Back to the movies. I read an article before that introduced the so-called "Revenant Prototype". The story is that a man was abandoned by his companions after being attacked by a bear, and was rescued by crawling alone for more than 300 miles, so before entering the theater, I was always worried that the director would not let Xiao Li Zaixue Climb into the ground for three hours OMG! But The Revenant really exceeded my expectations. Unsurprisingly, the director always pays attention to the "reality" component of the film. Natural light and long shots have almost become standard in the whole film. The detailed description of the survival experience in the Grassland and the naked presentation of the wounds are forcing the audience to participate in this painful wilderness. Journey; it is also more convincing in terms of details (for example, bears generally do not actively attack humans, and the female bear in the film is breastfeeding, so it is not surprising that the aggression increases). Unexpectedly, the alternate appearance of religion, dreams and other elements injects a "surreal" meaning into the film, which also makes the film different from the Discovery science and education column, and can be called the last artistic creation.
If you want to show that you are alone in the wilderness, it is actually very easy to connect with religion. Man's powerlessness and even awe in the face of nature can be linked to man's attitude towards gods. And religion also provided the fundamental motivation for Glass to finally put down the blade of vengeance. In addition to the Pawnee saying that "the sword of vengeance is in God's hand, not yours", Fitzgerald's story about his father's last sight of God trapped in the wild is also relevant - "The God that my father saw was A fat squirrel, and he shot it and ate it." Once Glass heard a loud noise from the slope, climbed up and saw the wolves were hunting bison. They knocked down a lone cow, and the rest of the herd ran away without looking back. Glass seemed to kneel when he saw this scene, with a complicated expression. Did he see his God? Does this count as some relief for him? Abandoning companions in times of crisis, there is no difference between humans and animals, it is only natural.
There is also an obvious hint in Glass's dream of seeing his son. The camera shows a picture of the crucifixion several times, is it linking Glass's crucifixion and subsequent rebirth with it? The dream/illusion appeared many times when Glass was alone, and the content was basically the deceased wife and children, as well as the chanting that the wind blew. Honestly, I think the director is a little too hard on this one. The repeated appearance of lyrics such as "As long as there is a breath" and "The wind can't overturn a tree with roots" makes the theme reveal a bit deliberate, and Glass's wife floated in the air twice. Michael Keaton's flight last year made my heart skip a beat, but here I just feel like hell.
In addition to Grasse's revenge journey, the film also intermittently explains the stories between Americans, French and indigenous people, which can be regarded as "hidden plots". There are three indigenous peoples mentioned in it: the Pawnee, the Sioux and the Li. The one who helped Glass on the way was a Pawnee who was exterminated by the Sioux. Later, Fitzgerald and the two returned to the white base camp. A group of Sioux who lived nearby gathered around to sell products. It can be seen that the Sioux should be the most pro-white. of a race, they may also be close to the whites so that the latter can assist them in ethnic wars (such as with the Pawnee). As for the Pawnee and Li people, they didn't like to see the invaders at all. The Li people made deals with the French only to find the daughter of the patriarch who had been taken away. In the end, it was discovered that the French did it.
Some people say that the film exaggerates the suffering and tragedy of Glass and tries to whitewash the sins of the American invaders, but I don't think so. I'll admit that the film's smearing of the French is more direct (they didn't do much good from start to finish), but the portrayal of the Americans is anything but positive either. Not to mention Fitzgerald's obvious disgust and discrimination against the natives, even the captain, the most righteous character in the whole group, would say at the New Year's banquet, "Wait until we raise people, and then use civilization to sweep away those savages. " remarks. It can be seen that the vision of the Americans is not necessarily much wider than that of the French. As for their behavior, the essence is to plunder resources in the name of civilization. It's a bit like the slogan the French put on the Pawnee after he killed him: We are all barbarians. In the eyes of the French, "we" refers to the Pawnee, Sioux, Li and many other indigenous peoples. In Grasse's view, "we" may refer to the indigenous people and the French. In the eyes of the audience, " We're going to have to add Americans to that.
All in all, The Revenant is by no means perfect, but it's good at it, and it's probably the kind of film I'd be amusing with the people around me. (The premise is that you are over 14 years old!!)
[This article is purely personal YY after watching the movie, purely subjective and non-authoritative]
Other things that can't be inserted:
1. Tell me I'm not the only one who thinks the captain looks like Wes Anderson .
2. Tell me now that I'm not the only one who didn't recognize Tang Lao Shi the whole time.
3. Tell me I'm not the only one who doesn't pay attention to Xiao Li's acting
skills
I'm just looking for the clearest and most understandable pronoun.
6. The association caused by the above-mentioned Xiaozhengtai: People always say that information dissemination is uneven now, and it is necessary to protect children's mental health balabala. If even parents are not aware of this, how should they be protected? Can it be solved by taking over the screen by Pleasant Goat?
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