海上钢琴师英文简介
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Sound and narrate
<The Legend of 1900> for example
<The Legend of 1900> is one of the masterpieces of the famous movie director Giuseppe Tornatore. He is a typical Italian new realism director, he thinks that movies must reflect the real life, so that can help audience realize the meanings of life, and give them the enlightenment of mind and enjoyment of art. This movie has continued the consistent style of Tornatore----pure and fresh keynote, beautiful and moving music, real and vivid characters, these all has created a perfect movie, and a perfect 1900.
<The Legend of 1900> narrates the life of 1900 by memories of his best friend Max. 1900 has a legend life----he was born at sea, and he grew up at sea, finally he died at sea. He has never left Virginia, the ship which he spends all his life to company with. The value of his life is in the vast ocean , in the narrow cabin, in the 88 black and white keys of piano. He is a talent, the chasteness of his heart create the beauty of his music, the beauty of his music create the legend of his life.
The movie is standout. Except the fantastic story, another important element is the perfect use of sound. Tornatore use the background music and the voice-overs to consist the plot. In 1900’s whole life, he never left his music away, he has ever said ”I won’t let my music go anywhere without me”. His talent and gift is unlimited, just like the sea, and his beautiful music is always floating on the sea with his life. At 22:55 of the movie, 1900 played his first
music in his life, this tune names <A Mozart reincarnated>, Tornatore chooses this tune, except its style is really like Mozart’s, another reason is that, this tune suggests 1900 is a talent just like Mozart. And the voice-over is very important, too. While the captain saw little 1900 playing piano, he said 1900 was against the regulations, but 1900 said ”fuck the regulations”, and then the voice-over of laughter of Max break the picture, pulling the story from memory to reality. So we can see, a successful movie needs not only a good story, but also other things, just like sound.
Maybe we’ll ask, why did’t 1900 get of the ship He is the subject of this movie, but he died at last. So what does Tornatore want to tell us through this movie 1900 has ever said:“ I was born on the ship, and the world passed me by”. He also said:” I could never get off this ship. At best, I can step off my life. After all, I don't exist for anyone. You're an exception, Max, you're the only one who knows I'm here. You're a minority, and you'd better get used to it. Forgive me, my friend, but I'm not getting off ”. It’s true that he has never touch anything except that on the ship, so the world is unfamiliar to him, he can only share his life with music, with piano, with ship, with ocean. At last, he decided not to get off the ship, and his body and soul were integrated into the sea. We can see a firm and stubborn 1900, that is he, that is his choice, that is his life, and, that is what Tornatore wants to tell us.。