Fraught with over obvious symbolism, Hartley's early feature is nonetheless a joy to watch. Hal here shows us his uncanny ability to cast his characters perfectly came early in his career.
Adrienne Shelley is a near perfect foil to herself, equal parts annoying teen burgeoning in her sexuality (though using sex for several years); obsessed with doom and inspired by idealism gone wrong she is deceptively – and simultaneously – complex and simple. Her Audrey inspires so many levels of symbolism it is almost embarrassingly rich (e.g., her modeling career beginning with photos of her foot – culminating her doing nude (but unseen) work; Manhattan move; Europe trip; her stealing, then sleeping with the mechanics wrench, etc.)
As Josh, Robert Burke gives an absolutely masterful performance. A reformed prisoner/penitent he returns to his home town to face down past demons, accept his lot and begin a new life. Dressed in black, and repeatedly mistaken for a priest, he corrects everyone ("I'm a mechanic"), yet the symbolism is rich: he abstains from alcohol, he practices celibacy (is, in fact a virgin), and seemingly has taken on vows of poverty, and humility as well. The humility seems hardest to swallow seeming, at times, almost false, a pretense. Yet, as we learn more of Josh we see genuineness in his modesty, that his humility is indeed earnest and believable. What seems ironic is the character is fairly forthright in his simplicity, yet so richly drawn it becomes the viewer who wants to make him out as more than what he actually is. A fascinatingly written character, perfectly played.
The scene between Josh and Jane (a wonderful, young Edie Falco . . . "You need a woman not a girl") is hilarious . . . real. But Hartley can't leave it as such and his trick, having the actors repeat the dialogue over-and-over becomes frustratingly "arty" and annoying . . . until again it becomes hilarious. What a terrific sense of bizarre reality this lends the film (like kids in a perpetual "am not"/"are too" argument).
Hartley's weaves all of a small neighborhood's idiosyncrasies into a tapestry of seeming stereotypes but which delves far beneath the surface, the catalyst being that everyone believes they know what the "unbelievable truth" of the title is, yet no two people can agree (including our hero) on what exactly that truth is. A wonderful little movie with some big ideas.
在半个多世纪前的经典百老汇音乐剧上诞生出极其现代感的视听冲击力，全赖有斯皮尔伯格精湛的场面调度、摄影、剪辑和灯光色彩。演唱方面中规中矩，有某几场如警察局令我印象深刻，也有部分演唱段落控制欠佳，打乱了叙事节奏，无法承接上紧迫感。没看过老版，但里面不少歌曲都耳熟能详，这应该就是经典的魅力。意外地，故事核心竟是种族冲突和青少年犯罪有关，尤其是前一个话题令我联想到当下国际和国内时事……显然，越能反映现实的作品才越能焕发出经典的魅力。
挺喜欢这种歌剧风格，男主角安塞尔长得好智障的样子，这样都被一些人夸成帅了？想想好莱坞70年代到2000年的大把帅气男演员，这货最多群众演员。而且蠢的可以，这么容易中计，那个撒谎的毒辣长舌妇真够坏，奇诺真的蠢。
老版歌舞就浮夸过头，新版还在沿用，而且对于拉丁裔的呈现反而更加强化了刻板印象，口音增强实在受不了，好莱坞银幕上的拉丁裔不愧是比亚裔还要更弱势的群体。故事很明显就是白人圣母视角。画面滤镜感显的廉价，老版视觉基本碾压。
视听语言确实厉害，一开场就是一个高难度的长镜头，镜头运动行云流水，看得很爽。但是这个故事啊，也太老套了。最重要的是，作为一部歌舞片来说，斯皮尔伯格也太板正了，少了一些律动。。
看前半段还在关注摄影和调度，到了中段就完全沉浸在剧情的美好和痛苦之中了。为什么toxic masculinity是toxic的？就是搞不清楚爱和美是力量之所以存在的意义和守护的对象。当你师出于看似正当的理由，最后却伤害了应当保护的东西，那力量便蜕化为需要拔除的毒牙。罗朱的故事是这样简单，但却又是那么令人难过啊。
算是国师的芳华吧
艺术、音乐、爱情都是非理性的，精彩绝伦，感动🥲
一场关于归属感的战争。电影内的一切都没什么大毛病，只是单纯喜欢不起来。
调度和光影变换真的是牛逼，但叙事和演员气质的不符真的很减分。
如果我的印象准确的话，这部新版要比老版稍好些。摄影、剪辑和编舞都略胜了一筹。虽然故事还是稍微有点弱，但整体风格确实更适合当代人的胃口了。
本片既是惊悚片，又是心理片，着重展现了男主崩溃的过程，而他的命运似乎从开篇即已预告。——《法兰克福汇报》
太尴尬了，这是什么幼稚又过时的剧情，连带的所有角色都跟白痴一样，理解不能，音乐也就那样，真的是期望越高失望越大。
音乐、舞蹈、摄影都没得说，光影魔法。教堂场景美翻了。小瑞秋唱功极佳。
A. 虽然仍有硬伤（例如Ansel Elgort呆若木鸡的演技），但这真是在技术层面近乎完美地展现musical魔力的电影啊！无论剧作还是调度，都在为略显陈旧的原版注入蓬勃的活力，几场ensemble戏的处理繁复顺滑到让人惊叹。如何让编舞和镜头各自运动又彼此互动，为感染力做乘法而非加法，或许正是音乐剧电影化成功与否的关键，而请问还有什么，能比坐在IMAX厅看斯皮尔伯格炫技般的满分答卷更舒服的事呢？2021.12.12 Pathé Quai d'Ivry
[용아맥] 龙山巨幕中间位置爽到天灵盖了，极致视听享受，伯恩斯坦真牛，对比安妮特，我的耳朵真的受苦了🤐，虽然都在说男女主演技，但这不就是现代版罗密欧与朱丽叶吗，莎式爱情故事真的很难入戏，观众都腻啦。
音乐、舞蹈、摄影都没得说，光影魔法。教堂场景美翻了。小瑞秋唱功极佳。
25.12.2021 | @ Regal Majestic | 实力太硬了！太久没看Spielberg真是都忘了好的电影是这个样子的。我对于Ariana DeBose就是成长粉，真是越来越好了！Mike Faist这玩世不恭的颜给我往死里磕！
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