1. Let’s talk about the reasons for scoring four points first
McKee said in "Story": "Man will always take the smallest conservative action from his own subjective point of view."
In other words, no one is born a saint who wants to learn God and sacrifice himself to save the world from birth. But if someone does, there will always be moments when they experience some kind of strong external stimulus that forces them into a dilemma to make a choice, and that's the beauty of the dramatic conflict in movies.
The essence of the story arises from the gap in which the characters are constantly making dilemmas, and "Black Water" makes good use of this, just like the excellent social genre films such as "The Defender" and "Focus".
At the beginning of the film, the male protagonist is promoted and his family is happy and happy, but when he talks about his hometown with his partner, he has a hard time talking about his hometown. The two form a strong contrast. The actors have all kinds of micro-expressions and small details, and the image of the phoenix man stands up immediately. .
Why choose him as the protagonist?
Because he is the worst loser, to a certain extent, he cares more about status and money than his noble-born colleagues, in order to prove that he has achieved a class leap. So when they choose the latter between status/family/health and justice, there is the strongest dramatic tension.
What impressed me most was probably the question of the black brother to the male protagonist during the group discussion, "Do you want to turn over?"
I thought about how to answer this question for a long time, but after no solution, only doubts remained.
The male protagonist is clearly engaged in a laudable career, but he has to be questioned about his motives, so why does fame and fortune not go hand in hand with justice? Shouldn't those who really do the real thing deserve more? Sure enough, bb who doesn't do anything? Is it just too many mouths?
At the end of this scene, the leaders of the law firm broke out, and they must have been pissed off by this group of refined egoists. I guess he must have seen himself from these people, and then admired the male protagonist even more.
My favorite scene is the showdown between the male protagonist and his wife. The editing is really great. The time span is extended, the boundaries are broken, and all branches are connected and gradually pushed to a climax. When a farmer with only a high school degree says You're When one of them and announced that he had cancer, the male protagonist was once again stimulated by external events, and he chose "the right way in the world" in the dilemma, which finally determined the core of the film's story.
Indeed, one man can change the world.
2. Why not give five stars?
I'm not an extreme feminist, but as a woman, it's inevitable that when you watch a movie, you will have a female perspective. However, this time, it was really hard for me to empathize with this humiliated Anne Kathaway, who was so cliché that I could guess the routine at the beginning.
First abandoned his career and returned to the family, then acted as a stumbling block to hinder the male protagonist's career line, and then the male protagonist was emotionally ill and the female protagonist expressed understanding and support, and the family had a good time.
…………
Hey? A demon spirit?
Problems?
Who to send?
This turning point seems to be justifying the heroine's name, but in fact it has bad intentions. When the male protagonist is engaged in his career, he can't touch his fingers and let his wife be widowed to raise children. Why does his wife have to understand him? What if she doesn't? Do you still have to scold things for being too narrow-minded?
The reason why I ask this question is not from the perspective of real life, because times are different, and there are inevitably various trade-offs in real marriages.
The reason why I'm stuck in my throat is that even if this is a movie, all the plots in it are arranged, but everyone including the writer, director, and actors acquiesce that there is no problem with this arrangement, otherwise they wouldn't show it like this, and more Oddly enough, the masses have long been domesticated to the point of generally acquiescing and internalizing such routines.
Careers must be fought by men, and affairs must be sought by women.
If it is replaced by women to fight monsters, and men bring their babies to be monsters at home? Why is no one shooting this subject?
Because women are the ones who are supposed to sacrifice everything.
Isn't that a problem in itself?
It's 2020...
Society's acquiescence to the level of female sacrifice is terrible, and even if it's 2020, even if it's a true story adaptation, that doesn't change my frustration and anger about it.
Conclusion:
There are many such women who have made outstanding contributions in our society, such as Zhang Chunru, who committed suicide while investigating the Nanjing Massacre, and Zhang Guimei, the headmistress of Dashanli, to name a few.
Maybe when such a movie appears one day, it is replaced by a male demon, and then understands and supports the heroine, and finally is forgiven like a virgin, and the audience is not surprised, women are really liberated. .
I hope that I can make a small contribution to this, and I hope to see this day come in my lifetime.
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