Holding the coffee cup quietly, the bitter fragrance slowly spread, and the warmth in the eyes quietly disappeared into the lazy mist, and finally turned into the satisfied smile on the corner of his mouth.

According to common sense, the article has ended, with a beginning and a end, and the core idea of ​​the theme runs through it, and there is no need to increase or decrease. But after pausing for a moment and thinking seriously for a while, Michael still put down the coffee cup, put his hands on the keyboard again, and decided to add a paragraph.

Even this may undermine the integrity of the article.

"In this work, the Coen brothers chose Renly Hall to play Levien David. Undoubtedly, this is the perfect choice.

There is such a scene in the movie.

Levien quietly watched the performance on the stage. With the sound of melodious melody, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but slightly outlined a shallow curve. The focus in his pupils slowly dissipated. After removing his mental defense, he showed a hint of admiration and expression, which flashed away but was as hot as fire. Then, the expression slowly dissipated, revealing a hint of bitterness and sorrow. In an instant, his heart was so painful that he could not breathe.

In a blink of an eye, the eyelids drooped, but all the emotions were covered.

It is such a short shot that clearly and delicately tells the secret deep in Levien’s heart: the three people performing on the stage, one is his friend, one is his friend’s wife, and the other is a folk singer I just met last night. He admires his friend’s wife, is jealous of the folk singer, and despises his friends.

All of those complex and profound emotions are hidden in a shocking glance of a shot.

In a delicate and rich, mixed and restrained way of performing, Hall gave Levien a vivid and real soul. The body rays shine through the flowing eyes and the entire big screen. All the weight of the whole movie fell on Hall's shoulders, but he successfully delivered a perfect answer again.

More importantly, Hall dedicated the most exciting and moving live performances in movies since the 21st century, the fusion of folk songs and characters, the fit between singing and story, the interweaving of emotions and core, everything is so touching and affectionate, like a beautiful dream that people refuse to wake up.

Although it was a bit incredible, this was undoubtedly the best performance of Hall's personal career!

Although it is a bit incredible, this is undoubtedly the best work of the Coen brothers' career!

At the beginning and end of the movie, a light, a chair, a guitar, that's all about the stage, Levien hummed softly, 'Hang me, oh, hang me, I'll be in the near future. I don't care about hanging, but pitifully, I don't want to be trapped in a grave forever, I've been traveling all over the world.'

Maybe, this is the best movie looks like.”

After drawing the last stop, Michael stood there in his mind, feeling that there was still something in his mind that he had not finished speaking, but after thinking about it, he finally chose to give up. His thoughts were still deeply immersed in the movie scene of the "Drunk Village Song" and could not extricate himself. His stamina was really too strong.

After a moment of striking, I made up for my own rating:

Four stars.

The rating systems of the three major European film festivals are consistent, with a full score of four-star system. In other words, Michael's evaluation is full score.

Michael knew he was not sane enough.

He should remain relatively objective and give more neutral comments; but the fact is that the work of the film critic and the feeling of watching the film are originally a subjective action, likes and dislikes, praises and criticisms, after all, they still come from the inner preferences of every film critic.

What's more, such a long-lost passion and impulse is the essence of the movie, isn't it?

After confirming the final score, Michael then picked up the coffee cup, slowly began to enjoy it, and read the manuscript again, completing the proofreading by himself. However, the melodious folk songs and bitter coffee in his ears were really out of place, and he should have changed a bottle of beer.

At the same time, Sean Levi, a film critic of Empire magazine, has just completed his manuscript and is proofreading it. He chose a bar to write the manuscript, with a bottle of beer in hand, but the noise in his ears is really annoying. Fortunately, today's manuscript was completed in one go.

“This is a long and grand farewell.”

Next to the title, Sean's rating is marked with four stars.

This means that this is also a full-score manuscript; and, this is also a manuscript from professional media.

"It is always interesting to watch the works of the Coen brothers. The black humor hidden behind the camera is often a mockery and joke about society, life, and phenomena. Their camera trajectory, light and shadow application and editing processing can give the film a unique texture. This time, they succeeded again and contributed a touching and sad work.

But this time, I think this is a movie belonging to Renly Hall.

The film tells a story from Greenwich Village in 1961, about a down-and-out folk singer. However, he is not Bob Dylan, but Dave Van Longck.

Who is Dave Van Langk?

Correct. When this question arises in your mind, there is no need to doubt it, then it means that the understanding is correct, and the meaning conveyed by the Coen brothers also reaches the audience's mind accurately. Because Dave Van Lang is a little figure unknown to anyone, just like the male protagonist of the story, Levien Davis.

This is a story full of countless possibilities, which records Levien's life in less than a week, running back and forth in Greenwich Village, wasted all his energy and energy in one broken trivial matter after another, and finally returned to the starting point.

About folk songs, about life, about dreams, about art, about the times, about success, about persistence, about choice... I believe that every audience can find their own answers in the story; but for me, this is a story about farewell, a long farewell.

Say goodbye to family affection. Say goodbye to love. Say goodbye to friendship.

Say goodbye to dreams. Also, say goodbye to folk songs.

The movie tells the story of LeVian trying to realize his dream of a folk singer in just one week. He made countless attempts in the middle of the rushing left and right, but ultimately ended in failure. The specific story plot is left for the audience to experience it carefully in the cinema; but hidden behind the story, it is more about LeVian's farewell to him, and it is also about LeVian's reconciliation with him.

He tried to become an artist, an artist who used singing to tell stories, impressed audiences with performances, and refined life with art. He used his talents to gain a foothold in this wave of folk songs and won his own place.

For this unrealistic dream, he bid farewell to his family. He gave up love and struggled in the snow. This was not an easy task. The only companion was his former partner. However, in the endless darkness, the partner still could not persevere. He decisively cut off all contacts by saying goodbye to the world, leaving him alone.

He is persisting, his efforts, he is struggling.

But the winter in Greenwich will never end. It is like a wild beast trapped in a cage. It rushes left and right and breaks blood, but it still cannot find the exit. It stands in a daze and is alone. He even tried to give up and return to his ordinary daily life, but real life still sets one threshold after another, causing him to fall and be at a loss.

Under the lens of the Coen brothers, Renly Hall's performance is like a melodious ballad or a moving poem, with gentle and tough, delicate and profound eyes passing through the constraints of the large screen and projecting to every audience, as if you can truly see a folk singer living in Greenwich Village in the 1960s wearing thin autumn costumes and walking through the streets and alleys of the cold winter.

A song 'waves goodbye' appears at the beginning, middle and end of the movie respectively.

At the beginning, it was the joint interpretation of Levien and his partner; in the middle, it was the revealing of Levien's inner wound; in the end, it was the sing of Levien alone.

Perhaps, he would choose to leave Greenwich Village, go on a long journey, become a qualified crew member, and never come back; perhaps, he would continue to stay in the gas lamp cafe, and take the stage for a while, and become a legend here after a long time.

Perhaps, at the end, he will let himself go, choose to say goodbye, say goodbye to family affection, say goodbye to love, and even more so, say goodbye to dreams and freedom, and say goodbye to folk songs.

Then, reconcile with yourself.

This is a long and magnificent farewell, and it seems that there will never be an end. But this is life. Everything is hidden in Hall's invisible performance, which is so beautiful that it makes people intoxicated.

As long as I close my eyes again, I will return to the gas lamp cafe and stare at the down-and-out singer under the lights. He is singing loudly, 'If I can spread my wings like the dove of Noah, I will cross the river and pursue my love. Wave goodbye, my lover, I hope you will take care of it.'

Ultimately, this is a story about life choices.

Once again, Renly Hall successfully made a breakthrough and dedicated the most exciting performance of his career. His every move was natural, and the story outside the screen was brought out one by one, even surpassing the powerful control of the Coen brothers, becoming the most well-deserved highlight of the entire movie.

After the movie was over, sitting quietly in the darkness, the aftermath and aftertaste began to surge. All the thoughts about this movie, the character, and the life have just begun. There is no doubt that this is the most exciting work since the beginning of 2013, and it is also the most exciting performance so far.

At the end of the movie, Levien sat in a mess in a dim alley, and his clear eyes slowly told his story. He said, goodbye."
Chapter completed!