To be honest, the beauty of the movie "Dune" is really difficult for me, a non-science fiction fan, to appreciate.
So, after watching the movie last Friday, I haven't written anything.
Perhaps, as some have argued, the audience is more shocked by the structure of the worldview than by emotional resonance.
Coupled with my lack of attachment to science fiction, I almost fell asleep in the cinema.
Until the appearance of a man made me sober for half a minute.
He is Zhang Zhen.
come....
Feel it.
01
Why is the movie "Dune" so much anticipated? I checked the information to know.
It is based on the novel of the same name by American science fiction writer Frank Herbert. The writer's place in science fiction literature rivals that of Tolkien (the latter being the author of The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Sprite).
The novel Dune, which won the Nebula Award and the Hugo Award in 1965 ("The Three-Body Problem" won the Hugo Award in 2015), was not only adapted into a movie, but also adapted into a game of the same name, causing a huge sensation and fans all over the world.
In addition, the film production team is also super powerful.
Directed by Dennis Villeneuve, known as "Vista". Open Baidu Encyclopedia, you can know how powerful The Vista is.
Prisoner, Border Killer, Blade Runner 2049.......
In "Dune", "Wei Shen" is not only a director, but also a screenwriter and producer.
The cast of "Dune" is even stronger, with "Sweet Tea" Timothy Chalame, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac...
Dune is the name given to the home planet of the indigenous people who live on the desert planet (i.e. the planet Erracos).
Here, as soon as the sun comes out, people feel what is hot and hot, the temperature can reach more than 70 degrees, and it is easy to roast a person.
In the yellow sand, buried in the source of the universe's energy - "spices", for this reason, everyone rushes to chase, get it, there is a lot of money.
On orders, The Duke of Ertridi arrived with his wife, Lady Jessica, son Paul, and the army, expectantly, and was preparing to make a big fuss when they realized that everything was a hoax.
One night, his sworn enemy, Baron Hakenam, led an army to sneak in.
As a result,
The Army of Ertridi was completely destroyed, the Duke of Ertridi was captured and dying, and Prince Paul and Lady Jessica escaped by chance.
02
The power of the Ertridi family was easily wiped out, and one of the most important figures, Dr. Yue (Zhang Zhen), played a role.
He shot the Duke and undermined security measures, which was equivalent to opening the city gates on the ancient battlefield.
Why?
There are bitternesses.
Little by little, the truth is revealed.
Dr. Yue is the only character with oriental overtones in the whole movie, and the scenes are very small, and they may not add up to more than five minutes, but they are impressive.
How to play this role?
Zhang Zhen said in the interview that just like Chinese medicine, it is fed little by little, taking the audience slowly into the inner world of the characters.
Dr. Yue's main job was to take care of Prince Paul, and he got along very well, as can be seen from the first time the two communicated in Chinese. This is their secret. However, the hierarchy between them is obvious, and there is no obvious intimate behavior, such as hugging and laughing (between General Duncan and the prince very frequently).
After watching the movie, think again, not too intimate, perhaps deliberately. If you have too much affection for the prince, how can you do it?
In the movie, Dr. Yue wears a long brown coat, with a dark background, and under the grim face, there is always a trace of sadness on the brow.
The Duke was injured, and he said why: his wife had been captured by the Haknnan family, and every day she lived a life worse than death, which was a condition of exchanging her wife.
Dr. Yue was forced to do so, and he couldn't bear it for the last bit of his heart.
So
He gave the Duke a denture so that he could die without humiliation (like the last grenade left to himself).
The Hakenam family, unlike the Ertridi family, is a violent, bloodthirsty, profiteer of revelers who have no bottom line.
Dr. Yue's wife had long since been killed, and he had died at the hands of Baron Haknam.
03
Regarding the evaluation of "Dune" (source Baidu), there are two paragraphs:
The film is only a construction of a worldview, sacrificing most of the narrative momentum, and not only does the story lose its context, but the film also makes the audience unable to emotionally engage in it.
Despite all the ornate packaging, the film forgot to do the most basic things, such as giving a plot that would empathize with the audience or still reminisce after the end of the film, and eventually turned into a lengthy prologue.
For me, I also feel the same way, and it is difficult to find the emotional part that moves me.
However, Dr. Yue, played by Zhang Zhen, has a person's emotions in him.
There are feelings for taking care of the prince, but he still chooses his wife. This is also a normal part of human nature, after all, who can watch their loved ones suffer. What's more, he knew that with the prince's mother present, the prince would be safe.
Shooting the Duke is a trading task, giving him a poisonous fang, and it is also a helpless act under his conscience.
Not everyone can be like a saint, can sacrifice themselves as a person, can sacrifice the small self, and complete the big self. Forced to make a living, some people will also do something against their will like Dr. Yue.
That's emotion, it's complicated.
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