In 2004, the film "Kekexili: Mountain Patrol" directed by Lu Chuan was officially released, which undoubtedly became one of the most eye-catching films in his creative career. The early low profile of the film contrasts with the strong reaction of the audience, which proves that this is a rare and truly powerful film. The film has received various accolades for its unique artistic conception, its mental tension and its representation of the real ecology. Although the plot of the film "Kekexili: Mountain Patrol" is monotonous, it is very exciting. From the shooting of an unknown mountain patrol team to the thieves, to the sudden death of the captain of the Japanese and Thai, we witnessed the Hoh Xil volunteer tour with the perspective of reporter Dai Yu. The experience of the team patrolling the mountain, hidden behind too much shock, is the permanent survival dilemma of mankind. This is the second film filmed by director Lu Chuan. Compared to the previous book "The Missing Gun (2002)", the lens language is more abundant, and the film begins to be silent, and finally ends in a silent way. Watching this film makes it easy to find the long-lost immersion and inner feelings.
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When people watch it as an ecological theme movie, in addition to seeing the original elements of "Chinese-style" passion and cruel adventure, they should pay more attention to the connotation of the film and strengthen the deep exploration of tragedy and pain points. In essence, this is a story about the extremely deep humanistic care that takes place in a harsh natural environment. The emotions conveyed by the film deserve to be reflected by all. The whole movie was told from the perspective of journalist Dai Yu. Lu Chuan believes that "cutting people from the perspective of journalists can contribute to the tragic presentation of this team." In addition, the purpose of Saitama's existence is to play a role in guiding the audience's emotions. In the movie, Lu Chuan focuses on shaping the image of the tough guy in the plateau. Most of the characters headed by the captain Ritai are cold, and the cool lens depiction does not contain too much emotion. On the other hand, the director has used the jade as the role of the cold atmosphere of the patrolling mountain. This effect will not make the film appear too blunt, leaving the audience alienated. At the same time, director Lu Chuan used the subjective lens many times in the filming, which increased the impact of intimacy and emotion.
Another commendable aspect of Hoh Xil is the presentation of visual effects. The motion lensing of the western plateau, grassland and snowy mountains in the movie brought a strong visual impact to the audience, which made the paintings show the power and artistic sense of a watercolor painting. In the performance of the environment, Lu Chuan uses a lot of western industrial production methods. These very standardized and standardized clips, together with the large number of segmented lenses used in the film, make the overall picture performance smooth and rhythmic. This film shows us not the supremacy of human life or the superiority of self, but full of contempt for the needs of human survival.Whether it is the father or son in the film or the murder plot, it is very strong. The director placed the Tibetan antelope at a certain height to re-examine the life of the animal, to depict the various protections of the Tibetan antelope. The ultimate purpose of this protection is also for the human living environment.
The film interweaves environmental protection and humanity. Lu Chuan hopes to express the protection of the environment on the basis of natural ethics, but also reveals the grief and concern for human nature, giving people a full sense of separation. Throughout the movie "Kekexili: Mountain Patrol", the director demonstrated the different choices made by different interest groups in the face of survival problems by portraying the pursuit process of the antelope, and made a satirical irony. At the same time, the film also describes the social factors that trigger this complex humanity, in order to better expose the ugly aspects of reality. In the proposition of man and nature, the director showed the audience the belief and perseverance of a group of ordinary people. This film has triggered a series of reflections and criticisms of many of the negative effects we have on modern civilization. From the perspective of art and life, the movie "Kekexili: Mountain Patrol" can be regarded as a stunning work in Lu Chuan's early works.
My Score is 8.6/10
Movie URL: https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/16074-kekexili?language=en-US
Critic: AAA