life is beautiful

Cristina 2022-09-15 00:49:03

#clocking for the second time# I finally found the resources for Bong Joon-ho's first movie. Kidnap the door dog. Five stars. After watching the work, I understood why he was able to make a movie like Memories of Murder that was recorded in film history three years later. The film is full of spirituality and genius. There are many ingenious designs in the movie, all of which reflect the director's ingenious ideas. Whether conceived from an entire play or a single segment, it's amazing. As a young director's first work, it is already very good. The most impressive thing in the film is the suspense of many montages and the handling of crisis moments. Such as holding the dog on the balcony and throwing it downstairs; the letter from the aunt; the moment when the train is approaching and the male protagonist probes, the hint of the telescope falling, etc. These suspense points are handled very well in both the performance rhythm and the editing rhythm. Secondly, there are some subtle plot designs that I have observed myself: the story of the boiler worker takes a very long time to set up a suspenseful atmosphere, the wife's Band-Aid on the male lead, the apple scrolls the old lady to pick it up, the band-aid posted by the male lead's wife, the male lead Use a tissue to measure the length of the road, the rearview mirror broken by the heroine and the fat girl, and the hero draws a piece of money from bribing the leader to a homeless woman, etc. These metaphorical details not only show the characters and inner activities in a non-verbal form, but also deepen the theme and promote the development of the plot, making the story smooth and natural. I don't think this is like a movie, but more like an audio-visual language experiment by the director, a practice homework toward a master. Furthermore, the director's touching humanistic feelings through the two humble little characters of the hero and heroine and the pet owners around them are also touching. Although every character in the movie has more or less shortcomings in their lives, these are the real ordinary people, and all of them want to do their best to make their lives better. Hey, I have a lot of feelings, and the meaning of interpretation in the film is also very rich, so I can talk about it for a while.

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Barking Dogs Never Bite quotes

  • Shadow Man: Is that your dog?

    Shadow Man: No.

    Shadow Man: Then we can eat it together.