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"The movie starts with a series of solid and stable drum beats and ends with a huge sensational 'bang'. The visual experience and spiritual baptism brought by the whole work is exactly the same, and it presents the process of artistic exploration and breakthrough in an orderly and step-by-step manner. , and finally achieve perfection in unparalleled shock!"

Variety's veteran film critic Stephen Holden touched on the film's opening and ending, cutting into the "Bumper" review with a unique perspective.

Strictly speaking, the film critic didn't care about Renly, and in the whole Hollywood frenzy, Stephen has always maintained a relatively objective perspective. Although he has a lot of praise and performances, he refuses to put Renly on the altar - this is also the overall concept of "Variety" magazine; but last year's "Drunken Country Ballad" made "variety" a rare sight. Sending high praise to Renly, let people see their insistence on film and art.

This time, "Booming Drummer", Stephen is full of praise.

"The control and advancement of rhythm is undoubtedly the core meaning of the whole film throughout the whole film, from the most straightforward drumming, to the composition of the picture and light, to the connection and transition of editing, and finally to the psychological changes of the characters. Mien-Chazelle's use of jazz has reached the point of perfection, and it penetrates into the whole work layer by layer, which makes the camera picture reveal a sense of flowing rhythm of music, which brings wonderful views in all aspects. movie experience.

It is no exaggeration to praise the excellence of 'Boom Drummer' in any conventional way. The control of rhythm and power has reached the master level. The interaction between them is undoubtedly the most brilliant and unique part of the whole work.

The intertext between the beginning and the end, and the rhythm throughout, also makes the uniqueness of 'Boom Drummer' carry forward.

Chazelle uses a story of exploring art and achieving breakthroughs to explore the choice of an artistic path: do you choose to become a master of art who died young and betrayed by others, or choose to be an ordinary person who enjoys his old age but is unknown? The film gives the answer through Andrew's story, and also reflects on the three core creators, breaking the shackles of the dimensional wall and interpreting another layer of deep meaning in real life.

This has also become another layer of reflection after the end of the movie, and it also points out the soul of the whole movie: the actors.

The jazz art in the movie and the performance art in real life, the two different forms of art have many similarities in the process of self-exploration and self-breakthrough. , resulting in a process of echoing and influencing each other, quietly breaking the virtual barriers established by the big screen, allowing the audience to feel the shock and baptism of artistic sublimation, the interweaving and dislocation of the real and the false, the virtual and the real. , bringing an unprecedented viewing experience.

In 2010, a 'Black Swan' made the audience feel the pain and suffering caused by the transformation of art. The struggle of the almost split personality created a powerful psychological thriller, and Darren Aronofsky's atmosphere control power Endowed the film with a unique texture; but overall, Aronofsky chose to settle on the psychological level, interpreting the confrontation and entanglement of the ego, id, and superego with a unique and wonderful texture, but it also weakened The struggle of artistic breakthrough and artistic creation.

This time, Chazelle focused on the collision and breakthrough in the shackles of art in 'Booming Drummer', extending from the drum set to the performance, through the tension of the two actors' rivalry, creating layer by layer It creates a unique thinking space that is unparalleled and difficult to replicate, so that the audience can deeply, directly, accurately and truly feel the tearing and pain of the artistic breakthrough process, and then can truly feel the tension and weight of the soul in the process of artistic creation.

The difference in the starting point of the whole creation also brings about the difference in viewing experience. Although the directors and actors of the two works are very good, the brilliance and vividness of 'Black Swan' falls more on the director; Thickness and weight shine more in the actor's position. It also gave the audience the privilege of seeing the two actors, Renly Hall and Jk Simmons, sparringly on the big screen. "

Objectively speaking, the story and core of "The Bursting Drummer" is not complicated, and the extension worthy of discussion and study is far less than the aftertaste created by "Gravity" and "Drunken Country Ballads"; not because of the thinness of the script, but Because of the purity of content—

About the barriers and struggles of artistic creation, about the difficulties and perseverance of artistic persistence, about the pain and confusion of artistic dreams... For most audiences, understanding means understanding, and it makes sense; if they don't understand, they don't understand. In vain.

It is conceivable that after the release of "Boom Drummer", there will be many audiences who cannot understand Fletcher's choice, and even more unable to understand Andrew's obsession, which is enough to cause a strong sense of moral discomfort. They can find a thousand ten thousand reasons to come. Criticizing Fletcher and Andrew, those so-called crazy moments are more just nauseating moments that make people sick, just like the "parents" in the movie.

People will say that education should be "spring wind and rain", Fletcher is a lunatic; people will say that life is always "innumerable choices", and Andrew is asking for it; people will say that such an experience is cruel and unnecessary, Fletcher Letcher and Andrew are simply dehumanizing neuroses.

However, "people" do not understand the tragic and poignant beauty of the moth to the flame.

In a way, this is similar to "Drunken Country Ballads". in the first

On the red carpet of the screening, Renly once answered relevant questions from reporters. He said so, "Drunk Town Ballad" is a story about persistence, and "Boom Drummer" is a story about breakthrough, but in the final analysis, Both works are stories about art.

The difference is that "Drunken Country Ballads" are mild, immersed in their own world and muttering to themselves, which is also destined to be more acceptable to the masses; while "Booming Drummer" is fierce, transforming that bloody blood into brutality. By presenting it in a white way, it is now possible to show the bipolar reaction of the broad audience.

So I went back to the sentence, "Do not understand is not understand, understand is to understand".

Because of this, 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 all aspects, although this is Damien's second Although he is a director of several works, his ability and ideas have formed his own style, which is a very rare talent for a director.

In addition to this, Stephen also focused his comments on the performance.

"Jk Simmons, the audience's impression of this actor seems to be still above the editor-in-chief of the magazine who paid Peter Parker in 'Spider-Man', but obviously his ability and energy are far from a gag. Just a supporting role, playing the role of Fletcher in 'The Burst Drummer', the performance that can be retracted and released is light and soft, and the calm and calm revealed in the scheduling of the camera, some moments can be reminiscent of Professor Hannibal , but more plain and low-key, he looks like an ordinary person who can be knocked down.

This amiable image makes Fletcher more real, more human, and closer to the audience.

Simmons' performance keenly captures the truth of this human nature, not much but enough, enough to use these soft and fragile parts to set off the beast-like ferocity and ferocity, the bloody brutality revealed by those eyes, creating a kind of The powerful impact of the Tyrannosaurus rex opened its bloody mouth, and controlled all the ants floating under the soles of the feet in a rolling posture, which in turn brought deep fear to the audience, but at the same time did not lose the sense of reality.

This is one of the most impactful and shocking characters on the big screen in the past two years, and Simmons deservedly gave a performance that reached the peak level of completion and brilliance, giving Frye The incredible on-screen charisma of Toru's character, and the endless sparks between the story, the core, and the opponent, can now be asserted that this is bound to be one of the best performances of 2014.

'Silence of the Lambs' derived the classic image of Professor Hannibal, who has been on the screen for more than two decades, and Simmons' performance is comparable to that of Anthony Hopkins, but there is an essential difference between the two characters. different.

Professor Hannibal seems like an unbeatable on-screen persona, while Fletcher's on-screen persona looks like he can surpass and beat. This sense of realism creates a different kind of dramatic tension in the opposing scenes of the two characters in the film, which lays a sufficient foundation for the beginning and ending of the entire film, and fully erupts in the last scene.

Undoubtedly, the confrontation between Simmons and Hall is the biggest highlight of the whole movie, and I can't help but think of the rivalry between Rial Pacino and Robert De Niro in "The Line of Fire". Of course, this is not a correct horizontal comparison, but the aura and momentum between the two actors are really wonderful!

With the help of specific roles, Simmons' extraordinary performance blooms with radiant charm, and almost every audience can't leave Fletcher's eyes.

Back then, in 'Silence of the Lambs', Anthony Hopkins played just 16 minutes, and his performance was on par with Jodie Foster; now, in 'Blitz', jk- Simmons's role is throughout, almost the status of the male lead, which also makes his performance steal all attention.

This is the innate advantage of the character and the perfect play of the actor.

But the whole movie did not become a personal show for Simmons. It was thanks to the excellent performance of another actor, who gave new vitality to the weak characters, and fully burst out the dramatic tension of this two-person turn, so that everyone The audience really understood the charm of the opponent's play, and then sublimated the core and soul of the whole movie, and all the focus still fell on the actor.

Renly-Hall. "

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