The story is adapted from real events. A Texas detective Michael and a New York detective Bryan partnered to track down serial murders along the Texas oil field. Mike's ex-wife Pam was also involved. After pursuing various clues, Michael identified a suspected murderer, but missed the gun battle with him. After Brian’s birthday, the little girl Ann was also kidnapped to this Texas killing field by others. After Brian gave her life to save her life, she was attacked by criminals. Michael continued to track down the prisoner’s hiding place. Under his provocation, the prisoners killed each other.
The background incident of the movie is in the suburbs of Texas City, a small town 30 minutes away from Houston. Over the years, nearly 60 female bodies have been found, including adult women, girls, prostitutes, and students. They may be killed. Come from different murderers, but they were abandoned in the same abandoned oil field. Director Amy Kanan-Man said in an interview that he was touched by the incident and hoped to use the movie to speak for the dead women. This wish is of course kind and beautiful, but it is a pity that both the logic and the plot of the movie are chaotic, and the story has no beginnings and ends. I am afraid it is difficult to "speak" for someone.
When the film was promoted earlier, it was compared with David Fincher's "Zodiac" because of the similar theme. It is said that the uniqueness of the director lies in her female perspective. Unfortunately, apart from the subject matter of the film, there is really nowhere comparable to "Zodiac". The female perspective is only reflected in the procrastination and the sensationalism of failure at the end of the film. It is common for female directors to have problems with the logic and rhythm of the film. Because female directors love to emphasize feelings rather than telling stories. Take the works of several other female directors of this year as an example, whether it is Madonna's "WE" or Arnold's "Wuthering Heights", they are full of women's very intuitive feelings about the world, although they may delay the narrative when using images to present The completeness and rhythm of the work, but the personal consciousness and style are fully demonstrated. It's a pity that "Dezhou Killing Field" neither is logically and rhythmically stronger than any other female director's film, nor does it create any atmosphere and mood different from that of a male director. The plot is loose and unconvincing, and the ending is even more inexplicable. It seems that the director has nothing to say, nor does it necessarily mean that he has a lot to say, but he doesn't know what to say and how to say it.
Obviously the director is not good at arranging actors at all. The agents played by the veteran movie star Jeffrey Dean Morgan and the tough guy Sam Worthington basically only differ in appearance. In the Cannes Palme d’Or film "The Tree of Life" and another film "Wild Salome", Jessica Chastain, who has performed outstandingly in this film, has also become a The headless police detective is just a little professional and masculine. Little Lolita Koror-Morry, there is also no role to play, just a good-looking part.
"Killer Joe", which was screened yesterday, also took place in Texas. The characters are also police detectives. The image is bright and three-dimensional, and the dryness of Texas is also vividly portrayed. And the quality of "Dezhou Killing Field" is broadcast on the TV station at best, so there is really no need to use it in the film festival. Whether there is a director’s father or a director’s ex-husband, the female director will eventually have to be independent. Because even if your relatives and friends can help you raise funds, help you propagate, and even give you a Golden Lion Award, they can’t help you impress the audience. Talking about the work is the only way out, and no one can help you.
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