A fragile and sincere man, a smart and beautiful woman, this is the epitome of all the protagonists in Hong Sang-soo's works. In other words, in every movie, he is talking about himself and Kim Min-hee.
But in my heart, "Right Now" is better than "On the Beach at Night Alone". This is not only a reappearance of the relationship between men and women, but also a reflection on several life issues. Natural narrative structure, delicate emotional direction, passionate men and women, restrained personal desires, these are his strengths.
His movies are always like this, people who like him will like his awkward aesthetics, his inexplicable openings, and his reverie endings. Just like at the beginning of the movie, the man slowly walked out of the camera and only passers-by were left. No one knew where he went, but when he appeared again, the woman also appeared in the camera.
In the first part of the film, the female painter said that she was very sincere about her current life because she was uneasy because of the work she did not see the future. Her requirements for herself and the pursuit of life may be these that attract the same sensitivity. When I was with her, I felt reassured and full of surprises when I saw her, as if two people went to drink on a trip. The drunk woman said that she had no friends, had lovers and met people, but those People are not friends. In the end what is a friend, everyone has asked themselves a hundred times, is the person walking side by side a friend? Are the people who eat together and travel together as friends? I do not know either.
Then, at the film meeting, the director threw a more deadly question to the Baimu film critic-the first part of the language is over, the story has been told, but it makes people feel that it is not enough, regardless of the relationship between the two people. The dialogue and behavior are more like you and me being polite, and there is no expected emotional entanglement at all, which makes people feel unreal. At this time, the second part begins, the same scene, the same plot, but a different direction, after reading Then it dawned on me - yes, this is the story I want, this is Hong Sang Soo
And there is only one reason for the two different outcomes - whether you are honest, whether it is with yourself or the other person is the best way to pour out desire, and honesty also reduces desire
This part is much more comfortable than the first part. People are no longer anxious and no longer cover up. Women no longer beautify their lives and begin to show their tempers. Saying that the reason why he paints is not because of pursuit, but only for life, and yells at the director who evaluates his work. The man finally said what he really wanted to say, "I love you, but I can't marry you" "I'm married, but I love you"
How to describe this feeling is like the famous performance art a few years ago. In the face of harm, you can only choose to accept it. The joy and pain of falling in love with someone is clearly written on that crying and smiling face. The ending of the second part is also much better than the first part. The woman sat in the movie theater and parted with him. She said softly, "I will watch all your movies." This sentence is probably the best parting. .
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