The actor is good, the director is flamboyant

Casimer 2022-04-20 09:01:30

The subject matter of this film is also a true story. The story itself is actually very good, and there are many places where there is tension. However, the director's shooting techniques and some evasive handling methods have made these areas that should be outstanding have a mediocre response.


One is the love of the mother, the other is the persistence of the father, and the other is the danger of the mother. This should have been a moving highlight, but it is a bit baffling to be filmed in a movie. It may be because of the film distribution problem, the director gave most of the time to the interaction between the mother and the eldest son, so the deepest impression on me is that it
hurts, hurts, hurts, and hurts, plus a girl with eyes next to her keeps trying to show her. She is shy and fragile, and the sound of ah ah Ya Die made me swear at when this bitter meat drama will stop.



Speaking of the father, he insisted on looking for his eldest son and mother in the rubble. He broke his rib and went there, and then it was gone, and the camera turned to him to board the car. . The foreshadowing in front of it is completely wasted, inexplicable, although it is silly to go to the ruins to find someone after so many days, but the conversion is really incomprehensible.


The mother is the starring King Kong girl, and her acting skills are really good. When she was in pain, I couldn't help touching my calf, and when she vomited, I couldn't help retching. But I couldn't help but complain about the operation. In a few minutes, the nurse said solemnly to the child, "Your mother is too weak, and the operation on the leg can only be done after recovery. After a while, the whole family is reunited. The nurse said the operation was about to begin. Oh, there is no wood in less than 2 hours before and after. Maybe it was because the legs turned black and had to start right away, but without a little transition, people couldn't help but complain. . How many people are convinced that their mother will surely die. . Anyway, a few times when I watched it, I thought her mother should be dead.

And those reunion scenes, those coincidences, that you are looking for me, I am looking for you, I thought I was watching a domestic romantic comedy. But the little boy was so cute, he ran a little too hard. In fact, it's a bit more simple, and then relying on the actor's performance when meeting is not more intense. This part was a failure, it took a long time, and the expressiveness was not enough. When we finally met, the people in the row behind me said fuck.


Finally, let’s talk about the soundtrack, which is completely in the rhythm of a horror movie. When the eldest son followed the nurse to find his mother, the underwater scenes interspersed with her mother’s operation, I thought I was watching a psychological suspense thriller.

That buzzing sound made me want to scold my mother. And the sudden silence and the sudden sound are really unnecessary and seem exaggerated. The director may want to express that kind of suffocation. Personally, I think it is exaggerated. During the operation, the mother got up from the water, symbolizing the success of the operation, but the delayed scene reminded me of the old corpse in the mountain village.


The director wants to express too many things, human nature, family affection, growth, desire for survival, kindness, etc., but the focus is so obvious, a lot of tension-filled things are covered in one go, the process of watching the film is choked, very unpleasant, editing The choreography is not good enough, the pace is too slow.


In fact, this movie also has its merits, the special effects are good, the actors are very good, the crying is real, and the growth of the eldest son is subtle and delicate.

Finally, I want to say that the soundtrack is really bad.

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The Impossible quotes

  • Bellhop: And you, you don't work?

    Maria Bennett: I'm a doctor. I'm not practicing right now. Just taking care of the kids.

    Bellhop: I see, you got promoted.

  • Maria Bennett: You're so bossy.

    Lucas Bennett: I wonder who I take after.