The story appears simple on the surface, but is revealed, especially after multiple viewings, as more multi-layered and textured than Cassavetes at his best. Ostensibly it concerns a 14-year old Catholic girl, Wynne (Agutter) growing up in this post-modern wasteland, who develops a crush on her much older adoptive brother (Marshall)- a crush which perversely deepens and grows into infatuation once she starts to believe he is the local sex killer. This is in itself an idea that makes you sit up and jolt, but as the narrative develops, it continues not necessarily along a linear path but in several confusing and fascinating directions: the family's history, (detailed effectively in chilling flashback during an improvised seance) is a chequered one, and has suffered at least one major relocation and upheaval in the last ten years. At the crux, however, it's the depiction of socialal changes that make I Start Counting so fascinating and elevate its language far beyond the confines of the standard horror film. The major subtext- that teenage girls were maturing more quickly than before, and developing full sexual and romantic appetites (even if in thought rather than deed) but were not possessed of enough discretion to make the right choices- was a step forward for a genre in which its young females had previously been portrayed as bimbo victims (Cover Girl Killer and The Night Caller spring to mind), but not one that all viewers would necessarily agree with. But most striking of all, and possibly the most enduring image which the viewer will take away with them, is of the masterful symbolism with which director Greene invests every shot. Every inch of the Kinch family's world- their house, their walls, their TV, Agutters underwear, bedroom furniture and toys, Sutcliffe's clothes, Marshalls van, the local Catholic church, their town centre, their record shop) - is painted a bright, scintillating white- a white which, by inference, is slowly becoming smudged and corrupted with the dirt of the outside world. White also symbolises, of course, purity and innocence (two qualities Catholic schoolgirls are supposed to hold dear), and it is into this world of innocence that the ever-present red bus (a symbol of violation and penetration), conducted by the lecherous yet similarly juvenile Simon Ward, makes regular journeys. The allegory is further expanded in one scene where Agutter believes she sees the Christ figure in church weeping blood: by the time we acknowledge it, its gone, but the seed has already been planted. Rarely in a genre production has the use of colour and background been so important or effective in creating a uniformity of mood. I Start Counting is as near-perfect an end to a decade as one could hope for, and exactly the kind of film people should be making now- which is, of course, exactly why they never will. A genre essential. by D.R.
看到了熟悉的北温码头，还有e cordova街头那熟悉的家居店，crab park的入口，还有很多应该是在北温取的景。构图啊颜色啊是真的好看啊，像在看设计目录，不忍心转过眼
无私与自私的讨论 男主太伟大了以至于无法共情
非常圆角矩形审美，质感不错。但是太中规中矩了，宁愿真的发生点什么
题材不新鲜了，但 Ali 真的适合怼脸特写，他的高级丧脸真是所有文艺片通行证。
Jack最后送出的礼物既感动又让人安心，一度害怕他会变。但是这句我爱你，对Cameron来说是不是也很残忍，因为是最后一次听到了。
最后的礼物太棒了，泪目。场景设计和背景音乐都好美~
和《双重躯体》做交叉观影大概会很恶趣味www
究竟是什么定义了“我”的存在，身体和记忆完全一致，生物连续性和社会连续性丝毫不影响，这难道不是“我”么？看起来百利无一害的选择，“我”有什么可抗拒呢？除了自私、领地概念，还有什么不可接受的呢？真喜欢这种未来社会细节啊，家居、无人汽车、手表都像是很快就能实现的
坠入爱河 生儿育女 家庭和睦 也有过嫌隙 在得知自己将死 选择以克隆体代替自己 完美的克隆体 记忆 性格 完美复制 从理论上来说 确实是个好的方案 但真正的自己却要接受命运的流放 终死于孤寂之地 本片气质、气氛都不错 也展示了未来的一种可能性 家庭细节也很好 但就是太得体了 太沉稳了 好像假的一样
【8】怎么说呢，在视听上是非常享受的，充满未来世界的生活气息，画面也特漂亮，很有设计感。但这个设定...我从一开始就觉得挺站不住脚的，结果最直白的那些担忧拖到中间才出现，这片子把关于克隆的焦虑全部拉长、变细腻了。
我想我也很难和自己的一生和解，我们都是。
想不通，这才是真正意义上判死刑吧。我接受不了被人遗忘地离开。syz 说他也会选择这样的方式离开，真是没想到..
有点儿托卡尔丘克的味道。 对了，天鹅一名是对应诗神吧？
我们将会重聚
都说诸如克隆人之类的黑科技是双刃剑，但其实，是否“黑”，完全取决于人类怎么使用它们。对于《天鹅挽歌》中描绘的克隆技术，我能想象出数不胜数的反面恶果，但仅仅就影片中展现的、其运用在生活中人性关怀的一面，我们就不能完全去否定它。
披着科幻片外衣的伦（文）理（艺）片 熬过头一个小时你会收获一段媲美惊悚片的窒息观感和结尾一轮眼泪暴击
年度遗珠，无论是本片的质量还是阿里的表演，都堪称2021年为数不多的上乘之选，也凸显了学院奖的固步自封和对科幻题材的偏见。它营造了一个轻未来的世界，用一个身患绝症的人选择克隆出几乎和自己一模一样的人，瞒着不知自己即将死去的家人，继续他的陪伴和存在。本质上，它在探讨了临终关怀的自我和解，忒休斯之船那种自我同一性的困惑，也是一个人选择如何有尊严的死去等等情感面的问题，科幻元素是高概念设定的手段，却并非故事的核心动力和主要卖点，甚至于它更像一碗绝症梗的鸡汤，只是因为那种精致的摄影、颇具轻未来风的艺术设计，和阿里细腻熨帖的表演，有一种沁人心脾的味道。
很压抑，无法让人接受的选择，人可不可以不死，那个人并不是你，永远不是，你已经死了
情感的表现已经足够了 希望能有更多的伦理上的讨论
“I love you,Cameron Turner. Always have. And always will.” 当你发现能让彼此发笑的唯一办法是一起回忆过去…… 又一个选择表达“延续爱”的导演。
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