The story appears simple on the surface, but is revealed, especially after multiple viewings, as more multi-layered and textured than Cassavetes at his best. Ostensibly it concerns a 14-year old Catholic girl, Wynne (Agutter) growing up in this post-modern wasteland, who develops a crush on her much older adoptive brother (Marshall)- a crush which perversely deepens and grows into infatuation once she starts to believe he is the local sex killer. This is in itself an idea that makes you sit up and jolt, but as the narrative develops, it continues not necessarily along a linear path but in several confusing and fascinating directions: the family's history, (detailed effectively in chilling flashback during an improvised seance) is a chequered one, and has suffered at least one major relocation and upheaval in the last ten years. At the crux, however, it's the depiction of socialal changes that make I Start Counting so fascinating and elevate its language far beyond the confines of the standard horror film. The major subtext- that teenage girls were maturing more quickly than before, and developing full sexual and romantic appetites (even if in thought rather than deed) but were not possessed of enough discretion to make the right choices- was a step forward for a genre in which its young females had previously been portrayed as bimbo victims (Cover Girl Killer and The Night Caller spring to mind), but not one that all viewers would necessarily agree with. But most striking of all, and possibly the most enduring image which the viewer will take away with them, is of the masterful symbolism with which director Greene invests every shot. Every inch of the Kinch family's world- their house, their walls, their TV, Agutters underwear, bedroom furniture and toys, Sutcliffe's clothes, Marshalls van, the local Catholic church, their town centre, their record shop) - is painted a bright, scintillating white- a white which, by inference, is slowly becoming smudged and corrupted with the dirt of the outside world. White also symbolises, of course, purity and innocence (two qualities Catholic schoolgirls are supposed to hold dear), and it is into this world of innocence that the ever-present red bus (a symbol of violation and penetration), conducted by the lecherous yet similarly juvenile Simon Ward, makes regular journeys. The allegory is further expanded in one scene where Agutter believes she sees the Christ figure in church weeping blood: by the time we acknowledge it, its gone, but the seed has already been planted. Rarely in a genre production has the use of colour and background been so important or effective in creating a uniformity of mood. I Start Counting is as near-perfect an end to a decade as one could hope for, and exactly the kind of film people should be making now- which is, of course, exactly why they never will. A genre essential. by D.R.
最后的结局和燕子准备杀掉“自己”代替她的哪里有点泪目。
确实挺温柔的，但是不疼不痒的不知道乔治.克鲁尼到底想讲个啥。
其实是不太好了，因为大家已经拍过很多这种了，这就是毫无创新换了个场景而已，所以实在称不上还行
全篇最大的彩蛋就在于全篇都是对叔叔的回忆录！
唉。人生呐。病了要治，活着好难。少年呀，人生没意义，在角落也要好好照顾自己呀。
本来是想看看函馆的美景，结果一直天色昏暗，一如人物的内心，缓缓地一点一点压抑下去。努力地平凡地过着每一天，但崩溃会突然悄无声息地到来，无法抵抗。身边的人也无法理解。生病的人无暇顾及身边亲人的感受，亲人会自责觉得是自己的错，其实谁都没有错，但是最终没人能承受这种痛苦。P.S.那个滑板少年的技术好厉害。再P.S.都病成这样了为什么不避孕。
美式乡村家庭戏，味如嚼蜡，不烂也太寻常，克鲁尼近几年不太行。
我在用自己不断验证——人的喜欢不会改变，看《草之韵》到一半，感觉和《你的鸟儿会唱歌》好像好像。人们漂浮在函馆上，用各种方式运动，飞行滑翔奔跑匍匐着。
你好。早安。午安。晚安。 你好吗 ？你好吗？我也被困在那里。
经费这么少，能做成这个程度还是不错的，给国产科幻电影多点鼓励多点爱。
你好。早安。午安。晚安。 你好吗 ？你好吗？我也被困在那里。
结尾再来个彩蛋
其实有些地方没有怎么看懂，比如奈绪怀孕明明是第一胎，为什么已经有了那么多婴儿的衣服在洗晒，比如少年跳海自杀的那段几乎完全没有身亡的表现，只是通过后来同伴的转述来表达，但依然不影响片子拍得很好，一度以为三个少年是东出昌大和好友和老婆的童年，片程过半才发生交集，但是互相的镜像毫无疑问。东出昌大演得真是好，完全演出了一个抑郁症患者的表象与内心，相对而言，奈绪表现差强，尤其最后一段脸部表情表现不够。整体而言，算是一部在豆瓣被低估的影片吧？
是不是揭示的忒快了点…谁想看你找家啊…
奈绪的角色付出了许多许多
最后炸裂，响起的呼吸机停止声，女的死了，在另一个平行世界里，大家都活的好好的，一层又一层，只是不知道还是不是最初的世界。
看完查下原著发现是个相当不错的题材，回忆录中的内容非常丰富，温柔酒吧里各色人等给男主的童年带来了别样的色彩，并最大程度上减少了因父亲缺失带了的童年阴影，但电影呈现出来的故事非常单薄，以致于让人摸不透拍摄的动机。
画面很漂亮 确实是同一作者的改编作品 电影里有大量的奔跑 一人的奔跑 两人的奔跑 三人的奔跑 瘦削的少年在山间和街道自如地滑滑板 在夜里点亮烟花 脱掉衣服后露出骨瘦如柴的身体跳进海里 吃掉几板安眠药后将手上和桌上的碎屑舔干净…男主长得很寂寞 有深入骨髓的忧郁 看他第一眼我就知道 他的妻子温暖不了他 可他随手接过对方手中的电灯泡抬头换上的时候又是那么的迷人 唉 有些人真的注定要伤害别人
3.5 典型的日本丧片，函馆真是怎么拍都很美，结尾加半星！勇敢的放手也是一种收获吧.
开头有一点点突兀，没有一个前提解释一下女主为什么这么淡定！比较老的题材了，故事不提，摄影不错
Copyright © 2015-2023 All Rights Reserved
