"The Party at Southern Station," aka "Wild Goose Pond," didn't appeal to me at first.
I'm not interested in the genre of crime films. The ambiguous title makes people suspect that this is a dull or obscure literary film. It was shortlisted for the 2019 Cannes main competition but it failed, implying that it was of poor quality.
As a result, I not only watched it as soon as possible, but also enjoyed it very much and liked it very much. It all starts with Gui Lunmei.
actor
I was going to see a joke. When I learned that the whole film speaks Wuhan dialect, I wanted to hear how lame the Wuhan dialect of the main actors can be, especially the Taiwanese girl Gui Lunmei.
Who knows that Gui Lunmei is the most standard speaker in Wuhan, and Hu Ge from Shanghai and Liao Fan from Changsha are not comparable to her. Gui Lunmei was just called a kidnapper, too flattering, too soft, and sloppy. The girls in Wuhan basically didn't talk like this.
Gui Lunmei has successfully performed a "swimming girl" who is difficult to distinguish between "good and evil". It would be better if she could be more cunning. I'm curious why she suddenly hunchbacked in the film (off topic, Awkwafina, a very popular Asian actor in the past two years, leaned her neck forward so much that I made frequent appearances), if it is deliberately to get rid of the label of temperament goddess, then She didn't do well enough. The same goes for Wan Qian, who is so beautiful that she doesn't look like a working woman in a floral sweater.
As soon as Hu Ge appeared, I thought it was Hiroshi Abe. Hu Ge worked very hard, probably because of this role, he trained all the back muscles. It's a pity that this role didn't give him room to express. He just put on a bitter and bitter face step by step from beginning to end. As a director's tool, he is qualified, but he has no personal charm.
fashionable
When Gui Lunmei just came out, put away the umbrella, and the headlights cast her silhouette on the umbrella, I knew it would be a very "good-looking" movie.
The high degree of completion of the whole film is not only reflected in the integrity of the plot, but also in the meticulous design of each scene, presenting the audience with a stylized visual feast for nearly two hours. As a typed noir film, a palace of "beauty" is built on top of the popular plot.
I no longer count the highlights, there are too many. The viewers who have seen it will naturally have a fresh memory, and there is a risk of spoilers for those who have not seen it.
But let me complain again, at the beginning of the scene of the car lights in the distant mountain, I instantly thought of Jun Zhongshu's nude dance in the sunset in "Burning" (2018). I wish this scene was longer, lyrical, and surreal. , but did not.
scale
It's surprising that a mainland movie can have such a quality. What is even more unbelievable is that it can still be shown on such a large scale. Do not bring children into the venue.
The blood-spraying scenes were great, and although I covered my eyes, it's no wonder Quentin is said to be laughing at it.
Except that the last line of subtitles seems to be a bit deliberate for the review, the rest of the connection is natural, even if there are deletions, it will not affect.
And watch and cherish.
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