First shot, please accept my question mark

Napoleon 2022-04-22 07:01:54

I saw the existential crisis that women still have to this day, but I don't quite understand the artistic expression of this film. The relationship between the two people is not reasonable enough, which leads to the loss of tension in the first kiss, and a small question mark pops up on the top of the head. The author or director gave a very specific time and place, and when I watched it, my reason kept pulling - could I not get it because I didn't understand modern American history? What was life like in rural America in 1851? Real and freehand confusion. I can't tell which direction the director is going to take... (It seems to be a little more freehand?) The rhythm of the film is not neat, of course, neatness is not a standard, but compared to the terribly neat "Burning Girl", I am in this film. I was sleepy several times in the emotional line of the play. In addition, I remember that the branch in the opening scene is gradually focusing like a nerve. It may echo the perspective of the two heroines under the tree in the wild, or it may have a deeper metaphor. But this shot is placed at the beginning, is it really an effective narrative? ? The overall shot of the film is good-looking, there is no lack of artistic processing, and the theme is also angular. But I still hope that under the label of "lesbian", there will be more precise perceptions, reflections, and expressions in different forms.

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Extended Reading
  • Bert 2022-03-20 09:03:05

    I don't know if it started with "The Burning Girl", the female love-themed movies are keen on this kind of literary text, and create a closed, isolated and cold environment. "Ammonite" and "The Burning Girl" are the same, and this film is also the same. Compared with the former, it seems that the latter did not deliberately hide the existence of men, but independently constructed a cage that belonged only to women, which men could not understand and never set foot in. The nuanced diary narration makes up for the lack of dramatic conflict and Abigail's emotional motivation. In fact, I prefer to understand that Tully is Abigail's imaginary character, filling the fire of her love that will be extinguished in the cold night. In the end, the snow and the cold night passed, and she also fell into the distance.

  • Vito 2022-03-15 09:01:11

    - I'm worried you'll catch a cold. -You smell like little cookies.

The World to Come quotes

  • Abigail: Meeting you has made my day

    Tallie: Oh, how pleasant and uncommon it is to make someone's day

  • Abigail: Tuesday, January 1st, 1856. With little pride and less hope, we begin the new year.