Thirty Polar Nights is a 2017 Icelandic film directed by Luke Buesson that tells the story of an Icelandic policewoman investigating a murder in one day.
The use of lenses in the film is one of its most striking expressions. Director Luke Buesson's use of bold camera angles and stable tracking shots enhances the visual impact of the film.
Especially in the action scenes and tense chase scenes, the director makes the audience feel the tense and exciting atmosphere through fast editing and smooth camera switching.
In some emotional scenes and inner monologues, the director uses static stop-motion shots to highlight the inner anxiety and struggle of the characters. The flexible use of the lens adds a lot to the film, which also makes the film more ornamental and artistic.
The sound soundtrack of the film is one of its successful performance methods. Sound effects and soundtrack play an important role in the film, creating a tense and suspenseful atmosphere for the film.
The detailed sound design in the film, such as gunshots, explosions and chasing footsteps in action scenes, all enhance the realism and tension of the film.
The soundtrack, on the other hand, plays a role in driving the plot and expressing the emotions of the characters in key scenes. The clever combination of sound effects and soundtrack makes the film more shocking and attractive in audiovisual and audiovisual.
The film adopts a non-linear narrative structure, which successfully adds complexity and depth to the film. The story begins from one day, and through retrospective and echoing techniques, it shows the investigation process of the female police officer in solving the murder case.
As the story progresses, the audience gradually learns about the complex relationships between the characters and the gradual revelation of the truth. This non-linear narrative structure enhances the audience's curiosity and sense of participation, making the film more attractive and suspenseful.
The characterization in the film is also commendable. The policewoman, as one of the main characters of the film, is a strong and complex female figure. She is smart and decisive, but also faces conflicts and struggles between career and family.
In the process of investigating the murder case, she gradually uncovered the relationship and truth between the characters, and constantly challenged her bottom line, and the role shaping of the female policeman not only reflects the strength and wisdom of women, but also shows her inner monologue and emotional transformation as a person. This complexity and depth of characterization adds a lot to the film, and also makes the audience resonate with the characters' emotions.
"Thirty Polar Nights" also uses symbolism and metaphor in the film, which adds a lot to the film. The film's title, "Thirty Polar Nights," itself symbolizes cold, darkness, and endless solitude.
In Iceland, during the summer solstice, there is a polar night phenomenon that lasts for several days, the sun never rises, and the sky is always dark, which symbolizes the darkness and struggle in the heart of the protagonist of the film.
The polar night scenery of Iceland in the film has also become a unique landscape of the film, making the film more Icelandic characteristics and unique emotions.
The metaphor in the film is also one of its successful expressions. In the process of investigating the murder case, the female police officer not only faces the search for the truth, but also secretly challenges her bottom line.
Her determination and courage are a metaphor for the strength of justice and resilience. The murder itself is a metaphor for the dark side of social reality and the complexity of human nature.
Through metaphorical techniques, the director deeply explores the problems of human nature and society from behind the superficial murder case, making the film more thinking and connotation.
The use of time and space in the film also adds a lot of mystery and attraction to the film. The whole story takes place in just one day, and the urgency of time makes the plot of the film more compact and engaging.
The spatial settings of the film are also varied, from the city to the countryside, from indoor to outdoor, and the constantly changing scenes enhance the layering and drama of the film.
The film also cleverly uses memories and flashbacks to show the inner world and past stories of the protagonist. In the process of investigating the murder, the female policeman constantly recalls the past with the victim, and these memories are intertwined in the real plot, making the film more deep and emotional.
The use of memories and flashbacks makes the theme and emotions of the film richer and more three-dimensional, and also increases the suspense and puzzle solving of the film.
