One of the classic prison escape films, even in this era, there are countless jailbreak genres rushing out, "Midnight Express" is still a wonderful movie that cannot be copied.
The story of "Midnight Express" is adapted from a real event. But here, this story is much more dramatic than the original event, and the expressions are more profound and rich. It is said that art originates from life but is higher than life. This story comes from life, but it has been reassembled by Olivers General's dramatic text, and the original skeleton has been replaced with a skin. This is like the current plastic surgery, the original intention is to show a better self in front of everyone. Fortunately, it has not been crippled, so it has become a classic.
The film is adapted for the plot and at the same time the characters are adapted, which makes the story that might have been too extreme and terrifying become reasonable and warm in the seemingly extreme environment. Movies have this magic power to make everything scary and sweet, and vice versa. All the characters in this story are three-dimensional. The protagonist, Billy, was timid and nervous from the beginning, and then he was almost crazy about killing for his friends; Jim started from a weak and friendly scholar and he became murderous for his friends...Similar to this, the strong contrast not only reflects the character's mental pressure and personality. The changes have effectively highlighted the destruction of people by the environment, and the gloomy and terrible society under the control of deformed and unsound legal politics. Compared with preaching or directly expressing dark stories, such plot arrangements can move people's hearts and attract attention. Indeed, after the film was broadcast, it attracted the attention of the US government and rescued many "criminals" who were inexplicably detained by Turkey.
Don't say anything else, just talk about the story. On the whole, this story is developed from a main line, the first ten minutes of the main line story's motivational event appeared-Billy was caught at the airport (this is a small climax in the first act). Before Billy was caught, the rhythm of the film was relaxed, and the director planned the overall rhythm of the film from the beginning. Billy's nervousness during the first examination can be felt from the close-up of his cheeks, whether it was sweat or tap water. After being released smoothly, the ease and ease of flirting with his girlfriend in the car effectively relieved the tension and immediately inspired. The outbreak of the incident successfully established the film's tone from the very beginning, making the subsequent plot development basically follow this tone and rhythm. The development of the story is appropriate, so that the film without any film skills can still be exciting, and people like the movie from the plot. This is enough to show that this script is indeed a good script. Oliver Stone is not only an excellent director but also a good screenwriter who can tell stories.
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