What we see are often illusions that look like reality, and the other thing we can't see is the real answer.
A mysterious disappearance occurred in a US military training base in the jungle of Panama. Six trainees set off for regular military training, but together with the instructor West (Samuel Jackson) disappeared without a trace after the hurricane. West is known for being strict, and the relationship with the students has always been very tense. The only two survivors remained silent, unwilling to cooperate with the government. The entire investigation has reached a deadlock.
In desperation, the base commander had to invite the former student Hardy (played by John Travolta) and the current U.S. Drug Administration official to assist in the investigation. However, Lieutenant Julia (Connie Nelson), a military investigator, did not welcome his arrival. Because of the first, Hardy was suspected of having illegal transactions with local drug dealers; second, Hardy was also a disciple of West, known as the devil instructor, and resented him like other trainees.
As the investigation unfolded, Hardy and Julia decided to temporarily seal their distrust for the overall benefit. Hardy even used extraordinary means to get a surprising "fact" from the surviving student Danba: West and other missing students were murdered, and their bodies were blown away by the hurricane. But the confession of another student, Kendall, was quite different from Danba's.
Who is lying, or both of them are lying? What kind of story happened in this mysterious jungle? As the investigation continues, more lies and more deceptions surfaced, and a terrible fact is gradually approaching Hardy and the others...
[The "Pulp Fiction" lineup reappears? ]
For many fans, the most eye-catching feature of this film is undoubtedly that John Travolta and Samuel Jackson, who once successfully formed classic partners in the gangster film "Pulp Fiction", once again joined hands to make the film. However, this is actually just a publicity stunt by the film maker, because the two in the film have no real rivals.
In his long film career, John Travolta has experienced many big ups and downs. After "Earth Battlefield" made him a runaway in 2000, the success of "Operation Swordfish" restored his state. A lot. However, the instability of the splicing quality has always been a big problem that plagued Travolta. Perhaps seeing this, he fired his original agent and maintained great caution in connecting the film. Even the invitation to "Chicago" had already been filmed in the musical "Grease" and refused. . Now that I see the great success of "Chicago", I don't know if he will regret it.
Samuel Jackson, a late bloomer, survived the obscurity of the 70s and 80s, and finally ushered in his career harvest in the 90s. First, in 1991, with the black director and college alumnus Spike Lee’s business card, "Jungle Fever", he first showed his brilliance. Then in 1994, "Pulp Fiction" not only made fans remember this face, but also earned him the Oscar of that year. Nominated, Samuel Jackson has been out of control since then, "Killing Hour", "Detective Ultimate 3", "Ace Vs Ace", "Rules of Engagement", "Killing Men", "Thrilling"... a series of outstanding The outstanding performance in the film made him one of the few black acting stars active in Hollywood today. In 2002, there were constant film schedules. In addition to a glimpse in "Star Wars: Prequel 2", there were three films including "Line Change Life", "Xtreme Agent" and "Formula 51" to meet with the audience. Samuel has not been idle this year either. In addition to this "Base Suspicious Cloud", there are also "SWAT", "Country of My Skull" and "The Blackout Murders" and so on.
[Small stubbornness or suspicion? ]
"The Base Suspicious Cloud" is the first script written by the screenwriter James Van der Butte, and it is also his first time as a producer. Before this film, another manuscript of his "Darkness Falling" has been completed first and has been released in January this year. When the audience met, it is said that the film company paid a lot to buy the script of "The Base Suspect". Van der Bute received an advance payment of 400,000 US dollars, which is indeed very generous for a newcomer.
Van der Butte said: "I have been interested in mysterious and suspenseful things since I was a child. At that time, I was determined to one day write a story full of twists and doubts so that all the audience can guess the answer at the last minute." A producer, Mike, the CEO of the film’s production company Phoenix Pictures, even praised the script. He said that he was immediately attracted by the script and praised its superb "Hitchcock film". Suspense setting. He is particularly satisfied with the film's "Rashomon"-like performance technique that uses multiple characters to narrate their own facts and slowly advance the plot.
However, film critics have a lot of sarcasm at Van der Butte’s script. They mocked the naive and ridiculousness of "The Base Suspicion" and "Darkness Fall". Yes. What I want to say most is that maybe the production company might revise this bad script before the film is shot. "
John McTinan + John Travolta + Samuel Jackson? At first glance, it seems to be a very expectant combination, which makes people have wonderful associations like "Ultimate Detective" + "Pulp Fiction" in people's minds, but this is mostly a beautiful misunderstanding of obsessive fans. In addition to "Ultimate Detective" 1 and 3 in the chronology of McTinan's works, although there are also classic works such as "The Hunt for the Red October", he has been reciting the words in recent years, almost making a film. Lose one, "13 Warriors", "Crazy Roller Skating"... Maybe only the future "Ultimate Detective 4" can save him from the title of "Box Office Poison". We only hope that this "Base Suspicion" will not become another A "Last Action Hero" or "Earth Battlefield".
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