A Critique Essay on the Film Work"Fly!Mr. Kafka

• Main Authors: Cheng-Nan Liu, 劉振南
• Other Authors: 廖慶松
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2012
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/bkf979

碩士 === 國立臺北藝術大學 === 電影創作學系碩士班 === 100 === “Fly! Mr. Kafka” is a story about a middle age man---A-da who is struggle by his midlife crisis. A-da is regarded as a hero in his young age. However, after 20 years , A-da is confused by day after day repeated working routine. He suddenly found his existence may have no meaning, just like his favorite novel “The Metamorphosis” written by Franz Kafka. When he was wandering how could his life become such a tragedy, what is wrong that he could have been done? A-da remind an unfinished boy scout journey in high school. Therefore, A-da try to complete this journey alone, just like to complete his life. Unexpectedly, he met a group of young boy scout, and a girl who looks just the same as his first love. After this journey, A-da finally find the meaning of existence and get back his passion for life. This story is not just about midlife crisis, but in its deep structure, I was trying to discuss existence and the archetype of mythology. After all, existentialism is such a big question to ask that “ Where do we come from? ” “Where will we go?。”Who am I ” is always the theme that I am trying to discovery in my film work. This essay attempts to examine the script of “Fly! Mr. Kafka” with classic paradigm, three-act structure and archetype. On the other hand, by the discuss of genre, tone, photography, lighting, art decoration and performance, we could build up the style and aesthetics of “Fly! Mr. Kafka”.