Originally, I went for 120 frames. After watching it, I didn't feel that the new technology was too amazing. The film is a good film.
This is a very Ang Lee movie. The story is broken, the rhythm is slow, and the emotions are restrained. It also contains a few Ang Lee's self-deprecation and complaints.
Billy's sister was injured in a car accident, and her scumbag boyfriend broke up with her. Billy stood up for his sister, smashed the scumbag's car, and got into an accident. His family sent him to Iraq to join the army.
In a shootout with the rebels, Billy rushed out of the bunker to save the squad leader and fought the enemy hand-to-hand to become an American hero. However, the squad leader was seriously injured and died. His class B was invited to return home to perform at the halftime of the Thanksgiving football game.
The film integrates many viewpoints. What was the Iraq War for?
Sister Billy felt that it was aggression and wanted Billy to go home. However, in fact, the stupid atmosphere at home made her unable to stay any longer. She hoped that Billy would come back, and the two of them would have a better life together.
The cheerleaders don't care what war is, she only knows that this American hero is handsome and hot, and she can't help but want to make out.
The oil boss felt that with the improvement of technology, a large amount of oil could be produced in the country, and the sacrifice of soldiers in Iraq was meaningless.
The owner of the club keeps saying that he supports the army and patriotism. He wants to buy Billy's story and make it into a movie, but the price he offers is extremely low. Business is business.
Everyone gave their own interpretation of the Iraq war, so complicated that the soldiers themselves did not know what the war was for.
What is the point of war, do soldiers care?
A soldier is just a soldier, and war is his way of life.
Does life need meaning?
The monitor and Billy discussed meaning.
It is human desire to want to know everything and to have meaning in everything.
Things are there without explanation.
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Many people say that 120 frames is very good, and the film is average.
120 frames, is it awesome?
Clearer, brighter, and still far from the real scene. In particular, the focus of the first 1/4 of the film is too accurate, and there is a big gap with the observation effect of the naked eye, which is obviously the perspective of the film. At present, the publicity drafts are talking about real experience everywhere. Is it because you have seen too many VR publicity drafts?
The story is really very difficult to make a good script, but Ang Lee has mastered it. If you change the director, you may not be able to read it.
The emotional depiction is as restrained as ever, and the actors' shy and shy interpretations are also just right. The calm rhythm is also in line with the Eastern philosophy of the film. You discuss my value and I live my life.
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The film has two realistic complaints.
One is that Ang Lee laughed at himself. Billy Lynn and the club owner quarreled about the meaning of the war. After the quarrel, Billy felt a little sorry for the broker who made the match. The agent said, "You're great. In the jargon, your conversation just now is called "movie climax".
The other is that Billy Lynn's story hit a wall everywhere, no one wanted to make it into a movie, and the agent was ultimately helpless: Don't be discouraged, there's really no filming, I'll find a Chinese.
Presumably, the script had only been around for a long time, and it was only in the hands of Ang Lee that it could see the light of day. Only the Chinese director Ken took over the script of the American war concern.
Do Americans really care about those soldiers who are retired after the war?
Nobody cares about American heroes, they just love Captain America.
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