Some questions and corresponding guesses after watching the Chernobyl Diary

Evan 2022-01-03 08:02:19

"Chernobyl Diaries" has been in theaters for a long time, and I have always been interested in it. As the saying goes, "Reading a hundred times, the meaning is self-explanatory", I think the same is true for an intriguing movie. Over the past few years, I have watched this film many times and finally decided to write this film review. I need to state that this article is just a film review. The author will only discuss the plot and settings shown in the film with readers. With limited and superficial discussion, the author's original intention is to entertain the public. The author does not intend to involve any political, religious, historical, etc. doctrines and positions that exist in the real world. If the author has any omissions and improprieties in the writing, I sincerely ask readers to criticize and correct me, thank you very much!
For the convenience of readers, the author will write this article in a one-to-one correspondence between "questions" and "guess". Question

No.1
: Does the tour guide know what happened in Pripyat that day?
Guess: I know some, but not quite. Assuming that the tour guide did not lie, that he has taken Pripyat’s tour group for 5 years, and he has served in special forces, then he should be more concerned about Pripyat’s situation, especially regarding military operations. Know a little bit. After being stopped by the sentry at the checkpoint, he said to himself: "This has never happened before. Even if there is (no entry is allowed), they will tell me in advance." Here the tour guide said " They" are not explained in the movie. I think it may be a former comrade-in-arms of the tour guide, who has now been promoted to a certain position in the military. Therefore, this person will inform the tour guide every time it is not allowed to enter. Don’t pick up tour group business during this time; it may also be an official from the local tourism authority who is appointed by the government to supervise the operations of various travel agencies. All in all, this "they" must be a source within the military or government with a certain amount of power. Such a "cooperative relationship" can be said to have contributed to the events that occurred in the movie. It was precisely because the tour guide did not receive the forecast in advance that day that he took the risk and chose to continue to lead the group into Pripyat from the abandoned checkpoint that only he knew. Here you can boldly assume that the tour guide may have personally participated in the cleaning of mutants when serving in special forces, so they have a better understanding of some of the characteristics of mutants, such as not appearing during the day and knowing how to make fires (this will be discussed later in this article) In detail separately) and so on. Because of this information, I am confident that there will be no accidents in this tour, so that a tragedy has occurred. Question

No.2
: Why did the tour guide scare everyone by the river?
Guess: Normal people do not harm themselves. So I speculate that the tour guide should "know" that there are no mutant piranhas in the river. The reason for putting double quotation marks on the word "knowledge" is because perhaps the military has cleaned up the mutant piranhas in this river before, and the tour guide learned the result of this operation. That's why he dared to stretch his hand into the river so boldly, pretend to be bitten, and deliberately frighten everyone. In fact, this is also a trick used by tour guides in many countries to increase tourists' interest in travel. But when everyone left the river and returned to the car, the fish faintly appearing under the surface of the water were telling the audience clearly: The information the tour guide had about Pripyat needed to be updated.

No.3
Question: What did the tour guide realize after finding the ashes in the room?
Guess: This is a question that many viewers are very interested in but have different opinions. Combined with the dead dogs found at the door when entering the building (the tour guide said for the second time: "This has never happened before." This sentence, and added an explanation: "They (referring to wild dogs) never I will come to a place so close to these buildings.") It is not difficult to see that the tour guide has realized that the situation is not good at this time. This building used to be an absolute safe area during the day, but it is clear that this rule has now been breached. NS. It should be said that the tour guide is still a bit heady. He is very calm and did not tell everyone the truth. First, there are some things that cannot be said clearly in one or two sentences. Explaining is a waste of time; secondly, in case someone on the team knows After the truth of the matter, the emotions get out of control and it becomes more troublesome to deal with. So the best policy is to retreat immediately. As for the pile of ashes itself, needless to say, that is the trace left after the fire of the mutant life. Some netizens said in film reviews that it was a pile of bear dung. I don’t agree with this point of view. If you watch a high-definition movie, you will notice that the tour guide has a bit of smoke when you test the temperature of the ashes with your hands. come out. Later, when he kicked the ashes away with his feet, it was enough to show that it was not a pile of bear dung. Question

No.4
: Who is an Australian man?
Guess: It is very likely that it is an agent of another country. It is a fake to visit Pripyat, and it is true to inquire about the local situation. Judging from the skill, courage, and consciousness that Jun has shown in the whole film, he should have received professional-level military training. Whether it was grabbing a gun from Paul empty-handed, or holding a crowbar to defend himself when looking for a tour guide, Paul was busy looking for the magazine when he picked up the gun with a look of excitement, and he did not forget to tear off the map hanging on the wall when he escaped. He has a much higher crisis response ability than others. When everyone gathered to get on the bus at the beginning, the Australian boy’s girlfriend and Swede Zoe told Amanda: “Actually, we have only met for a month.” A girl who has only met for a month can let her accompany her to go like this. Playing in dangerous scenic spots shows that Australian men have first-class skills in picking up girls. Don't underestimate the problem of picking up girls. It really requires skills, and it's not worse than those that require you to take this certificate or the certificate. Some readers may ask, if you want to go to Pripyat, you can go by yourself. Why bother to find a temporary girlfriend to accompany you? It's very simple. A single man who signs up for a tour group to go to such a dangerous scenic spot will inevitably arouse suspicion. Find an unsuspecting girl to accompany him. In case of interrogation or something, he can provide cover for himself. After the matter is over, find a reason to dump her. Unconsciously, for the agents, sometimes it is safer to find someone who is completely unaware to cover themselves than to find a colleague to cover themselves. "Totally ignorant" Any disguise is effective. There is one detail I believe you must remember. While watching the scenery in the building, the Australian man secretly picked up a "souvenir" by the tour guide, but it was discovered and stopped by the tour guide in time (the tour guide is a former special soldier, his eyes are not bad, he seems to be attentive To explain to everyone, in fact, secretly staring at everyone's every move), for which the tour guide was reprimanded. I guess if the tour guide didn't find it, he would take the "souvenir" and hand it over to the local institution for research after returning home. Originally, this mission should have been easy, but it was no longer a tragedy that would have been unlucky. Question

No.5
: How is the car broken?
Guess: It shouldn't be broken by bears or mutants. The reason is simple. The appearance of the car is intact. For creatures as big as bears and mutants, to destroy the oil circuit of the car with the door and hood locked, it needs to use considerable force to destroy the door and enter the car. Internal or smashing of the hood is fine, but doing so will definitely damage the appearance of the car, so everyone can directly see that the car is damaged without getting in the car. And doing so will definitely cause a loud noise, and it is impossible for everyone to notice it in such a quiet environment. But in the movie, everyone discovered that the car was broken after getting in the car and not catching fire. Obviously, the car should be destroyed by some small rodent-like creature. It is so small that it can get into the engine compartment from the chassis of the car and destroy the car "unconsciously". Because rats have the habit of gnawing things, and there has always been a legend of mutant rats in Chernobyl, the culprit is most likely to be rats. Question

No.6
: Why did the tour guide only have a pistol and didn't carry it with him?
Guess: If you bring the AK47 in the car, you are afraid of scaring tourists. How can you do business if you scare away tourists? I didn't carry it with me because I often walked by the river and my shoes were never wet. The pistol in the glove box of the car was just a psychological comfort for the tour guide. I basically never thought about it. Question

No.7
: Has anyone received the distress signal sent by the tour guide on the walkie-talkie? Why are the lights not turned off in the car at night?
Guess: The distress signal should have not been received by anyone. The walkie-talkie held by the tour guide is a very ordinary civilian walkie-talkie with low power and poor anti-interference performance. The nearest checkpoint is 20 kilometers away from the place where the car broke down. Pripyat is full of ubiquitous electromagnetic radiation. , These factors have caused the difficulty of sending distress signals. In fact, the tour guide didn't want to use the walkie-talkie to ask for help at first, but was helpless, and took out the walkie-talkie with a "dead horse as a living doctor" expression on his face.
As for why the lights were not turned off at night, to put it bluntly, everyone was "stunned". In fact, this is also human nature. When we sit in a safe movie theater to watch movies, we are naturally all kinds of calm and various IQs online. The problem is that they are really immersive. I am afraid that most people will act like in the movies. Willing (or never expected) to turn off the lights in the car. Humans are diurnal animals, subconsciously have a good impression of bright light, because that means good vision and a safe environment. Although it sounds stupid, this detail actually makes the whole movie look more realistic.

No.8
Question: Why did the tour guide get off to check?
Guess: Self-confidence is too much. He thought he was strong and he had a pistol in his hand, even if he encountered any aggressive creatures, he could deal with it. When high-intelligence creatures face unknown dangers, the first choice is to escape, and the second choice is to hide. Obviously, neither of these two points can be achieved in the situation of a trapped car in the movie. Then the third choice is to take the initiative. Attacked. I have watched a live broadcast of a CCTV reporter in Iraq before. He said that in fact, most war reporters don’t like to wear body armor. The body armor can only give people a false sense of security. At most, they can prevent stray bullets. What do they really encounter with large-caliber assault rifles? Yes, body armor is useless at all. The most important thing is that wearing a body armor is easy to become a target of snipers. Isn't this the same as the pistol in the hands of the tour guide? If he didn't have this pistol, he might be a little more trivial, but it was this "false sense of security" that harmed him. Question

No.9
: What is the purpose of the mutant chasing tourists all the way? What's the matter with that weird little loli?
Guess: To tell the truth, there is really no good brain to answer these two questions. It can only be said that maybe mutant people have not only changed their body, but their minds have also changed. They have become creatures with killing instincts like lions and tigers. See The alien wanted to rush to take a bite. That little loli, I saw many people on the Internet saying that the back looks very real, but I don’t think so. I freeze the frame and watch it again and again for a long time, feeling that her back looks like a fake made of cardboard. people. It can only be said that it may be a bait used by mutants to attract everyone's attention! Regarding Little Lolita, there is too little information revealed in the movie to really make more guesses.

No.10
Question: In the end, why did Paul and Amanda run in the wrong direction and enter the nuclear power plant? Amanda faced the malicious questions from the brick house, why was she so stupid and naive?
Guess: Because I am completely confused. Along the way, I only know that I let my instincts dominate my behavior, except for running or running, as for the direction, there is no such thing.
Many netizens said that Amanda was too stupid in the end, and she told the truth in the face of the malicious questions of the brick family, which led to the killing. I disagree. Amanda had already suffered a serious injury at that time, and her thinking was a little unclear. On the other hand, the Brick’s question seemed brief, but in fact it was very cunning, "Does anyone else know you are here?" This sentence makes sense if you understand it on the contrary, I won’t go into it if you understand it. The gods of all walks of life have already spoken thoroughly. Generally speaking, if no one else knows Amanda’s whereabouts, then even if she disappears What trouble will be caused; but this sentence can also be rightly understood, "Does anyone else know that you are here?"-If so, we can help you contact them. If Amanda's final answer is "Yes", then the brick family can use the previous sentence to make a round, and at the same time, they can ask Amanda to provide the names and contact information of these relatives and friends, and then further determine how to deal with Amanda.

Before I knew it, I had already written so much. I haven't been sitting in front of the computer for a long time. I feel a little backache at the moment. Let’s stop here today. Thank you to every reader who has read this film review patiently. Welcome everyone to discuss with this post. It’s almost double eleven, I wish you all a happy Singles’ Day in advance!

November 9, 2017 15:34 Written in the study at home

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Chernobyl Diaries quotes

  • Paul: Have you heard of extreme tourism?

  • Chris: I swear to God, Paul, it's a fucking hazard having you as a brother.