``Wildlife'' Paul Dano's directorial debut fills the heart with ``feelings.''

``Emotional expression across the screen'' cultivated through work with master craftsmen

The story is set in Montana, USA in the early 1960s. The peace of the newly moved family is upended when the father, Jerry (Jake Gyllenhaal), loses his job. Without persuasion from his wife Janet (Carrie Mulligan), Jerry leaves home, engrossed in his job as a migrant worker extinguishing wildfires. Janet, who begins working to support her family's finances, begins an affair with an influential person in town, perhaps to fill the void in her heart. As the family falls apart, 14-year-old son Joe (Ed Oxenbould)...

1960 was the year in which films such as `` Psycho '', `` I Will Lend You the Key to Your Apartment '', and `` Purple Noon '' were released. However, the atmosphere of Joe and his friends is similar to that of ` `Tree of Life '' (11), which is set in the 1950s. As mentioned in Robert Redford's romantic romance `` In the Winds of Montana '' (1998), Montana is the region of ``The Mountains,'' and it is also an area where wildfires occur frequently (the horror of wildfires is (For details on `` Only the Brave '' in 2017).

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An environment away from the city and close to WILDLIFE. The film begins with an idyllic scene of Jerry and Joe enjoying a game of football, but from the beginning the atmosphere is filled with the tense atmosphere of just before a forest fire. What follows is a scene in which the trio, who have just moved in and are still "outsiders," face a little intolerance, and the peace is shattered by Jerry's dismissal. This introduction, which hints at tragedy, is truly clever.

Paul, who has received the tutelage of Paul Thomas Anderson and Denis Villeneuve, chose a method that conveys ``emotions,'' ``premonitions,'' and ``omens'' on the screen rather than explaining in words. The result is a painterly elegance that is quiet yet eloquent.

Paul Dano's extraordinary talent as a director is also reflected in his use of color. Jerry jumps into the fire and Janet takes up a job as a pool coach. This contrast between "fire" and "water" appears in every scene as the colors "red" and "blue."

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Janet, who is separated from Jerry, wears "red" clothes in subsequent scenes, and Joe wears "blue" clothes. If we consider Janet's love for Jerry to be expressed here, we can see the character's feelings that cannot be explained in words.

What happens when she stops wearing red = love for her husband? How does Joe's clothing, which was clad in blue = love for his mother, change throughout the work? This is also a wonderful way to show an omen.

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The composition design is also intelligent. In addition to the aforementioned ``colors,'' contrasts and separations are expressed in various areas, such as indoors and outdoors, light and darkness, and walls and hallways, so that the ``feelings'' of the characters are naturally input into the audience's mind. To go.

Even the hearts of the viewers are dyed blue.