After the screening of "Fruit Hard Candy", the Internet has been boiling, and the discussion is heating up, especially the feedback from netizens who love and hate, coupled with the name of the cult experimental work, which makes people full of expectations and curiosity, and all kinds of speculations have popped up. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info This also makes the attention of movies reach a new height, not the boiling of commercial films, but the fanaticism of art films.

Netizens are eagerly capturing the clues of "Fruit Hard Candy", hoping to get a glimpse of the true face of this work as soon as possible. Therefore, any little wind and grass may trigger a heated discussion on the Internet, not to mention the fact that Chaos Pictures does not have any official publicity activities at present, so when Roger Ebert published his professional review, it can definitely be called a lot of attention.

This is not only the second professional review since the release of "Fruit Hard Candy", but also from Roger, one of the most authoritative film critics in North America.

"In the ancient Oriental world, there used to be such a custom, before reading, you need to bathe, burn incense, meditate, and after all the irritability is gone, after turning the page, feel the aroma of ink and the essence of words, and truly resonate with knowledge, culture, and history.

Before watching Lancelot's work, I had a similar habit of wanting to enjoy a good meal, a cup of coffee and a dessert, and then walk to the cinema, preferably at midnight with a small audience, and enjoy the happiness of the film in peace. It's not because Lancelot's work has reached the level of a master, but because Lancelot's work has always been able to pluck a certain string deep inside me and reawaken my love for cinema.

This time's 'Fruit Hard Candy' is no exception.

As a director, Lancelot is very keen to use rich visual effects to achieve the goal of shocking the soul, and there is no doubt that he uses the lens art of film to the point of perfection, not too artistic, not too monotonous, not too showy, everything is just right, as if every shot, every picture has its own emotions and thoughts, in a specific emotional sequence of permutations and combinations, leading the audience into the world he has shaped.

This time, Lancelot once again made a bold attempt, a ten-minute long shot is shocking, the picture is full of creativity, excitement and energy, the tone of black irony can both resonate and be spicy, pushing the thrilling and exciting emotions to the extreme, the scalp-numbing mental torture but perfectly integrating metaphors into it, the relationship between the abuser and the victim has completed several transformations in a one-shot picture, seriously and profoundly exploring the ambiguous opposition between crime and justice. The close relationship is not only amazing, not only amazing, but also soul-trembling.

In Lancelot's eyes, the boring and lengthy long shot has evolved into a foothold to peek into the core of society and the depths of the world, and he vividly analyzes many issues. Especially for the dark world of crime, the way justice is executed, the roots of crime, and the moral deviation of law enforcement, Lancelot gives a very different but more profound core idea, making watching movies a kind of enjoyment, and at the same time a kind of exploration. So wise, so skillful, so profound, after Alfred Hitchcock, it has not been a long time since I have experienced it again.

In addition, Lancelot's use of color and space is still worth savoring, in the film there are many times in the vast sky, rolling mountains, and bright sunshine, in the empty space, the characters become incomparably small, but the relationship between the characters presents a distorted and strange situation, which has an indescribable effect on the promotion of the plot and the core.

In the crime trilogy, the picture is the most important weapon for Lancelot to express his emotions and thoughts, and this time 'Hard Candy' can be called an arrogant and bold attempt, every frame of the picture is worth pausing and thinking about, the relationship between the characters, the use of space, the change of position, etc., all seem to hide psychological hints. As a director, Lancelot has undoubtedly developed his own distinctive style, making a strong declaration of his existence.

As an actor, Lancelot's current work is only one 'Murder with a Knife', and there are not many references. But just one work can give a glimpse of his solid skills and wonderful interpretation as an actor. No one will deny that Lancelot has a pair of talking eyes, as if all emotions can be found in those eyes, which has also become the foothold of his performance, restrained and rich, delicate and real, strong and traceless, there is no doubt that he is an excellent actor.

This time, Lancelot proved that he was more than just good. Lancelot infuses the character with a powerful and profound energy, from the personable etiquette to the clever defense, to the fear of falling apart, to the despair of the heart, to the fragmented reality, and finally to the dazed depression, the whole character becomes three-dimensional and real in the limited space of the story, creating a deeply hated image of love/child/fetish. Such a choice is undoubtedly bold, Lancelot not only plays a criminal, but also a criminal who preys on children, he lightly challenges the audience's nervous bottom line, and the kind of sanctimonious deceptive mask pushes the anger of every viewer to the extreme, and even wants to personally raise the blade of justice and enforce the verdict.

But if that's all there is to it, then the character is at best an anonymous name in the Seven Deadly Sins.

In just a few words, Lancelot sketched out the character's past, showing his pain and vulnerability cruelly, the kind of pitiful and pathetic image of cowardice, not to arouse the audience's sympathy, but to make the thinking dig deeper: everyone has the right to choose, and criminals must also pay for their choice, and they can't be written off because of the tragedy of the past, but what needs to be thought about is, how did the environment that nurtured criminal thoughts come about? Why do hateful people always have pity?

The little bully of the 'City of God', Vincent who 'kills with a knife', and the characters of 'Sin City' can all see similar shadows. Jeff in 'Hard Candy' is one step closer, pushing the kind of gnashing hatred and regretful and sighing sympathy to the extreme, especially the perfect ending, which makes Jeff complete and creates a social tragedy. It reminds me of Alex from 'A Clockwork Orange'.

In this work, Lancelot's acting skills have been brought into full play, a look, a smile, a word, an action, and even a breath are skillfully integrated with the character, the story, and the reality. I believe that after watching the movie, everyone will be deeply impressed by Lancelot's perfect performance in that ten-minute long shot - perfect, that's the word, but what impressed me the most was the scene that followed:

Jeff finally gives up the struggle, admits to his inner demon, and then completely loses control. Lancelot's eyes could clearly see the process of the mask slowly cracking and then falling, as if it were cruelly tearing open the fur of an animal, bloody and violent, red and real.

Interestingly, when I tried to explore the reflection and afterglow of 'hard fruit candy', I stopped, because my thoughts when I left the cinema three hours ago have changed again. Obviously, the film is not as simple as it seems, and the best part of the film happens after the movie, and I don't want to deprive the audience of that fun, so I decided to end this review here.

As a professional movie lover, I wouldn't recommend the movie 'Hard Candy', because it's as wonderful as 'A Clockwork Orange', but the viewing process is an ordeal, challenging almost everyone's bottom line, and it's unbearable. The same goes for 'fruit hard candies', especially for male viewers. I finally understood why Lancelot insisted on screening the work on demand, and believe me, he was thinking about the audience.

As an amateur movie lover, I would say that this was the most special experience since 'Requiem for a Dream'. ”

Roger's commentary is truly unique, maintaining his usual tradition, and his admiration and affection for Lance are full of praise that can be said to be the highest praise, which is really rare for an independent art film such as "Hard Candy" that is dominated by experimentation. Roger gave a perfect score of 100 points, which also complemented the content of the article, but on the recommendation score of four stars, Roger only gave two stars, such a contradictory approach sparked an extremely heated discussion.

First the 100 points of the "New Yorker", and then the 100 points of the "Chicago Sun", when the mystery of the "fruit hard candy" was slowly revealed, the two comments that sneaked away actually gave full marks, which simply made everyone boil, even "good night, good luck" was not able to get such treatment.

With the advancement of time, the early comments of film critics are still unhurried, and no one seems to care about the eager and eager mood of netizens at all. However, among the professional film critics' reviews released first, Lawrence and Roger's ratings were not abrupt, because the third film review and the fourth film review gave the same full score one after another!

The advent of each comment has caused an uproar on the Internet, and the enthusiasm of netizens seems to be getting out of control step by step. (To be continued.) )

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