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Published at 3rd of January 2022 12:33:53 PM


Chapter 446

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"No country for old people" is the peak work of the Cohen brothers after 25 years in Hollywood. It is also this work, which makes them enter the Academy Awards hall. It can be called an excellent work.

There are two clues in the narrative of the film: the main line is a story of pursuit and escape, and the plot is tense and exciting, while the auxiliary line is an old police officer's helplessness in the face of social chaos. This clue seems to be outside the plot, but it connects the basic elements of the whole film and the rhythm of the whole film, The main line of the crime scene arranged by mark has always closely attracted the attention of the audience and kept the audience highly nervous. Then mark re controlled the tense rhythm. The film skillfully interspersed the auxiliary line plot with relatively slow rhythm in time to adjust the audience's mood, so that the rhythms of the two clues complement each other and form a harmonious and unified whole.

At the same time, mark skillfully uses the narrative structure of two lines to show the audience the different life situations and ways of doing faced by the main line and auxiliary line characters, so as to form a strong contrast and enhance the theme. On the one hand, in the aggressive pictures and plots of the main plot, it shows the chaos, disorder and sin of a group of people symbolized by Qi Ge, and vividly shows the wildness and impulse of Qi Ge in this impetuous era.

On the other hand, relying on the auxiliary line to depict the old police officer in all aspects from image, style to heart, it thoroughly reveals the temperament and style of the characters that are not consistent with the times, and expresses the creator's sincere sympathy and compassion for the marginal people of this generation. The two complement each other, form a strong contrast, and greatly enhance the disclosure of the theme of humanistic care in the film.

The hotel play is even more popular. It is dominated by gloomy and cold colors. Driven by the pathetic plot, the gloomy colors in the film are very frustrating and sympathetic. The familiar use of light and shadow in the indoor scenes of the film also makes people feel mysterious and nervous. The cool overall color of the film highlights the black, low and lonely theme of the film, Photographer Wally perfectly understood Mark's concept, and made a strong contrast between the bright outdoor scene and the dark indoor scene. Coupled with the desolate scenery, the whole film presented a nightmare world.

It is worth noting that the photographer shows the different living environments of the two worlds through the comparison inside and outside the house. The outdoor with strong light symbolizes this era full of competition and fighting. This world is full of human desires and obsessions, which is a world that old police officer bell can't adapt to and face, Therefore, his dilemma is like the dimly lit hotel house depicted by the director, full of loneliness and helplessness left behind by the times.

There is almost no soundtrack in the film from beginning to end. With those people and things, there is only the wind above the desert. The endless wind blows silently. Except for the noisy noise left by the noisy world, there are no beautiful notes worth remembering. Mark compares the silence of the main soundtrack with the restless killing sound, It depicts the arrogance and recklessness of the killer and the helplessness and sadness of the old police officer to the fate.

The use of more sports photography in this film plays a vital role in the formation of the overall style of the film. When moss carefully looks for a living hole at the scene of the gunfight, the comprehensive use of the push-pull and shake lens always makes the plot full of danger. The audience can't help worrying that someone will suddenly attack moss. Moss is in the scene of fierce battle in the hotel, The slightly shaking follow-up camera made the audience more truly feel the tension of the atmosphere at that time. It can be said that the play adjusted the audience's mood to the highest point.

At the same time, mark shows the effort and persistence of the old police officer when he tries his best to chase the killer through the alternating switching of camera movements, and also shows the lonely and pathetic actions and deep feelings of the old police officer when he finally feels powerless about the incident through close-up and close-up shots, Through the lens, there is a strong contrast between the cold-blooded ruthlessness of the killer during the movement and the powerlessness of the old police officer bell, which further shows the different situations of the two characters in the same era.

In addition, through the depiction of the life and death struggle between Morse and Zig, there are scenes of competition with Mexicans, drug dealers, private detectives and the police. The endless competition also vaguely conveys the metaphor behind a story in the whole film, that is, in the cultural model of American society, life is a competition for the survival of the fittest, No matter the characters in the film or in the real life of Americans, everyone is such a participant in the competition. Some people are shut out and others walk unimpeded, which is cruel and compassionate.

In the film, mark continues the original work's concern for the living conditions of the border and his tragic thinking on the life form. In addition, mark successfully presents an allegorical picture on the border with his simple and rich lens language, relaxed narrative rhythm and flexible application of black humor elements. On the basis of his good grasp of the overall artistry of the film, It has deepened the discussion and Reflection on social problems and fate helplessness. It can be said that this film is an excellent classic in terms of image and theme.

The key to this film is the understanding of the director's concept. This is a work with full director style. Mark does not worry about the performance of actors. The old is the old drama bone. The best of the young generation can perfectly meet Mark's requirements, but more importantly, they must understand Mark's ideas in order to create that unique charm.

This work is the work of Cohen brothers for more than 20 years. In many details, we can see their black violence style.

In terms of lens usage, the slow emptiness of the first Western lens is in step with the emptiness of the heavy snow in ice storm; In the film, everyone feels that he can control the development of things, but things are not controlled by anyone. The plot of getting out of control has started from the first blood maze;

Like any Cohen film, no country for old people is neither in life nor in writing. Only in the Cohen brothers' films, it is best to let the actors with strange shapes perform;

The rhythm of photography style likes to be slow. There are almost no exceptions except the noisy Raising Arizona, the three kings of escape from prison and the agent of hedsack. Even if these three films are noisy, there are no lack of quiet scenes. Recently, David finch's twelfth house and Paul Thomas Anderson's blood is coming are all slow, Slow is not to sensationalize, but to prolong the desolation.

This slowness may be regarded as a tributary of Hollywood, walking behind the tide of Hollywood. As for the bleeding, it is not as loud as American horror films, but it looks more terrible than American horror films. It is also the result of learning from Sam Remy films and sublimating the bloody scenes.

Those who are familiar with Mark's traditional style will find that this is completely opposite to mark's style. Mark always shoots as cool as he is full of visual impact. Editing likes to be fast and sharp, show off his skills, and the standard commercial blockbuster routine has no lens language.

The photographer, editor and art director first discovered Mark's almost subversive change, and heath and black, who used to cooperate with mark, soon found this. They were surprised by Mark's style change like a changeable star.

They are people who know the goods. Everyone has his own directing style. If there are many directing works, they will naturally form their own style. Like the four famous directors and James Cameron, they all have very fixed style preferences and form their own lens language.

Mark's debut "this man from Earth" is amazing; The following "chainsaw", "hangover" and "wedding pride" followed the r-level film path of fist and pillow. Many people think he will eventually become a generation of r-level film masters; He also stubbornly integrated superhero blockbusters such as Batman with profound connotation, subverting people's understanding of superhero blockbusters; Then he changed and made a commercial blockbuster like iron man; Not to mention, he also made girls' films such as twilight, which completely subverted his previous understanding of him.

This "no country for old people" is another subversion. Even people who think they are familiar with Mark's style will be at a loss. Mark shows a completely different control ability this time and makes a film completely different from the past. His profound connotation and lens language fascinate heath and Javier.

Anton, played by Javier, gives full play to his acting skills. This is a different villain. The initial nothingness of pure human nature is also the projection of "unbridled" and so-called "evil" in people's hearts.

Obviously, Anton is the villain of the film. But his symbolic meaning is difficult to define. It can be said that the killer Anton is a very successful classic image. He is tall, slow and gloomy. He has a strange mushroom head of three or seven points, a pale face and slightly protruding big eyes. He is silent, harbouring ghosts and gloomy. He uses a weapon like an oxygen bottle. Usually people use him to kill cattle. Will prepare coins of various sizes to open screws, and will determine a person's life and death by guessing coins.

His ugly hairstyle, cold look, and the ruthlessness in his eyes have successfully created a classic image on the screen. Many years later, Anton he created is known as one of the top ten abnormal killers on the screen.

He has no feelings and empathy as a human being, and only as an animal can he struggle for survival. Of course, those who hinder themselves and those who witness their crimes must die; Need to change a car, the owner gets in the way and dies; It doesn't matter whether the person in front of him dies or not. Toss a coin for the other party to guess. If you guess wrong, you will die; Even a crow on the side of the road, well, shoot. He didn't even want to kill for fun like other killers. He just ignored all the rules and emotions in the world, faced the life and death of others, like stepping on a fallen leaf, and occasionally delegated the decision-making power to coins. At the same time, he has a very calm mind and strong combat effectiveness. He is as careful as going to the next room to investigate the thickness of the wall before the gun battle. He is as tenacious as making an explosion, and then go to the drugstore to get medicine to heal himself. When a murderer reaches this level, he is also extraordinary.




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