Yasujiro Ozu once said, "I believe that movies are the same as the meaning of life. Win or lose is determined by the aftertaste."
When the light in the room or theater dims, and you or I enter the bizarre screen world, what each of us sees, thinks, and realizes is different.
Bring your own life experience and world view to watch the movie. If you add a little psychology and escape from the movie, what difference will it make?
"24-Frame Psychological Code: Psychology in Movies" created by Wei Zhichao provides us with a new perspective to see people and things on and off the screen, and explore the mysteries of movies in many psychological states.
1 A person who makes movies: from a teenager to a psychopath
Under the lens of Wong Kar-Wai , he likes to depict the beauty that cannot be obtained, whether it is the h in "Days of Being Wild" tml1 Xu Zai ’s entanglement and abandonment of Su Lizhen and the dancer Lulu, or A Fei’s attack and retreat against police 663 in " Chungking Express "...
Ordinary people either succumb to such a siege effect, or rise up to resist, but Wong Kar-wai is an outlier. He simply enjoys the unobtainable turmoil in his works.
Director Chen Kaige has expressed the heartbreak and disillusionment of injured teenagers in many film works. This can well explain why Director Chen's works are praised as "half-good movies". The rhythm of the first half of "The Legend of the Demon Cat" is excellent, and the suspenseful detective story is very vivid. However, in the second half, the director began to be immersed in the state of the injured teenager licking his wounds.
Regardless of whether he has true PTSD or is prone to falling into a similar state during filming, the teenager's pain should not be laughed at.
Zhou Xun once commented that " Tsui Hark director is actually still a child at heart", so there are many monsters in his works, and the women in his works are extremely beautiful but not easy to cause physical impulses. This seems to be the unique beauty of sisters and aunts from the perspective of pre-adolescent little boys.
Eli Roth, the director of "" was judged by neuroscientist James Fallon as a semi-psychopath. His empathic response to negative events is different from ordinary people. Shooting many bloody and violent movies is more like a kind of exposure therapy for himself - because he is afraid of spiders, he actively approaches spiders to overcome his fear.
In the works of Wei Zhichao, these famous directors retreat from the aura surrounding them and peel off their glamorous appearance. Through the in-depth analysis and unique summary of each work, it seems that we are one step closer to the truth.
No matter whether his works are great or failed, they are some kind of inner reflection of the director, and what we can gain from them is not only simple stories, but also self-reflection and examination during exploration.
2 People in movies: from the grotesque to the depths of human nature
Is a psychotherapist a powerful being or a symbol of vulnerability? When people encounter difficulties and pain, they will seek their help, but who will they turn to to heal their pain?
In suspense films of the detective genre, psychotherapists often become real perverted killers. Isn’t it weird?
Wei Zhichao gave his own answer in the book: The reason why psychotherapists are favored by suspense films is indeed supported by realistic data.
People who suffer are more likely to choose to work in the field of mental health, and this profession itself can easily bring violent attacks and emotional blows. This seemingly sunny profession also brings many extreme physical and mental challenges because of the risks of staring into the abyss.
As for who the clown is, where he comes from, and why he lies and deceives people, perhaps the answer is not given in the film.
In the movie, you can see all kinds of people, who seem to have lived many more lives in various aspects of life, making their own choices in different roles and situations, without being limited by the limitations of one physical body.
3 Movie watchers: Improve IQ and cope with difficulties
A significant sign of emotional intelligence is the level of empathy, and watching pure literary novels and related movies can significantly improve the viewer's empathy.
In addition, complex plots and implicit expression techniques such as " Breaking Bad " and other works, according to American science writer Stephen Johnson, will help train the audience's minds to become more and more flexible.
If you happen to be a doomsday movie lover, then congratulations, you will be better than ordinary people in maintaining mental health in the difficulties caused by the new crown .
"24-Frame Psychological Code: Psychology in Movies" is a refreshing book. It allows us to cross the screen and build a new bridge between movies and reality. It uses a psychological perspective to understand characters and examine works, and it also allows us to meet better selves through the healing of stories.
