"Double-faced Martha" is based on real events and was shortlisted in the 2011 Sundance Film Festival and Cannes Film Festival. The film was well received after the Sundance film was released. bone".
The only thing that many moviegoers may have heard of the independent TV series Double-Sided Martha is that it plays with the "other" Olsen sister Elizabeth Olsen. Although it may be difficult to imagine that apart from child-friendly comedies and any tabloid headlines about people with Olsen’s name, Elizabeth Olsen’s movies will tell you a lot about the form of performance she is interested in. Until 1996, most of her performances were nothing more than reliefs in the Olsen Twins films, and then, this year, Elizabeth reappeared in six independent projects (two of which have already generated a lot of frontal noise in the festival circuit).
In the case of double-sided Masha, the answer is particularly easy because this movie is by far one of the most fascinating and beautiful movies of 2011. Thanks to the combined talents of Durkin, Olsen and cinematographer Jody Lee Lipes. The double-sided Martha lives up to the holiday hype and offers a superb combination of visual art and painful story beats. In other words, unlike many movies that rely on rich mythology or dizzying special effects, Durkin's movies are surprisingly subtle.
If you are mainly selling on double-sided Martha and are just looking for a critic to give you the last time you enter the theater, I encourage you to stop reading. Although this may usually be counterintuitive, for anyone interested in simple and powerful independent character dramas, Martha Marcy May Marlene is worthy of admission, as well as any knowledge you have about the movie (by reading the story details or watching the trailer Film) will definitely reduce a little experience. This is not to say that the film has many twists and turns, because it does not; however, being as blank as possible will undoubtedly add some of the more challenging aspects of the storyline.
That is, for those who are still interested in knowing what this movie is, the double-sided Martha's story tells about Martha (Elizabeth Olsen), who gave up her life in the Catskill mountain country-she was A member of the cult-reunited with her tall sister Lucy (Sarah Paulson). Structurally, the story has been adjusted back and forth from Martha’s troubles, from the real world and betrayal to the time she spent in the cult. She is struggling to deal with her fear of revenge and the cult leader Patrick (John Hawkes). desire.
Although the mention of the word cult will undoubtedly make some moviegoers imagine the kind of extremist comics that dominate the movie landscape, Martha's journey is very real and finds a balance between almost gentle and downright horrible moments. This story will undoubtedly make moviegoers hope that Martha can escape from Patrick and other "family members" as much as possible, but the narrative is also easy to understand. Despite all the frightening things that happened, why Martha missed it this place.
Except for Martha, the success of this film depends to a large extent on Hawkes’ portrayal of Patrick, and as expected (given the actor’s pedigree), he once again performed well, his name in the awards season It is also circulating. There is no doubt that Patrick is a terrible monster, but despite all his computational manipulation, sexual abuse, and violent behavior, Hawkes manages to provide a performance that will cause the audience to often forget that these behaviors are abnormal-and at the same time Like Martha, living in total worry about what Patrick might do.
Considering all the different complexities of the double-sided Masha, Durkin showed a surprisingly skilled director hand, managed to walk in a shockingly difficult but extremely subtle tightrope walk between the shadow of delusion and the shadow of fear . Du King’s clichés of religious extremism did not rely too much on clichés, but instead focused on people like the basic human impulses that Patrick plundered. Therefore, even the most savvy and charismatic filmmaker will from time to time understand why Martha has such a difficult time to let go of her abuser. This is an eye-catching balance, and some of Hollywood's most senior directors will struggle to capture the film.
As mentioned above, Double-Sided Masha is definitely an independent style movie, which may not be as fascinating for some movie audiences as others. However, for those who have a wonderful and challengingFor those who are interested in role plays, this movie will definitely play an excellent time in the theater.
