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"Hunger"
director Hunger : Steve McQueen (Steve McQueen) The
film has gone so far on the author's line and stylized road, it is unbelievable that this is his first film work.
In the face of "Hunger", ordinary people have to endure the intense pain and filth conveyed by the movie, I am afraid they want to understand what is going on with this Northern Ireland problem. After all, it has been out of mainstream sight for a while. To make a long story short, the seemingly endless political violence stems from sectarian standing in Northern Ireland. The prisoners in the film are Irish Republicans. They pursue the unification of Ireland and believe in Catholicism. They are called nationalists. The opposition is the Protestant Unionist and the British government behind it. After Mrs. Thatcher came to power, the republicans were brutally suppressed and they were treated as ordinary criminals. In order to restore their status as political prisoners, prisoners launched a variety of demonstrations, such as obscene demonstrations and hunger strikes, which are the background of the film.
But "Hunger" is not just a function of recording and reproducing, as Paul Greengrass's "Bloody Sunday" on the issue of Northern Ireland. Steve McQueen has studied visual art for many years. The film has gone a long way along the author's line and stylization. It is unbelievable that this is his first work.
The visual effect of "Hunger" is excellent, it truly reproduces the prison environment and the treatment of prisoners. The prisoner smeared excrement all over the wall and poured it into the corridor. Later, a cleaning staff appeared. He approached the camera from inside, cleaning all the way, moving in the depth direction, and the single lens was two and a half minutes in length. There was only the boring sound of the broom rubbing with the sewage on the ground, and the prisoners did not make a sound. The whole process was unbearable depressive torture for the audience, as if they were in a dirty scene. In the previous prisoner abuse scene, the shaking hand-held camera created a terrible sense of space. Similar shocks can be seen everywhere in the film. The 17-minute conversation scene is the first among many interviews and comments: Bobby Sands, who is about to go on a hunger strike, talks with a priest who is trying to persuade him. The content includes the growth of Sands, his judgment on sports and situations, and his views on life and choices. It basically shows a republican's ideological understanding, which is the entrance to understanding and in-depth study of "Hunger".
In terms of the skill of storytelling, the movie did not immediately introduce the protagonist, the opposite prison guard appeared first, and then the protagonist colleagues. Only through a meeting did they bring out the central character of the hunger strike, Sands. Sanz's poor physical condition can be said to be a horror in the world. His chapped lips, covered with sores, made people shudder. After Sands became unconscious, images of imaginary focus, out of focus, and fusion appeared. Childhood experiences repeatedly appeared. Looking back at the coming life, people were moved. In a quiet white battlefield, Sanz and his friends took the body as the last weapon, fighting to the last moment as they wished.
For the cigarette butts burning in the snow, to clean the sewage in the passage, and for the amazing courage to concentrate on the conversation. Give yourself a chance to watch this shocking "Hunger". [Southern Metropolis Daily http://epaper.nddaily.com/C/html/2009-02/21/content_709294.htm ]
Undoubtedly the best debut of the year, it shows that the director is a talented designer who can handle the contemporary There is no preaching in prison life caused by political issues. ———Michel Ciment's "Feature Film"
This year's most impressive film that calls for battle is not only the static dialogue scene, but also the images and sounds that bring violent impact. -Tim Robey, British Telegraph
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