About the movie itself. The Revenant Hong Kong translated "Vengeance Brave", revenge is the main line of the story, and it is the pillar that supports Hugh Glass to survive in such a cruel environment. There are many scenes full of visual impact, but it is not the biggest focus of the film. In my opinion, beyond personal interests and grievances, the greater level—the blending between nations and between human beings and nature is the focus. Glass went through all kinds of hardships to come back from the carrion. Did he conquer nature? Of course not, it is he who has completed the blending with nature, just as he murmured to himself, "Vengeance does not lie with me, but with God". I really love those empty shots that seem to be empty, snow fields, forests, stars, rivers, they make you feel like the whole world is empty in the movie, the sound of storms, the sound of snow melting - what you hear is nature's best The most subtle whispers of truth. The character's emotions are integrated into nature, so he doesn't need language, and even his expressions can be ignored, but you can really feel their strong existence, and the violent shock is beyond human ability. category, a resonance that reaches directly to the soul. The long shot of the river beach battle at the beginning is simply incredible. The complex environment and the grand battle scene involving nearly a hundred people are smoothly collected in one shot, and each frame is meticulously considered to have the highest artistic level. I have already I admire it so much. I can't think of anyone in today's world except AGI who has such an ambition to challenge such an impossibility, and can indeed deliver such a degree of completion. As for the scene of being attacked by a bear and wrapped in a horse's belly, which was frequently mentioned in the early publicity, I feel that the nature of the gimmick is greater than its real value. It is indeed rare and true, but it is just another manifestation of the visual spectacle.
Let's talk about the shooting process. Today, I revisited the related news collected before, and the news of "The Revenant's budget overrun by 40%" and "director and producer turned against each other" are back in sight. Such a film with a natural theme and a director who does not compromise on quality, from scouting for such a simple and holy snowy environment, to insisting on shooting in all natural light, which means that the ideal shooting time is only a few hours a day. , and then to the repeated rehearsal of scheduling such complex and difficult long shots, the time cost is unpredictable (Tang Laoshi missed Suicide Squad TT because of the extended shooting period of this film), and the budget overrun is of course also expected. But when you see the finished film, as an audience, you will feel that it is all worth it.
In fact, before watching this movie, I was a die-hard Team Spotlight in the competition for the best picture Oscar, because the theme itself is more in line with my taste, and BD is more optimistic about George Miller. But after watching this film, I was really convinced. Golden Globe BDBP double winner, the first back-to-back winner in DGI history, no earthling can stop AGI director, Oscar? I can't imagine it anymore. And the beautiful photography is really picturesque and mesmerizing. Even a conservative movie fan like me can basically pat the chest and say that Emmanuel Lubezki's three consecutive championships for the best photography are a sure thing. Oh, the little plum you care about the most. It doesn't matter if you say I'm arrogant or arrogant, I always feel that the meme of Xiao Lizi and Oscar is completely played by outsiders who don't know the inside, unless you are a true fan (I always feel like a real fan looks down on it only during the World Cup Just like the pseudo-fans who only pop up, for these Xiao Li fans who appeared overnight, I will ask how many of Xiao Li’s movies you have watched in total, and you dare to say that you are a fan. I am not Xiao Li’s Fans, but personally I don't think The Revenant is his best work) It's boring to mention this to fans of a slightly higher class. Regarding the Oscar winner, I try not to be inclined to say that the role is indeed very important, but it is definitely not a good acting, but a good acting. I think that Hollywood has created many roles for the preparation of the Oscar-winning films over the years. This misunderstanding, or this misunderstanding has been gradually recognized as a trend that needs to be followed, is something worth worrying about. But just as far as the analysis of the results of the outpost is concerned, if this year's Oscar for Best Actor is not Leonardo DiCaprio, I would be very surprised. As for other technical awards, it is interesting that the nominations of The Revenant and MM4 are basically the same. I am holding the mentality of moving the bench to watch the big play, and I really want to know whether the off-road vehicle or the revival is better in the hearts of these old white judges.
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The Revenant was the second film I watched on my previous trip to Hong Kong. Because the previous day's "Carol" had not yet been released, I had to pretend to be very relieved at night when my mobile phone was not in service, and sat on the subway alone across most of Hong Kong to catch an early show, because it was very bad. Great determination and finally realized, watching Carol's entire first half of my heart is restless and jubilant, and then the second half is also quite excited, that is because of the film itself. Watching "The Revenant" is relatively relaxing, I just think it's better to go to a movie instead of staying in the mall with friends all morning, not to mention it is a highly anticipated awards season hit, I made it for it The biggest sacrifice is just a Hong Kong-style breakfast of "Taoxiang" (I'm in tears...). However, I was surprised to find that the breakfast in the Hong Kong cinema is only $10, and in order not to delay your viewing time, there will be a caring little brother who will write down your seat number and deliver it to you in person after the movie starts!
Besides, the viewing environment I like very much, because it is an early show (what is the concept of rolling from Hong Kong University to Causeway Bay at 9:10...), I chose a rather large hall by mistake (listening to Hong Kong for many years) One of my elder brothers said that most of the cinema halls in Hong Kong are very small), there are only four people in a whole cinema hall, and the audience environment is not good enough. Correspondingly, the screen is rather large if not IMAX. After watching it, I felt that a large enough screen can really improve the look and feel of this movie, so I am really lucky. It's just so cold... two and a half hours into the movie and I've been moving around in small scales to generate heat (the other three audience members are spread out anyway so don't worry about disturbing them). Seeing that there are comments on Weibo that this movie looks like "the taste of my tongue being stuck with ice when I was a child: first cold, then heart-piercing pain, and then even colder", I think I feel this feeling from the inside out Extraordinary experience abroad.
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