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"The Last Mountain God" is a documentary, which records the life of the Meng couple in the Oroqen mountainous area of Daxing 'anling. It allows us to enter the inner world of a nomadic people-"Everything in nature is regarded as a god, and the sun, the moon and the fire, the vegetation in the mountains can all be the objects of their worship. "

Perhaps this documentary only records the life of the couple on the surface, but it reflects the decline of a nation. The world we live in is being influenced by various trends and cultures. There will always be something diluted by this impact. Human beings are changing, and the most important thing is the change of human thinking. That primitive way of life is declining and is called advanced; Civilized things are constantly being eroded, and only a few older people can dance shaman dance. However, people's feelings for forests have changed in different times. The new generation no longer has that mysterious worship of the forest, and the forest is the forest in their eyes. Their god has long since disappeared; Their worship. They no longer think that the beauty of life is a gift from the gods, nor will they carve a face of God on a tree to worship like their older generation.

One of the scenes is very sad. A tree with an idol was cut down, and he sat alone by the stump with a heavy heart. I haven't hunted in the forest for a long time. This should be the simplest primitive consciousness in their hearts, and his faith has been shaken. How can he accept such a reality?

Changes in the country and changes in the world. A potential civilization disappeared under the impact of various tides in the world.

This documentary focuses on Meng's words and deeds and image consciousness in characterization. Described the Oroqen hunter, highlighting his simplicity, kindness, loyalty and so on. It created that primitive atmosphere and showed his isolated and even "out of touch" lifestyle.

According to the time and spatial order's narrative, the film has a rigorous structure, a clear narrative and a real and touching plot, all of which show Meng's unpretentious characteristics.

The most prominent feature of this film is the use of action details. As the last shaman of Oroqen nationality, Meng's behavior is bound to bear many traces of primitive religious worship. He worships everything in nature as a god. Carve mountain gods in front of pine trees to worship them; Every time you go hunting in the mountains, you should ask the mountain god to give him prey; If he gains something from hunting, he will also think it is a charity from the mountain god, and he will pay tribute to the mountain god devoutly. He stuffed food into the mouth of the mountain god. Sometimes when there is no sacrifice, I light a cigarette for the mountain god. These details are the externalization of the character's personality. Many traditions reflect the hearts of Oroqen people. For example, Meng's shotgun is so old that it is difficult for an old man to find the same type of bullet; He insists on hunting without a set of locks and clips, which shows that the Oroqen people don't "fish without exhaustion", protect the ecological environment and care for life. The action details of his big eyes fishing net reflect his inner kindness; Cutting bark does not hurt the trunk, but also reflects his love for nature. The details of the red cloth belt in the ponytail, the red cloth on the shotgun and the mountain gods carved on the pine tree reflect the primitive religious worship. The wicker used by women to hit men before fishing shows the unique customs and emotional expression of the Oroqen people. Shaving knife and shaman drum for skipping rope are all materialized symbols of ancient shaman legacy.

Many lenses also include the sun in the picture, creating a glare effect. The purpose of using this technique is obviously to reflect the authority and sacred position of the mountain god in Meng's heart. It seems that the photographer has made appropriate and excellent changes to the technique of "backlighting" according to the different scenes and moods of the protagonist. Golden hue, huge sun, dancing outline. In the performance of shaman jumping at dusk, the photographer hinted at the departure of the gods with the unique direction and color temperature of the sunset through the last shaman jumping, which further penetrated the helplessness and sadness of the Oroqen people about the decline of the nation. A big tree engraved with mountain gods was cut down. The photographer reflected Meng's "feeling of being cut" in a large area, which was a heavy low-key. Meng and his wife are sitting on the hillside, their heavy silhouette embedded in the dark sky. The light in the sky is a backlight source, as if the light of the mountain god can no longer shine on them. The hero's sense of loss is all in silence. It can be said that these details are wonderful.

After settling down, the Oroqen people no longer offered sacrifices to the Moon God on the fifteenth day of the first month, but Meng insisted on the consistent tradition and believed that the Moon God was still looking at people in the sky at this time. The faint moonlight is scattered on Meng's arm, forming a faint outline, while the low-key backlight application is precisely the loss of a lot of details and the embellishment of dim light in the dark, which makes the picture filled with a primitive but mysterious religious color.

And the smoke from Meng's wife cooking at her house. On the one hand, it describes the details of their daily cooking, on the other hand, it shows that the sun shines from the top by using the atmospheric perspective effect of smoke, which may be a hint to my humble abode, thus reflecting the persistent belief of the Meng couple, and it seems to imply that the gods are guarding their heads. In terms of language, the sentence in the commentary "In the eyes of Meng (the older generation), the mountain forest has a soul; In the eyes of Guo (young man), the mountain forest is the mountain forest. " The contrast of these details reflects the great differences between the two generations. This can also reflect the great differences in the thoughts of the upper and lower generations in society. The rapid development of social productive forces has caused a huge gap between one generation and another in the world.

It can be said that The Last Mountain God has great artistic value. First of all, its authenticity is the reappearance of history. For us, this situation can reflect the weak sense of superiority of some modern people. People can't just go forward, but look back from time to time. Forgetting the past means betrayal. It also reveals that the essence of national change is ideological change. Here, not only the lifestyle of ethnic minorities has changed, but also something that is declining is being updated and people's thoughts are actively evolving. A culture disappears under the impact of various tides in the world.