Perhaps I intend to spend endless leisure time in another way; Perhaps out of the pursuit of artistic aesthetics and elegant style; Maybe I prefer some kind of sensory stimulation brought by realism ... For utilitarian purposes, I had hoped to dress myself up by grabbing so-called profound ideological arguments from many short and miscellaneous movies. So, I abandoned many TV series and started the exploration journey of Oscar-winning films with a hungry thirst for knowledge.
When I found that I lost the patience of watching movies and TV works for a long time because I was too addicted to the fragmented and fast-paced storyline, I realized that if we lost our purity, even in the spiritual field of young people who strongly flaunt egoism, our cultural choices and inner projections would be passive and dry.
When choosing a movie, you should get a good feeling and immerse yourself in it. The Grand Budapest Hotel (English name "the? Shanda? Budapest? Hotel ") is like this. The first understanding of this film came from the recommendation of an engine. Obviously, marketing strategy is undoubtedly a good catalyst for the work to blossom and bear fruit. Although some of my curiosity has been stifled by things like "form is greater than content" and "rotten symmetrical composition", the fascinating scene switching and colorful furnishings still make me feel refreshed. Every frame is like a genius of a Renaissance artist, warm and gorgeous ~
Who would have thought that such a building resembling a magical manor in a fairy tale world turned out to be a prestigious hotel!
The bleak family, which is still unique after the wind and frost, has experienced vicissitudes but is magnificent.
The cables in the air are staggered, the sky is clean and pure, and the cable car does not run frequently. Watching the cable car move slowly from both ends to the middle is as light and cheerful as a child pushing a toy car, which makes people forget the danger and thrilling escape.
The gloomy and chaotic tone gives people a heavy feeling. Midnight is a whistle to wake up the sleeping ghosts, and it is also a hotbed of evil and greed, but here, midnight only welcomes warm yellow lights, decorating the forest one after another. The plot will eventually be impossible to hide and kill? Surrender to goodness.
The running water is cold, the light can shine on people, and the snow covers dead branches. Such a monotonous and desolate prison castle is simply rendered into a beautiful winter scene.
Even as one of the murals of indoor furnishings, it depicts the giant tile white wall with exquisite elegance.
The warm colors set off by the substitution of such scenes add a humorous and relaxed feeling to the tense atmosphere at once, and give people a bright and gorgeous high-level visual sense on the whole. Aside from the social responsibility and concept transmission that a film should bear, it is worth spending an hour or two to savor the scenes laid out one by one.
What if we can inject some humanistic feelings into the form? I have always thought that the success of a film lies not only in how much visual impact and sensory experience it can bring to us from the outside, but also in that it can keep the audience alert at all times, actively mobilize the tired nerves, and constantly think and reflect. Contrast? In order to reflect the social responsibility consciousness of film and television works, some domestic films force lyrical reasoning through the withered lines of the protagonist. Shanda? Budapest? The artistic conception and emotional color that "Hotel" wants to express are more straightforward and lively, not blunt. It does not use the blade and blood to render the disaster brought by the war to the people, but to reveal the general public's hatred of the war and pity for the victims by depicting a shrewd, cunning, principled and compassionate capitalist image.
Gustav, the hero, represents the keenness, boldness and shrewdness of the Jews. His choice of wealth and women reflects the greedy nature of capitalists to get benefits by hook or by crook. I am very particular about my food and clothing, and the management of my subordinates seems to be a gentle cultivation of my past self. In the chilling context of the Jewish Holocaust, there is no need to give such a role a perspective of God, but such role-building itself will not bring spiritual oppression to the audience. He can be a rich ordinary citizen, a picky manager or a cunning playboy. No matter what role he is given, it makes people feel harmonious and true. In my opinion, this is a lovely highlight that distinguishes the hero from the strong heroism in European and American movies.
Being single, but deeply favored by rich and lonely old women, shows Gustav's cynicism and philistinism, which makes people feel more or less resistant based on ethics, but this does not affect his moderate expression of humor and kindness. If it weren't for the respect and love for their lover, Gustav and Zero could have avoided going to jail because of the inheritance dispute caused by the death of Mrs. D. From this point of view, he is a real person with flesh and blood. After getting rid of the perfect incarnation built with wealth as a fortress, he will be at a loss. The film describes in detail the process of his escape from prison, and Chaplin's black humor is also used properly.
However, it is not enough for an interesting soul to have clothing decoration, because each individual is not only a quantitative personality label, but also has enough spiritual core to become full and three-dimensional. The following screenshot is the most touching scene in the whole movie.
When Gustav learned that Zero, the janitor, was exiled in a foreign land because of the war, his chagrin and regret were completely different from his previous anger and sarcasm. This emotion expresses his apology for his inappropriate words, but it also implies his extreme hatred for the war. Such an elegant gentleman, well-dressed, asked to bring his own 56-year-old red wine and lasting perfume when he went out. When he heard the tragic experience brought by the war, he could not help showing sympathy. It can't be said that he appreciates the world, but it still makes people move. Without whitewashing and power, everyone is weak, but always maintains awe of life. Such people may not be able to rewrite history, but they can give people a warm and comfortable power. Even in the cold winter, the gloomy prison can give people the warmth of holding cocoa.
Judging from the photography skills and scenery of the film, the decline of an era reflected by black and white colors and the memory of the elegant world reflect the director's uniqueness.
The once unimpeded handwritten visa was torn up. At that time, the unrelenting struggle can be exchanged for harmony and dignity. Now vulnerable people are fish, slaughtered. History is the declaration of the victors, the times are, and so is life.
Gustav and Zero left this country one after another. The passage of time, the replacement of the old and the new, and the prosperity that will never return are in stark contrast, with strong color difference and symmetry.
In addition, in the part of 19 checkpoint, when Zero visited Gustav, the scene in front of the door was also very exquisite. Horrible things are often bluffing to shock people. No one is born with hatred and fear. It's just that greedy people cajole and brag to each other with the help of group power, put on self-righteous masks, and black powder appears. Blood and sacrifice have historical inevitability, but fortunately, there will always be awesome personalities who will abandon their selfish desires and devote themselves to the great cause of balance all the time.
Finally, the monologue in the film ends: from darkness to light, paying tribute to the elegant world.