楊德昌導演－牯嶺街少年殺人事件（台灣電影）

開始前說明：「那個時代人心惶惶，帶著不安心情的人們渡海來台，靠成群結黨來消除內心的不安」

以片場拍攝做開頭，畫面中的距離與角度讓觀眾可輕易洞見當時的物質條件，四面空空的牆、除了演員外簡單的穿著、人人拿著一把扇子扇著涼、打燈的工具也十分陽春，

這時鏡頭詭異地往上移動，只見兩個青少年蹲在屋簷吃著零食、看著書，其中一位用手肘碰了碰另一位，兩人同時往下看，原來女演員正在他們下方換衣服。

看過電影「一一」的人，了解楊德昌導演的拍攝風格，對這部電影的前半段的不確定感可能接受度較高，與「一一」相同的是，電影有著特別的節奏、特殊的拍攝技巧，與現代聲光效果十足的電影風格大不相同，不認真看或是不想仔細研究細節的話，很容易因無聊而進入夢鄉，然而，你若仔細去觀察導演在運鏡、轉場時用的特殊技巧，將會得到除了故事本身以外的許多樂趣。（若對這部分了解較少的人，可以透過他人的劇評來對電影有更近一步的認識，相信絕對會有耳目一新的感受。）

故事本身是由真實事件改編，可以輕易地在網上找到故事內容，在這裡，我只分享個人見解的部分。

剛觀賞完電影時，腦中浮現的第一個感想是「時代的悲劇」，然而，時空背景若放到現在，我想不無可能同樣的事件會再發生一次，劇中女主在被刺殺前的經典台詞「為什麼你就是不明白呢？這個世界是不會為你改變的，我就好像這個世界，是不會為你改變的」這樣的人間清醒，別說青少年，就連早已長成大人的我們，有時候可能還是像被蒙了眼一樣，怎麼想也想不透吧。

曾在傳產工作時，前輩說過一句話「看起來世界一直在變，而且變得很快，但有很多事情卻是從來都沒變過的」當時聽到這樣的話，只覺得世界走在前面，如果繼續相信「不變」是對的話，絕對無法保有競爭力、也一定會被時代所淘汰的。而若將電影中男女主角的年紀與當時的時空背景套在一個人身上，大概是我大一姨小時候的樣子，然而校園中嚴格的教官、做錯事被叫去訓導處、在保健室遇到兇巴巴的護理師，一直到我還是青少年年紀時，都還會發生的事。也許對某些人來說，那些「不變」就是一直「不變」著。聽說現在的校園裡不能罵、不能罰？大概十分不同了吧？對比我們更年輕的一代來說，世界就真的不停地變。

悲劇女主是「小明」，她看似有著超齡的成熟，面對許多重大事件也都反應淡然，然而從許多細節可推敲她其實十分沒有安全感，也透過各種依附攀爬在權勢人士上獲得安全感，早早生活在隨時切換演戲模式之中，這樣的生存技能因此被片場導演一眼看上，並對她「要哭就哭、要笑就笑」讚譽有加，而這些讚譽的背後，又何嘗不是現實生活的棒喝。

關於這部電影《牯嶺街少年殺人事件》 我個人不推薦對台灣歷史、台灣電影、電影拍攝手法沒有興趣的學習者觀看，

我怕你們會因為失望而來罵我XD

但我著實推薦給對台灣歷史、台灣電影或對電影拍攝手法的任何一位學習者觀看，

有太多太多細節值得細細討論了，

也許在我們交流中，會對彼此的觀察有所驚喜！

Director Edward Yang - A Brighter Summer Day (Taiwanese film)

Before the movie starts, it is explained: "In that era, people were in panic. People with uneasy feelings crossed the sea to Taiwan and formed groups to eliminate their inner uneasiness."

Beginning with a shot on the set, the distance and angle in the picture allow the audience to easily understand the material conditions at that time. nothing special in the studio, people wear on simple clothes except the actress, everyone holding a Chinese fan to cool down, and lighting tools are also very simple.

At this time, the camera moved up strangely, and saw two teenagers squatting on the eaves, eating snacks and reading books. One of them touched the other with his elbow. The two looked down at the same time. It turned out that the actress was changing clothes below.

Those who have watched the movie "Yi Yi" know director Edward Yangs shooting style and may be more receptive to the uncertainty in the first half of the film. Similar to "Yi Yi", the movie has a special rhythm and special camera movement. The shooting techniques are very different from the modern movie style with full sound and light effects. If you don’t watch carefully or don’t want to know the details carefully, it is easy to fall asleep due to boredom. However, if you carefully observe the director’s movements, the special techniques used will give you a lot of fun besides the story itself. People who know less about this part can have a closer understanding of the movie through other people's drama reviews. I believe it will definitely be a refreshing experience.

The story itself is adapted from real events. You can easily find the content of the story online. Here, I only share my personal opinions.

When I just watched the movie, the first thought that came to my mind was "the tragedy of the times." However, if the time and space background is put to the present, I think it is possible that the same incident will happen again. In the play, the heroine was killed. Before the tragedy happen, she said: "Why don't you understand? This world will not change for you. I am just like this world, which will not change for you." Such a sober world, let alone teenagers, even adults , we may still feel like we are blindfolded sometimes, unable to figure it out no matter how hard we try.

When I was working for a traditional company , a senior told me that "It seems that the world is changing all the time, and it's changing very fast, but there are many things that never change." When I heard these words, I just felt that the world is always changing, if we continue believe that "no changing" is correct, we will definitely not be able to maintain our competitiveness and will definitely fall behind the times. And if the age of roles in the movie and the time background are applied to one person, it is probably what my eldest aunt looked like when she was a child. However, the strict instructors on campus, being called to the discipline office for doing something wrong, and encountering in the health room... The same thing happened to me until I was a teenager. Maybe for some people, those "unchanged" things just stay "unchanged". I heard that scolding and punishment are not allowed on campus now? It's probably quite different, right? Compared to our younger generation, the world is really constantly changing.

The tragic heroine is "Xiao Ming". She has a face that is mature beyond her years, and she reacts indifferently to many big events. However, it can be seen from many details that she is actually very insecure, and she has gained safety through having relationship with powerful people. She has been living in switching acting modes at any time for a long time. This kind of survival skills was noticed by the director on the set, and he praised her for "she crying when director ask her to cry and laughing when director asks her to". However, who knows how much she suffered from gaining the survival skills.

Regarding the movie "A Brighter Summer Day", I personally do not recommend it to students who are not interested in Taiwanese history, Taiwanese movies, and film shooting techniques.

I'm afraid you will be unhappy of being disappointed.

But I really recommend it to anyone who is interested in Taiwanese history, Taiwanese movies, or film shooting techniques.

There are so many details worth discussing in detail.

Maybe during our discussion, we will be surprised by each other's observations!

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