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.
非常喜欢，史诗一样的太空歌剧，极尽时空之宏大。中世纪西方文明、阿拉伯世界、非洲土地的印记与未来科技相互交叠，折射出时间维度上人类文明的丰富与漫长；空间上的巨型飞船、庞大沙虫，凸显个人在人类总和、在自然面前的渺小。微观上，权谋斗争与个人意志等细节对“渺小”的人进行了关怀与见证。人类文明面对宇宙世界的矛盾在影片中得到了充分呈现：一方面无比渺小无力，另一方面，关于人的种种琐碎，又是我们所在世界的一切，”生命的谜团并非需要解决的问题，而是需要我们去体验的现实“。从概念设计到化服道、视效的实现都无可挑剔，优秀的特效制作就应该为这样的影片服务。
略遗憾的是，男主本来不至于这么“瘦弱”的，或许是要为续集留下余地吧。
离家，面临危机，力量觉醒，这成为后世许多科幻电影的叙事框架。甜茶+张震的组合很惊喜，汉斯·季默依旧宝刀不老，年度神作预定。
“This is only the beginning”，最后一句台词也点出了影片的定位。丹尼斯维伦纽瓦与汉斯季默，当下最顶级的视听盛宴让我一头沉浸在《沙丘》里。诚然“天选之子”的剧本缺乏硬科幻内核表达，维伦纽瓦的个人风格也抢救不了的，但这种被细节包裹的沉浸感是不必在意剧情的。
画面很神，配乐一惊一乍的，人物从出场就猜到了所有的命运。不太了解现代人对“史诗”的理解，单纯觉得这150分钟想慢慢平躺下去……
Cinema! 阿拉伯世界寓言。非常2049，十分降临，有点边境杀手，实则焦土之城。镜头毫不吝惜对黄沙这种流动的喜爱。（只是马力克式广角逆光特写Zendaya给🍵整出戏了，妈妈看着多着急啊（不是。
一个东亚家庭能想到的最美和解：在税务局打打杀杀，签署离婚协议，在不能再破碎的情况下达到祖孙三代的大和解，理解你很失败我也很失败我们其实都很失败。每年报税，每天轮转的洗衣机，一直都是一个圆，就仿佛黑洞是个黑色的everything bagel，爱不是一味的抓住，爱是接受混乱，学会let go，“我给你自由/是我给你最后的温柔”，这句话不论爱情还是亲情，都应该刻烟吸肺地背诵。看到石头滚下山的时候竟然哭了。这个导演得多high才能visualize这个本子。！
美术太乱了，看得人心累。不能给我们杨紫琼画个干干净净的妆吗？说是反传统，亚裔的刻板印象还是洗衣店。女儿搞个女同就值得大书特书了？在我根本不是个事儿。宇宙的尽头是报税。
画面很古典很史诗，充满了古希腊悲剧气息，但节奏失调，让人感觉乏味。《沙丘》这类科幻史诗作品真是谁拍谁扑街，还是看小说吧，小说耐读
作为一部商业大片叙事密度还蛮低的，但在如此松散的氛围中难能可贵地保持住了庄严的气场
场景太美了，特有的质感让人着迷。光影中的甜茶好好看。虽然看评价好多吐槽情节老套，几十年前的设定放在现在确实有局限。不过看到蜻蜓扑翼机在烈烈风沙中盘旋在绵延不绝的沙丘之上，望着被战火纷飞点亮的夜色，忽然想起那句“我曾见太空战舰在猎户星座旁熊熊燃烧”。恢宏而压抑，遥远又悲凉的未来战争的一个缩影，忽然在我眼前闪现几秒，它不完美，甚至有些缺点，但维伦纽瓦拍出了那种氛围。
宏大世界观本身就会迷人。搭好框架，赚得观众期待之后，希望续集不会太难看。
比预期好看很多很多，虽然高科技➕冷兵器的群架看得困惑，但全程还是非常沉浸，有被故事带着进入一个异世界。
科幻的皮可有可无，其实就是欧洲古代历史剧那种叙事模式。感兴趣的人会感兴趣，不感兴趣的人就不感兴趣。电影本身是不错的，但这个内容嘛，一言难尽啊。
期望不高，反倒是近期体验最好的一部电影。设定是沙漠版权力的游戏，美术是降临版中土，剧情是狮子王。配乐太吵。
维导的作品，果真只有在银幕上才能感受出完全的魅力。视听效果是满意的，只可惜本片终究只是半部电影，看完有些不够尽兴，预见部分的各种插入也确乎拖慢了影片节奏，甚至比bvs做梦还要频繁得多。
绝对是会成为经典的宏伟之作，也许在不久的将来会是《2001太空漫游》那样的世纪佳作之一。充满古典主义色彩和宗教色彩，全片的压迫感十足，从各个方面都可以体现，特别要说以下配乐，苏格兰风笛和女声吟唱实在绝了！季默再创新高！奥斯卡感觉稳稳的了！
三星半吧，美术、摄影、配乐以及音效都做了各自力所能及的，但以我对维伦纽瓦的期待和标准，我是略感失望的。维伦纽瓦大可以做得更紧绷更有酷劲儿，又或者干脆就像泰伦斯·马力克一样彻底滑向诗意和意识流——不得不说那么多慢镜、旁白、大远景，马力克的味儿太冲了——但我只看到维伦纽瓦被巨大的投资和繁靡的文本捆住了手脚，不上不下得抛出一卷脱俗但又没那么脱俗的好莱坞A级“史诗”。维伦纽瓦之前常被诟病强视听、弱文本，可实际上这是我头一次真的感到他被文本给拖住了。
放在权游里面也就是50分钟的剧情 X（慢镜头 + 歌声）= 两个半小时 还好人美景美 是道好菜
20211105，IMAX。好久好久没去电影院看IMAX了，看完之后只有一个感受：活着真好。
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