五道障碍

Communications lab终于开始看电影了，写完reflection决定来豆瓣改造一下自己最近语言单一的豆瓣主页。

Before I write about the obstruction I am assigned to, I’d like to write some of my feelings of the original version of the Perfect Human at the first time. This short experimental documentary shot in 1967 really gave me a new experience of different types of images. Two people doing meaningless things in a boundless room, presenting this process makes itself meaningful. It is a little bit abstract and hard to understand, but also really cool and interesting.

The biggest difference between obstruction 1 shot in Cuba and the original version is that obstruction 1 is colored. It is really interesting that how significant different impact these two skills bring to us. The black-and-white version conveys less subjective emotions and establishes a space with sense of outer space. The colored version is more like a documentary. And by giving answers to the questions, audience has less open space to think about the movie itself, instead, they are presented by the director’s view.

However, Leth still used trick in this obstruction. He left enough time between the answers and questions, which helped the audience to think more.

And because it was shot in Cuba, the characters were changed and style of the set was more exotic. Images wit high saturation combined with the 12 frames skill created a strange asthetics. It was more like a supplement of the original version. People in different races can all be perfect human. There are different types of perfect human.

The most difference between obstruction 1 and other obstructions is that this obstruction is relatively representational. The narrative (although a little bit hard to understand) still plays bigger role than the technical skills or formats. I think it’s to some extent an advantage. But it is also necessary to try new techniques for experimenting and keeps the industry of movies developing and alive, which reminds me of the newest movie of Ang Lee. I really love the idea of using a half transparent screen to divide the real life and the obstruction 2. And the asthetic style of obstruction 4 also attracts me. Using cartoons to create transitions through so many scenes quickly, it enables us to show what we cannot show via cameras.

And the obstruction I like most is obstruction 5. Leth is reading the transcript Trier wrote for him in his tone. The transition of their roles finally expresses the aim of Trier. He wanted his idol fail, but Leth never failed and gave surprising outcomes. He was the perfect human himself, and this is how perfect human falls.