Only after rewatching this time did I realize that the problem was that I couldn't remember the plot. The murderer was too easy to guess, and the suspense was completely messed up. A bad narrative turns a movie that could have become a classic into a second-rate movie.
It can be seen that the director is absolutely at ease in editing the footage, but he tried to use restraint in the narrative, but unfortunately this failed. It neither dangled the audience’s appetite from the plot nor stimulated the audience from the senses. My nerves have become nondescript, so although relying on the beautiful lens and the awesome picture editing made me reach the end for the second time, there is no excitement at all.
Not long after the opening long shot, there was too much language in the shot suggesting that the major was the villain. I originally wanted to wait for the end to see how he showed off his feet or whether there was a reversal. The result was less than half past, and the answer was announced directly. Later, the heroine's narration became cumbersome and redundant, and the tension of the entire narrative was destroyed. It was like a beautiful soap bubble that had just been blown out suddenly, making the person who was full of expectations so uncomfortable.
If the film narrative does not actively expose the identity of the major, and the narratives of the major, boxing champion, and heroine are launched in parallel, coupled with the perspective of the hero, it can completely constitute a Rashomon incident, and then set a node-for example Gradually, the male protagonist discovers the contradiction through the ubiquitous camera "eyes", gradually strips out the truth, and finds out who is the liar-so that the audience will be brought in, and there will be a feeling of brain dancing. It's a pity that the camera eye is so wonderful, except for the suspicious beginning to discover that the boxing champion is cheating, it is only used to find people, and the following is only showing the evidence that everyone already knows. It is really violent!
Including the notion of villains, it is also a point that can deepen the movie. In fact, there is no such thing as absolute justice. Maybe the Minister of Defense who was killed was really just for his own benefit, and he had to use one because he wanted to protect the army. This is the worst way, but unfortunately the screenwriter has let go of this point, and directly let the major show his hideous face.
In short, because of the poor narrative arrangement, the whole plot of the movie is so pale and thin that it is outrageous!
First-rate director and first-rate actors (Cage's performance here is much better than in "Ghost Rider"). Unfortunately, I met a third-rate screenwriter, and in the end it was reduced to a second-rate movie. What a pity!
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