There is no doubt that "Knives Out" (Knives Out) is a success: the box office is not yet able to draw conclusions (the trend is good), but its excellent reputation has proved that it is worthy of being one of the best films of the year.
The main selling point of this feature film of "inference and detection" is of course the mystery in the story. With the blessings of a very typical appearance and a solid enough script, "Knife Out of the Sheath" is very fascinating: just as the poster shows. Said "Anyone can commit a crime, everyone is lying."
I have seen very few works of reasoning, and I don’t know anything about the "Agatha Complex", and there are many professional interpretations now... Therefore, this article does not intend to talk about the reasoning of the case or the details of the story, but just want to simply Talk about the various characters in the film.
The actual quality of "Knife Out of the Sheath" gave me a lot of surprises. The all-star lineup contributed a wealth of exciting group dramas. The main and secondary elements such as performance, costumes, makeup, and props were online throughout the whole process, which made the film more. The texture and beauty of the stage play- for film and television creation, compared with the reasoning plot that is difficult to "copy the effect", perhaps this is the advantage of more reference.
[Friendly reminder: There will be some spoilers below. 】
The design idea of the film is very typical, even a little retro :
The main stage is a mansion far away from the city. The deceased is the world-renowned mystery novelist Harlan. The time is after his 85th birthday. The characters appearing on the stage are the scattered family Sloan. Is it suicide or homicide? Who will get his billions of assets?"
Reasoning about suspenseful stories may have an inherent advantage in shaping the image of characters, because the characters are shouldering important "functionality", especially in an environment where "everyone has a secret", they must be more urgent and accurate to show Their characteristics and temperament.
Each of the main characters in "Knife Out of the Sheath" can represent a certain type of people in society, and their vividness makes "facialization" a commendatory word in this film.
Let's talk about Harlan's eldest daughter Linda first.
On the surface, Linda is the most successful one of Harlan’s children. Like a father, she started from scratch and succeeded in her career. She looks like a "tiger father without a dog girl" . At the same time, as the eldest child, she is also half a " Parents themselves" , when she realized that Detective Blanc was spying on the secrets of the family, she showed her fangs with an attitude of "family ugliness must not be exposed"... But we all know that Linda's image of a strong woman is forced out. , The venture capital was given by my father, and I always wanted to prove myself, which just shows how much pressure she is-she is the most savage person.
Then there was Linda's husband Richard.
Richard seems to be handsome and is Harlan's good son-in-law, but in essence, he who is in the Sloan family, his psychological pressure is not less than Linda, or he is more than his wife, so he is "overwhelmed." Derailment, and compared to the actual exposure of the derailment, he is more afraid of being kicked out of the family, chewing his tongue, adopting circuitous strategies, etc., which all reflect Richard's anxiety and panic-he is the most anxious person.
Then came Harlan's youngest son Walter.
Compared to other peers bumbling, Walter apparently solid, much more, "I am father to eat, live by the father of" weekdays publishing company responsible for managing the day thinking about how to make more money with his father's work (such as selling (Adapted copyright to Netflix). If he loses Harlan's asylum, Walter would appear worthless, so when his father kicked him out of the company, he was instantly bewildered and depressed-he was the most cowardly and incompetent person.
And Jonnie, the wife of Harlan's deceased son.
The net celebrity leader, the invincible white lotus, Jonnie looks stupid, but in fact , she is the most pretentious . After losing the biggest bond with the Sloan family, she can still maintain close contact with the family. It can explain the problem. For example, at a birthday party, Linda’s disgust is ignored and she must be pulled to dance. For example, Harlan cut her off and went upstairs to greet her for “stealing money”. For example, Marta took the initiative to care after getting the inheritance right... Jonnie carefully maintained her The person is set, because this is her capital for grabbing all kinds of benefits-she is the one who is the most popular.
The other is Walter's son Jacob.
Known as the "little Nazis", all day holding the mobile Internet to attract all kinds of treason, extreme thinking, the family who did not like him, which he is also holding indifferent attitude, "Anyway, everything on the network, the real world do not disturb me It’s okay.” Interestingly, Jacob only communicated effectively with his family twice, respectively, about the whispers of his grandfather’s will and how Google deprived Marta of her inheritance rights— he was the most indifferent and realistic person.
Nana is a very special existence in the film.
She is the mother of 85-year-old Harlan. No one knows how old she is, and no one really wants to spend time communicating with her, because grandma is too old to talk to others, so that Lanson and Marta didn’t talk about it. She is regarded as a "threatening" witness, but she is precisely the breakthrough for detective Blanc to find out the truth- she symbolizes the ancient perspective of the last era, and also symbolizes the countless neglected, neglected, and forgotten in society sound.
If the character images of the above-mentioned characters are too typical and formulaic, you might as well take a look at my most impressive supporting role in "Blade Out of the Sheath", Jonnie’s daughter Meg, because she is the closest ordinary person to us .
Relying on the tuition funded by my grandfather, I read a major that was useless in everyone's eyes. It was a little naive, some kind, and a little restrained. The key point was that besides Harlan, the Sloan family had the best caregiver Mata. people.
As a granddaughter who is not very prominent and not very pleasing, Meg’s status in the family is not high. Coupled with the influence of her mother, she can understand Marta’s feelings and think about Marta better than others. To share the worries for Marta, the two said that they were friends and they did not want to exaggerate, and they thought so too . That's why Marta only answered Meg's call in the chaos...
But Meg, pretending to intercede as a "friend", actually represents the whole family to ask her to surrender her inheritance rights-because this is a matter of her own vital interests.
Finally, it can be said that Lanson is.
To a certain extent, Lanson is the most detached member of the Sloan family. He doesn’t have to work, spends time and spends all day, because Harlan spoils this grandson the most, because "Lanson is exactly the same as I was when I was young. , Smart and stupid".
Harlan is very sensible . He knows that if he continues to protect him, Lanson will be abolished sooner or later; Harlan cares about it and can’t help telling Lanson about changing his will... And this grandson, the precious grandson, is indeed “paying for it” "Hope" did something that no one else dared to do and could not do.
With such a mind, courage, and mind, after leaving the nest, he can make a big business like grandpa-the difference is that Harlan had no choice but to start from scratch and let go, and he was lazy. Lanson, who was used to it, went to the evil road at the crossroads...
Harlan's evaluation of Lanson is indeed very good, thinking of heaven and hell , nothing more than that.
Although the Sloan family usually has a bit of intrigue and intrigue, they are surprisingly at the same pace on fundamental issues, because they have a common enemy, the caregiver Marta.
The discussion of immigrants at Harlan’s birthday party was a microcosm of their "condescending" attitude : whether they support immigrants to the United States or not, how to support these immigrants, the Sloan family has a default premise. The consensus is that "power is in our hands."
Marta is very hardworking and professional, and gave the old man enough care. We recognize you (this is what you should do), and even we can accept you as a "family" as appropriate-but if you are confused by the old man for a while Nest, turned over and became the master, then it would mess up the general rule and break his duty .
Putting it yourself, the Sloan family’s thinking is not wrong. Isn’t it right for future generations to inherit the property of their elders? Harlan, who holds the Daquan in his hand, is a "renegade" person. What he values most is not blood, but diligence and sincerity.
The earth-shaking blades in " The Knife Out of the Sheath" are Marta and Blank.
Marta and the Sloanby family live in two worlds. She can't even lie. In the eyes of others, she is a harmless little sheep. She is non-threatening... She is like a bowl of water, no matter what No matter how hard it can be cut, let alone the wall of the family, it only washed away the heart of the core character Haran, so that the high wall began to collapse from the inside .
Marta was more like a soft knife that looked inconspicuous , and it leaked silently into the cracks in the wall-but it was not enough to make the wall fall.
Blanc is the god soldier who came to sharpen the knife and stab a fatal blow. With the cooperation of the two, it is the real "knife out of the sheath". They tore through the mask of hypocrisy and cut off. After removing the parasitic channel, I also cut a cake that may not be so beautiful...
When the Sloan family looks at Marta, the new owner of the mansion, what do they think?
That is, after the film ended, the audience is left to finish up.
Even if we don’t talk about the reasoning plot of "Blade Out of the Sheath", the "Melting Pot of Human Nature" alone is quite outstanding (it should be said that the former serves the latter), and the rich details and precise performance make these characters stand brilliantly. In front of the audience, the characters stop, and the story naturally stops half way.
Please dedicate the applause to this "retro and inspiring" movie.
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