7.5/10 Freehand > Realistic
A complete work of style.
77 minutes is shorter in the movie, but as a collection of short stories in disguise, the rhythm of a short story in three minutes is still tiring.
In my opinion this is a complete work of art. The director has a very solid foundation, fixed camera positions and long shots. This unique lens language gives the audience a lot of thinking space.
Also, while a three-minute story is tiring, the pace of each story is fairly smooth and slow. Under such an overall tone, the audience can go deeper into the story, into the emotion, into the style
Under Roy Anderson, the main color of gray, weak lighting in indoor scenes, and mostly cloudy outdoor scenes... This casts a Nordic-style melancholy and loss on the story. This is the exact opposite of Wes Anderson's style. Dozens of short films are rich in genres, covering life, life, birth, old age, sickness and death, the value of life, religion, joys and sorrows, and so on. Some of these stories are connected, some are natural and independent, some are full of tension, and some are completely bland. In my opinion, although it is inevitably obscure, most of them have value worthy of further study. In particular, the discussion about the priest who was abandoned by God, at a shallow level, is psychological, a dream, and a struggle, and at a deeper level, it involves various issues of who is qualified to redeem others and who is qualified to be redeemed by others.
In addition, I am quite fond of the director's composition skills. What impressed me the most was the scene of "The Woman at the Train Station", where the use of perspective and the shooting angle complement each other. In addition, the road that stretches in the last "Man with Vehicle Breakdown" also impressed me. This is a more explicit expression of the concept of "endless".
In general, this is a concentrated expression of Roy Anderson's style. The director shows the style and expression to the audience (or fans) in a way that abandons entertainment, presenting a gloomy and even absurd dramatic effect.
It is a pity that I know very little about Roy Anderson's works. Except for this one, I have only watched "The Quietness of the Birds in Cold Branches".
Generally speaking, it is of high quality, suitable for one person to enjoy quietly, and those who like style films may wish to watch it.
I am very disgusted with the so-called "niche is advanced" thesis, but "About Endless" is destined not to be appreciated by most people.
Perhaps it is not necessary to over-interpret the connotation and expression of "endless". Similar to the boy's narrative in the film, each of us and every object will eventually die, but will always exist in different forms and meet again.
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