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The story of "Nightcrawler" takes place in the economically depressed contemporary city Los Angeles. The protagonist of the movie Lou Bloom (Jake Gyllenhaal) is looking for a career path. He doesn't know what career it is, but he is very obsessed with the goal of "have a career". Coincidentally, he saw an unfamiliar profession-rushing to the scene of various accidents at night to shoot images and selling them to TV stations-"If there is blood, make the headlines". He did a good job in this job at first, and then we discovered that he seemed "too good at" this job...
This movie tells a story about how a man who is crazy, obsessed, and even mentally problematic, but very good at "showing" himself, achieved success. As soon as you see him, you will think that he is the kind of person who does not sleep at night and learns online "hands-on how to sell yourself in front of potential bosses". His eloquence is particularly outstanding. His method of interpersonal contact and marketing for himself in order to pave the way for his career is very neat, formatted and stereotyped-although it is like an endorsement, it appears to be under his proficiency. Naturally, it will be very good when used in the right occasion. It’s just that we gradually realized that what he “shows” to others is not the true self. The “that he” he shows to others is a swim away, and he doesn’t understand the meaning of those “formats”. , Unable to really communicate with people, so that the "format" is often used in the wrong occasion-the effect is either the black humor that makes people laugh, or the trembling silence and horror, or even two kinds of The effect is both. From the beginning to the end, the character’s mental problems have made people feel a little uneasy, but the strong point of the script is that although I know Lou’s approach is excessive, I find that I have been cheering for him all the time. Think "Let him fall quickly". And "fall down" is my emotion when watching "The Wolf of Wall Street". The duration of "Hua" is slightly longer, and the characters are not attractive to the end. In comparison between the two, "Night" is much more pleasant. This feeling is the product of the script's better rhythm and tone.
I have always been interested in the acting career of Gyllenhaal sister and brother. Some people think Maggie is not beautiful, but I think she is super sexy (maybe because I understand and like "Secretary"). The films selected by Jake Gyllenhaal in the past few years are particularly exciting, End of Watch / End of Alert, Prisoners / Prisoners, Enemy / Enemy (forced push), I like each one more. But his interpretation of Lou in "Nightcrawler" is the best performance of his career. Whether it's from the appearance, to the body movements, to the conversation, and the mood, Gyllenhaal has completely disappeared in the role of Lou. One of the advantages of the movie is that there are many very fascinating dialogues, and the one side of the dialogue is Lou, which makes people get goosebumps from head to toe. Some places make me laugh, which is great.
Rene Russo's role as a TV news producer gave Lou the opportunity and the fuel to break through the bottom line (does he have a bottom line?). For Rene Russo, I just want to point out one thing, she is 60 this year.
In addition, Riz Ahmed, who plays the follower Rick who is manipulated and manipulated by Lou, is very vivid. Wikipedia gave him a look: "also known as Riz MC, is a British actor and rapper from Wembley, London, of Pakistani heritage." Originally, the evaluation of him was "very vivid", and I could stop it. I looked at this background, the British background, and then recalled his conversation in the movie, and I was really convinced. 32 years old, future.
The cost of the movie is not high, and the electronic photography (after being corrected, it was found that the 35mm is used during the day and the electronic used at night), but it is very exquisite. The film is full of exciting scenes, and there is even a sense of blockbuster in some places. The lens captures Los Angeles itself very well, making the night scene of the city also one of the characters, which reminds people of Collateral / Killing with Borrowing a Knife.
As for the theme of the movie, I saw the film review "If you want to win the lottery, please earn enough money to buy the lottery" (hope to be the original author or get permission). There are already friends below that article. I was discussing, what kind of attitude the movie should have towards Lou's behavior, what kind of attitude the audience should have, and then I went to the mountainous area when I wrote the book, hehehe, I just wrote about myself. I don't think that article-or the movie itself-"preached" any road to success. I just want to cut in. Don't just click "useless" because of opposition, because "useless" does not mean a negative vote. How can it be "useless" if it can promote thinking and discussion about movies, and even arouse everyone's interest in watching movies? When you click "useless", there is only one effect, pressing it to the bottom of the page, no one reads it, this is a mouth shut. Everyone can see it and talk about it, and there is no need to agree, isn't it good?
In my personal opinion, the film takes out certain "daily life" in today's society and puts it in an exaggerated situation, which reminds me of the following:
1. Obviously, it points out the pathological state of things that people take for granted in American society. One is that in order to attract ratings, TV news programs continue to lower their professional ethics, abandon the real responsibility of educating voters, and "attract" purely to attract the attention of the fans. Voters = fart people, but how people think and realize is guided by the media controlled by capital. The local TV station’s enthusiasm for ratings can trigger a “cameragrapher” to do something so ridiculous in the film, and it is very credible and realistic, and it truly reflects that the American media is now in a state of sickness. The second is a desperate job market, a market that teaches people to package and pretend to themselves, a market that exaggerates the importance of networking ("interpersonal communication"), and weakens the quality, value, and ability of everyone. The important market forces people to sell their markets. Although the characters in the movie are not normal people, the several "negotiation" scenes in the movie still feel familiar, and they portray reality very typical.
2. Still obsessed. Following Amy in Gone Girl, Andrew in Whiplash,...all the actors in Birdman? Lou also stepped into the queue of this year's obsessives. In this film, his obsession lies in his greed for perfect framing, his insistence on professionalism (“professional ethics”) that he is constantly redefining, and his pursuit of fame and power. Because of the good level of the script and the actors, while firmly questioning Lou's three views, we understand Lou's thinking and behavior motives very well. I guess this is why, some people write film reviews that seem to affirm the protagonist, and some people immediately point out that this is ideologically incorrect! "Understanding Lou as a virtual character and defending him" is different from "supporting Lou and advocating Lou's behavior", just like understanding Cersei in "Game of Thrones" and "Cersei is my idol!" . What makes people enjoy is the complexity of the characters. Just enjoying the movie is enough. This film is rated R, not for children. In terms of the principle of being a human being, no one in the audience really owes education. If there is, it will be a little late to save and argue.
Speaking of enjoying movies, click on the title of this article. Although the film style is very dark, please do not ignore the perfect combination of creepy and absurd humor in this film while being attracted by the plot and dialogue. For example, when Lou entered the industry and had no clue, he drove around following the police telegram, regardless of what the case was. He heard of an accident and drove over at high speed. When he arrived at the scene, he braked sharply. After stopping, the distance between the front of the car and the person in the case who was sitting on the ground was less than one meter. My reaction at the time was a cold spine called "I get together!" in conjunction with the laughter. He also brought a small digital figure to the face of the arrested person to take a close-up shot. I think like "American Psychiatric", once you see it as a particularly dark comedy, not only will the meaning of the movie not be lost, you may have a more wonderful experience. Give it a try.
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