"Arrival" Although the best part of the film is atmosphere creation, the film pays more attention to the core of science fiction-alien civilization text. In contrast, the outstanding advantage of the novel is that the imagination of alien characters is more fascinating than the movie.Advent is adapted from Ted Jiang’s short story "The Story of Your Life". The film is different from other science fiction movies in that its atmosphere is very good. I have to say that many science fiction movies have excellent atmosphere and hard work. These films The key point may also be to create an atmosphere, such as Prometheus, such as Lost Wars; and other key points obviously did not create an atmosphere, such as Star Wars (the Star Wars series is more like a sci-fi martial arts film), such as the devil Terminator (the main environment of this film is in the real society, and the future society is basically not described too much) and so on. However, the film "Arrival" does not take this seriously, although the best thing about the film is the atmosphere creation. The film pays more attention to the core of science fiction-alien civilization text. In comparison, the outstanding advantage of the novel is that the imagination of alien characters is more amazing than the movie, and the advantage of the movie is the atmosphere.
The movie "Arrival" (network map)
The author's novel imagination mainly comes from language. What kind of language a person uses will show different ways of thinking. Although this statement has not been certified by an authority, it makes people think about it, so there is a movie. The ring-shaped characters in, so linguists can transform their way of thinking by learning the characters of the heptapod civilization, thus opening the door to the past and the future.
It is almost impossible to present the text story in a more systematic and logical manner in the movie, because originally this study cannot be simply expressed from the picture of text analysis. If the alien civilization is so well understood, humans and animals would have communicated long ago. opened. The description of language learning in the text story is also as simple as a stroke. As for why the tired linguist in the film can understand alien languages in a dream, and has the ability to predict, it is exactly the same level as in the novel. , It is completely unexplained.
Although the movie does not complete the unfinished imaginary details in the novel, the movie has a "description" that is not in the novel. This movie tells us how to turn a good idea novel into a story with a sense of picture. I mainly talk about the "description" of a few scenes, which are hardly detailed in the novel.
The first one was in the lecture hall. None of the students concentrated on the class. Louis continued to teach helplessly, and the students asked her to read the news. An unknown fear was slowly manifested in this performance. No abrupt people ran in and shouted alien invasion, no sudden power outages and alarms, and no one even said it was an alien. It only depicts the half-heartedness of students (dynamic), the concentration of teachers (static), and news reports (displaying facts).
The second one called the mother at home when Louis returned to his residence. There is no description of the chaotic crowd on the street. Although it shows the scene of the students leaving the campus, the picture does not make any destructive statements, there is no violence and conflict, and then Louis calls his mother. The room is quiet and dark. Although the conversation between Deng, Louis and his mother was calm, she could tell her mother’s anxiety from her answer. The director highlighted the anxiety through the description of Jing, because it is impossible to be quiet at this time of alien invasion, and the audience can easily Attracted by this contrast, I am afraid that I will ask again what happened? What happens next?
The third is a long shot depiction of Louis seeing an alien spacecraft. Peering out from the noisy helicopter, it was a quiet, unknown and disturbing unknown object. From the vast open space, to the turbulent sea of clouds, to the weird sight of huge dish-shaped objects standing in the sky, it makes people feel both wonderful and terrifying. The camera transition is smooth and soothing. The military squad is camped in Mizenza far away from unknown objects. Everyone in the base is so nervous that they are armed to their teeth. On the other hand, the spacecraft is elegantly anchored in the air, full of fantasy, without dazzling flashes, or The peculiar shape of the appearance is a strong contrast between static and dynamic, which highlights the seriousness of the situation and the psychological feelings of the protagonist. At this moment, Louis is in tension and anxiety and the strong attraction of unknown civilization to her.
The fourth is the first time the researchers jumped onto the spacecraft. This boarding shot is very cool, and the detailed thinking is superb. How to board an alien spacecraft is carefully described in this video, and it is very interesting. The lens seen from above is an unforgettable experience.
The fifth is the appearance of aliens. When I read a novel for the first time, the heptapods were a group of gentle and cute aliens. Here, the aliens were isolated behind a transparent barrier and covered with smoke behind them, leaving only part of the viewer's visible body. , The curiosity and fear of alien civilization are well protected, so that when I read the novel, I was still a little scared when I saw this scene.
The sixth film is well interspersed with the connection between the future and the present. This is much more intuitive and emotional than the words in the novel. The film’s description of the interaction between Louis and his daughter is very touching. One word and one blame all reflect Louis’s deep love and longing for her daughter, even though this longing is in The daughter was born before she was born. This feeling is very strange. When you miss someone, you have not met that person. When you decide to own someone, you already know that he (she) will eventually Away from you. Many inexplicable emotions that make one's eyes full of tears are aroused at this time.
The story does not stop there. It tells how Louis prevented a terrible war and how to find the footsteps of fate. She did not lose the pursuit of happiness in the future in the future. Louis' exploration of love and the meaning of life is moving. The film director's performance techniques are calm and calm, without abruptness and exaggeration, but it shows the tension of the film. He is really a director who can tell a story.
Finally, I want to say that the title of "The Story of Your Life" is very good, because the first part of writing a novel is the title. If the novel is called "Arrival", then it is related to "Omen", "Terror Zone", and "Star Wars". "Wait, how does the name feel different? You can't distinguish it from other stories at first glance, but when you read the two paragraphs and discover that the descriptions are in alien languages, you will immediately lose suspense and interest, which naturally reduces many readers. So thank Jiang Fengnan, thank him for giving this little story such a good name. I also want to say that the director, you obviously missed the practice of VR technology. If VR is introduced into the film and shows the special temperament of alien text, maybe this film will become a classic like Avatar!
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