——Everyone in Han Xi
has a secret, it is self-evident. It is also self-evident that a person who has a secret has a weakness, and this weakness becomes a reason for extortion.
"Seduce a Stranger" actually tells a story about a secret. At the beginning of the film, when reporter Rowena got the secret of the congressman's homosexuality, she was in a state of ecstasy. Obviously, other people's secrets became her road to success, and it is not difficult for us to see the heroine's character and professional characteristics. , similar to paparazzi digging some people's privacy has become the driving force of her career.
In fact, this opening is a huge premise of the film. As a rule, when you dig out other people's secrets, your own secrets are often ignored by the audience. At this time, the audience will follow the protagonist to dig and reveal the next target. In a sense, the audience begins to peep the secrets of others with Rowena.
Like many Hollywood films, the process of peeping other people's secrets needs a stronger shell to package, so the case is timely brought up. Rowena is not only a newspaper reporter at this time, but also a detective. The dual identity puts Rowena in a position of good and evil. If Harrison, the advertising tycoon, is a criminal, Rowena is undoubtedly a hero. If Harrison is not a criminal , then Rowena is still just a journalist who is looked down upon by some honest people.
But in any case, the clue of the case is affecting the audience. Is Harrison a real criminal? Audiences need answers, and so does Rowena. Obviously, after the film set this suspense, it began a new direction. Rowena entered Harrison's company under a pseudonym, and wanted to seduce Harrison to confirm her speculation. This is an extremely conventional routine or the direction of plot interpretation, and the audience will agree with it, but of course they are not too excited.
As a result, the film is well integrated into some elements of modern society, namely the Internet.
Some social problems caused by the Internet in modern China are fully reflected in this film. Obviously, these situations are probably similar in the United States. The film starts with a one-night stand between Rowena's friend and Harrison, from the chat room When it comes to one-night stands, some kind of ambiguity is some fantasy in the hearts of people hiding in front of the computer, and the other party's looks and identity are also fantasy and real, but as long as they enter the reality from the Internet, some situations have fundamentally changed. As a result, Rowena's friend inadvertently had a ruthless one-night stand with an advertising mogul, and Rowena's friend died unexpectedly.
At this time, we see that Rowena can approach Harrison in two ways in order to get the truth of the facts, in reality and in the network. These two clues are in parallel. Due to Rowena's omniscience, the two are in parallel. The clues are actually overlapping on her body. Seduction in real life and online sex on the Internet are proceeding in an orderly manner, and Rowena is clearly getting closer to the truth of the incident.
In fact, a more important role in the film appeared at this time. In comparison, Rowena's partner Miles, due to his excellent computer technology, is not only an omniscient character, but can also replace Harrison on the Internet.
In fact, there is a huge problem in the development of the film, that is, the seduction in reality and the seduction on the Internet are too easy to succeed. Obviously, the screenwriter is not careful enough in handling this plot, which also leads to Harrison in the film. The character seems so thin, even with some self-explanation of loyalty to a business-loyal partner, being an advertising mogul is obviously too ordinary, which no doubt makes Bruce Willis nothing more than a vase in this film. character of.
Even so, we still see Harrison's romantic style. His relationship with many women is actually his secret. He is prominent in front of others, but it is also his secret that he does not actually control money. These secrets are actually in many It cannot be called a secret in the eyes of man. In other words, Harrison is actually a transparent person, a very simple person who has a work ethic despite frequent cheating. It is obviously incorrect and absolutely unconvincing to put such a person on the bench in the end, and this is also the biggest failure of the film.
Therefore, when Rowena suddenly discovered some perverted hobbies of her friend Miles, the audience's mood was more inclined to believe that Miles was the murderer, and the film innocent Miles in the simplest way, a scene that could have pushed the plot forward The scene towards the climax was thus obliterated. But we have seen the little secret of Miles who loves Rowena.
At this time, the congressman, Harrison, Miles and Rowena's dead friend in the film all have secrets to speak of, and the plot is naturally pushed to Rowena herself. What is her secret? There is no doubt that the director will appear Rowena's Secret as the final climax of the film. From the perspective of the structure of the play, there is no doubt about it, but it is a pity that although this unexpected ending is enough to interpret the plot, it is not exciting. The elements of drama are not in a perfect state. If Miles's secret and Rowena's secret are revealed at the same time, the plot may be more tense and suffocating.
But in any case, Rowena's secret led to the establishment of the entire plot, and its motivation was precisely from the protection of the secret and a resistance to blackmail, but a new blackmail occurred. In order to get rid of the new blackmail, Rowena killed Miles also created an illusion. When the audience thinks that all the secrets will be hidden in Rowena's heart, the last scene of the film is the face of a man in the adjacent window. Maybe this is a hint that secrets can never be enjoyed by Rowena alone, and blackmail may be possible. will continue!
At this time, let's look at the real stranger. From the perspective of the film, Harrison is undoubtedly this stranger, a person who is actually an extreme stranger to Rowena, but in fact? Rowena has changed several identities in the film. She is a stranger herself, and the person behind the Internet is also a stranger. Whether it is a one-night stand or online sex, the Internet actually represents the invasion of strangers! But the more important point of the film is that people in real life, a person with a secret, are the real strangers. When a person has a secret, he will naturally have a sense of distance from the people around him. This sense of distance is the real strangeness, which has nothing to do with the medium.
2007-9-10 in Tongzhou
Han Xi
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