I told the story of "The Psychic Detective" as if it was told by a primary school student, do you believe it?

Rozella 2022-04-20 09:02:00

Recently, there are no good movies in the theater. It seems that they are holding back their strength, preparing to fight again during the Spring Festival. The next most eye-catching movies are probably "Kung Fu Panda 3" and Stephen Chow's "Mermaid". The former is joined by Chinese, and it is estimated that the quality will drop a lot. And Zhou Xingchi's movie has only a few feelings left. Watching the trailer, the vulgar shape, the funny point of fried rice and the ugly and ugly set, it is really sad to watch. Fortunately, Zhou Xingchi is very self-aware, and the speed of filming is very slow. One film every three years, relying on the golden signboard of "Xingye", he can also gain the support of fans. If every year, the audience becomes unfeeling, I am afraid it is even more cruel than the ex-girlfriend.

As a result, second- and third-rate movies such as "Psychic Detective" have also received a little attention. Considering that everyone has a long winter vacation, you may have seen this movie, so let's chat with you.



Cowles and John


The plot will not repeat.

I'm a detail control, so let me tell you a few details about the film's two failures.

About 8 minutes into the movie, Cowles and John meet for the first time. How did the director design it? The director asked Cowles to hold Joe's phone and let Joe answer the phone. Joe went out to answer the phone, leaving Cowles and John naturally.



Who made this call? SAC, this is the call of the US Strategic Air Command, but the following plot does not seem to have any direct connection with this department. This phone call is finished when it is finished, and it does not help the following plot.

So this transition, which looks very clever, is actually very clumsy and blunt.

At 14 minutes and 40 seconds, the three were at the crime scene. In order to keep Cowles and John alone, Joe's phone rang again, this time from Joe's wife. This transition once again showed the clumsiness of the director, because the content of the phone call itself has nothing worth explaining.



But in fact, Joe was terminally ill at the beginning of the movie, and it was absolutely necessary to give the audience a hint. Although there were several mv-style pictures of Joe in John's mind, I'm sorry, I really didn't understand it.

A phone call is actually a good way to foreshadow. This call can be from the hospital. If the hospital makes continuous calls, it means there is a problem.

So when Joe was shot, admitted to the hospital and then revealed that he was terminally ill, the audience was only shocked, rather than "unexpected and reasonable" approval.

Joe's scene on the hospital bed was also too promiscuous. The tone of this film is grim, and it explores the philosophical question of death and redemption. How can a dying hero be so cowardly. The emotion of being afraid of death must not appear in this movie, at least not let the hero be afraid of death. Heroes bleed without tears! But the director is just like watching TV dramas and watching bad aesthetic tastes, he actually fanned the emotions out of time, which is really weak.



So, what should a good foreshadowing look like? I'll give you an example.

In "Newly Carved Embroidered Statues Criticize Jin Ping Mei", after Ximen Qing's death, his male servant Dai An inherited his family property to provide for Ximen Qing's wife Yueniang.

Lanling Xiaoxiaosheng made a lot of hints in the whole book in order to make Dai An different from other servants; but I think the most powerful part is that he made Dai An in all the servants. The first to appear. When you start reading, you don't care about a little servant, let alone when this little servant appears, but when you think about it, you can't help but admire its ingenious conception.

In comparison, the story of "Spiritual Detective" is like what a primary school student told.



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Extended Reading
  • Angelina 2022-03-21 09:02:25

    A movie with a very special subject matter, although it is a bit sleepy to watch, it is still worth watching.

  • Maverick 2021-12-27 08:01:12

    3.5 stars. Sometimes the greatest love is the most unwilling to do it. Collection for reference.

Solace quotes

  • Charles Ambrose: I don't enjoy the work I do, John. It's not a fetish. It's about allowing those who are already dying... to die with some dignity. Sometimes the greatest acts of love are the hardest acts to commit.

  • Charles Ambrose: I have no interest in playing God. As far as his work is concerned, I'm not impressed.