Chapter 2198： cold and warm

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"In the Clouds" ended, but the audience's aftertaste did not end. Originally thought that "In the Clouds" first had Ryan's "preaching" to Jim, and then the "confession" of the laid-off staff at the end, which would be the first time in Evan Bell's film to deliberately sensationalize, It can definitely be called a failure. But to everyone's surprise, when the movie ended, there were infinite possibilities extending above the thin clouds of light, and the deep reflection in the chest rushed into the brain at once, and the reverberation of tinnitus made every Everyone fell silent.

Reflection, after rhyme, came so violently, so turbulently and so ruthlessly, even stronger than any of Evan Bell's works. Because it's all too real, this isn't the story of the unwed teen in "Juno", and the under-18s feel it more deeply; it's not the story of the coach's sexual abuse as a child in "Mystery Skin" .The story of waiting, the group with memories of childhood scars will be more touching; this is not even the story in "Wild Survival" that is eager to get rid of the shackles of life and chase dreams, the group whose desire for freedom transcends everything is more appropriate...

The story of "In the Clouds" is more real and cruel than any work directed by Evan Bell. This is the story of every resident of American society under the financial crisis, the high-ranking, middle-class, Struggling on the poverty line; living a comfortable and turbulent life; entering middle age and still in school, everyone inevitably becomes a part of the story.

No wonder, no wonder there is Ryan's sermon to Jim in the movie - even if it's just two or three sentences, it's unprecedented, just because Evan Bell wants to use this most direct and most sensational method to contrast reality. Cold and cruel, just look at the progress of the story after that, love is broken after all, although family love has broken through, but it is still not complete, but life continues, and Ryan still embarks on the journey alone. This strong contrast also makes those few sermons even more ridiculous, but also more true.

No wonder, no wonder there are those who have been laid off in the movie. The confession of the laid-off staff begins with a confession and ends with a confession. The shooting method of the pseudo-documentary is even a bit clumsy. The ordinary people of these non-professional actors say inspirational or emotional words. Not only is it completely inconsistent with the entire movie style of "In the Clouds", but it is also completely different from Evan Bell's personal style.

All this is just because Evan Bell does not intend to use "shooting" to present, but just records the most real life in life through the lens. No matter what happens, even if it is an accident like September 11, life must go on after all, but it is always easier to have someone by your side than to move forward alone and fight alone. This kind of truth, on the contrary, took off the sensational coat and easily hit everyone's heart.

So when the movie ended, on the cloud that seemed to contain infinite Zen, a surging wave of reflection came directly to the face without warning, leaving people no room to breathe, and was overwhelmed by their own thoughts. It's not moving, it's not sadness, it's not despair, it's not happiness, it's not happiness, it's not bitterness, it's not pain, no one can tell what the thoughts are in their minds, because these thoughts are too complicated and too deep, you must sit down , Quietly thinking, quietly peeling the cocoon, quietly savoring. Maybe it's all of the above.

The New York Times' Neil Darcy was once again shocked by Evan Bell, or to be more precise, he was used to being shocked by Evan Bell, but every time the movie was released, this shock mixed with surprise was again Come again.

"I like Evan Bell, because in his films there is always a pain that cannot be separated from reality, he gives you a pill wrapped in sugar coating, let us savor the sweetness and happiness of that layer of sugar coating, but gradually Yes, the sweetness of the sugar coating is mixed with all kinds of tastes, sour, bitter, spicy, and even painful. Under the lens of Evan Bell, we are forced to look directly at your life and mine, and we will hide the secrets in our hearts. The scars are torn apart a little bit, the dark despair drowns itself in an instant, and the ending of the story gives us an unanswered multiple-choice question, and infinite reflection has become the main theme of the movie. This is the greatest charm in Evan Bell's movies .

'In the Clouds' is a cold work, at least compared to works like 'Juno', 'One Day', and 'Wild Survival', 'In the Clouds' is closer to the icy coldness of 'Mysterious Skin', which makes people's blood freeze freezing low temperature. However, compared to the pain of 'mysterious skin', 'in the clouds' is not cold without temperature, but in the process of rising temperature, the sudden drop in temperature caught us all by surprise. This cliff-diving drop is exactly what From cruel life, biting cold. Fortunately, this work is cold and also mixed with a lot of warmth, at least it can give us a chance to reflect instead of being confused.

In the environment devastated by the economic crisis last year, Evan Bell brought the work "Juno" and inspired countless people; and this year is in the chaotic era of the post-economic crisis, and the film market is even more chaotic, and the economy is slowly recovering. Under the circumstance of , 'in the cloud' appeared, directly stabbed the soft underbelly of people's heart - unemployment, and even used the sensitive identity of a layoff expert to explain this topic.

In the film, Evan Bell doesn't dwell on the topic of unemployment, but uses the lens of layoff expert Ryan to discover the pain and confusion people go through when they turn a corner -- something that seems to be the same theme of 'Juno' There is a coincidence, but more hesitant, but also more realistic. More importantly, Evan Bell uses the topic of unemployment to discuss not only the way of life of people under the post-economic crisis, but also the big proposition of the entire life journey.

It is true that such a huge impact as the economic crisis and huge difficulties such as unemployment are just a threshold in the journey of life.

Ryan is an expert who travels around to convey layoff orders. He travels 322 days a year, and the forty-three days at home is a torment. Ryan enjoys it in a way of self-imposed exile. As he was alone, in his sister's eyes, his life was completely isolated from the world, but Ryan's retort was that he was surrounded by crowds, so this loneliness surrounded by the prosperity woven by strangers became his most A comfortable way of living. So, when Natalie developed the use of video conferencing instead of business trips for layoffs, behind Ryan's strong opposition was his fear of losing his own way of survival.

Ironically, when Ryan faced the dismissed, he mentioned the family invariably. What they were unworthy of was the family's expectations, and the care from the family would also be a haven for their healing. Compared with this, Ryan. Those inspirational words appear pale and hypocritical.

Perhaps, the fired person is in a weak position, but from another angle, Ryan's unshared life is more worthy of inferiority. Ryan may not be ignorant of this, so although he avoided the family in his behavior, he did not dare to slack off from the family's entrustment. For example, he promised to take a cardboard composite photo for his sister's wedding. When the cardboard fell into the water, he went to the water gain. Because this family love is the only constant in his life. When everything is disillusioned, family love can give him a chance to breathe.

Love is always the biggest variable in life. Ryan still uses evasion to protect himself. The paranoid he showed in front of Natalie about marriage and love is actually cowardice from the inside. The warmth towards Alex will fall apart, and the dashing and calmness they show when facing each other is just a disguise, but the starting point of the disguise is different. At the moment when Ryan stood at the door of Alex's house, although he lost to fate, he defeated himself. Compared with the loneliness of being deceived, he finally set off a revolution in the depths of his soul. Will suffice.

There are actually countless works about interpreting loneliness and returning to family, and most of them appear in the form of a happy ending. In this type of work, the city is always the cold color of alienation and loneliness, while the family is always lively and warm. Warm tones. 'In the Clouds' is naturally inevitable, but the ending of the film jumps out of the shackles of a happy ending. In the way of Evan Ebir , it presents a realistic indifference: turning a man who began to long for family. The man re-enters the cloud life he has maintained for decades. This is cool, but the effect of expression is multiplied.

When Ryan rushed to the door of Alex Chicago's house, the expected happy ending was just like this. deeper reflection. This is the magic of Evan Bell, because there are no vulgar sensational plots in the movie, it has always used the kind of leisurely calm and sense of humor to carry out this somewhat sad story, and it has continued until the In the end, the aftertaste after watching the movie goes deep into the bone marrow.

Ryan has always had a wish, that is, to accumulate his mileage to 10 million miles, so as to obtain the seventh platinum VIP card in history, on the surface, this is what has supported him for many years of running alone. But when he actually got this card, Ryan was very calm. We should have all experienced the loss and confusion after reaching this goal. At this moment, after traveling 10 million miles, Ryan is looking for He could only stare blankly at the densely packed flight itinerary display, and he could only look lonely at the cloudy clouds outside the window...

Suddenly, above the blue clouds, a layer of faint golden light entered the eyes, and in the biting cold, a ray of warmth radiated a halo not far away. "

Today is an explosion, a big explosion! (To be continued [This text is provided by the breaking dawn update group @芊玉梦mo]. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to "First Release" to vote for recommendation and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.)