Chapter 867： director famous

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Evan Bell, this name is more representative of top singers or actors to the whole world, whether it is "Three" whose global sales are strongly hitting the threshold of tens of millions, or "Pirates of the Caribbean" and "Enemies of Machinery". The box-office victory has made Evan Bell now powerful. ....

However, Evan Bell's identity as a director is still not loud enough. The box office of "Love Notebook" in North America reached 130 million, and the global box office also exceeded 200 million early. Although it is difficult to hit 300 million, it is not impossible.

This achievement is enough to make Evan Bell's directorial title known. However, as a love movie, "The Notebook" is not as magnificent as a commercial movie on the one hand, and on the other hand, it does not have as many opportunities for awards as a literary movie, and its position is somewhat comparable. Therefore, even if Evan Bell's directorial debut won a lot of acclaim, it was not able to surpass his identity as a singer and actor.

Furthermore, the prestige of any director is built up through the accumulation of multiple works and the accumulation of time. Otherwise, there is only a director with an excellent work, and the reputation is only a flash in the pan.

This is also the reason why Evan Bell's "Mysterious Skin" was able to premiere as the opening film of the 61st Venice Film Festival, causing widespread exclamations and doubts.

But now, "Mystery Skin" has been a blockbuster at the Venice Film Festival's unveiling, earning Evan Bell a flood of praise overnight. Among these comments, Britain's "Empire" took the lead in giving praise to Evan Bell himself.

"This is a movie you have no reason to miss." As a well-known professional film magazine, "Empire" magazine is no less prestigious than "Film Review", "Cinema Manual", "Sight and Sound" and other films, allowing them to Sending such a high evaluation is not an easy task. What's more, at the Venice Film Festival, there is still a British local film "Vera-Drake", and British local magazines are very optimistic about Mike-Lee's attack this time. But now "Empire" and "Sight and Hearing" have not hesitated to express their praise after watching "Mysterious Skin", and "Empire" has now put forward this supreme comment, which shows that they have a high regard for Evan- Bell's praise.

"'Mysterious Skin is one of the most beautiful and moving films I've ever seen. But the sad story of walking on the edge of despair, the painful story of growing up, is also a heartbreaking film. ..

The story takes place in the small town of Hutchinson, Kansas, the deserted heart of America, where silence and boredom are enough to bury everything. At the age of eight, life on the baseball team changed the trajectory of Neil and Brian. The baseball coach is a pedophile, and Neil and Brian become victims of the coach's hands. The young and hazy Neil was brainwashed by the coach and willingly did the job of a seducer. This memory has become an indelible sadness in their lives, and no one can wake up from this nightmare.

Neil began to indulge and fall, because his heart became a black hole, and he didn't know what love was, and he couldn't find the feeling of that summer anymore; Brian began to forget and close, and he sealed that memory. Thinking that aliens had kidnapped him, he locked himself in an illusory cage.

The damage has been done, and looking at the bloodstains on Neil and Bryan makes our hearts hurt beyond words.

Adapted from the famous author Scott v Heim's eponymous work published in 1996, "Mysterious skin insists on the road of ** all the way to the end of the Evan Bell - a perfect reproduction of this novel! Shooting and adapting a script has always been a difficult challenge for the director. How to retain the essence of the original work and at the same time give the work a new and fresh image life depends on the director's ability to interpret the text, as well as the ability to reconcile the world of words and the world of light and shadow.

Judging from Evan Bell's experience, 'The Notebook of Love is also a script adapted from a novel. That time Evan Bell was a little conservative, but presented the audience with a beautiful picture; this time, Evan-Bell himself adapted the original book, carefully crafted the plot and characters, and finally, Evan-Bell conquered us with his unbelievable talent without controversy. Of course, the film's young cast also brings excellent interpretations, whether it's Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ryan Gosling in the lead roles, or the supporting roles of Blake Lively, Amanda Seyfried, Tom Hiddleston, especially Michael Fassbender, who played the coach, gave us a clapping performance. It's hard not to cherish these lives wandering in youth. Joseph Gordon-Levitt's Neil, who brings to life what the story describes as "the silent galaxy where everything revolves around his propaganda, is the biggest highlight of the film."

There are so many movies about child molestation and AIDS that there is even a workshop dedicated to it. But 'Mysterious Skin' presents us with a whole new perspective. Unlike other movies of the same type, the protagonist always plans revenge when he grows up, this movie is more like a growth movie with deep introspection. Even as the perpetrator's baseball coach, or as the participant's middle-aged prostitute, Evan Bell still didn't use the camera to criticize them. The baseball coach is even a charismatic male, which is captivating, and there are few bad guys in this movie.

Evan Bell is in no rush to dump too many moral judgments on the audience at once. Through the eyes of Brian and Neil, we come to understand the tragic stories that happened to them, which may just be the many unavoidable evil sides of life. Perhaps revenge and bloodshed can bring no peace, but an endless cycle, but how heavy is the price of self-indulgence and how bleak the process of self-seeking.

A truly excellent film is not the director who talks and preaches and expresses his outlook on life and the world, but does everything he can to put the audience in the world of the protagonist, immersed in the scene, and then let the audience make their own judgments , which is the truest response.

Back in 'The Notebook,' Evan Bey showed us his aesthetics and construction, and this time, without the colorful country beauty, it's a different world of whimsy. 'Mysterious skin, it's a very dark subject, but Evan Bell visually presents us with a beautiful and plump film. The language of influence he uses is equivalent to the statement of affairs in the novel. After camera movement, light and shadow transitions, scene design and the protagonist's monologue, he constructs a splendid world with shimmering light. There, an obscure story unfolds.

At the same time, as an excellent creator, Evan Bell once again showed everyone his excellent control of the soundtrack, which is amazing. The use of shae-ng style music such as rde and slawdwe exudes a charming hazy feeling, and when paired with the full-color video style, the artistic tension that blooms is unparalleled!

The original meaning of the word shaegazung refers to the unique expressions of some bands when they perform live. The musicians stare straight at the floor and don't look away. They seem a little shy and self-admiring, because some people think about this. Class bands become self-appreciating factions. Self-appreciation style music originated in the UK in 1988. When the audience began to accept and spread, the music style gradually formed, and specifically refers to those who are loud and long and dull; the instruments are full of bursts of distortion and dense feedback effects; Music where the vocals and melodies are drowned out by the guitar sound wall and can't tell the tone between the various instruments. rde, slawmwm is one of the representative bands.

The choice of every piece of music and the use of every melody are full of British psychedelic and subdued temperament, which not only neutralizes the real and heavy theme of the film, but also creates an incredible dreamlike aesthetic. sense. However, it is this kind of soundtrack that plays down the demonizing effect of pedophilia and completely enhances the third-party perspective. At the same time, Neil's unruly and indulgence, Brian's evasion and cowardice are vividly reflected through the soundtrack.

The selection of the soundtrack of the whole film not only reflects Evan Bell's outstanding musical taste again, but also reflects his keen and excellent intuition as a director of the emotions and atmosphere in the music, as well as the music's ability to control emotions. . The picture, the actors, the soundtrack, the plot, all work together so perfectly.

At the end of the movie Neil and Brian finally meet on Christmas Eve ten years apart, and they return to the coach's house, which is no longer staffed. . They sat side by side on the sofa, and the unbearable past slowly came to mind in Neil's narration. At this time, only two people who are closely dependent on each other can achieve final salvation.

When Brian leaned his head on Neil's knee, it was a long shot that gradually zoomed out from top to bottom, and the surroundings were dark. The keyboard sound of the piano sounded slowly. No one can go back to the past, this is a fleeting meeting of fragile lives, this is a sad echo of a lost youth.

As a director, Evan Bell showed his ability to the fullest in this film, with excellent storytelling ability, beautiful composition and pictures, deep and vivid characters, and relaxed plot advancement. The rhythm, the perfect and stunning soundtrack, and most importantly, the reflections that make people sigh and sigh, this is deep in my heart, and that heavy feeling cannot be dissipated so far. "

This article of "Empire" magazine, although it is a film review of "Mysterious Skin", but from the director's point of view, has carried out a comprehensive exposition of Evan Bell's directing ability. "Empire" magazine also officially recognized Evan Bell's excellence as a director. This is the biggest gain of Evan Bell at the Venice Film Festival!

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