Rather than the target is "Polar Rebirth", a story of a German prisoner of war returning home from a labor camp in Siberia. The story is similar, fleeing from the polar regions, with soldiers behind them desperately hunting and killing, and finally the protagonist escapes and is born.
The storytelling in this film is too gentle, focusing on the protagonist’s super desire to survive, the enthusiastic help of the Norwegian masses and resistance organizations, it seems that everything is done smoothly, and the protagonist’s inner feelings are not very prominent. In desperation, fear, despair, near collapse... these emotions basically do not exist. There is also the Norwegian masses. Even if we all share the same hatred, there are no two devil traitors in Norway, but when encountering the protagonist, they are worried about being implicated, causing trouble, hesitating... These emotions are all clear. They all choose to help the protagonist without hesitation. In line with basic human nature.
Secondly, in order to make the story exciting and bring the audience into the plot, he should roughly explain his goal at the beginning, how to get to Sweden? What is the difficulty in the middle? As a result, the audience was at a loss. After watching it for a long time, they didn't know where he was going. When I saw 1/3, I thought he would continue to go to the city to conduct investigations or rescue his comrades in arms. Later I found out that he was going to Sweden.
Finally, the protagonist’s opponent scene is not exciting enough. To make the film suspenseful and exciting, a ruthless, smart and capable SS officer is a must. The opponent's play should be parallel to the protagonist, the editing should be staggered, and go hand in hand. In the process of the protagonist's escape, the enemy must fight his wits, judge the protagonist's whereabouts, analyze the next step, lay a net of heaven and earth, chase and intercept him. As a result, the enemy's plan failed again and again, which made it more attractive.
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