Santa Ana is really a miracle. In this short movie, it contains religion, Nazis, humanity, massacre, racial discrimination, betrayal, cover-up of the truth, murder, theft of antiques, from nothing to billions. The legends and folk tales of millionaires are even jealous and flirting. To be able to mix all these things together, no matter how bad the movie is, the director should be given a Courage Award and Best Use of Space Award.
Let me talk about the structure of the story first, which is very messy. From the initial murder case to the passage of the black company in 1944, although it is abrupt, it is still normal. After that, the movie was not so normal. The protagonist of the story has changed again and again, not only limited to the four black minors, but also many Italian villagers A, B, C, Ding and even Big Butterfly and German officers. Such a complex branch plot seriously slows down the narrative structure of the entire movie, and also makes the narrative subject large in number. This kind of structure is not bad, as is the case with a car crash and two big smoke guns. But unfortunately, Director Li does not have the ability to control the story, but he has the problem of being greedy for nothing, so that makes the movie go off track time after time, time after time he has the heart to go to the kang but can’t move his legs.
In addition, some plot settings in the play are very puzzling. For example, in the scene where the Chocolate Giant meets Angel, Bi Shaopu is on guard outside the house, how can he dangling and dangdang came in with a bad German? In addition, in a small town surrounded by Nazis, four American soldiers came in, wandering around during the day, eating cold meals at night, and occasionally there were guerrillas who had nothing to do with their guns to disperse people who did not know the truth. Why are Germans so idiots? , Have to wait until someone informs you before you can find them? And in the end, the German officer actually released Hector and gave him the gun. This officer will fight against the war again, and will not slaughter the soldiers without distinction in the first second, and will stand on the ground in the next second. Have you become a Buddha? In addition, Hector’s murder method is also very puzzling. If he had a chance encounter with Rudolph, why should he carry a bullet loaded Ruger with him? If he had premeditated, how could he know that Rudolph would definitely come to him to buy stamps? If he is premeditated, why not choose a way with a higher success rate instead of just waiting for it?
In addition, some Hong Kong and Taiwan gunfights tricks, such as one shot down a piece of German devils, and the protagonist often hits all shots, I won't expose them anymore.
However, this movie did illustrate some problems. Religious salvation and race issues should be what Director Li wanted to say. Although he was a bit slurred when he said it, I still understood a little bit. Director Li believes that racial discrimination actually stems from the shaking of faith. I remember that there was a saying in the movie: Italians are very pious, in their opinion, blacks are not much different from them, and they are God's people. In the movie, there is also a period of switching between Italians, Germans, and American blacks when they pray, which can also explain Lee's intentions: The ultimate solution to racial discrimination is to believe in God religiously. Only in this way, under God, Everyone is equal. This may be the real miracle to be achieved.
In short, people who see this movie as Saving Private will be disappointed.
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