Editing and directing class essays, you don't have to click on it. What would you do if you were banned from speaking? Is it a compromise? Or resist? The Academy Award-winning short film "The Choir's Secret" tells a story of defiance. Transfer student Sophie was asked by her teacher to lip-synch after joining the school choir. In fact, the "silent singers" in the chorus are actually far more than Sophie... The character design of this film has a deep meaning. One of the two heroines represents the superior beneficiaries of a certain system, and the other represents a minority of "aphasic". A person's lonely resistance is ultimately powerless. Lisa's participation makes this rebellion more universal and sublimates the theme of the film. It is the pursuit of freedom and equality that can make all those who pursue the light gather in the city. Together, let out a loud silent cry. Skilled lighting design is also a highlight of the film. The director's silent use of light and shadow hints that Sophie will eventually rebel. The first is the stark contrast between the repressed shadows in the school and the bright world of children, implying the director's criticism of the collective repression of individuality, as well as his praise for innocence and innocence. Furthermore, when she returns to the cabin after being asked to lip-synch, half of Sophie's face is in shadow, a sign of her gloomy mood. But when she turned to the mirror, her face was bright, which implied the true thoughts in her heart-she yearned for the light, and the seeds of resistance were quietly planted. The excellent use of light and shadow not only reveals the direction of the plot in a metaphorical way, but also makes the film more textured and presents the beauty of high-quality light and shadow. The lack of foreshadowing in the early stage made it less reasonable for the children to unite and resist the teacher silently in the end. I think the main reason for this is that the director made a preconceived logical judgment of the character's behavior from an adult's perspective, oversimplified the matter of rebelling against the teacher, and made the children's actions in the film too taken for granted and idealized. The impact was not that strong. If more conflicts can be created at the point of contradiction in the whole film, when the children who are prohibited from speaking raise their hands, maybe this rebellion can be made more powerful.
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