Long north to find the way, warm and light

Zita 2022-11-06 02:22:15


In the late 19th century, a Russian girl embarks on a polar adventure in search of her missing explorer grandfather. The pampered little princess has been reduced to a running hall and a sailor who is called to and fro, which is another story about growing up.
The picture is composed of color blocks without outlines, and only a few strokes can depict characters with different personalities. Through the change of brightness and tone, it shows various weather and light such as foggy and sunny, etc. The background depicts delicate and real, with texture. The brushstrokes add a touch of hand-painted intimacy.
In this style of painting, if the lens gives a large-area close-up of the character, it will appear relatively simple, and the large color blocks that are flatly painted are easy to reveal, while the overall picture of the medium and long-range scenes with scenes is excellent, and any screenshots can be used as picture books. illustration.
In the endless ice and snow, the minimalist composition of the Muji-style horizon designed by Kenya Hara is very spectacular.
The color matching is comfortable and seductive, and the eyes seem to be eating ice cream all the time. And the plot setting makes you feel warm in the bone-chilling cold. The soundtrack is melodious and light, a very comfortable and enjoyable film, only 80 minutes, and it ends before you know it.
The fly in the ointment is a Russian story made by the French, and the Russians in the film also speak French, which is as awkward as the strand of hair that always hangs on the girl's forehead.

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Long Way North quotes

  • Sasha: So where is the North Pole?

    Oloukine: On the top of the world! It's very cold there like a white desert. You have to walk for miles and miles on ice fields, with sleighs and dogs. But it's so beautiful... And what do we do when we reach the Pole, my Sashenka?

    Sasha: We plant the flag!