As the second part of Ryazanov's love, music and comedy trilogy, "The Office Story" continues the usual style of comedy films, but adds the most real emotions and expands the depth of the film. This is somewhat similar to the style of the Italian classic comedy film master Roberto Bernini, whose comedy film "Life is Beautiful" is equally shocking. Both are comedy directors, and both try to tap into their hearts with humorous elements, and such attempts now seem to be undoubtedly successful. They taught us that comedies don't just entertain people superficially, they can have depth, they can express ideas, they can tell a soul.
The soundtrack is the backbone of the comedy's humor, and Ryazanov's soundtrack in "The Office Story" can be said to have put a lot of effort into the soundtrack. I always feel that due to the language, the direct Russian soundtrack can't express this kind of sound. Comedy effect, so most of the film's soundtrack is shown in the form of humming. What impresses me most is the soundtrack at the beginning of the film and the classic whistle, as if in this noisy and crowded city, one can throw away troubles and jump and soar freely and happily. And the classic whistle, sometimes accompanied by accompaniment, sometimes just a simple whistle; there are insertions in the sad atmosphere and in the cheerful atmosphere, which injects multiple emotional contents into the trivialities of life. In addition to the soundtrack, the details are also the film's strengths. Almost all movies use details to describe the character of the characters, because the details always guide the audience subtly. The use of details in such a classic movie is even more overwhelming.
For example: when the camera first pulled to the house of the heroine Kalukina, she was doing housework, showing the image of her housewife and the first change of her hairstyle. This detail is the transition point for his huge personality change;
Another example, when Deputy Director Yura made Orphea's letter to the public, Orphea put on a headscarf when she left, which was a psychological shadow brought to her by public opinion, which vividly showed Orphea's psychological emotions at that time. ;
Another example is that when Novaseltsev went to get close to Kalukina in order to become the director of the industrial department, he often forgot the habit of the female director not to drink, and the plate of wine in his hand also stumbled. At that time, Novaseltsev's nervous mood was evident on the paper, which also made the audience laugh.
There are still many such details, and the director's skillful handling of details conveys to us the character characteristics of all kinds of characters, making the characters more plump and energetic.
This is the male protagonist Novaseltsev's description of the city. On the one hand, it introduces the background of the story to the audience, on the other hand, it emphasizes Novaseltsev's sense of belonging to the city and feels Novaseltsev's optimism. At the same time, I was struck by how highly developed Russian cities were at the time. Dramatic stories are quietly happening in this city. The film is intertwined with two love lines, which are compared with each other, forming a huge gap, and this gap reflects the unpredictable world events and the highs and lows in love. The female director Kalukina, who made her debut for the first time, had a serious and shriveled expression. She was like an outlier in a public office full of powder and powder. She was impersonal and did not understand life. On the other hand, Novaselitsev is on the contrary. Although his work is mediocre, he talks with colleagues at length, is optimistic, and is well-liked by everyone. Such two extreme people met the spark of love in a series of farce, gorgeous and beautiful. The second love line develops in the exact opposite direction. Ophea and Yura have grown from mutual admiration and admiration at the very beginning, but they have turned into close opposition at the end. The strong contrast makes us feel the fickle human feelings and warmth, and buried under the warm appearance may be a heart of iron and a cold expression. The next package is a hot heart. From these farces, it is not difficult to find that the kind-hearted people always maintain a pure heart, and the vain people always wear the mask of hypocrisy. Along with these two love lines, there are many hidden contrasts, the newly appointed deputy director Yura wanted to help Novaseltsev become the director of the industrial department from the beginning to deliberately provoked Novaseltsev and Kalukina at the end. The love relationship that developed with great difficulty was originally a classmate and friend, but due to jealousy, self-esteem and frustration, he gave up this precious friendship. When dealing with Ophelia's letter, I didn't dare to put down my face and have a good communication with Ophelia, but chose an extreme way of dealing with it: publishing the letter and disregarding it to public opinion, this immoral behavior not only lost Nova Selitsev's trust and respect for him also broke Ophelia's fantasy heart. The image of villains is reluctant to appear in comedies, and if there is, it is only a very small number. The existence value of Yura, the only villain in the film, is the perfect balance of the sunny side of the film, which makes the film more real and contagious, and highlights the common temperament of the male and female protagonists. For the whole movie, the role of the villain Yura is huge. His existence makes the plot trend more reasonable and finds a balance between ideal and reality.
Of course, the theme of this film is love, a love with a happy ending. Two people who seem to have no common language unknowingly discover each other's truth, and the development is bitter and happy, painful and happy. The taste of love is indeed a personal experience to understand the ups and downs. Just like the ending of the film, one second is still yelling, fisting and kicking, and the next second is desperately hugging each other tightly, abandoning the previous hatred.
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