Thomas Alfredson is an unfamiliar and familiar name for movie fans. If it weren't for this year's "Snowman", movie fans would almost have forgotten him. Nine years ago, his awkward style "Don't Go In" turned out to make Hollywood anxiously come out for a remake, of course everyone knows the result. Because of the success of "Don't Go In", the director was able to recruit a lot of big names in England to produce a more austere and complicated cold war film "The Potmaker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy". "Snowman", fans will inevitably demand him with a more critical vision and standards, especially this "Snowman" is also his six-year-old sword work, presumably the quality is not much worse, but it seems that the film is in The North American word of mouth has already hit the streets. To be honest, when I saw the trailer of the film before, I felt that the director had Kubrick's legacy and I was really looking forward to the film. However, after seeing online verbal criticism, I also think it seems that the director has really fallen this time. After watching the film today, although I also admit that the film is indeed unsatisfactory, it is not as useless as the media said. The opening scene of the film is an icy and atmospheric aerial shot of a frozen lake and snow-capped mountains. There is also a car chase scene on the Atlantic Ocean Highway not long after the beginning of the film. Vehicles pass by the Stollsandt Bridge that I have been yearning for but have not yet met. I admit the beauty of these pictures. Originated from the magnificent natural scenery of Norway, even ordinary mobile phone shooting, it is estimated that you can get beautiful pictures, but these breathtaking locations undeniably let me give some additional points to the film. As a detective or horror genre, the audience's judgment on the film is more about its logical meticulousness, such as stubbornness, distraction, exciting, exciting, unexpected and reasonable, etc. These have become a consideration. A set of unwritten rules of this type of film. The pictures, lines, and music must serve this core. Whether it is some solitary ingenious mirroring or compositional innovation is not very important, because these are mostly affected by the intense and exciting plot. Eliminates and is in a secondary position. In fact, this film organically integrates film noir, classic Hollywood thrillers and the unique cold narrative of Northern Europe. Like film noir, the policemen of the film are people with "mutilated" personality, such as the hero of the film, Harry Howe. Drinking and drug abuse, his wife took the child to remarry others, he sometimes lay on the bench on the street, sometimes drunk lying next to the snowdrift, we are in some noir films such as "Malta Eagle", "Dream of the Night", "Beautiful Lady" You will also find male protagonists with similar personalities. Another similarity is that the films have constructed a complex network of characters, releasing a lot of redundant information to increase the complexity of the film. Another purpose is to avoid watching the movie. It is easier for the public to guess the ending or the murderer. The tone and soundtrack of the film borrowed from Hollywood thrillers in the 90s. We can find their similarities in many films, such as "Instinct", "Night", "Fatal Pursuit", "Blind Girl Murder" …… I think this may also be one of the reasons why the film is criticized. It means that the film is not "new" enough, too old-fashioned and traditional, but I think it is understandable to inherit and carry forward. The style is just like fashion, so it goes back and forth. There is essentially a distinction between old and new. At the beginning, the sloppy image of the male protagonist Harry and he also had an uncle's setting, which misled the audience that he was the little boy whose mother was drowning in the lake at the beginning. This design is also a classic Hollywood program. On the whole, although this blind method is not too new, But there is nothing wrong with it. The death or disappearance of one of the victims, Pete Baker, is presented through neighbors’ narratives. This method is actually different from the current movies of the same type, because the direct visual presentation makes it easier for the audience to enter the play, but the other way around This is also one of the characteristics of the narrative of a Nordic director. At the same time, the director is also to appetite the audience. I personally think that the director's approach is correct, but this treatment is a little bland. Of course, the film later reproduced the process of another victim Sylvia's murder more positively. It is estimated that the director also deliberately played down the process of Bit Baker's victimization in order to avoid the repetition of performance techniques. The film has carefully constructed two main lines, the current murders and the case of a suspended police detective searching for a missing wife for a friend nine years ago. The two main lines have no shortcomings. The new female protagonist Caitlin’s certain These actions made the audience wonder about her background and intentions, and how she is related to several disappearance cases is also a key suspense point of the film. The pimp abortion doctor Willison she followed was another smoke bomb to divert the audience's attention, and a lecherous tycoon was added to the film- Iri Sid, and the superb scene of a headshot suicide that was designated as a headshot suicide by the detective Rafto nine years ago in the hut in the woods. Although the entire network of characters cannot be woven in an orderly manner, the structure is fairly complete. This is also a movie. The characteristics of a good suspense film. The only problem is that there is something wrong with the connection between them. It is not smooth and slightly loose. It should be the editing that caused the connection to be broken and lost the sense of urgency, but overall, the flaws are not hidden. Harry’s ex-wife Rigg’s current husband, Matthias, a plastic surgeon and hormonal doctor, made his first appearance. When he heard that Harry was troubled by insomnia, he prescribed sleeping pills at the time. This was an overly proactive move. It is indeed a mischief, because it will allow the audience to immediately include him on the list of suspects, which is a big taboo for films that focus on solving puzzles or solving crimes (for excellent layout, please refer to "Sound of Surprise" Scream series). Another thing that was not handled properly was that a man in cleaner overalls danced to music in Harry’s house. He was given a shot of sleeping pills before, and finally the director superfluously let him pass by the real cleaner. , This setting makes the audience suspect that Matthias is the murderer. Then the encounter between him and Harry on the train to Bergen had been fully confessed. How the director should hide or protect this key figure is his top priority. If he doesn't handle it well, he will be careless and lose everything. This failure may also be the primary cause of the film's tragedy. Nowadays, fast-paced detective films eliminate the minutiae and any other micro-related characters or events, and only do economical and effective narration. The result of this is that the film has a faster pace and is easier to understand. "The Snowman" is more classical and traditional. The focus of the film is not the process of solving the case. It focuses more on the butterfly effect, which is the influence of the process on the characters involved. On the whole, although the shortcomings of the film are obvious, it should not be classified as a bad film. The pace is faster and it is easier to understand. "The Snowman" is more classical and traditional. The focus of the film is not the process of solving the case. It focuses more on the butterfly effect, which is the influence of the process on the characters involved. On the whole, although the shortcomings of the film are obvious, it should not be classified as a bad film. The pace is faster and it is easier to understand. "The Snowman" is more classical and traditional. The focus of the film is not the process of solving the case. It focuses more on the butterfly effect, which is the influence of the process on the characters involved. On the whole, although the shortcomings of the film are obvious, it should not be classified as a bad film.
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