Why is Northern Europe so rich in excellent thrillers? From "Insomnia", "Never Enter", "Girl with Dragon Tattoo" to this "Headhunting Game", Scandinavians have repeatedly shot stories that are the envy of Hollywood. Maybe it's because they don't have large investments for special effects and celebrities, so they have to calm down and polish the script and characters. Perhaps it's because they know better that the real tension and fear in the audience is not the vicious enemy villain, but the relatives and friends around us who do not know whether we can believe it. Roger is a well-known headhunter in Norway. Although he earns a lot of money, he is heavily indebted by supporting mansion villas and doting on his sexy wife. Therefore, Roger has to do some "part-time jobs" of stealing famous paintings to maintain a luxurious life. He met Karas through his wife who opened a gallery, who was planning to find a job in Norway. Roger spotted the famous ancestral painting worth hundreds of millions of dollars in Karas's house, so he took the initiative to approach Karas and introduce him to the new company. By chance, Roger was surprised to find that Karas had an affair with his wife. Although he has a lover himself, out of jealousy, he spoiled Karas’s job interview and wanted to mobilize contacts to “make sure that Karas could not find a job in Norway”. However, Krass is not a kind person who can swallow his anger. He has the ability and unknown reason to avenge Roger... A first-class thriller must have a right protagonist. He can't be much smarter than the audience, nor can he be better than us. fool. If the protagonist is an omniscient and strategizing God incarnation, the audience will not care about his life or death at all. At the same time, if the protagonist of the thriller is too stupid and makes the audience want to yell at the screen from time to time, "Don't pick up that bloody knife!" "Don't run to sparsely populated places!", the suspense turns into anger. The protagonist Roger (Akassel Henne) of "Headhunter" is by no means perfect. He is mediocre, arrogant, indifferent and jealous. He is good at calculating, but when the danger really comes, he is as at a loss as the audience. Why did Karas chase him? Is it just because Roger ruined his job? Could it be that he found out that his famous painting was stolen? Although the audience may not like Roger's personality, they must hope that he can live to the end and find out. The design of the villain is also very good. Callas (Nicola Coster-Waldau) is tall, handsome, elegant and charming, but at the same time unfathomable. The deep whip marks behind him and his military background hint at everything to the audience: he is not afraid of pain and does not mind torturing others. He is not the kind of villain with well-developed limbs and low intelligence in ordinary thrillers, nor is he the kind of ridiculously nagging villain. Karas dare to be vicious, he is the kind of man we know instinctively to stay away, but can't help being attracted by it. He has all the qualities Roger lacks. But they both made the same mistake, first underestimating each other, and then overestimating the women's love for them. "Headhunter" does not have any hot scenes, but has a fascinating story. It believes in and respects the intelligence quotient of the audience, rather than perfunct us with rampant speeds, gun battles, and explosions. The director of the film knows a very simple truth: unless the story can make the audience really care about the safety of the characters in the film, the speeding cars and explosions are nothing but lifeless pictures. And if we are convinced that gunfights and fights are superheroes who will never die, then what is the point of costly action scenes? Of course, the plot of "Headhunting Game" is not without loopholes. (Please note! Spoiler is involved) The key prop in the film-the Beretta 92FS pistol, if the barrel is not processed to a certain extent, it will not be able to shoot empty bullets in a row. To put it simply, because the empty bullet does not have the recoil of live ammunition, the automatic pistol cannot be disassembled, and the simple replacement of the bullet in the film will not make the pistol fire normally. Moreover, as an experienced soldier, it is unimaginable for Karas not to do routine inspections before using weapons. There is no perfect plan or escape route in this world, but if you "understand human nature," you have a one in a million chance of getting away with it. There is no real dripping plot in the world, but if a story can be told with twists and turns and vividness like "Headhunting Game", the audience will not want to entangle those subtle loopholes, because-this is human nature. "Headhunter" does not have any hot scenes, but has a fascinating story. It believes in and respects the intelligence quotient of the audience, rather than perfunct us with rampant speeds, gun battles, and explosions. The director of the film knows a very simple truth: unless the story can make the audience really care about the safety of the characters in the film, the speeding cars and explosions are nothing but lifeless pictures. And if we are convinced that gunfights and fights are superheroes who will never die, then what is the point of costly action scenes? Of course, the plot of "Headhunting Game" is not without loopholes. (Please note! Spoiler is involved) The key prop in the film-the Beretta 92FS pistol, if the barrel is not processed to a certain extent, it will not be able to shoot empty bullets in a row. To put it simply, because the empty bullet does not have the recoil of live ammunition, the automatic pistol cannot be disassembled, and the simple replacement of the bullet in the film will not make the pistol fire normally. Moreover, as an experienced soldier, it is unimaginable for Karas not to do routine inspections before using weapons. There is no perfect plan or escape route in this world, but if you "understand human nature," you have a one in a million chance of getting away with it. There is no real dripping plot in the world, but if a story can be told with twists and turns and vividness like "Headhunting Game", the audience will not want to entangle those subtle loopholes, because-this is human nature. "Headhunting Game" does not have any hot scenes, but there is a fascinating story. It believes in and respects the intelligence quotient of the audience, rather than perfunct us with rampant speeds, gun battles, and explosions. The director of the film knows a very simple truth: unless the story can make the audience really care about the safety of the characters in the film, the speeding cars and explosions are nothing but lifeless pictures. And if we are convinced that gunfights and fights are superheroes who will never die, then what is the point of costly action scenes? Of course, the plot of "Headhunting Game" is not without loopholes. (Please note! Spoiler is involved) The key prop in the film-the Beretta 92FS pistol, if the barrel is not processed to a certain extent, it will not be able to shoot empty bullets in a row. To put it simply, because the empty bullet does not have the recoil of live ammunition, the automatic pistol cannot be disassembled, and the simple replacement of the bullet in the film will not make the pistol fire normally. Moreover, as an experienced soldier, it is unimaginable for Karas not to do routine inspections before using weapons. There is no perfect plan or escape route in this world, but if you "understand human nature," you have a one in a million chance of getting away with it. There is no real dripping plot in the world, but if a story can be told with twists and turns and vividness like "Headhunting Game", the audience will not want to entangle those subtle loopholes, because-this is human nature.
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