Taking the standard sugar water route, "No Reward" is a different style that Portman presented to the audience in 2011. In the film, the female doctor Emma played by her has an indescribable sense of fear about the harm of love, but in true love. When it came, I couldn't resist the temptation, and after struggling in every possible way, I finally accepted the love of the hero Adam.
Like another similar film "Love and Elixir" last year, the love between the two came from the initial dissatisfaction of desire. Both men and women hurriedly collided with desires, and hurriedly had sex with each other, and then found out that gun friends who were accustomed to physical contact could talk about love. Thus, there is a love between two young people with flaws in their personalities.
The love between the male and female protagonists in this film does not actually have a very solid foundation. It is difficult to convince the audience and earn tears if you only rely on your own efforts. So in the plot, the audience saw another story line, the contradiction between Adam and his father. Because of the divorce of the husband and wife, Adam didn't have much affection for his father. In addition, his father was friends with his ex-girlfriend, which made him feel humiliated. The relationship between Adam and Emma has an auxiliary line. Sublimated space.
However, this auxiliary line is not very well laid, and the rivalry between Adam and his father is too little and lacks tension. And the childish behavior of the father and his ex-girlfriend together will make the audience doubt the director's IQ. In order to express the father's love, the director arranged a piano piece on Adam's birthday to improve his mood, but it disrupted the rhythm.
Speaking of rhythm, the rhythm of the film is very clearly divided before and after. In the first half, the two completed their love affair in a hurry; in the second half, the rhythm immediately slowed down a lot, and the tangled love between the two was on the verge of being at a loss. Until Valentine's Day, Adam broke the deadlock, and the two sides became strangers in a big turning point.
Of course, the ending of this film is no different from the reunion of all sugar water films. There is not much auxiliary explanation, and the two are together. As for the weight of love, I don't know the weight.
Natalie Portman's performance in this film is the most radiant part. The inexplicable joys and sorrows are very convincing on the heroine's face and will not make the audience feel absurd. However, this role is a bit of a waste of her talent. The rough script limits her room for play, and the theme of Xiaoqing also makes her seem too mature.
Since it is the theme of male and female love, the biggest pain in the movie is probably not the void of the script, but the failure of nudity and passion in the whole process can make a lot of physical fans disappointed. Other viewers will probably be disappointed. Since they are using the guise of hand-to-hand combat, why can't they see Bo's movements and the beauty of flesh? The positioning of the film is also questioned, which makes people puzzled.
It seems that there are too many semi-finished products on the Hollywood assembly line, and there will be problems with workmanship. It's true that Natalie Portman has to choose to challenge her own ideas, but you still need to have principles when choosing films. Otherwise, you will ruin your reputation as an actress in vain.
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