In the field of artistic creation, there has always been such a work: how much you hate it, how much you like it. Extreme hatred and extreme pursuit push such works into the vortex of controversy, floating and sinking in the treatment of ice and fire, and after time precipitation, they will either be annihilated in the sea of people or spread in the world.

Can "detachment" be considered such a work of art? It is not known for the time being, only time will tell. But at least what is certain is that critics do have criticism and praise at the same time, rejection and support. Just as Lisa of "Entertainment Weekly" gave an ultra-low rating of "0.5/4", and Anthony of "Silver Screen" gave an unbelievably high score of "3.8/4".

With such a clear score, it looks like a child arguing, "I like it", "I don't like it", "I don't like you", "I don't like you either...... Childish and impulsive, quite unreasonable, both ratings deviate from the normal track, but in the context of the author's film, it is logical and natural.

The two film critics, with a clear position and a firm point of view, expressed their attitude towards "detachment". Historically, this has been the case with countless cult films and art films. Leaving aside the historical status of the "detached" future for the time being, it is certain that the attitude of film critics is indeed moving in this direction.

In addition to the "screen", there are eight other media outlets that can't wait to send positive affirmations.

"The New Yorker", "3.5/4","No one mentions it, but I have to admit that this piece reminds me of 'Life is beautiful because of you,' more or less." Tony Kaye shows the most important traits in education: trust, patience, and empathy, and rings the alarm with a compassionate perspective, while Ranley Hall delivers a performance worthy of Richard-Dreyfuss, and if that still doesn't prove that he's one of the best actors in Gen Y, I don't know what else can be. ”

"Empire","3.2/4","With his performance in 'Detachment', Lan Li-Hall deserves a standing ovation, and if he could, an actor trophy would be a more appropriate choice." This is undoubtedly the most special movie-watching experience this year, following Hall's eyes, the audience's mood is like a roller coaster, strolling through this collapsed Usher mansion, reflecting on the turbulence. ”

"Los Angeles Times", "3/4", "It's a work that keeps the audience shuddering at all times, like a blood-stained fist smashing into the air in a rough and primitive way, each punch can set off a wave of air, invisible but extremely real, and at the same time, there are some weird parts of the film, the use of chalk and clip art, which is incompatible with the overall style of the film." But, once again, Lanli-Hall did it, bringing a soul-shaking performance. ”

"USA Weekly", "3/4","Tony Kaye boldly and insanely conducts an experiment of how students are gradually disconnected from education, and how teachers are gradually driven into madness. What is the root cause behind school education? This undoubtedly leaves a big question mark for all audiences. Other than that, thanks to Tony Kaye for once again giving the best Blue Gift Hall. ”

It is almost-for-tat with the critical voices, and the praise voices are also wave after wave, and each of them is an absolute authoritative media, and the scenes of film critics not backing down and confronting each other are brilliant and colorful, which is not uncommon at the Berlin Film Festival, but for this year, it is the first time. A "detachment" has completely brought the film festival to life.

In the midst of this noise, the last to appear is the "Hollywood Reporter".

As the industry's top authority, the "Hollywood Reporter" has unparalleled business ability and public opinion guidance, Michael Phillips attended this year's Berlin Film Festival as a representative of film critics, and his views, opinions, and opinions are undoubtedly important, and they are also the heavyweight weight of the direction of film criticism.

This time, Michael once again continued his admiration and love for Lan Li.

"Lanli-Hall, it's Lanli-Hall. Whenever we marvel at the young actor's heritage and strength, he is always able to bring amazing performances again.

In 'detachment' In this work, Hall has too many praiseworthy parts, solid acting skills, accurate emotional transmission, profound core interpretation, and moving ideological resonance, but his best part lies in the complete performance: not only presents all the ups and downs of the character, presents the character of Henry Barthes three-dimensional and vividly, the whole character is clear and complete, but also successfully connects the whole story, presents the flow of the plot in front of the audience, and then brings shock after the end of the movie. ”

The simple language does not hide Michael's excitement in the slightest, on the contrary, these simple words reveal his unparalleled excitement, and you can even imagine his eyebrows fluttering when he wrote the above words.

But before we dive any further into Hall, we should talk about the other central character of the production: Tony Kaye.

People either like it madly or they are madly disgusted with it. But no matter what the point of view, no one can deny that the emotions contained in this work are so heavy and sharp, and the powerful energy unreasonably breaks the audience's defenses and smashes hard into the heart, whether it is like or dislike, it becomes incomparably strong and rich in an instant.

That's exactly what Kaye is working for. In his previous works, it has always been like this, showing the cruelty and madness of reality in the audience, which is even enough to cause strong psychological discomfort. Not a visual shock, but a thump of the soul. This time, Kaye did it again.

In the education system, home education and schooling are areas of general concern, but 'detachment' proposes a third perspective: social education. The positioning and guidance of education in society is, to some extent, a more powerful force, squeezing the family, squeezing the school, and then squeezing teachers and students.

The characters in the movie, each one of them is trying to rebel. However, their resistance was too weak. At the end of the movie, Kaye gives a hopeful and bitter ending:

Henry and Erica are reunited, Henry and Erica, who have lost their families and have nothing, rely on each other, Henry gives Erica a future, and plants a seed of education in Erica's body, but the school is annihilated, like the collapsed House of Usher. Doesn't anyone think of 2009's 'Doomsday Danger' because of this work?"

Michael delves into the analysis of "detachment", once again praising Tony's experiment, and then turns the conversation back to Lan Li again.

"In the work 'Detachment', Kaye pinned too many ambitions, and all of these ambitions fell on the male protagonist Henry alone. If the wrong actor had been chosen, it might have been just a 'Lolita' story, but luckily Kaye had chosen the right actor.

Hall's choice of an entertaining and simple approach to acting is truly intriguing, stripping away the grief and pain contained in the story itself, and instead bringing in the characters with an almost walking corpse-like numbness and stiffness, creating a cold sense of alienation at the beginning of the film, far away from the audience.

However, this seemingly paralyzed image just shows Hall's profound acting skills, and the information revealed by his eyes and movements is like a curling smoke, always lingering on his fingertips, as if dragging the string of a kite, gently pulling the audience's attention, always keeping a distance, but never getting rid of it. That deep loneliness is hidden in the confusion, interpreting a single emotion into different levels.

As the story progresses, Hall's layered performance excavates the deep meaning of the movie little by little. More importantly, with personal story experience, it reflects the helplessness and helplessness under the background of the entire era, and then extends to the school and even the society, leaving a reflection in the mind of every audience.

Hall's performance is reminiscent of Daniel Day-Lewis of 'Blood is Coming'. The difference is that Lewis goes to the abyss of madness, while Hale carries on with the darkness. ”

The above is Michael's film review for the "Hollywood Reporter", which is full of Michael's preference for blue gifts, not only that, but at the end of the article, Michael also emphasized again, "The audience who likes Hall's performance in 'detachment' can go back and see his performance in 'Love Crazy', delicate and complicated, rich and full, full of spirituality but down-to-earth, that moving performance really makes love desirable and terrifying." ”

In the boiling competition of the awards season, Michael, who is far away in Berlin, still did not forget to send an assist. This one is really too rare.

In the end, Michael gave a score of "3.2/4", which is not shocking, at least not as exaggerated as "screen", but it is still the highest score of the "Hollywood reporter" itself so far at the Berlin Film Festival. This is undoubtedly the best summary of Michael's views.

As Michael said, it doesn't matter if you like it or hate it, but what is certain is that the emotion of the "detachment" film has dealt a heavy blow to every viewer, and even caused strong emotional discomfort, so much so that two views have been formed with distinct positions, pushing the work itself to the pinnacle of controversy.

Eventually, after the premiere of "Detachment", fifteen media outlets gave reviews, and the film's rating came to "2.3/4".

With a perfect score of four points, only 2.3 points, it is only fourth behind "War Wizard", "Barbara" and "Just the Wind" among the works that have been screened at the Berlin Film Festival. After this, there are still a number of excellent films that have not been released, and it is clear that the extremely positive and extremely negative reviews have put "detachment" in an awkward position, but this is only the beginning.