Robert Redford is so handsome. When he sat there, the wrinkles on his face were not many horizontal or vertical lines, but vertical and horizontal lines, and the wrinkles were very three-dimensional. The film reflects the sharp contrast between the life trajectories of Chu Forrest and Police Hunter. Which kind of life is the real life? Within the range that you can receive in your heart, you can choose differently. How should I choose? The movie tells us: choose whatever you want, this is the most important thing. Do whatever you want, but make sure it is what you like. Because you have to listen to your heart.
The 82-year-old Robert Redford completed what may be the last work of his life, and it can be regarded as a perfect response for his screen career. Let's review how the actors deal with the performance in the film.
What is the shaping of characters? Keep improving the details and accurately grasp the feelings of the characters. First of all, the meticulous arrangement of props. Crime tools are naturally indispensable-an inconspicuous gray suitcase for money. In addition, there is a ring, worn on the ring finger of the right hand, which may not have any special meaning. It is a symbol of a refined man.
Headphones, connected to the police's walkie-talkie.
While the old Frist drove to hide from the police, the scene showed a little girl sweating while carrying paint on a hot day.
The two children seemed to be going to paint the wall by themselves. From their boring expressions, wall cleaning does not seem to be a game, but a task that has to be completed.
Happy, Happy should be the tone of the hero. Like robbery, happy if you rob, simple and persistent. So the charm and the smile run through the performance of the old Frist throughout the film. During being chased, the director also gave him two close-ups, eyes and mouth:
The 70-year-old Sisi Spicek was still full of girls, drinking water dripping on his chin and quickly wiping it away with a shy smile. So what is aging? Aging is a label, as long as you are not old, nothing can stop the true reaction.
He was surprised and delighted to hear that the woman's horse had the same name as his daughter. This is the fate in the legend~
The whole body is full of drama and it is reflected in every detail. Although the mentality is young, the body has not kept up. When looking at the bill, you still have to take a long distance to avoid dazzling.
If you can’t see the words written on the paper by the hero, you need to wear glasses to see clearly:
The 40-year-old police detective John Hunter has not done much, and he does not want to face the fact that he is already forty years old. Colleagues celebrated him with small cakes, so he had to put on a boring face, too lazy to raise his head, and only raised his forehead line in response to others. Accompanied by his lazy voice, the whole person can't beat the energy, tired, exhausted, and become the tone of the beginning of the character. In the plot, the character and state of this person are developed.
At this time, the camera gave a close-up of Hunter's daughter. Hey, isn't this the little girl with the paint bucket that appeared before? Life at home may indeed be more difficult.
Hunter seems to have doubts about his profession. Exhaustion made him too lazy to deal with the meaningless words on the walkie-talkie, and only let the children answer.
From the rain, he does not seem to be that old. There is a ticking clock sound in his ear. On the one hand, it counts down the time of crime. On the other hand, he seems to count down his “robbing” career from his youth to the present. Before the crime, there was no strong tension. Instead, the protagonist's skill and spirit was calm and relaxed. Indeed, Forrest, who has been jailbroken 16 times, has robbed more banks than we have eaten, and he is more heroic if he lifts weights lightly.
The old Forrest in the car was earnestly using glue to erase his fingerprints, making the final preparations for the crime. Each finger is painted well-balanced and well-defined, which shows its "professional" and "rigorous".
In the bank, in the face of cumbersome forms, John's words to his son point out the theme of the movie:
Choose whatever you want, this is the most important thing. Do whatever you want, but make sure it is what you like. Because you have to listen to your heart.
The performance of the soy sauce role in the movie is not bad: the bank manager frowned slightly when the robber asked him how he was doing today.
When staring at the manager to take the money, he wink wink with the manager, full of joy and playfulness
When the manager announced that the bank had been robbed, Hunter, who was depositing money, showed the heroic spirit and sharpness of his professional instincts when he turned his head.
After the robbery, he might still be listening to the live conversation on the walkie-talkie. After hearing the manager say he was sort of gentleman, he happily glanced at himself in the rearview mirror.
No one cares about the robbery, and Hunter tried his best to get himself interested in the case. But he still doubted whether he should give up. What to do after giving up? No need to clean up the mess that gets worse every time you don't care.
When he heard his wife say: You can quit, Hunter was sadly hurt. Does he want to quit? I'm afraid not.
A delicate gentleman is best to have something to do with art, music? Bad performance-painting! When we met again, Forrest took the horse he drew with him. Why does he paint a horse? Of course, first of all, want to please women, on the other hand, does it mean that he misses his daughter a little bit? After all, it is mentioned later in the movie that his daughter is also called Dorothy, we don't know.
The three old guys are studying the "combat plan" on the roof, which feels like a teenager.
In the film, television plays an extremely important role, in addition to news broadcasts, it is Western films:
Even when he is older, Frist also likes to watch westerns:
The old guys of the gang are doing some ordinary cases every day, and they are very boring. When Forrest saw his case on TV, he raised an eyebrow happily:
The small case of old man robbery that no one wanted to take was given to Hunter. By accident, he discovered that this was a serial crime. After working very hard to investigate the case, he finally became a famous police detective in the town. However, the good times didn't last long, and when the case had a crucial point, the FBI came to grab it. He is very depressed. He was back in a state of laziness before. He complained calmly, shaking his chair back and forth while complaining.
A letter from Dorothy, with the same name as Ma.
From Dorothy's mouth, the detective finally knew what the name of the person he had been investigating and who was. When I visited the lawyer who had defended the old Frist, the lawyer's words once again pointed out Frist's life beliefs. Not making a living, but living.
Seeing that there was a gun in the drawer, Jewel realized that what Frist said was true. Subconsciously touched his bracelet, a little worried and afraid.
But I have fallen in love with him. After returning home, Jewel leaned against the door, tangled, and reopened the door resolutely. Unexpectedly, at this time, Frist, who came forward, gave him a kiss, seeing the satisfaction and the young girl on this face, so much happiness. Which girl has never imagined falling in love with a cowboy, falling in love with a so-called "bad guy"? The greater the contrast, the more you like it! After returning to the house, I took the kettle to make hot water. The kettle was full before I realized that it was turned off. The water was turned on and there was no response. Indeed, anyone who encounters such a thing in life will be confused.
Of course, the bad guys will eventually be caught. I wanted to knock on Jewel's door, but expecting that the police would come to the door, luckily he rode the horse away. This horse should be the horse named Dorothy. Usually the horse symbolizes an energetic male. The hero in the play is indeed energetic and dedicated his life to the robbery he loves.
From the perspective of the plot, there are not too many "reversals", but from the perspective of characterization, the movie is still very complete, and everyone's personality characteristics and character status are outstanding. Old Frist’s elegance, kindness, simplicity and even some naughty; John Hunt’s tired, tired, boring, and working life; Jewel’s girl. The more important thing about film performance is the relaxation of the character's state and the precision of the feeling, because the action may not be too exaggerated and the expression must not be too rich, but if the feeling is right, the expressiveness will be strong. How does it feel right? Be confident. The old man is very confident, relatively speaking, Hunter's performance is not so rich. But this is also good, it can set off very well. Pulling a film is so tiring, 7 hours have passed like this.
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