Four review essays on Dancer in the Dark

"Dancer in the Dark" sounds like a dark world at first glance, making people feel suffocated by darkness. Some people may think that there is no benefit in waiting for the illusory dawn in the endless night, but this is human persistence and belief in life. The following is an article I compiled for you, I hope you will like it

Reflections on Dancer in the Dark

The mood cannot be described as bitter, it is like a beak. It bites my soul tightly like an iron pincer, swallowing it in the depression and darkness of the quagmire. I can't breathe, but I can shed tears sadly in the dance. The ethereal and passionate voice from the sky can actually turn the world of life. Helplessness and sorrow, and even hope and beauty are narrated.

This is how "Dancer in the Dark" made me feel.

It is no exaggeration to say that this film is almost perfect and makes an astonishing statement for the film industry of the last century. There is no doubt that this is an author's film, which is completely different from the American entertainment film. Of course, the director of the film may not think so, but this does not affect the audience's understanding of it in the slightest. I was wondering, what kind of impact would this film have if it were recorded in writing? The reason for this idea may be that the filming method of this film is too unskilled, whether it is scene selection, editing, or The transitions all seem a bit unconventional, at least in many places that go against the theories of filmmaking. But all this has not affected the success of this film, so what exactly is its charm?

The story of this film reminds me of the Chinese film "Pretty Mom". Objectively speaking, the two films Although the film has a similar storyline, it is indeed incomparable. The reason is that I feel ashamed for being a Chinese. There is a certain reason why I made a comparison. The key is that it can better explain the brilliance of "Dancer in the Dark". Similarly, Gong Li and Bjork's children both have disabilities. They have paid a lot for their children, but the problem is that in the process of giving, the two appear in different ways of expression. Gong Li's "Bitterness and Enmity" (similar Chinese themes) (a common problem in movies) is in stark contrast to Bjork's reservedness, and this is by no means a problem with the performance, but rather with the character that has been given by the script. Gong Li's life and struggle are entirely for her children. She has a single personality and lacks the elements of being a human being. Bjork is different. She has her own ideals and pursuits, but she gave them up because of her son. This is The processing makes the characters fuller and more humane. Of course, we can have a guess that is not necessarily correct, that is, what Chinese films want to show is only conceptual social phenomena and conceptual kind mothers. It is completely a kind of propaganda and praise, and even begging for mercy. As for human beings, The inner world does not need to be reflected, because it is unique and not social, and although it is the greatest, it is not inevitable.

Since the script gives the character extremely rich personality traits, it is difficult to perform this role. We must thank the director for his choice, because his persistence led to Bjork's passionate performance. Interestingly, when people were discussing whether Bjork was acting in her true colors, Bjork denied her performance and declared that she would no longer participate in any film and television shootings in the future. Of course, this is a matter of Bjork’s character, but we don’t care There is no denying that it was her performance that made the film a huge success. The director's first job after finalizing the script was to select actors. This obviously required a certain amount of skills, but he succeeded. Bj?rk vividly interprets a woman who is weak on the outside but extremely strong on the inside. There is an unchangeable belief in her innocent and natural expression. No matter how much pressure she will endure, this belief and determination cannot be changed. However, mere strength does not represent the protagonist's character and persistent pursuit of art. I think at least at this point, Bj?rk is a completely true character. As for the film, the presentation of singing and dancing is the spirit of the film.

There are a large number of singing and dancing scenes in this film, and they are all processed using unrealistic methods. This solves the problem mentioned earlier, that is, this story can only have such a huge impact if it is presented through film. It can be safely said that if this film did not have these six sections of singing and dancing, it would only be called a second-rate film. In this regard, it is quite similar to the effect of the potted flower in "Leon". Bj?rk herself is a world-renowned singer. Her singing voice is unique and penetrating. Her understanding of music is far beyond that of directors. She is very familiar with the form of singing and dancing to express the soul. , therefore, she can easily show the inner world of the protagonist, which is as soul-shaking as "Amy's World". When the best wish in a person's heart cannot be realized due to the fetters of reality, then he will definitely express it in an unconventional way and apply it in various places, life, love, understanding, art, axioms And life...

We know that the film and television techniques of this film appear to be contrary to convention, but this does not mean that this approach is wrong. Obviously, the singing and dancing scenes mentioned above rely on film and television to achieve the effect. of. What I want to talk about here is the camera shake of the film. Before talking about this issue, I must explain that this film was reportedly shot on a DV machine. In the Danish Doyles Film Research Group, some young people advocate using DV machines to shoot movies. "Dancer in the Dark" was probably born out of this idea. The DV machine is small in size and light in weight. Without a tripod, its stability is very poor, so the pictures captured are also unstable, with a slight feeling of shaking and shaking. But as far as this film is concerned, the instability of the picture affects the audience's mood while watching the film. The shaky camera perfectly combines with the fate of the protagonist, making our mood gradually tremble, tighten and convulse while watching the movie. In fact, this should also be one of the film techniques. Among all film techniques, their functions can be roughly divided into two categories. One is simply to meet people's sensory needs, such as extremely smooth editing, and the other is to directly affect the audience through sensory stimulation. Emotions, obviously the latter has a deeper grasp of film art. The unstable footage in this film definitely falls into the latter category.

It has been more than a hundred years since the birth of film. There has never been a perfect film, and "Dancer in the Dark" is no exception. The perfection we are talking about does not lie in its complete use of film techniques, but in its appropriate use in reasonable places. The film is nearly perfect, but its shortcomings are clearly there in front of us. In order to avoid a Hollywood-style final rescue, the director requires the protagonist to die. Even considering the intensity of the film, it is understandable that the protagonist should die. But the last two thousand yuan in legal fees seems a bit far-fetched. Maybe I think about it from an Eastern perspective, but in the face of life, friendship can be so unhelpful. It really makes me unbelievable. Could it be that the director deliberately Is it irony? I'm afraid it's not very useful in the film. If it is used to express the independent and strong character of the protagonist at this time, it would be a bit stubborn and ridiculous.

In any case, this film is destined to be the best film of the past two thousand years. It is reasonable for it to win the award, and its shock is inevitable. But one thing I want to say is that you should not watch more of this kind of film, let alone interpret it, and let naive people like me go to hell!

Post-viewing of Dancer in the Dark Sense

"Dancer in the Dark" by the famous Danish director Lars von Trier is a film with shocking power. This power comes not only from the fierce confrontation between warmth and cruelty in the film's theme, but also from the strong contrast between gorgeousness and simplicity in the film's audio-visual language, and also from the film's alternative style that exceeds expectations.

Warmth and Cruelty

The protagonist of the film, Selma, is a single mother who immigrated to the United States from the Czech Republic and works in a rural factory. Her spiritual pillar is her passion for music, especially her interest in Hollywood musical comedies full of singing and dancing.

Other daydreams often use jump cuts at the end to give people the sudden feeling of waking up from a dream. For the sound part, except for the last daydream, which added real-life counting sounds, the rest are all post-produced music and songs.

These songs are often an expression of the protagonist's inner feelings and emotions. Like when Jeff sadly asks her if she can't see anymore, she sings to the rhythm of a train in "I've seen it all": "I've seen my choices and I've seen When I get what I want, that's enough, wanting more is greed. I've seen who I am, I've known what I'm going to be, I've seen it all, there's nothing more I need to see!" This is an answer to Jeff, and it is also a way to comfort him. It is also a direct expression of the protagonist's contented and peaceful mentality. In Thelma's hallucination after killing Bill, she sang to Bill, "Innocent people dream, just like you, a sleepyhead." This was exactly the expression of her inner desire. How much she wished Bill had not died. She just fell asleep! Then she sang to Bill, "Does it hurt?" "I don't know what to do, I seem to have done everything wrong." Bill responded to her in the hallucination, "I hurt you more, so don't worry about me." Everything is fine, so you have to be strong." This is the same as what she sang later, "I just did what I had to do." "The time it takes for a tear to fall, the time it takes for a snake to shed its skin, the time it takes for forgiveness to be so short." , in fact, it was the kind-hearted Thelma who was convincing herself to accept everything that happened, and convincing herself to forgive herself. Some lyrics also play a role in explanation. For example, Thelma's psychological motivation for running away after killing is explained through the lyrics "They (referring to the police) will take your money. Run away for your son!" Some lyrics It seems to be inconsistent, but in fact it more truly reflects the state of mind at the time. For example, Thelma in the hallucination just told herself that Bill was just asleep and everything was fine, and then sang "I'm sorry, I killed" to Bill's wife. "Your husband" actually appropriately represents Thelma's half-asleep and logically confused state after experiencing great panic and sadness. The lyrics also serve as reminders, such as "You (referring to music) are always there to catch me when I slip up." This implies that Thelma uses music as her spiritual sustenance and support, and also reminds us to pay attention every time When the music starts, that's when Thelma is in trouble.

In this way, he uses sound and image to put dreams and reality, gorgeousness and simplicity together and collide with each other, and actually achieve an amazing infectious effect.

Alternative style

Compared with classic Hollywood musicals, "Dancer in the Dark" is completely alternative. A good start. Several abstract paintings with colors that change from warm to cold are layered one by one with the theme music, exaggerating the atmosphere, triggering associations, hinting at the tragic ending of the story, and gradually bringing the audience into the mood of the film. The way the songs and dances are inserted in the film is also different from Hollywood. In the film, Jeff felt that Hollywood musicals were divorced from reality and puzzling, "I don't understand why people in musicals suddenly sing and dance, but I can't suddenly sing and dance!" The song and dance scenes in this film are performed by the protagonist Serge. Ma's fantasy scene appears, reasonable and natural. It is precisely because of its fantasy nature that the audience's experience when watching it is completely different from the singing, dancing, joy and peace they feel when watching a Hollywood musical. What it brings to the audience is an alternative and poignant joy. Watching her dance and sing happily makes our heart twitch for her, because we know that this is a dream, and dreams always wake up. In addition, the actors' improvisational performances, Bjork's special voice and soulful singing also give the film an alternative lyrical style. The ideology of this film is also completely different from Hollywood movies. This is evident in one detail: when the lawyer told the jury that Selma had said that Czech communism was more suitable for human beings, the jurors who had always been relatively calm began to commotion. This is the director's satire on American democracy and its ideology. Thelma came to the United States with a beautiful dream. She was hardworking and kind, but her dream was still shattered, and even she herself was destroyed.

This is an intolerable logic and unacceptable story in the United States. A famous New York film critic once rated it "the worst movie of the year". It is not surprising that it received a cold reception at the Oscars. Finally, is there anything more alternative and unexpected than putting warmth and cruelty, gorgeousness and simplicity in a musical?

It is unique, breaks expectations, strongly contrasts, and deepens the theme. This is Lars von Trier's cinematic personality, and it is also the key that "Dancer in the Dark" opens the floodgates of the audience's thoughts and emotions.

Thoughts after watching "Dancer in the Dark"

There is one of the most common human emotions and the most tender feelings in the film, which is deeply touching and makes people cry - it is a unique feeling in the world. Unique maternal love.

The strong female image of the heroine Shaman left a deep impression on me. Due to family inheritance, Shaman's eye disease is getting more and more serious, and she may even go blind. But she had no complaints, managed her life in an orderly manner, secretly saved money for her son, and hid the remaining money in her hands all the time, just so that her son's eyes could get better and completely get rid of the eye disease. When hard days come, her face always shows a half-smiling smile. How ordinary she is! She can deal with everything around her calmly.

Maternal love is great! We have been enjoying this great maternal love since childhood, but sometimes we regard our mother’s instructions as harsh nagging, and sometimes we regard our mother’s scoldings as harsh words. Thinking that our mother is not good to us... We don't know that all of this is our mother's love for us! It's just that we don't understand it thoroughly enough... Mother's love is like a cool wind. When you have troubles, it will Gently soothes your heart; maternal love is like a sweet lollipop, it will give you the sweetness you deserve when you are unhappy; maternal love is like a beautiful smiling face, when you encounter difficulties, it will give you the sweetness you deserve. It will inspire you and make you move forward bravely...

Shaman has a strong interest in music. In the film, Shaman has always lived innocently in a self-created musical world, where she is a tap dance master. The daughter's skirts are flying and she is singing happily. In the wonderful world of musicals, she forgets the fatigue of work in real life, the pain of unemployment, the humiliation in court, the loneliness in prison, and the fear before execution. In music, she resolves all the hardships in reality and enjoys herself. ideal world. Even in the last scene of the movie, when Samantha was tied to the gallows with a rope, when she understood that her son's operation was successful, she got rid of her fear and sang again: "I am never alone, this is not the last song..." When the song When it comes to an abrupt end, life flies away like the wind. At the same time, Shaman was also kind. When she was about to go to the gallows, after fulfilling her long-cherished wish to treat her son, she chose to lay down her own life to defend the dignity of the dead Bill.

Thoughts after watching Dancer in the Dark

A very dramatic thing happened yesterday, that is, I actually watched the movie "Dancer in the Dark" at the International Blind Festival. ”. PS: This is definitely not my deliberate arrangement^_^

Anyone who knows me knows that I don’t like watching movies very much, especially movies that are too artistic. I probably went to see this movie this time because of an article I wrote on my previous blog titled "Dancer in the Dark." (Again, it’s definitely not influenced by the movie. It can be regarded as a coincidence)

It can be said that this is the only movie so far that I can’t give a specific impression of after watching it, because this There are so many conflicting feelings for me, including admiration, pity, anger, and touching... Perhaps Fang's description is more appropriate, that is, this is definitely a movie that will make your mind almost collapse when watching it, and your emotions after watching it. Another very depressing movie.

I really don’t understand a lot about the heroine. I don’t understand why she can live so strongly and face the fact that she is going to be blind so optimistically, but cannot bravely make the final defense of her innocence in court. Perhaps this reflects her kindness, her loyalty to friends, her calmness and many other rare and excellent qualities for a woman.

But I still couldn't help but want to scold her, "She's really stupid!" Her stupidity lies in the fact that after others hurt her with extremely despicable means and insidious strategies, she still persisted in trying to save that despicable little kid. To keep a secret that would kill her self.

I am indeed very moved by the heroine. I was moved by her persistent pursuit of music and dance, and her strong optimism in facing a hopeless life, but what moved me most was her selflessness and greatness as a mother!

I often think about this Perhaps there is only one kind of power of love in the world that is the most powerful and eternal, and that is maternal love. Mothers always strive for the happiness of their children without asking for anything in return. I also often wonder, how many children in this world can truly understand the deep love their mothers have for them? If they can, then why is it that the love children give back to their parents is never as good as what their mothers give them? What about the love of children? I think this may be because most mothers cannot tell their children their love in words. This sentence "I love you, my lovely child" seems to have become a gap that mothers will never overcome. This gap prevents dull children from feeling the deepest love from their mothers. So I still insist that since you love, you must speak out bravely.

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