This is a very peculiar and fascinating film, which is doomed to be extraordinary from the birth of the protagonist. Reminds me of the surreal film "Big Fish". Whereas "Big Fish" is still romantic and full of worldly warmth, "Perfume" is heart-pounding.
At the end of the day, this is still a film about murder and crime. A murderer kills countless girls for some purpose. There is not much new in the story itself. The peculiar thing is not only the purpose, but also for the birth of the greatest perfume in the world; it is not just the protagonist, who is gifted, and his existence is to find the fragrance; the most important thing is the expression of some details, which together gave birth to this novel. Different kind of video.
When watching "Big Fish", it is relaxed, as if it was a fairy tale when I was young; when watching "Perfume", I am confused, there is no time to think, and there is no time to be heavy, so I follow the steps from the beginning to the end. This kind of experience is very rare. Many times watching a movie will feel a sense of distance. While enjoying it, you will subconsciously discuss the movie. And "Perfume" brings long-lost visual and thinking enjoyment.
Now, let's take a closer look at what I remember most about "Perfume".
1. The unique way of expression
1. There is not much dialogue in the whole play, and the dialogue plays the role of clues and revealing the theme. Gives a sense of historical heaviness.
2, the ingenious way of shooting. Grenouille's mother gave birth to him with a clean-cut approach through a series of quick edits; Grenouille greedily sniffs all the scents of the world, indiscriminately breathes all the putrid, maggots shot and edited to lay the foundation The protagonist's unusual birth; the infant in the orphanage, who is still swaddled in the face of the little boy's inquiring fingers, suddenly raised his hand and grasped it tightly, giving the film a surreal and mysterious tone.
3. The dark tones are deliberately created to create a treacherous and terrifying atmosphere.
4. The birth of the great perfume and the sublimation of Lola's life are revealed through the brilliant golden light. Lola's death contributed to the completion of the great perfume. When his father pushed open the locked door, it was as if the light of heaven illuminated the world for a moment. The dazzling golden light lasted for a long time, which brought shock to the soul.
Second, the plot is cleverly set
1. Grenouille's road ahead is full of bones.
When Grenouille leaves someone, someone faces destruction and death. From his first cry sending his mother to the gallows, to the assassination of the head of the orphanage, the killing of the tannery owner and the burial of Dustin Hoffman in a collapsed house until he left Glass In the town, the owner of the incense factory had to die in his place. Every step of his progress brought death and blood, and his holiness was accomplished through Satan.
2. The dual theme of Grenouille's death.
No one can destroy Grenouille, even if he committed the greatest sin on earth, he is still an angel sent by God. His birth came from God's choice, and after his departure, mortals are still powerless. Grenouille's death was inevitable after he created the world's greatest perfume. There is no basis for him to stay in this world, and he has no nostalgia for the world. People who come to seek incense, when he finds the ultimate in incense, there is no sustenance anymore, just like Dugu seeking defeat, he faces only the loneliness of a genius and a sad death. However, this is only one aspect of the theme's performance.
Grenouille's death was neither glorious nor holy. No emotion, no joy, no tears. Some are just lonely and lonely, and some are just desolate and helpless. Grenouille is a person without smell. He can distinguish all the smells in the world, and can even distinguish its source, inner structure and its destination from the smell. He can also use countless young girls' lives without fear. to complete the manufacture of the greatest perfume at the price, yet he still cannot understand the love of the world, and he cannot get it. This kind of sadness and desolation was doomed when Grenouille suddenly discovered in the mountains that he was the only one without smell. When in the square, everyone surrendered to his perfume, including the old leader, including those who had lost loved ones to hate him, and everyone fell into madness, but Grenouille recalled his first encounter with selling plums The girl shed tears. When Grenouille left Grasse and made a resolute death towards Paris, his birthplace, we learned the magic of perfume, which is greater and more precious than all fear, money, and power in the world, because he can make people love each other. The price of Grenouille's creation of a perfume that expresses human love is to kill the person he loves. When the theme is here, it seems that it has returned to the world from the sky. The person who committed mortal sins like an angel just to seek incense turned out to be just a person who could not find love. His death is not only the completion of the greatest perfume, but also because he finally understands that his love can not live forever by making perfume, the passing of life takes everything, takes away happiness, takes away love, takes away all possibilities. Grenouille's death was an admission of his own failure and incompetence, and he left this world with despair and pain.
3. Actor's performance
Ben Sean's performance is in place, accurately interpreting the arrogance, perseverance, ruthlessness and pain of this inimitable genius. The best performances, however, still come from Dustin Hoffman, the scrupulously nuanced, poignantly self-respecting outdated perfumer who is portrayed in nuanced detail. Especially the scene of waving a handkerchief and smelling the fragrance is wonderful.
4. Insufficient
There is one place in the whole film that makes me detached from the film and become a momentary bystander, and that is the part of the group sex in the square. Without the description of this segment, the magical power of perfume may not be revealed, however, the performance of this scene is the weakest segment in the whole play. From the moment Grenouille swayed the perfume, the people in the square slowly swayed their limbs in a series of slow motion. Look at it with a scrutiny eye. I am not very satisfied with the visual treatment of this scene, but there is nothing I can do, after all, this paragraph is so crucial to the completion of the theme. Maybe no matter how good things are, they will inevitably leave regrets. This is the real life, the real movie.
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