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Multi-threaded narrative is made commercially
Erica 2022-04-19 09:01:45
Multi-threaded narrative is no longer a new topic. The "Tower of Babel", which was very popular at the Oscar ceremony the year before, and "Magnolia" (also known as "The Corner of the Soul"), "Love is a Bitch", etc. Excellent work, by the way, there is also the award-winning "Crash", but it is an entertainment film with a multi-threaded narrative method, and "Assassination Stronghold" should be the first of its kind. It was originally just a script that was abused by Hollywood - assassination of the president, but the story is in the same parallel time span, starting from the news producer, then the president's bodyguard, passers-by with DV, cute children, assassination mastermind, and coerced killer. , offering everyone's perspective experience, and cobbling together all the plots in the first half of the film. The director also carefully arranged the sequence. Although the time is all 30 minutes, the plot is gradually progressive. In the second half of the film, the killer The whole conspiracy of the east and the west was only tried to be discovered, and it was possible to catch the president who was hiding behind the scenes. The ending is still the traditional line of evil, which proves that it is another Hollywood assembly line product. Generally speaking, the rhythm of the whole film is tight, and there are many exciting places to make people's heart beat faster, and it is not a waste of more than an hour to watch the movie.
Extended Reading
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[first lines]
Mark Reinhart: Good morning, America. It's now 12 noon in Salamanca, Spain. In a short time, world leaders from over 150 countries meet here in Plaza Mayor to sign up to President Ashton's bold new counterterrorist strategy. Since 9/11, more than 4500 people have been killed in the rising tide of global terror. Those lives will not soon be forgotten as today, the world comes together to take a stand against this violence. We may be on the brink of a historic agreement between Western and Arab leaders. Security services are on high alert in Salamanca, where we now go live to our news team on the ground and our reporter Angie Jones.
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[last lines]
Mark Reinhart: Reports out of Salamanca now suggest that the President is out of intensive care. His condition is listed as stable. President Ashton has made a point of reassuring Americans that he's all right and the summit will continue in the days to come. Meanwhile, word from Spanish and United States authorities is that they've shot and killed the lone assassin responsible for today's attack. Our own Joan Kendrick has more.