Black Humor (Film Critic, The Perfection)

Donnell 2022-08-08 18:40:07

American movie "Perfect Enemy"

Type of work: Thriller

Main actors: Allison Williams, Logan Browning

Story summary: Revenge of the Bloody Shuangshu

Release time: Released in the U.S. on May 24, 2019

Write in front.

Overall impression:

1. Thriller movies, many pictures are prone to discomfort (slightly friendlier than "Chernobyl", which is currently on the air), so remind the audience that enough is enough

2. Classical music with thrilling quality, this seemingly unharmonious combination, but it shows an extraordinary charm

3. Allison Williams is getting better and better. Last year, the cruel and cruel white woman who appeared in "Escape from Death Town" made people shine. This year this year, it is even more "astounding" (although to some extent, the two There are many similarities in each character), the more I look at it, the more fascinating it becomes

4. Doubts about authenticity. Nanjing Road in Shanghai is fairly normal. What does the next long-distance journey from "Shanghai ↔ Tongli" mean? The car sucks? The road is rough? Passenger IQ outdated? Just kidding, the director/screenwriter should really learn politeness.

Enter reviews

Look at a few aspects, it’s worth talking about

First is the plot

Try to divide the movie into three and watch it slowly.

In the first part (opening until Lizzie cuts off his right hand), there are a few points in this story that need to be mentioned.

1. Medicine , with close-up shots. This "medicine" is directly related to the next Lizzie's severed hand. It is one of the important props.

2. Lace, Charlotte and Lizzie met, knew each other, and had the same bed...Is the development of this series of ambiguous relationships C's plan or L's temptation? To be explored.

3. Classical music . It can be said that the application of "music" in the film is quite sophisticated. The music here is not only a simple soundtrack, but an important part of the whole story, which is indispensable.

This part actually only talks about one thing, that is, " C gave L a drug to make it hallucinate, and instigated him to break his arm to save himself. " So after reading this paragraph, everyone felt that C was undoubtedly an explosion of jealousy. Femme fatale.

The second part (L breaks his arm to C is captured, forced to play the cello), focus on a few points.

1. After the broken arm, L prayed to her teacher Anton not to give up her. Unexpectedly, she was ruthlessly rejected by the latter, and L was discouraged.

2. L decides to retaliate against C and tie him back to the conservatory where his teacher is located, trying to persuade Anton to take his life back, delusional!

3. C dressed in costumes and performed. Observing carefully, his feet were locked and his hands were tied with strings. There were only a handful of audiences in the audience. They were all "wolves" and an "old love" Lizzie.

The third part (C was rescued to the end of the play)

L and C jointly killed Paloma and chopped off the limbs of "the sheep in wolf's skin" Anton (good blood). Finally, L and C combined to perform the song of death, and finally...

Then there is the architecture

1. Before and after anaphora

L self-breaking right hand

C was crippled by Anton with his left hand

Anton was chopped off by L and C

Think about it carefully this is a "reincarnation".

2. Flashback

C's memories, two levels.

①A little memory of one's own experience

②Reminiscences of the past of the Conservatory

The two actually want to express the same emotion-escape.

Finally, the connotation

1. Thinking about the "chicken blood" model, those who squeeze their heads in order to enter a prestigious school can reflect on it. Is this for the future of the child? Or for your own face?

2. What kind of competition style should be promoted among students? Is it the "Last Elimination System"? Or "hand in hand and mutual assistance"? "Mutual antagonism" certainly has no future, but what is "healthy competition"? This is worthy of everyone's thoughts.

3. The reveal of the "college scandal", this part focuses on "sexual assault" and "violence", which is full of reality.

The book is not exhaustive, so put it aside. See you next time.

Screenwriter ★★★☆☆ (The story is very interesting, the topic is ok)

Director ★★★☆☆ (played a super reversal, played a black humor)

Actor ★★★★☆ (Double heroines, acting alive)

Plot ★★★☆☆ (with twists and turns, unfortunately the logic is a little bit worse)

Visual effects ★★★☆☆ (The taste is a bit heavier, and the first half of the scene is very different from reality, questioning the director’s intention to design this way)

Sound effects★★★★☆ (The soundtrack is bright, especially the climax at the end)

Recommendation ★★★☆☆ (I wanted to give 4 stars, but I can’t bear to discredit the beauty of the motherland, so I lose one star)

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Extended Reading

The Perfection quotes

  • Young Charlotte: I made a mistake.

    Anton: Yes, you did.

  • Anton: Paloma!

    Charlotte: She was so was so drugged, she didn't even know we stabbed her.