The thin story line and the lack of tension in the protagonist's performance are the biggest shortcomings of this film. Why did the hero and heroine break up? When I was watching the movie, I discussed it with my friends for a long time, but I still felt inexplicable. After watching the movie, I thought back and felt that sometimes breaking up was so inexplicable. No, can't do it. So no matter what the male protagonist does later, it is impossible to be together again. The male protagonist does not understand the female protagonist. How many people can really understand each other in the separation and reunion of love, and how many people can explain the reason for breaking up. Therefore, although it is a pity to miss it, and the thoughts accumulate into mourning, the ending cannot be changed. Once broken up, it is irreversible. Beautiful jades that are broken in half can be regarded as treasures wherever they are placed, but they can only be inferior products when put together. "It's good to live up to the other person, it's too hard to live up to this life" This kind of helplessness and melancholy pervading love is like a ephemera blooming at night, a wisp of fragrance lingers in dreamland, but when you wake up in the morning, the flowers are no longer in bloom. Perhaps the director wanted to express such a faint feeling, so there were no major conflicts and contradictions in the whole film. This kind of emotion can be expressed well in prose, but it is easy to appear boring in the form of movies, which are typical examples of typical characters, and are known for ups and downs, conflicts and contradictions. Therefore, how to express faint feelings in movies, the most commonly used is group portraits. For example, the classic movie "True Love Matters", if each love line is taken out separately to make a movie, there may be the problem of "After Me", and the various loves in the group portraits together make people feel that there is no procrastination at all. . In addition to the group portraits, it is the trick of the narrative method. For example, Nuan Dong Chicken Soup "Our Day", the first episode put the lives of the two generations in parallel, making the audience think it was a group portrait, and only found out their relationship at the end. Heart smile. This kind of narrative technique can add drama and strangeness, so that the light feelings and simple stories do not appear bland. Of course, I also worked hard on the narrative method in "After Me". The black and white images after the breakup correspond to what they said when the two were together in the movie. If the male protagonist can't find the female protagonist in the game, then there will be no color in life. I think it's still a very good design, but the problem is that the two in black and white are too weak in plot design and performance. Especially the performance, the two people seem to be pretending to be mature. Except for the body movements, there are only two or three facial expressions from the beginning to the end. There seems to be no other way of expressing other than laughing and crying and crying and laughing. . This involves the second shortcoming of the film, the acting tension of the actors. It is Hirokazu Kore-eda's many movies that show a touch of emotion, and the acting skills of the actors he chooses are all delicate and delicate. Naturally, coupled with the design of many details, the faint feelings slowly accumulate without knowing it, and only a small explosion point is needed to make the audience move to tears. When I watched Hirokazu-eda's films, I often had this feeling: as if nothing was said, but everything was said. It seems that there is no emotion to express, but aftertaste it is full of emotion. Details and acting skills are the third way to express faint feelings. For example, Tian Zhuangzhuang's handshake at the station, the feeling of that letter of faith is instantly touching. Finally, it is my own movie style, such as Wong Kar-wai's classic movies "The True Story of A Fei", "Chongqing Forest", "In the Mood for Love", etc., a large number of literary and artistic interpretations, various changes in shooting lenses, etc., play down the plot itself. Big conflict needed. Although "After Me" has many shortcomings, it is still a clear stream in various eight o'clock romantic drama movies.
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