But let me pick a favorite from the cool films of the past few years, I found that I would choose "Traveler".
Traveler, what a humble name, it will remind you of dull literary films and news documentaries at a glance. Fortunately, the starring "Wolverine" Hugh Jackman didn't miss him.
According to my definition of Shuang film above, "Traveler" cannot be classified as Shuang film, because he has almost no movements, let alone sensory pleasure. It seems that its box office in the United States this year is not very good, and the official comments are almost overwhelming.
But can't the second arsenic be the first bear's paw?
Since I call it a cool film, there is something refreshing about it. Looking back at other cool movies, it’s all relying on action to win. "Assassin League" is a bullet gimmick that will turn the corner to the extreme, and I found that "Traveler" makes me more than ten times cooler than "Assassin League". But not in the senses, but in the psychology.
From the perspective of psychological pleasure, "Assassin League" also has the pleasure of making mediocre civilians turn into big people overnight. "Operation Hurricane" "offends my relatives, even if they are far away", why not let everyone be concerned about the dark side of this world. His resentment and hatred were released for an incomparable relief, and "Teleporter" realized everyone's childhood dream of "one somersault for hundreds of thousands of miles" teleportation.
However, the above is cool, but we are very clear in our minds that it is too fake, and these are all impossible things. Those people are superhumans, and they are all the darlings of God who are destined not to lose.
So the first point of "Traveler" is: ordinary people.
The protagonist Ivan McGregor is an ordinary person. This ordinary person has no stunts, no friends, no lover, and only one professional skill for survival: accounting.
This person is introverted and has a boring life. In addition to work or work, although his heart is always around, he also wants to make friends, and he also wants to have a girlfriend, but because he is not good at socializing and is shy by nature, he just can't take this step. This is so similar to how many screens are in front of my generation.
When the audience resonates, at least it is me, and the next fascinating (me) becomes a matter of course.
Cool point two: Friend, confidant.
Our protagonist, Ivan McGregor, soon met his "best friend" Hugh Jackman in his life. This was a friend who came to him on the initiative. For an introvert and shy person, it is incredible to make friends proactively. This may seem incredible to an extrovert, but it is the case. So when someone takes the initiative to approach you, who is introverted, and talks with you all the time, making you a confidant, all the words you talk about are from the bottom of your heart, and they can identify the vital points in your heart one by one, and make you alive. Seeing the late hate, can you say that this is not something that makes viewers like me more happy?
Cool point 3: Mysterious sex
Hugh Jackman is a handsome lawyer on the surface, but he is actually a member of a sex club. Everyone in this organization does not know each other's name, but involves all levels of society. As long as there is a need, you only need to make a phone call, catch who is who, open the room without saying anything, and go all the way when you are done, and no one is allowed to ask the other party more. In this way, the protagonist Ivan was introduced to the club step by step by Hugh Jackman. Regardless of the traps behind it, it is a matter of fact. The existence of such a sex club is itself a very interesting and exciting thing, and the social secrets revealed afterwards are undoubtedly shocking and tickling. No one knows whether the woman who appeared on your bed after the call was Sister Furong or Cecilia Cheung. This is probably more interesting than the sex itself. When Ivan found out that not only did his sex partners rotate every night, but also well-known social figures among them, his little clerk was already excited and surprised. Instead of you, are you HIGH or HIGH?
Refreshing point 4: The lover of dreams
An old virgin who can't find his girlfriend will be very happy when he encounters a continuous one-night stand, but the physical pleasure can't relieve the loneliness of the soul. A man will always leave the most important seat to a woman, that is, the woman who moves her heart, the woman who wants to marry home and guard her for the rest of her life. No matter how many times Ivan has made love with other women, she will always dream of her. That woman was shocked as a heavenly man just by giving him a glimpse on the road, but she wanted to visit without a trace. Who ever thought, That beautiful melancholic girl, Michelle Williams, also appeared on his bed. Surprised and delighted, Ivan refused to have sex with her for the first time since she was the lover of his dreams and could not only be regarded as a plaything for hunting beauty.
Refreshing point 5: The extraordinary experience of
life should be flat or flat, or ups and downs. It is a matter of opinion, but from the perspective of storytelling, the latter is undoubtedly interesting. In reality, there is a crisis. If there is a choice, most people will definitely appreciate it. However, in a movie, especially a commercial entertainment film, we all understand that all traps and crises are just wind and rain before the rainbow, so Hugh Jackman When the set for Ivan began to gather, the viewer felt more excitement. Because an office worker who is on the front line at two o'clock every day, if he can have an adventure and extraordinary experience in his life, it may not be a precious life experience. Therefore, when Ivan's dream lover suddenly disappeared under his nose, he felt that he had entered a game that ordinary people couldn't play. But Ivan didn’t want to play this peachy game anymore. He just wanted to find Michelle to have a good relationship and live a good life. As the villain, Hugh Jackman finally revealed his true face. He kidnapped Michelle. His purpose is only one-to force Ivan to steal 20 million U.S. dollars from his company.
Refreshing point six: the plan is the plan
It is difficult for an ordinary person to design a trap to deal with others, but it does not mean that he has no ability to deal with other people's traps, especially to use his normal human wisdom and professional skills to deal with the enemy and solve the crisis, instead of relying on the help and talent of noble people. , Especially inspiring. All of Hugh Jackman’s identities were forged. He even faked his identity as the protagonist because he asked Ivan to transfer all the money to "Ivan". Once the money was transferred, he killed Ivan. Quit the mouth, he replaced him as Ivan and took all the money. After the investigation, everyone would only find a dead real Ivan, and Michelle was his woman, and she cooperated with him to attract Iraq from beginning to end. Ten thousand into the game. But by mistake, Ivan has already seen the key to his plan, escaped the explosive trap, and made an important trick in the accounting project: withdrawals must be signed by Ivan and Hugh Jackman at the same time to be valid. Since Hugh. Jackman has faked his identity as "Ivan", who will sign the signature of "Hugh Jackman" that is still needed? Only Ivan.
In fact, when the alive Ivan appeared in front of the surprised Hugh Jackman, all the refreshing points reached the climax, so that the hurried ending looked pale and scribbled, because Hugh Jackman was finally unwilling to intend to commit a murder. The defiant Michelle shot down, and Ivan hugged the beauty.
American film critics are filled with a lot of criticisms of the film. It is not unreasonable, like the plot is old-fashioned, and the logic is unreasonable. For example, how did Hugh Jackman know that Ivan would definitely fall in love with Michelle and be desperate for her, Why did Ivan give up 20 million dollars as long as the beauty in the end? Don’t wait, but for me, a person who emphasizes emotions more than logic, these shortcomings will not affect my mood of watching movies at all, because I only watch all the time. When it comes to the things that make me so happy, this film is too well grasped for our boring men's psychological needs, because how much I (we) want to be him, it may be him at any time.
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