The ordinary suspects-the victory of the conspiracy theory has been widely circulated and has been touted as a suspense film. After six years, I picked it up again and looked at it again. Until the last second, I still felt perplexed. Although the ending has been known for a long time, I still have to applaud the layout of the whole story. Again, this movie does not require an IQ test; all it needs is a little conspiracy theory. The whole movie's statement of a crime and the conception of the main plot are absolutely perfect and subtle. This does not mean exaggerating. Because in fact, many people don't really understand the main line and the most important expression of this story, and they are too entangled in the true and false details. In this movie, those who entangle the truth will really lose to the conspiracy theory of the screenwriter.
At the end of the entanglement, it will be like the policeman in the film, looking around blankly and coming to a little bit of a sudden realization. While watching this film, we must first think clearly about who is making statements, who is thinking, and who is listening. Then what needs to be sorted out is the main line, the branch line, and the bottom line of the story. Then this movie is not so complicated.(First of all, I want to state a premise. All the analysis I did here is based on the logic of the movie, not that I jumped out of the movie to establish the logic and the relationship between the characters. So please remember the details of the film when you read it, and don’t think about the problem outside.) The main presenter of the film is Kevin Spacey, so this also means that all the statements we see about the main line of the story originate from his brain. The framer of this story is Kevin Spacey.The direct recipient of this story was detective XXX, who, as Spacey’s interrogator, listened to a story woven for him. Of course, the indirect recipients are us, the audience of this movie.And the thinker is the detective. This kind of "thinking" also constructs a picture intertwined with the language of the presenter. In other words, the crime scene we see is a scene constructed by the police officer through Kevin Spacey's statement.So, what is the main line of this movie? On the surface, this is a case of investigation and detection. From the truck robbery case that gathered a group of five people into the first case, until the end of the tanker explosion event.
The main story lies in the police investigation and detection of this series of incidents. If you have such an idea, please pay attention. As I said above, the presenter of this movie is Kevin Spacey. In other words, all the processes, details, and ins and outs of this film are all stated by a criminal involved. not a police detective. In other words, the main line of this story is not detection. First of all, you have to be clear about this so that you can truly understand what the story is about.Since it is the statement of a criminal, then, in fact, the main line of the whole film is the implementation process of a conspiracy, which is presented in a flashback method. In fact, as a third-party viewer of a movie, what we should see most is a conspirator’s vision of the development of an entire event, as well as his grasp and anticipation of details. Through the expression of the film, we can deeply feel the depth of a master planner.One of the most confusing aspects of movies is the extension of each branch. That is, the incidents and investigation processes that occurred between the police and them are intertwined. It seems that every incident has a very clear purpose. On the surface, this' purpose 'has nothing to do with the next thing. However, smart people never think about things on the surface. The reason why Spacey can play with the police and the federal government is actually the key point—the police and the federal government never believe in conspiracies.
They only look at the facts. If the "facts" aren't there, there isn't anything.It's like Caesar, who has been wandering like a magic shadow in the movie. Every "strong man" who thinks he is strong, rational, logical and thinking is quite confident and says, "He doesn't exist!" In fact, we all know that he does exist. This huge conspiracy theory concealed other smaller calculations as well. The details of the events presented in the movie are just to achieve the final effect of the conspiracy. If we want to investigate the truth and falsehood of these things, we will put the cart before the horse. In other words, just like that police detective, he was tricked by the big boss. If it is true or false, then in this conspiracy, the names and clues of all people except the 5-member group are all false. But the process and timing of the incident are real.The most terrifying thing is the ending of the story. The screenwriter arranged a small line in the story, that is, "Why only one person survives." This line constitutes the second major point of suspense in this film. It is also an introduction to the development of the plot. This line is for the audience. If you look seriously and are good at thinking, you will have been asking why, since you knew that Spacey was the only survivor of this case. What's more, at the beginning of the film, in the dialogue between the two detectives, the guy named "His dad may be Li Gang" was crowned by Shi Paixi.
Then, after Kevin appeared on stage, it formed a strong contrast and aroused the audience's interest. "Why is this? Did the lame and stupid liar survive? This line is perfectly drawn, almost on the same level as the seven deadly sins; "Why is the murderer so awesome?" Finally, at the beginning, the most terrifying part The details echo the ending. At the beginning, you know that the gold lighter with a gold watch is called Caesar Suxi. At the end, you see that lame little liar took his personal belongings—a gold watch and a gold lighter. Only you, I know, not the incompetent policemen. A good suspense film must have exceptional support from the actors. The excellent acting skills of a group of people create the story. There is such a rule that a good suspense film has character selection. They are particularly well-known. They don’t necessarily use some very famous actors, but they will definitely choose the most suitable actors to interpret the roles they need. Because the quality of suspense films actually depends on the actors to a large extent, Because no matter how good the script is, if the actors have no credibility, the extension of the story will be greatly reduced. This movie is not just the victory of Kevin Spacey, but all the five people, and all the collective victory of the supporting roles and the dragon set. There are two passages that highlight the most outstanding acting. The first paragraph is a long shot of Caesar and Kyle talking about business at home. The second paragraph is about Kevin Spacey at the police station. Here, watching the fat policeman, who is like a clown, eloquent, and when he almost wins, he wants to laugh but resists smiling. It's so expressive.
Themovie is discussing a topic about people: what kinds of talents are the most terrifying? Here, I subjectively divide the concept of "terrible" into three levels, with an increasing trend, taking movie characters as an example. The first type of horror is the horror that threatens the safety of life. This is the most basic fear, the source and end of all fears. No matter what the reason is, it will eventually come back to this point. Self-protection is the first and last instinct of human beings. Life is gone, and what follow-up projects are there to talk about? Therefore, in this first realm, the most terrifying person is Mark Manos, the sharpshooter. Because he belongs to the kind of person who relies on instinct to act, he basically lacks reason. although it seems that he is also a calm person. But this does not mean that he is smart enough. All his methods are still the most primitive forms of violence. The second type of horror is the horror that threatens personal interests. This horror is a horror based on values. When a person recognizes the world, a variety of values will emerge. At this time, the focus of the person will temporarily shift from his personal safety to his own life interests. So, at this time, when someone appears to deprive you of this kind of life benefit, it triggers the second kind of horror.
The trigger is the police and the robber, Keaton, and the detective, Jeff, and the robber. As the saying goes, there are thieves and road officials. There are also thieves who have roads. Everyone walks on the side. The police and thieves should be in a mutually dependent relationship. Unfortunately, there are people on both sides who prevent others from living and cut off others' financial means. Therefore, these two kinds of people, no matter who finds their heads, are unstoppable. They not only have absolute power, but also hold certain elements that are irresistible to you. People have to follow.The third kind of horror is the kind of manipulative horror. It is a fateful horror. People prefer to live in the known, secret, and hoped-for. instinctively produces chained fear of the unknown, chi guoguo, and despair. It's like people like to resist fate and always feel that they are destined to conquer the sky. But how to win in the face of absolute power? He has networked everything in your cognition, some you know and some you don't, just like—God. Some people's aversion to God stems from the fear of being controlled by everything known and unknown. And this kind of person is often silent in reality, but can often give the opponent a fatal blow. The real power is not the kind of clamor that is raised, but it is done quietly. Kevin Spacey is undoubtedly the scariest character in the film. The master of the empire, the master of the overall situation, calm and insignificant but the most deadly. When encountering this kind of person in life, most people often don't notice it, and they usually have a particularly declining appearance, and they are careless and careless.
That's because they disdain to be "serious", and mortal "seriousness" is meaningless to them. They care about the overall situation. Because they control everything, not just one point. It's like, when you can kill ants all the time, you don't care about all kinds of ants anymore. However, when the colony of ants besieges your bread, of course they are extremely confident and wipe it out. Conspiracy theories have always run through the world. As you get deeper into this world, you will know how it really works. Acceptance or not, you can tell your level. Accept your fate, accept the conspiracy, or say angrily that these are farts. That boss, sitting next to me in silence, I shouted: "?!! You are a lame sort of person. You Hedeheneng, I sit here and drink my fucking brains out. Still smiling, he stretched out his hand, shook off his sleeves, and took his lighter from his arms. The reflection of the gold watch under the sleeve pierced my eyes. I didn't see the contemptuous smile when he lit a cigarette.
Enlightenment from "Ordinary Suspect":1. If a legendary character sees him, he is just an ordinary person who can no longer be ordinary, so he must be careful or in awe.2. People are afraid of becoming famous and pigs are afraid of being strong. Acting with fanfare will cause all kinds of complaints.3. A low profile is always a high profile.4. Once you're still low-key, it's not pretending to be compelling, but disdain for the world. This is a very high state. This state is like you disdain to pee even further in a game with a child.5. It is necessary to believe in fate and conspiracy theories. No one likes to be played between applause like a fool.6. Connect the last article. The most terrifying thing is that you still don't know it after being played, and you still feel triumphant.7. In the eyes of a master, the whole world is bound to be stupid. They are not afraid of being isolated. What they are afraid of is that fools become smart.8. The worst thing for a man is to find a strong woman, and then he will always be regarded as a soft food.9. Those who always think they are smarter than anyone else are the stupidest.10. See things transparently, don't talk about it, or talk about it. Many complicated things are not so deduced. There must first be an overall logical framework, and then detailed.
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