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“The movie starts with a series of solid and stable drum beats, and finally ends with a huge bang. The viewing experience and spiritual baptism brought by the entire work are exactly the same. It presents the process of artistic exploration and breakthrough in an orderly and step-by-step manner. Finally, perfection is achieved in unparalleled shock！”
“Stephen Holden, senior film critic of Variety magazine, mentioned the beginning and end of the movie, and provided a unique perspective on the film review of "Breaking Drummer".
Strictly speaking, this film critic is not a fan of Renly. Amidst the entire Hollywood craze, Stephen has always maintained a relatively objective perspective. Although he has many praises and performances, he refuses to recommend Renly. Going to the altar - this is also the overall conceptual positioning of "Variety" magazine; but last year's "Drunken Country Ballad" gave "Variety" a rare opportunity to give Renly high praise, allowing people to see their appreciation of the movie. persistence in art.
This time, Stephen was full of praise for the "explosive drummer".
“Rhythm control and advancement are undoubtedly the core meaning throughout the entire film, from the most direct and obvious drum beats, to the composition of the picture and light, to the connection and transition of editing, and finally to the psychological changes of the characters, Dami En-Chazelle's use of jazz has reached a level of proficiency, permeating the entire work layer by layer, which makes the camera lens reveal a sense of flowing rhythm of music, bringing wonderful viewing in all aspects. experience.
It’s impossible to overstate the excellence of ‘Explosion Drummer’ in any cliché way. The control of rhythm and power has reached a master level. The smooth and gorgeous editing has the retro style of the golden age. The plot and music, rhythm and rhythm The interplay between them is undoubtedly the most brilliant and unique part of the entire work..
The intertextuality between the beginning and the end, and the rhythm throughout, also allow the uniqueness of 'Exploding Drummer' to be carried forward..
Chazelle uses a story of exploring art and achieving breakthroughs to explore the issue of choosing an artistic path: should you choose to become an art master who dies young and is abandoned by everyone, or should you choose to become an ordinary person who enjoys his old age and is unknown to anyone? The movie gives the answer through Andrew's story, and it also reflects on the three core creative staff, breaking the shackles of the dimensional wall and interpreting another layer of meaning in real life..
This also became another layer of reflection after watching the movie, and it also pointed out the soul of the entire movie: the actors.
Jazz art in movies and performance art in real life, two different forms of art, have many similarities in the process of self-exploration and self-breakthrough. It can even be said that they reach the same goal by different paths. This also makes the relationship between movie characters and real-life actors , resulting in a process of mutual echo and mutual influence, quietly breaking the virtual barriers established by the big screen, allowing the audience to immersively feel the shock and baptism of artistic sublimation, the interweaving and dislocation of true and false, virtual and real , bringing an unprecedented movie-watching experience.
2010In 2016, the movie 'Black Swan' made the audience feel the pain and suffering caused by artistic transformation. The struggle that was almost split personality created a powerful psychological thriller. Darren Aronofsky's atmosphere control gave the audience a powerful psychological thriller. This gives the film a unique texture; but overall, Aronofsky chose to focus on the psychological level, interpreting the confrontation and entanglement of self, id, and superego with a unique and wonderful texture, but it also weakened the Artistic breakthroughs and struggles in artistic creation.
This time, Chazelle's main focus in "Breaking Drummer" is on the collision and breakthrough within the shackles of art, extending from the drum set to the performance. Through the tension of the two actors' rivalry, he progressively created a It creates a unique thinking space that is unparalleled and difficult to copy, allowing the audience to deeply, directly, accurately and truly feel the tearing and pain of the artistic breakthrough process, and then truly feel the tension and weight of the soul in the artistic creation process..
The difference in the starting point of the entire creation also brings about different perceptions of the movie. Although the directors and actors of the two works are very good, the excitement and vividness of 'Black Swan' falls more on the director; The thickness and weight shine more in the actor's position. This also allows the audience to see Renly Hall and JK Simmons' sparkling rivalry on the big screen..”
Objectively speaking, the story and core of "Breaking Drummer" are not complicated, and the extended parts worthy of discussion and study are far inferior to the aftertaste created by "Gravity" and "Drunk Country Folk"; it is not because of the thinness of the script, but Because of the purity of connotation——
About the barriers and struggles of artistic creation, about the difficulties and persistence of artistic persistence, about the pain and confusion of artistic dreams... For most audiences, understanding means understanding, and it will make sense with just a few words; not understanding means not understanding, even if you say it out loud. In vain.
It is conceivable that after the release of "Breaking Drummer", many viewers will be unable to understand Fletcher's choice, and even more unable to understand Andrew's obsession, which is enough to cause strong moral discomfort. They can find a thousand and ten thousand reasons. Criticizing Fletcher and Andrew, those so-called crazy moments are more of just nauseating moments, just like the "parents" in the movie.
People will say that education should be a "spring breeze", and Fletcher is a madman; people will say that life will always have "countless choices", and Andrew is asking for trouble; people will say that such an experience is inhumane and unnecessary, and Letcher and Andrew are simply dehumanizing lunatics..
However, "people" don't understand the tragedy and poignancy of a moth flying into a flame..
From a certain perspective, this is similar to "The Ballad of the Drunken Country". On the red carpet of the premiere, Renly answered relevant questions from reporters. He said this, "The Ballad of the Drunken Country" is about persistence. story, and "Crackling Drummer" is a story about breakthrough, but ultimately both works are stories about art.
The difference is that "Drunken Country Folk" is gentle, immersed in its own world and muttering to itself, which is destined to be more receptive to the masses; while "Exploding Drummer" is intense, expressing the blood in a rough and direct way. Presented in a white way, we can now experience the polar reactions of the broad audience..
So I went back to that sentence, "If you don't understand, you don't understand. If you understand, you understand."”.
It is precisely because of this that Stephen did not analyze the ideological connotation of the film too much, but discussed it from a technical level, affirming Damien Chazelle's talent in every aspect, even though this was Damien's second film. However, his abilities and ideas have already formed his own style, which is a very rare talent for a director..
In addition, Stephen also focused his comments on the performance.
“JK Simmons, the audience's impression of this actor seems to still be that of the magazine editor who paid Peter Parker royalties in 'Spider-Man', but obviously his ability and energy are far from being a small supporting role that makes jokes. That's all. Playing the role of Fletcher in "Breaking Drummer", his freely retractable performance appears light and soft, and the calmness and composure revealed in the camera scheduling can remind people of Professor Hannibal in certain moments. But he is more plain and low-key. He looks like an ordinary person who can be knocked down..
This affable persona makes Fletcher more real, more human, and more relatable to the audience.
Simmons' performance keenly captures this reality of human nature, not much but enough, enough to use these soft and fragile parts to set off the beast-like violence and ferocity. The bloody cruelty revealed in those eyes creates a kind of The powerful impact of the Tyrannosaurus rex opening its bloody mouth, and its crushing posture, controlled all the ants floating under the soles of its feet, thus bringing deep fear to the audience, but at the same time, it did not lose the sense of reality..
This is one of the most impactful and shocking roles on the big screen in the past two years, and Simmons deservedly gave a performance that reached the pinnacle of completion and excitement, giving Frye The incredible screen charm of the character Tohru creates infinite sparks with the story, core, and opponents. It can be concluded now that this will definitely be one of the best performances in 2014..
’"The Silence of the Lambs" spawned the classic image of Professor Hannibal that has spanned the screen for more than two decades. Simmons' performance is comparable to that of Anthony Hopkins, but there are fundamental differences between the two characters..
Professor Hannibal seems to be an unbeatable screen image, but Fletcher's screen image seems to be both surpassable and defeatable. This sense of reality creates a different kind of dramatic tension in the rivalry between the two characters in the movie. , which laid a sufficient foundation for the continuation and integration of the entire movie, and fully exploded in the last scene..
There is no doubt that the rivalry between Simmons and Hall is the biggest highlight of the whole movie. I can't help but think of the rivalry between Al Pacino and Robert De Niro in "The Wire". Of course, this is not a Correct horizontal comparison, but the aura and momentum between the two actors are indeed wonderful！
With the help of specific roles, Simmons' extraordinary performance blossomed into a radiant charm, and almost every audience could not take their eyes off Fletcher..
Back then, in 'The Silence of the Lambs', Anthony Hopkins only appeared for sixteen minutes, but his performance was comparable to Jodie Foster; and now, in 'The Big Banger', JK- Simmons's role is consistent throughout, almost as the leading actor, which also makes his performance steal all the attention..
This is the innate advantage of the character and the perfect performance of the actor.
However, the entire movie did not become Simmons' solo show. It was precisely due to the outstanding performance of another actor that gave the weak character new vitality, fully bursting out the dramatic tension of this two-person show, and making everyone The audience truly understood the charm of the opponent's role, which in turn sublimated the core and soul of the entire movie. All the focus still fell on this actor..
Renly-Hall.”
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