The opposition between movie characters is also three-dimensional and diverse, rather than binary opposition like Hollywood. Corporate directors, three ships, police, and kidnappers wrestle. In this context, the characters of the movie are three-dimensional. When I learned that the kidnapped was not my own child, the contrast created by Mifune's behavior was really great. Moreover, the transformation of the image of Mitsune is not a simple contrast, but a transformation of the image many times. The protagonist's halo image of "ambition, pursuit, and conscience" displayed by Mitsune when he appeared on the scene, in a blink of an eye, he became an ordinary person with "inhumane, selfish and selfish", and finally overcome all kinds of psychological obstacles to become a man. "hero".
It is worth noting that in the process of portraying the struggle of the three ships, the film carefully inserted various elements that promote the inner weight. For example, the poor image of the driver and the responsible wife and son make Mifune unbearable. At the same time, the aggressive assistant keeps reminding Mifune about the future. This element of mutual competition makes Mifune and the audience very tortured. By the next morning, when Mifune finally made a decision not to pay the ransom, it arranged the driver's "understanding and softness" and the assistant's "mutation" in a timely manner to continue to shake Mitsune's original decision, and its inner conflicts and contradictions continued to strengthen. The timely arrangement of the film elements is really excellent, and it also makes the collapse of the image of Mifune understandable. Even when Mitsune made the decision not to pay the ransom, the audience could not bear the harshness and successfully maintained the image of the "hero" of Mitsune and changed the role of the movie. To be more authentic and credible.
The plot arrangement of the film can be described as a climax. From the struggle within the company to the kidnapping, the scene has not changed, and the plots that attract the audience are endless. In terms of themes, it breaks the stereotypes of general kidnapping themes, but the wrong target is still full of threats. What is tested is no longer the emotional disputes of ordinary kidnapping cases, but the humanitarian choice; at the same time, the three ships are caught in a dilemma by coincidence and the plot is changed. While it is more interesting and complicated, it also has more questions about human nature. This extraordinary kidnapping case puts the protagonist in a dilemma, so that the police present can't bear to witness the scene of Mikami's struggle. Is the sympathy and helplessness of the police not the feelings of the audience?
The second half of the film was turned into a crime film, and the plot layout was also a simple clue investigation, which should have been a boring subject. But because the situation of the last three boats made the audience full of sympathy, they gritted their teeth at the kidnappers. The psychological activities of the audience make the investigation and plot of the murder in the second half of the film more exciting to the audience, and will not be reduced to boring.
Other details are worth mentioning. First of all, there was almost no soundtrack in the first half. When the soundtrack appeared for the first time, Mitsubun picked up the kidnapped child. At this time, the tragic and helpless soundtrack was inserted to completely erupt the first half of Mitsune’s sorrow; secondly, the movie was black and white. , The only color comes from pink smoke. This treatment can be said to be the finishing touch. The use of the picture alone makes the audience’s eyes shine and heralds the dawn of hope; finally, media reports make Mifune a "hero", but the hero's situation at this time is unprecedented. This is reminiscent of the samurai of "Seven Samurai". Even if they become the last hero, the victor is the farmer. Here, Mifune becomes a hero, but because of this, he has lost all his career. This is really the most important to the value of "black or white". Excellent irony.
Many people criticize the film’s clues as being too coincidental, and the latter part of the film is more preaching. These are all overt elements; as long as you ignore the theme and appreciate the detailed arrangements of the film, you will understand how exquisite the film is.
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