British director Terence Davies' biographical film about American poet Emily Dickinson. The film's shots are of oil painting-like texture, with symmetrical and steady composition, but the character dialogue is blunt and artificial, the performance is exaggerated and distorted, and the storyline is flat and straightforward. All the characters are like puppet props. . . Because of Emily Dickinson, I fought back my yawn and drool to watch. Fortunately, the last scene saved the film. Emily was sick and bedridden. The scene before her death, the music and poetry, perfectly exemplified the consistent themes of life, death and eternity in her works. Meaning.
Biographical films are not easy to make, and the narrative is boring. It is best to make small and deep films, like a short story.
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