Chapter 891 Recording Daily Life
Wait, that’s it?
While waiting for the audience to spend a full half hour watching the movie with concentration and concentration, only to find that the truth is so simple, one or two of them fell into deep self-doubt, could not believe their own judgment, and began to doubt life.
They thought the movie was brewing something, but the result...is this?
Simple. simple. gentle,
Even a little... boring.
"Michelle".
An inconspicuous girl studied obediently, but was ostracized by other girls because of her inconspicuous appearance. They complained about her excellent math scores, as if it was something that should be ashamed; they complained about her Underwear is "for grandma", so she dared not wear the prescribed shorts in physical education class and insisted on wearing long pants, even if she was scolded by the teacher for it.
She didn't dare to get angry, she didn't even dare to look back at the girls who attacked her, she just wanted to run away.
Hurryly, she left the locker room and rushed to the library to help the teacher organize the books. Only when she was in the library could she feel quiet.
"Nathan".
He is a player on the school football team. He is handsome and the object of countless girls' crushes. But the only thought in his mind is to take leave from school and go for a drive with his girlfriend.
The request for leave was successful. They deceived the teachers in the Academic Affairs Office and got permission to go out. However, the young and passionate boys and girls were inseparable. They didn't even have time to leave the school. Just try to find a secret corner to enjoy the world of two people.
Ordinary, everything is ordinary. Even the daily life of middle school students is the most ordinary and boring kind. There is nothing special about the trivial and simple daily life.
Not attractive at all.
Most importantly, quiet.
When the audience sits in the cinema, they have long been accustomed to the feeling of being surrounded by pictures and sounds, a feeling of 360-degree surround, and a crazy bombardment of visual and auditory information; but "Elephant" is not.
Not only is the picture simple and the information conveyed is very limited; there is also no soundtrack and the whole process is quiet, just like the daily life of a middle school.
Some documentaries often add soundtracks to create atmosphere and emotions, but Gus went in the opposite direction, completely cutting off the soundtrack and returning to the essence of recording.
Especially the existence of Anson, the existence of breaking the fourth wall, the boundary between drama and reality is further blurred, which gives the film a primitive, simple and real record quality.
But the point is, who wants to watch a group of middle school students go about their daily boring lives?
Except for the long shots that invade daily life like a ghost, this movie has nothing good so far.
Yes, it’s useless!
This situation is actually not unfamiliar.
This is the case for all the three major European film festivals, and it happens often. It is a gathering place for art films, and those experimental, pioneering, and artistic films occupy an important position; but challenges and innovations are also limited. It means adventure, experimentation and art often means being full of doubts.
Therefore, it is not uncommon for people to enter the screening hall with high expectations and throw away their sleeves angrily. Similar scenes are not uncommon. It is not uncommon for someone to leave the theater angrily in the middle of a movie. This may happen three or five times a year at film festivals. This time, this is also a unique scene of the film festival -
If you like it, you just like it; if you hate it, you just hate it; if you are mediocre, you are mediocre.
On the stage of the film festival, there is no need for those business compliments and polite greetings. Everything is real, showing off your skills with real swords and guns.
A movie documenting daily life in middle school?
No way, it’s so boring, boring, boring, what on earth is Gus Van Sant thinking?
Haha, no wonder Anson became a part of the movie, because there was no need for acting at all, and the flower vase finally found his perfect position.
But!
Something is wrong.
If it is a simple middle school documentary, the Cannes Film Festival selection committee is not a fool. They don't need to lick Gus or Anson's butts, so why would they select this film into Cannes? And it's still the main competition unit, so things shouldn't be that simple...right?
The characteristics of European audiences are that they are more patient and calm, and have a deeper foundation and knowledge to understand art.
Complaints are complaints, but the Lumiere Hall remained quiet. No one made a sound or left the table. They were waiting for a turning point.
Then, here comes - Anson gathered his emotions and did not fall into sadness and melancholy all the time. After working as a model for Elise, he left the school through another door along the corridor.
After all, I still can’t worry about my father.
After pushing the door open, Anson raised his head and looked from a distance, looking for his father and where the vehicle was parked to confirm that he was still there.
Just in time, I saw a girl walking her dog. Apparently, it was a sheepdog that Anson was familiar with.
The smile bloomed. Although the camera lens was still behind Anson's shoulder and the expression could not be seen, the cheerful voice revealed the true emotion.
"Boomer!"
Anson clapped his hands, and the shepherd dog rushed over happily and played a trick with Anson, spinning around in circles, like dancing in a tango.
At this moment, the picture changes.
Slow motion.
The footage is always calm and plain, completely showing the perspective of bystanders to record daily life, without any fancy, even the soundtrack is abandoned, but at this time, a slow motion is used to let the interaction between the shepherd dog and Anson Slow down.
For a moment, it catches the eye, just like a pebble thrown into a lake.
So what?
The interaction between Anson and the shepherd dog was nothing special; but before his thoughts could extend, Anson saw two figures approaching:
They were wearing camouflage pants and dark tops, wearing gloves and boots, and carrying two heavy bags. You could tell at a glance that they were not wearing everyday clothes.
Anson raised his chin slightly and said hello, "Hey, what are you two doing?"
The baby-faced boy who was coming towards me glanced at Anson and said, "Get away. "Don't come back, something bad will happen."
Ansen was stunned, and the two people passed each other. He turned and shouted at their backs, "What are you going to do?"
However, they didn't answer.
The camera turned 180 degrees along Anson's line of sight, capturing the confusion and worry in Anson's eyes, but it did not stop, abandoning Anson, and followed quickly, aiming at the backs of the two people.
The two people walked straight ahead, dressed in camouflage and carrying heavy baggage, walking among the fallen leaves on the ground.
The wind howled, the sky darkened in an instant, and a murderous atmosphere spread.
The screen went black——
"Eric and Alex".
The movie does not give further answers, but cuts to another clip, disrupts the timeline, and re-presents Eric and Alex’s daily life.
However, the Lumière Hall was completely tense. They were all experienced audiences. A slow motion, a follow-up close-up, and a sudden change in the atmosphere. Although there were no lines, explanations or even plot, the picture had already All the information was presented——
The smart audience already had an ominous premonition at this time, and couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva to relieve their tension.
The next second, I was dragged into that kind of surreal daily experience, as if I was actually watching a documentary. I knew that the danger was approaching, but no one could make a sound to remind the middle school students; knowing that Tragedy is brewing, but no one can leave their seats.
This is just another ordinary school day.
(End of this chapter)