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Chapter 1310: 1310

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When Michael Phillips arrived at the coffee house, it was close to midnight, but the coffee house was still bustlingly full of customers, and there was no meaning to it in the middle of the night.

A few colleagues can be accurately captured in the line of sight, but more of them are the new generation of film critics from new media and self-media—or reporters. Because in the self-media, they no longer strictly distinguish the responsibilities of reporters and film critics, and one person can hold multiple jobs, including the work of photographers.

The contours of each figure are similar, bending slightly, tapping quickly on the computer keyboard, frantically rushing manuscripts, sandwiches placed on the table lying alone on the plate, without moving at all. ; But the coffee cup has bottomed out, I don’t know if this is the result of the first few refills.

Michael was not in a hurry.

I sat down and listened quietly to the jazz music flowing in my ears. I always felt something was wrong in my mind, but I couldn't tell why, until the café began to play fresh and moving folk songs. I was missing a little inspiration. It finally realized that this is the missing piece of puzzle.

"Do you remember the first appearance of the dream?"

Michael tapped the first line of words on the computer keyboard with his fingers, scanned it over and over again, and finally modified a word, only then lightly jawed to express his satisfaction.

"Do you remember the beginning of life?"

This is the finalized title. Michael quickly started to work. The long-lost enthusiasm is flowing quickly in the veins, and the inspiration is constantly flowing out. This feeling of excitement is so real and so accurate. It is precisely the most precious essence of the film festival.

"'Drunk Country Folk Song', the latest movie directed by Joel Cohen and Ethan Cohen, tells a very simple story about the week of life of folk singer Levine Davis, no drama, no turning point. , No suspense, just ordinary everyday life stories.

There is no strong cast and complex story line of "Trendy Earth" or "Old Nowhere", this is perhaps the simplest of all the works of the Coen Brothers. But just like Levine’s music in the movie, it comes from the depths of the heart, reflecting the clarity and complexity of the soul. This may be the best of all the works of the Coen brothers. "

Despite the careful use of words, despite the unremarkable, but Michael did not stingy with his praise and affirmation, and clearly stated his position at the beginning of the article.

"Following the movie footage, the audience returned to the early 1960s, when Bob Dylan had not yet risen and the folk songs had not yet boiled over. All eyes were focused on Levine Davis.

He is a loser.

He has no place to live, wandering around in the snow and ice of New York, and staying in the sand of a friend's house. He works hard to create music, hoping to become an artist, but in the end he is considered a funny clown to entertain the public; Borrowing to live in a friend's house, but having a tail with his friend's wife, even got into trouble, so that he had to participate in the commercial chorus that he dismissed.

He was estranged from his family. In order to pursue his music dream, he gave up a relatively stable life. He was unwilling to put down the airs and speak good words in the face of his sister and father. He always saw other singers with a critical eye; he traveled all the way to Chicago for an interview, but a bucket of cold water poured down and left in embarrassment.

He is a failed loser.

In just a few days, he couldn't accomplish anything, and he couldn't even choose to give up. After venting his anger, he still hung his head dumbfounded and wandered around. Finally, he returned to the original place. Nothing has changed, but everything has changed.

Faced with such a life, how many people are willing to stick to it, or how many people are able to stick to it? People even start to wonder, what are they holding on?

So, what exactly is Levine insisting on?

This is the proposition of the whole movie, and it is also the proposition left to the audience after the film ends, and it is also the proposition that makes this movie unique.

There is no doubt that Levine has musical talents, good or bad, high or low, but after all, talent.

The commercial song he sang with his friends was a great success, but he chose to give up the copyright, not only because he urgently needed cash, but also because he was full of disdain and contempt for such popular songs.

He refuses to allow music to be a tool for success and gaining fame and fortune. He also refuses to materialize music into commodities or objects. For him, music is music after all. It is the melody and words from the heart and soul, which is the bearing. The artistic creation with the weight of life and the color of life is to escape from reality and embrace the beautiful golden sunshine, which is the most true self.

This is his persistence, but also his stubbornness.

To him, music is a fragment of the soul.

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The same is true for this movie.

For music movies and singing and dancing movies, the most taboo is to be reduced to a cheap and boring music video, but obviously, the Coen brothers are not in this list. The ingenious use of music and performance by the Coen brothers succeeded in making melody and singing the most important part of the role of Levine Davis.

The song "green-green-rocky-road" records the freshness and casualness of road trips; the song "the-death-of-queen-jane" bears his attention to The affection of lover and child.

The song "the-shoa1s-of-herring" tells of his nostalgia and remembrance of his father; the song "Five Hundred Miles" tells the conflict between dreams and reality, as well as the sadness of being far away from home.

In addition, a song of "Waving goodbye" witnessed the start and end of the dream.

Every melody, every lyrics, every singing, tenderly and heartbrokenly carried the weight of Levine's soul, telling the story of Levine, which is the sentiment from life, but also the power of pain. , Truly let every audience witness his persistence, understand his persistence, and understand his persistence.

Listening quietly to each performance of Levine, the weight of the movie just poured down little by little.

Music and creation consume all his enthusiasm and hope, but he can't find any support and outlet. In the real ice and snow, it is like stepping on leather shoes in the snow, wet, sticky, heavy, but I can't get rid of it all the time, stumbling, struggling, and the golden sunlight just disappears little by little.

He persisted, but he could not last long, because his persistence did not see commercial value. "

When the writing reached this point, Michael’s eye sockets suddenly became wet, and he couldn't help but recall the last scene of the movie in his mind—

Levine sat down at the entrance of the alley, devastated and embarrassed. He didn't even have a winter coat. The light in his eyes was bitter and relieved. He whispered "Goodbye", but he couldn't distinguish clearly. Is it to say goodbye to the audience, to say goodbye to dreams, to say goodbye to life, or to say goodbye to music.

The surging emotion was so intense and turbulent that the flames in his chest began to burn.

"In the movie, the Coen brothers did not give an answer: whether Levine can continue to stick to it.

They created a dilemma. After Levine went around a big circle, he finally returned to the original place:

He can choose to stick to it and live in a living lodging in Greenwich Village; he can choose to give up, regain his old career, and return to a stable and regular life like countless ordinary people; he can also choose to say goodbye and leave New York, Embark on a new journey alone. Maybe, there are other options.

But the final choice was left to the audience by the Coen brothers.

Are you willing to stick to it?

Furthermore, do you still remember the beginning of your dream? Do you remember the future portrayed at the beginning? Do you remember the source of inner passion from the beginning? Do you remember when you chose to give up? Do you still remember what you are insisting on in your current life?

Do you still remember the beginning of life?

When reality begins to gradually obliterate the edges and corners of our body~www.novelhall.com~ When life begins to gradually destroy our enthusiasm, is that fiery beating heart still beating? When there is no way out and no other choice, choosing to give up seems to be the only possibility. How many people are willing to go on stupidly and stubbornly, waiting for a hopeless dream?

The so-called maturity of many people is just that they have been polished away by customs and become sophisticated and practical. That is not maturity, but premature aging of spirit and premature death of personality. True maturity should be the formation of unique personality, the manifestation of the true self, the spiritual result and the harvest-Nietzsche’

This is true of folk songs, so is movies, and so is life.

This may be the least ambitious work of the Coen brothers. The whole story revolves around Levine; but the spiritual core is just the opposite. It presents the magnificent picture of the entire era in the most ambitious posture, which belongs to The folk stories of the 1960s are also the movie stories of the 21st century and the art stories of the entire era.

In the cruel reality, how many people are still choosing to persist, and how many are ready to give up? "

All the emotions and thoughts were recorded in one go. The surging enthusiasm was so turbulent that the fingertips began to tremble slightly.

In a trance, Michael seemed to have returned to the afternoon when he first saw "Alien et" on the big screen thirty years ago.

Michael carefully picked up the coffee cup, but did not rush to drink it, just put it on his mouth, quietly feeling the bitter and mellow breath lingering under his nose, just like in the air of Greenwich Village in the 1960s The pervasive breath is general.

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