. Everyone who has some talents is attached to it to cater to the public. Business has assumed a kingly posture. Who is trying to return to the pure and niche equality of the 17th century? Cultural exchanges are all destined to be eliminated by the market. The market has now almost become the social foundation that transcends interpersonal relationships.
"Bohemia, this symbol that has been repeatedly baked to challenge the world has become a ubiquitous decorative symbol."
Since the birth of capitalism, the day when the bourgeoisie separated from Bohemia, the middle class was destined to become a wave. The object of ridicule and resistance by the Hemians. But in modern times, it finally evolved peacefully into the "Bobism" described by David Brooke. The middle class speciously carried the banner of Bohemia, the higher-level spiritual needs of the Bourgeois and a more professional social division of labor, plus The big wave of Internet culture has caused the emergence of this concept similar to but slightly ironic than the yuppie. As the economic standards of the middle class are getting higher and higher, the interaction between the petty bourgeoisie and even the more marginal otaku culture and the Internet has intensified. "The spiritual Bohemians are always a very small minority of an era."
Of course, those hard-to-breath concepts in history have been washed away, even though "RENT" depicts us in such a slum The story of a group of young people who abandoned all their pursuit of art, but it can also be said that it is just the spiritual reproduction of the "Beat Generation" by some influential fringe cultures in the United States today. If there is any connection with the Bohemians, it is mostly related to economic conditions and lifestyle.
However, regarding this movie, we cannot ignore some keywords: AIDS, drugs, homosexuality, bisexuality, transvestite, etc.
There are also those countless words that Tom uttered in one breath in the bar party that are so sensitive that they can’t be more sensitive, and those topics that have been abandoned by this era but are hard to ignore. All these elements can be so happily intertwined in this opera. , Although it seems to be so far away from us, it is still so suffocating.
No day But today, it’s not clear whether this motto is positive or negative. What it brings is the performance of a period of wonderful life. Despite such keywords, what we see is that kindness and beauty are dying. In the dark clouds, there was a little light shining with laughter and singing, a little light that directly hit people's hearts.
No matter in any era, people with bohemian pursuits will always be the most maverick in this society. What is depicted in "RENT" is exactly what is mentioned in the preface of "Bohemians". They just passively endure the obscure and cold fate that they have created. Most of them are killed by diseases that can't help science..."
Death, terminal illness, whether it is the death of Mimi in the book or the death of Angel in the film , Are enough to make one's wrists embarrassing. But one is lost in reality, and the other is under the spiritual sunshine... In the
bustling New York, the cold winter of a slum has passed so vigorously, "In the process of this kind of human recovery, the Bohemians Still the same, according to Balzac’s accent, seeking their own life and art.” I
watched the movie more than twice, and the book only once, but the book’s prologue and appendices are underlined. Over and over again, savoring the passages that have been smashed into the house, as if a little familiar feeling can bring people back to the heyday of the pursuit of free and unrestrained Baroque art, and under that luxurious artistic glory, the isolated Bohemian people are uninhibited and unruly. Unbearable adventure experience.
And perhaps the most resonant is the passage from Alfons Carr quoted in the appendix:
"That was a period of youth that was cut off. The front is the end of college life, and the back is the beginning of career. The cut off period is as long as the vacation between two school years. Modern life is so urgent. Young people don’t even have a moment to stop and fantasize about Bohemia.”
And the era described in this passage, you know, was only the 19th century...
Yes, even the youth of the long vacation is now impossible Residue. In this era of instant noodle culture, people are even reluctant to spend a little time in pursuing the essential elements of life. Is it for money or the law itself?
Of course, these short sentences can't constitute a reason for me to violate the law, but most of what I can consider is that. So I at least knew that Chengdu is a wonderful place, but it is the same as time, not a place to stay for a long time. Then follow the time and flow along the Three Gorges, until I climbed the dam and stood on the Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge with a lonely shadow, I had to say " "The moon is darker than the river, and the bridge is longer than the bank" exclaimed. And in the car homecoming, suffering from abdominal pain and typhoid fever, the ill sentence of "Returning to the world tells the truth, homesickness without mystery" dropped in the blank on the last page of "Bohemians" was before I boarded the car. After a morning of silent mourning at a Taoist temple, for the book and the era in the book, for the group of young people in New York who had the courage to endure both material and physical torture in pursuit of spiritual abundance, and my self-righteous last vacation , The final eulogy...
Also, the first half of this article was written at home a month ago and then she was shelved; while the second half, just now, was written in the office.
Did not do well. Well, it's not in place.
There are 525,600 minutes in a year, and the lack of adequate state is necessary for a normal life...
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