The film is adapted from Jean Trey's "Death Shop", which belongs to the mixed genre of Gothic and singing and dancing. Combining song and dance in a Gothic style of darkness, fear, loneliness and despair, the film tells a story of suicide and redemption, satirizing the dark side of people with dark humor.
Gothic was first used in the Renaissance to distinguish the artistic style of the medieval period. The film's combination of song and dance weakens the Gothic darkness and despair, and instead achieves a satirical effect. At the beginning of the film, it shows us an extremely gloomy and desperate Gothic atmosphere. People use suicide as a means of pursuing joy, and the desire for death has become a normal heart. Allen became like a neurotic. This contrast brings about strong drama.
The three-stage narrative structure of the film makes the plot more interesting. The originally dark and desperate social normalcy ushered in the first turning point with the birth of Allen. Allen's liveliness and cheerfulness are regarded as an anomaly, and he is determined to change the things around him. People full of negative emotions, destroying their own suicide store became the second turning point of the film, and finally returned to the happy world of singing and dancing.
The characters in the play are also very facial, with suits and leather shoes, with a mustache, and Mishima with small hair and body is obviously the image of a mercenary businessman, and Alan's innocent image of a big-headed doll forms a conflict in the play. Mishima has also become the biggest problem for Allen to change the people around him, which also makes the plot of the film more compact.
Song and dance have become a powerful tool for the film's narration, and it is also a highlight of the film. It not only narrates the plot and the characters' inner monologue interestingly, but also forms the unique style of the film. The film begins with the introduction of music in the Gothic style, singing of death and darkness. The combination of the violence of death metal and the ghostly female chant conveys an infinite yearning for death and a sense of holiness. At the end of the film, in the form of a mixed male and female chorus, the beauty of life is sung, showing a joyous reunion.
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