In special areas madmen are also geniuses
——A brief analysis of "Mr. Problem Ullmann"
People have their own strengths, and no one in the world is an outcast. Everyone has a peach orchard, and to be in their own peach orchard is the master.
Madness generally refers to a person who is not recognized by others in a certain field; genius generally refers to a person who can be recognized and praised by others in a certain field. Gao Ming's "Genius on the Left and Madman on the Right" also known as "The World of the Mentally Ill" is based on an interview with a madman, describing the inseparable relationship between the madman and the genius. Similar to its predecessor, Mr. Ullman describes this theme in a cinematic form.
"A person's personality has his own set, and reason will be led by his nose." ------ Saul Bellow
Based on the first chapter of author David Mitchell's novel Dream Nine, Pannotikon, directed by Mark Gill and starring Martin Freeman and Tom Holland, Ullman the Problem tells a suspenseful comedy short film in the style of Confinement Island, featuring a dialogue between a psychiatric man and a doctor, which has been nominated for 45 official choice awards, including the 2014 Oscar for Best Live-Action Short Film, the BFI British Film Association of London and the Academy of Television Arts Awards for Best Short Film.
Genius is the one who brings out his strengths. The psychiatric doctor's composure on the sidewalk is shown by the mid-shot, not only that, the simple and capable shot also explains the background of the story era, in order to deepen the details, so that the image of the psychologist can be more impressive, using close-up shots to render, the psychiatrist's polite appearance also appears, but also the side makes the smart image of the psychologist explain to the audience in detail the confidence and extraordinary talent of the psychologist in his work. Entering the prison director's office, the over-the-shoulder shot of the doctor talking to the prison director once again deepens the grandeur of the psychiatrist and completely forms a kind of character shaping under the world.
A madman is a man who manifests his shortcomings. The over-the-shoulder shot of the doctor talking to the warden, especially when the warden said it, has engraved the image of Ullman's madness in people's hearts, and has formed a conflict with the image of the doctor, resulting in the ultimate contrast, one for the genius who is high above, the other for the crazy person who does not understand the world, and it is this strong contrast that has become a literary and visual feast. When the doctor enters the interrogation room, the effect of the symmetrical composition of the two people sitting opposite each other also appears, not only highlighting the main image of the two, but also profoundly showing the two characters who sit on an equal footing here, and even more completely transforming Ullman's image from the trough to sitting on an equal footing with the genius. Ullman's face not only raised Ullman's image to the point of overshadowing the doctor. In this field, Ullmann, who is considered a madman, is a genius.
Geniuses become madmen, madmen become geniuses. The film uses the technique of sound stringing, and the brisk music casts a veil on the film, which also contrasts with the plot of the film, forms a conflict, and strengthens the fun of the film. Subsequently, when the doctor walked on the road, the melodious and brisk voiceover gradually entered the painting, forming a characteristic of sound and picture synchronization, and enhancing the image and self-confidence of the doctor, laying the foundation for the so-called genius image of the doctor who was divided. In Ullmann's dialogue with the doctor, the same time the voiceover comes in, and its heavy extra-painting rendering power, the background of Ullman is not like the madman in people's mouths, in this field, he is a genius, and the doctor has become a madman.
The light shines brightly and is full of life. Whether it is the light tone or the main tone of the color, the film is depicted in dark and cold, and the combination of this light tone and the dark and cold of the color has an impact on the slightly comedic plot of the film, and also hints at the shocking ending of the two identities. The extensive use of cool tones makes the doctor's description of the opposite positive character extremely depressing, while the relatively negative madman Ullman has been elevated, which is the dominant power in the field. When the doctor talks to Ullman, the backlighting of the window above their heads outlines the characters and creates a mysterious atmosphere that also hints at an unexpected ending. In the use of color, the doctor's black suit gives people a sense of calm and depression, and Ullman shocks with black, using pure white restraint suits to give people a pure, immaculate image of the soul, these two colors will render the image of the two in the film to the fullest and form an opposite, the field of madmen in their field into genius this clue to describe more interesting.
Everyone has their own ambitions and strengths. Some people are called geniuses because of their explicit virtues, while others are called crazy because they insist on their personalities. Everyone has praiseworthy advantages, and of course there are shortcomings that should be corrected, and we must face up to everyone Everyone is a genius and a madman.
"Anyone walks on a chat leg, but the gait is different." --Babayeva
In special fields, madmen are also geniuses.
