ComparisonsBetweenExtremelyLoudandIncrediblyCloseAndTheGreatNewWonderful

ApartfromtheclassicalHLWstoryofExtremelyLoudandIncrediblyClose,italsofeaturestheclassicalnarration.Theboyhasadesiretomaintainthefeelings(thegoal),andthekeygivehimawaytoachieveit.WiththenumerousBlacksandhischaracterflawsservingastheindispensablecounterforce,thebasicelementsareinlineandOscarstartsoffallalone.However,theexpeditionofapowerlesslonelyboyisbothunrealanddull,sothedirectorputinanassistant——grandfather,anotherinjuredman,andmeanwhileputinthebelovedcue——therecoveryofafamily.Subjectivenarration,unusuallyrunningthroughthefilm,restrictswhatweseeandfinallyrepaysthesurprisesofmotherandthereturnofthegrandfather.Therearestillseveralinnovations.Theubiquitousflashbacksnotonlymakeup“father”whoservesasaninvisiblepromotionofthedevelopmentofthestory,butalsobringthewholeconstructurealive.Consideringthecontents,flashbacksconveymoredetailsthatcannotshowbypuresubjectivenarration.Itisthedivisionofdetailsthatimpressesmebecauseitrequiresweaudiencestorestorewhathappenedthatdayandgrasptheinnerrelation.ThesecondliesintheparallelismbetweentwofatherandsonandOscar’scontrastattitudetofatherandmother.ThetwotogethereffectivelyenrichthestorylayersandpromotemoreaboutAmericanideology.Thegreatnewwonderfulismorecomplex.Itoverallbreakstheconventionowingtotheparallelmontageof5differentstoriesandcomparisonsjuststandtoreason.Montageeditingtakesusacrossvariousgroupofcharacters,variouslifestylesandvarioushiddentroubles.Andourrangeofknowledgeissignificantlybroadenedduetoamoreunrestrictednarration,whichthoughdecreasessomecuriosityorsurprise,displaysamorecrediblelifewithlittledramaanddescribebothpeopleandsocietyinacalmerandmoreseriousway.Theobjectivenarrationmeanwhiledeepensthestoryinformationviadialogues,actionandmiseenscenebutinevitablydecreasesthedirectdetailstoshowcharacter’spsychologicalstates.Innovation,especiallyincommercialfilms,willbeuselessifitignoresbasicexpectationsofaudiences.Thechiefchallengeisthecontinuityrule.Thatis,howtomakeitnovelandmoreimportantlyavoidbeingscattered.Andthenwearedisplayedtheendeavorofdirectorinthedesignofeachstory’sconstructureandtheutilizationoftechnicstobondthemorganically.Whatworthyofattentionisthatwhenwemakeupthepiecesofeachstory,wecanfindtheclassicalconventioninsidethem——theworsesituationstimulatesthedesiretochange,andafterafierceinnerstruggle,characterswakeupfromself-deception,facethemusicandtryhardtoconquerobstacles,thenthefilmachievetheclimax,finallywithoutexception,endupwithahappyclosure.Thisconstructure,asmentionedbefore,isbeneficialtoenhancethecontinuity.Andwhenwethinkabouttheconstructuresofeachstory,wedomorethanpurelywatching.Withitsunusualform,thefilminvitesustoanalyzetheparallelismacrosstheentirefilm,whichisstronglyrequiredthantheformerfilm.Weareexpectedtosearchtheinnerrelationstheplotshint.Ononehand,weaudiencesareexpectingthemeetingpoint.Ontheotherhand,wecomparethemtolookforsomethinguniversal.Theinnovationisthatwhat5storiesshareisnotsomethingconcrete(therearefewmeetingpointsamongthe5stories)butthesimilarabstractfrustration.Frustrationisperfectalongwithanotherhelpers——soundbridgeandmusic.Whilesongbridgehelpsmoothovertheeditpointbetweentwoshots,musicworksinunifyingthewhole.ButthemusicislessefficientinExtremelyLoudandIncrediblyClose,strictlycanbedescribedasdisappointingwhichisalwaysdiscordantwiththeplots.UnlikelyfilmsaboutWorldWarTwoorVietnamWar,thoseabout911seemtobemorecautiousandsoft,lackingnecessaryintrospectionineitherraceconflictorsocietyimprovement.Bothofthemareshortofthepatiencetoexploreanddisplaythedeepfrustration,insecurityordisappointmentfeaturing911buttediouslackofinteractionandcharacterflaws(Thoughtheyarestillindispensable).Andtherecoverycomessoquicklythatitissomehowfakeandover-optimistic.Theabsenceofspecificanalysisoropinionweakenthemwhencomparedtosuperherofilmsequippedwithspecificeffectsandthosefocusingonrace(MyNameIsKhan).本文版权归作者reminder所有，任何形式转载请联系作者。