Myron Healey

Dave 2022-05-11 21:25:27

The reason why Bogart is one of the greatest actors of the twentieth century is that he is good at expressing the great contrast between the appearance and the heart of the characters. In this film, the protagonist Steele played by Bogart is also such a character with great internal and external...

Lela 2022-05-11 22:17:22

Nicholas Ray's films always focus on men with extremely unstable personalities, such as James Dean in "Rebel Without a Cause", such as the middle-aged man in "Higher than Life" who is gradually blackened by the influence of drugs . In this film, Steele, the irritable and down-to-earth screenwriter...

Sheila 2022-05-11 23:13:52

A film noir that is not quite like noir, on the one hand presents suspicion and distrust in love relationships, on the other hand portrays an impulsive, sometimes violent and sometimes gentle man (most of Nicholas Ray's works focus on men. loneliness and trauma). The murder only happens in the background, and we are just as unaware of it as the protagonist. With the development of the plot, the originally seemingly happy and happy love gradually broke down, violence and unease grabbed the viewer, and the perspective shifted from the male protagonist to the female protagonist. Although there is no visual stylization, and there is no broken nonlinear narrative in the play, the rhythm is well controlled and the tension is gradually increasing. The two phone calls at the critical moment first boosted the character's fate, and then gave hope for a reversal. Audience expectations. Bogart's attentive look, rapid words, and the light that illuminates his eyes in the surrounding darkness when he restores the murder simulation, makes the heart beat sharply. The iron gates, fences and panes of the interior accentuate the sense of captivity and isolation. | When she kissed me, I was reborn; when she left me, I died again; the weeks when she loved me was like a new life. | A good love scene should be about something other than love. (8.5/10)

Isabell 2022-05-11 19:41:59

The protagonists in the same type of movies are all between the good and the bad. The key is what kind of ending the director needs to give. The protagonist playwright's lines have never been able to find where to put them in the script, but they can give themselves the definition of "villain" at the end of this film. In addition, please pay attention to the light on Bogart's face and the presentation of the dark side of psychology.