Bi Dafei: A few words

Melyna 2022-01-04 08:02:36

French director Jacques Odia’s 2018 works, I just finished watching it. It’s quite interesting, just a few words. 1. The English title The Sisters Brothers means sisters and brothers. The domestic films are obviously transliterated, why not use free translation? I am afraid that someone will misunderstand it, thinking it is the Niang Pao brothers, but in fact, this is a Western movie. The two brothers have big beards and they are not mothers at all. 2. "The Sisters Brothers" is the name of the brothers in the arena. Why do they have such a name? It is not explained in the film. Maybe the director is for funny purposes. If it is translated into Brother Overlord Flower in China, it may be possible, haha. 3. This film should belong to the warmth of the western film, two brothers and one drama. 4. There are a lot of story lines in this drama, brother line, mother-child line, friend line, men's and women's line, and entrepreneurial line. It is mainly a chemist who wanted to bring a few people to create a new harmonious society in the western United States. Unfortunately, the lofty ambitions are not paid. By the way, there is another line of fortune for the gold prospectors, and the above are five bright lines. 5. The commander gave the brothers a killing order. The father of alcoholism is the eternal pain of the brothers. These are two dark lines. 6. At the end of the story, the brothers return to their homes and their mothers, their spirits are redeemed, and the play ends. In the future, mother and son will lead a rural life, right? The ancient road is westerly and thin horses, and there are people with small bridges and flowing water. Maybe this is the case. Anyway, they killed the mayor halfway and grabbed a lot of money. There are still a lot of gold scoured. They are not bad for money. 7. This ending is not very western!

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  • Theodore 2022-03-22 09:02:15

    Audia's "transformation" work, the photography is quite good, some of the paragraphs are in the western film (now basically the world of the author-oriented director...) The system is quite novel (mainly the processing of the lighting atmosphere, but speaking of low lighting It is also a general trend in the digital age...), of course, there are also more conventional treatments, which are not thorough enough. The basic framework is treasure-adventure, but the focus is on the hardships and dangers of the journey. This kind of character who often reflects and doubts himself is the characteristic of this film.

  • Darrion 2022-01-04 08:02:36

    4.5 This play is great, I have never seen such a western movie, an anti-genre victory! From an essential point of view, movies cannot be regarded as strictly Western films, because they are talking about the Westward Movement, the western culture disappeared before modern civilization, and it is about the change of the times. From barbarism to civilization, from chaos to order, from Gobi to city, from hatred to friendship. People are migrating and evolving in the big wave of gold rush, step by step into the appearance that modern society should have. The character and image of the characters are all up, and they are humorous from time to time. I like them very much!

The Sisters Brothers quotes

  • Eli Sisters: [riding along] Hey, have you noticed how long it's been since anyone tried to kill us?

    Charlie Sisters: I don't know. Three or four days?

    Eli Sisters: Don't you find that strange?

  • Eli Sisters: I must confess, that the very happiest moments of my life have been spent in the wilderness of the far west, with the plentiful supply of dry pine logs on the fire.

    [...]

    Eli Sisters: I would sit cross legged, enjoying the genial warmth, and watch the blue smoke as it curled upwards. Scarcely did I ever wish to change such hours of freedom for all the luxuries of civilized life.