I believe many people like me are watching this movie under the three names of Judy Foster, George Clooney and Julia Roberts.
But only when the film itself exists beyond the actors, can we call it a good film. Just like Aokigahara Jukai wouldn’t be so ugly without Matthew McDonald, but without Gus Van Sant, he would definitely lose his soul. This is a Clooney who is not as old and handsome as he is and how Old Roberts is not a good movie that will not disappoint.
Compared with the long shots and natural scenery with the obvious Gus Van Sant label in the sea of Aokigahara, the money monster can even make people forget director Judy Foster, because it has a good story.
In this era we live in, information occupies people's daily lives at an unprecedented speed and in various forms. When the Internet is open, proxies should bring more convenience and freedom to people, but the actual situation seems to be that more people are bound by it and lose their ability to think about themselves. Compared with the silent majority in Xiaobo's writings, today's society is full of hustle and bustle of nothingness.
Like the British president who was forced to go to the sow in the black mirror, a frustrated stockholder who broke into the live broadcast room with a gun and kidnapped the host was not so much sympathy aroused, as it was people’s strong curiosity and strongness. And indifferent curiosity.
I.
Faced with the surge in ratings, Lee had a whim. In the live broadcast, he called on people to jointly buy the stock that caused Kyle's bankruptcy. He forced the stock that had fallen to the bottom and bought it to the daily limit to save his life and make up for Kyle and others. For the loss of potential victims, the film has its first climax here. It seems that miracles can really happen. Lee, who recommends and even encourages people to buy a certain stock in each episode, suffered a setback for the first time and was full of confidence. After he gave a perfect TV speech, the stock price did not rise but fell. There are a lot of people watching the show, and there are also many people who bow their heads and fiddle with their phones, but very few people are really willing to pay.
Kyle said: You don't really care about people, and people don't really care about you. It's like you receive countless likes in your circle of friends every day, but you have to raise your hand to borrow money. It's not as simple as sending a harassing link to let others vote for you.
II.
The police quickly found Kyle's pregnant girlfriend and connected with him in time. The plot turned again here, and another small balloon of hope was immediately punctured. After the connection, the girlfriend did not ask Kyle to stop thinking about the child, nor did he have the awe-inspiring education. Kyle must believe that the government believes that the people believe that tomorrow will be better. He was caught off guard by a hysterical curse. Then I sighed, as it is said that life is sometimes more bloody than a reality show, and it is still live.
Films about feminism and the gap between the rich and the poor have also been taken this way, but they are not cramped, but give people a sense of reality. The proportion of it in the film is the same as the proportion of these issues in our daily life. Everyone discusses the matter, but few people really care about the answer.
III.
The tense atmosphere of the movie is evacuated as the people in the live broadcast room are evacuated, and the snipers are ready to shoot again. At this time, as the background story of the characters continues to unfold, the audience watching the live broadcast in the movie and you who are chewing popcorn outside the movie are both Kyle squeezed his sweat, and the sense of substitution slowly accumulated without any traces. The clever and delicate skills will not be repeated here.
Under the premise that the success rate is not high, the chief of the police still gave the shooting order. The hostages have basically been evacuated. The remaining hidden danger is the bomb vest that may destroy the entire building at any time. Killing the kidnapper is very likely to trigger the igniter. Hit the receiver at the hostage. This kind of choice jumped out to find 10,000 legitimate reasons, but I am not willing to change my vest.
Political thinking runs through the film. It is no wonder that many film critics will say that Judy Foster is a left-leaning director. However, I personally think that labeling is really meaningless.
IV.
With the death of Kyle ushering in a climax, we can see that this is actually a well-regulated film in the overall rhythm control, from the layout to the transition to the sublimation to the climax and ending. I believe you who have watched the film must know which details I am about to mention soon, yes, it is the passerby who froze for a few seconds and returned to his foosball game.
The passers-by continue to be their own passers-by. The director of the money monster decided to stay as the director of the money monster. The CEO who made a lot of ambiguities in the live show continued to be his CEO. Kyle’s death did not awaken anything, and it was destined not to What qualitative change will it bring? A desperate person made a desperate choice. After all, this is such a simple story.
Li Zhi sang in the song:
The world will be good.
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