Chapter 907 has a stirring aftertaste
“A masterpiece.”
The opening chapter sets the tone.
“In this movie, Gus Van Sant simply presents an aspect of daily life on campus, which is real, trivial, unremarkable, ordinary to the point of being boring. Obviously, this It will cause a lot of controversy
However, these controversies are exactly the purpose of the lens -
normal? boring? tedious?
That's right, because this is the ordinary life that the audience is accustomed to. No one feels strange. Everyone has experienced such a middle school life, a boring day, and there is really no need to watch it again on the big screen.
But, is it really so?
It is precisely in those boring and tedious daily lives that the elephant is always there, the discrimination, exclusion, and violence seep into daily life.
When the audience complains that the movie is boring and even curses the movie, it just proves that the real voice behind Gus Van Sant’s images:
The elephant is in the room. No one can see it. Even if they see it, they pretend not to see it. Even if they have left the middle school many years ago and look back at the memories of those years, they still pretend that the elephant never existed.
These natural indifferences are even an indulgence in violence.
This is the truly outstanding part of the movie. It breaks the fourth wall from the inside out, and the audience's reaction constitutes the last piece of the puzzle of the entire movie.
Like a social experiment.
Until the time when the elephant was angry, until the time when blood flowed into rivers, in fear and despair, people still did not understand what happened.
And, the movie is more than that.
The movie refuses to give a reason, thinking and solutions, or even a clear ending -
When the movie ends, everyone is waiting, Waiting for the other boot to drop, waiting for the gunshot to go off, but nothing.
Gus Van Sant just hung everyone in the air.
Because he refused to close the case, he refused to let us just get an answer and move on, he refused to bring closure to this incident.
The movie is over, but the stories presented in the movie still continue to happen in reality, and the images truly break the fourth wall and invade our lives.
Movies, look forward to follow-up thoughts, look forward to controversy, look forward to every audience expressing their views and opinions, and look forward to us being able to disturb the sleeping elephant.
From any perspective, it turns out that Gus Van Sant succeeded. ”
Crack.
Finger, press the Enter key.
Effortlessly, inspiration flows like a fountain, and it comes to an end in one go.
Having a long breath, Roger Ebert showed a satisfied smile, took a sip of coffee, and turned to look out the window again -
People were coming and going.
Early in the morning, Cannes has just begun and Cannes is already busy.
The reason is here: controversy.
From last night to today, Roger was probably not the only one who couldn't sleep, because the movie didn't give the reason, let alone the solution. Everything came to an abrupt stop before his eyes, and his mind was full of thoughts.
From the first scene of the movie, Gus Van Sant is breaking the fourth wall, and it continues until the end, when the movie goes black, the story on the big screen invades seamlessly Reality completes the last part of the narrative.
This is the real brilliance.
Roger knew that people would inevitably question Gus Van Sant's filming skills, but in fact, Gus quietly integrated his skills into the film, constantly reminding the elephant of its existence but refusing to directly Point it out – get in touch with reality.
The ideological impact and reflective aftertaste brought by this movie are far beyond imagination. It is not as simple as using violence to simply and roughly disrupt the calm narrative of One Punch Man. The more I think about it, the more it is worth pondering.
It’s full of fun, both on a movie level and in reality.
So, whether Roger or everyone else in Cannes, one or two of them are obsessed with thoughts. If someone asks him how he feels, he may not be able to find accurate words to describe it for a while. Just like last night; it may be that different ideas and opinions are fighting, because the issues presented in the movie are never simple.
As you can imagine, the frenzy of heated discussions caused by "Elephant" has just begun.
Roger has not watched such a brainstorming movie for a long time, and he now feels that Anson's choice of this movie should not be a coincidence.
Maybe people all misjudged Anson.
Roger has never treated Anson in particular and treated Anson on a matter-of-fact basis. Roger himself admitted that he treated Anson as a vase, even if Anson showed his performance in "Spider-Man" and "Cat and Mouse Game" The charm of an actor is also the visual impact brought by the addition of the appearance of the character, so Roger doesn't think he needs to look at Anson in a different light.
But now, this idea has changed.
On the big screen, there are two types, one is the actor and the other is the superstar. Of course, for now, Anson is still the former. He may not even be an actor, but just a branch of the actor, an idol. Vase, including "Elephant," is no exception. The film leaves little room for action as Gus pursues a documentary style that leaves no room for the actors to perform.
However, Roger is now vaguely looking forward to Anson's next film. Every step of this actor is becoming more and more interesting.
Thinking of this, Roger typed a few times on the keyboard again and then sent.
"Four points".
If it’s a perfect score of 100 points, then it’s 100 points.
If it’s ten out of ten, then it’s ten.
Of course, in Cannes, the perfect score is four points, so Roger chose four points.
Everything is so simple.
In Roger's opinion, the movie may not be perfect, but the effect presented by the movie is undoubtedly perfect and impeccable.
When he came to Cannes this time, Roger did not join the ranks of the official venue magazine, but he still wrote for several media. This did not prevent him from speaking out for "Elephant". He sincerely hopes that more The audience can see this film and discuss it in an environment like Cannes where movie fans gather together -
This kind of storm of ideas is exactly the moment that adds color to the film festival.
After quickly drinking coffee, Roger packed up his things and hurried to the Film Palace across the street. Since the film review was completed on time, this morning's work cannot be postponed, and it still needs to be completed.
In a sense, Roger is right:
The discussion cannot stop at all.
The movie leaves many question marks to connect with reality. Whether you like it or hate it, the only thing that is certain is that the brainstorming cannot stop at all.
This is just the first day.
But at the same time, Roger’s prediction also went awry:
Although the film leaves no room for performance, the director and the film are the focus; however, Anson's strong influence still easily stood out in Cannes.
In the movie, Anson silently wiped away his tears and Alicia kissed Anson on the cheek. The tenderness and sensitivity of this scene unexpectedly attracted countless attention.
As Gus said, with Alicia’s comfort before and Alex’s reminder later, Anson, a marginalized person, used his warmth to become a bright spot on the entire campus, which also became a movie The most graceful and touching moment.
Who can refuse?
(End of this chapter)