Movies with negotiating experts as the theme, the decisive factor is not the heroic struggle of the protagonists, but more depends on the storytelling ability of the screenwriters, and the performance tension of the actors' interpretation of the script. This kind of film has always been a drama. The perfect stage for the bones to play, whether it is the protagonist or the supporting role. After all, under the right scene, every word, deed, smile and frown of the actors play a role in promoting the development of the story.
First of all, this plot is still the old-fashioned "if someone commits a crime, I will commit a crime" story transformation (but given the early birth of this movie, I will not pursue it), the development of the main story line is relatively stable, the scene of the movie The switching is more balanced. When the early movies didn't have so many dazzling special effects, the real story expression was still very good. This Gary Gray is also a popular type of director, and this film can be regarded as one of the pinnacles. It is reasonable to be able to shoot "Stop the Day" and "Law-Abiding Citizen".
Samuel L. Jackson and Kevin Spacey, as negotiators in the play, are both masters, although Jackson negotiated with Spacey as a hostage-taking gangster for special reasons. The understanding of the two sides on the negotiation can be described as equal (although there are still quite incomprehensible behaviors in the play), whether it is the overall grasp of the negotiation process or the control of the details, they are still of a considerable level.
The excellent quality of this film is of course inseparable from the seasoned performances of the supporting actors. David Morse's upright police image is impressive, and the hostage played by Paul Giamatti shows his strength. The strength of the supporting role gave him a good start to his long career as a supporting role on the screen in the future. Hmph, that expression, you know.
After making so many negotiating expert movies, I don't know what new ideas Hollywood can introduce. Looking back at this classic, I still have a lot of feelings. After all, it is an unbreakable truth that good people don't die.
The other thing to mention is the wild man named Shane. Please forgive me that I haven't watched this western much. Alas, despite Hollywood's increasing focus on erasing cultural differences in film, the understanding that such differences create cannot still exist.
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