"Suicide Shop" is adapted from the best-selling novel by French writer Jean Trey. It tells the story of a husband-and-wife shop that has been handed down for 10 generations, selling all kinds of tools that can help people commit suicide, until one day their youngest son, who loves life, becomes their eldest son. Threats and made them abandon their ancestral estates. The characters in the film, with thick dark circles, thin limbs, decadent expressions and actions, all have a strong Tim Burton style. Gothic dark style, while using the traditional 2D hand-painted screen to achieve three-dimensional effect, the final rendering effect is similar to the 3D three-dimensional paper-cut book, which also brings a strong visual experience effect to the film, jointly creating a sadness and despair atmosphere of. As a black musical comedy animation, the film embodies the unique black humor of French style everywhere, and these humors are inspired by the ridicule of ordinary people and the embarrassment encountered in their lives. At the same time, it also comes from other imitations, such as the Mishima store owner imitating the Japanese and committing suicide. At the same time, in this typed animation, the characters are also of type, Yukio Mishima, Marilyn Monroe, Van Gogh and several famous people in the suicide circle are so appropriate to the characters in the animation. A large number of singing and dancing elements are also added to the film, and the profound philosophy between life and death is expressed through the mouths of these animated characters who sing and dance. The narration is naturally completed with the music and dance. The plot of the story is not protracted, the rhythm is tight, and the audience will have a more intuitive understanding of the story. The song and dance act as the feeling of a psychiatrist or a storyteller in this film, not only promoting It improves the development of the plot and reduces the waste of the plot. In music and dance films, it usually starts from ups and downs and failure and decadence, and ends with a happy ending. Has a "Utopian" storyline. For example, the gloomy suicidal atmosphere shrouded in the film starts to the chorus at the end, while the musical musical film has to deal with conflicts caused by differences in wealth, class and social status. Because of these conflicts, his own life is also challenged, but eventually through his unremitting efforts, at the end of the film, this conflict will reach a state of integration, understanding and tolerance. The conventional linear narrative method of first depression and then elevation reflects the integrity and unity of the story. In terms of characterization, it mainly expresses inner activities through character images, dialogues, actions, and the use of a lot of singing and dancing. Integrate the cabaret into the narrative and portray the characters. Contrast the young boy's Lotte to the family and everyone else. The most intuitive thing about musicals is the presentation of aesthetics in form. First of all, it attracts the attention of the audience with its extraordinary beauty, eliminates differences caused by factors such as culture and class, and allows the message of beauty to be directly conveyed to the depths of the audience's heart. At the same time, songs and dances from different countries will also be used. For example, in this film Mishima shows the guests the songs and dances when he committed suicide, so that audiences of different countries, races, cultures, languages, and personalities can get the greatest aesthetic experience, transcending politics and culture. Territory for pure beauty. The frame structure of musical films is generally based on the plot as the main line, interspersed with a number of musical fragments. "Suicide Store" is interspersed with eight songs and dances. Dove introduces a series of songs and dances about the whole social background, "Suicide Store" is a family publicity song and dance, the owner's life pressure song and dance, etc., all make the film scene blend. , I forget things, and lyrical songs and dances replace the narrative status and become the center of interest in the film. In terms of visual image, the beautiful song and dance performance is the core content of the song and dance film, and it is also its biggest attraction, and the eight songs and dances in this film also have their own functions. They are either lyrical or narrative in the film. , or create an atmosphere, or play a guiding and pointing role, or serve the plot, render contrast, or describe life or society, or replace character dialogue, cleverly woven together. Hollywood musicals emerged during times of economic crisis and became genre films that affected the world. The deformed prosperity of musicals also reflects its social function, that is, in the face of unemployment, poverty, crime and riots, musicals become an escape utopia for frustrated audiences to forget the cruelty of real life. From the basic tension between the reality of daily life and the imagination reflected on the screen, but the more complex narrative tension between the "real" conflict and the "idealized" resolution of the film, the film has designed a "utopian" social image with beautiful potential. Filled the audience's eyeballs and eardrums with a gorgeous and dynamic appearance, and then told the story euphemistically. This film is based on such a concept. The specialty store is located in a deep alley, surrounded by high-rise buildings, the church is surrounded by the endless stream of cars, the holy bells and the whistles of industrial noise are discordant symphonies. Suicide has become a common practice, and even the government has introduced a law to commit suicide in public and fined it. What citizens receive after committing suicide is only a cold fine. All of these profoundly reflected the depression, pain, troubles, confusion and trance of the European people in the state of siege at that time, as well as the indifference of the whole society. The eternally gray sky has cast a layer of gray on the whole life, as if there will never be a way out. Combining the appearance of an economic crisis in musical films with song and dance, from the outside to the inside. It brings a lot of impact to the audience in the entertainment. Through the theme meaning and background of the love of life conveyed in the entertainment, it clearly understands the spiritual connotation that the film wants to convey. At the end of the film, the cyanide crepe gives the finishing touch to people who choose to commit suicide despite the hope of seeing people smiling. At the same time, whether the boss Mishima is still doing business in secret seems to have poisoned his previous life and gave people space to think. However, the happy ending and the easy abandonment of the family business still left the two monks scratching their heads. Maybe the film just wanted to warn people to truly love life, suicide is not the end of troubles and pain, and don't expect others' redemption. Or in that dark and painful age there will always be a light waiting. At the end of the film, the cyanide crepe gives the finishing touch to people who choose to commit suicide despite the hope of seeing people smiling. At the same time, whether the boss Mishima is still doing business in secret seems to have poisoned his previous life and gave people space to think. However, the happy ending and the easy abandonment of the family business still left the two monks scratching their heads. Maybe the film just wanted to warn people to truly love life, suicide is not the end of troubles and pain, and don't expect others' redemption. Or in that dark and painful age there will always be a light waiting. At the end of the film, the cyanide crepe gives the finishing touch to people who choose to commit suicide despite the hope of seeing people smiling. At the same time, whether the boss Mishima is still doing business in secret seems to have poisoned his previous life and gave people space to think. However, the happy ending and the easy abandonment of the family business still left the two monks scratching their heads. Maybe the film just wanted to warn people to truly love life, suicide is not the end of troubles and pain, and don't expect others' redemption. Or in that dark and painful age there will always be a light waiting.
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