Footprint is a very special film. When you open its cast list, there are only four names. In addition to Michael Kane and Jude Law, there is also a guest appearance by the screenwriter and a woman who has never met. In fact, in the movie, only Kane and Lowe have dialogue. Looking at such a thin cast list (only the number of people is small, the quality of the cast is still very strong), maybe many people suddenly lose interest. To be honest, I also decided to watch it because of the old drama bones and talents on the same stage. At the beginning, I didn’t have much hope for the film. After all, a play with only two people seemed to be a bit thin. Is the continuous dialogue between two people really enough to hold up the whole play? I just started watching with this kind of skepticism.
But what surprises me is that the beginning of the film is quite special, starting with a shot looking down on a monitor and then switching to the real scene, and then looking down at the camera until Luo enters the room. I remember the shooting method of this section very clearly. . From this moment, the psychological confrontation between the two men has begun, which is manifested in the scene where Kane emphasizes that his car is bigger than Luo. Then the scene switched from looking down to head up again. At this time, we can clearly see the appearance of the room. This is another place that surprised me. The interior design of the house is really a lot of homework. There are only a few plain chairs in the bright black-and-white simple space, which implies that the play is indeed simple and not simple. This kind of space design is particularly suitable for a psychological confrontation between two men. There will be a lot to mention about the interior design, which is indeed one of the highlights of this play. Another point I have to mention is that the voices and lines of the two actors do have a magical power to pull people into the play at once. After only five minutes, I have begun to feel the special feeling and charm this movie will bring to us, and subconsciously feel that this is a good movie.
The play continues to go down, and the plot begins to become clear. The fuse of the original story is that the young lady Maggie, played by Kane, has an affair, and the target of the affair is Luo. This time, Luo contacted Kane's letter to negotiate. The content of the negotiation was to persuade Kane and his wife to divorce. Kane has always been chatting with Luo in a relaxed and casual tone, as if he was an elder who cared about young people. At this time, Luo felt like a simple-minded, impatient young man. Kane, unfortunately, was caught by us. The audience can see through it, it's definitely fake compassion, it's like a knife hidden in a smile. Kane showed Luo all his novels, the various high-level institutions in the family, and the expensive clothes of his wife. It can be seen that Kane has been weakening Luo's arrogance. At this time, Kane made a very strange proposal to Luo. He doubted whether Luo could afford Maggie. He didn't want Maggie to come to him because he couldn't live a poor life. He hoped to get rid of her once and for all. So he suggested that Luo Lai rob his precious jewelry. This is really weird, and it makes people very eager to keep watching. I admire the idea of the screenwriter very much. This proposal is once again destined to be an extraordinary movie. Luo promised to play this farce with him, once again showing his impulse and reckless love for love. At this time, Luo is obviously still a passionate young man with no IQ. How can he play with an old fox like Kane? So we watched him climb the ladder over the wall and smash the glass under the guidance of Kane, and almost fell from the height several times. Every time he had something wrong, it was obvious that the old fox Kane was secretly happily or was standing on the side and speaking without pain and saying very ugly things. And Luo, who has been in an awkward position, can only be at the mercy of him. He finally got the jewels after going through all the difficulties and dangers. At this time, his expression was as simple and happy as a child, and Kane had been pointing a gun at him a long time ago. Only then did he feel that something was wrong, and his expression immediately changed from joy. The madness turned stiff to panic. Kane is still a cunning look at the show. It can be seen that it definitely didn't mean to kill Luo (moreover, he only killed one-third of the play and acted farts), but he was still reluctant to put down his gun, as if he enjoyed this kind of threat. I really enjoy seeing the fear and despair in the eyes of my enemies. It has to be said that the aura of the two British talents, young and old, is indeed strong, and any look or slight movement is the key to promoting the development of the plot. At this time, Kane said to Luo contemptuously, do you think I would let you take away my wife and jewelry so easily? Haha Kane this is a fierce trick of Luo to give him a slap in the face. I have to sigh that ginger is still hot. We are all used to watching movies while guessing how the story will develop. This time is no exception. But looking down, SHOCK is really here. This time, I really want to give up. Because Kane shot Luo suddenly! Luo Tom fell down with a sound, and the camera gave her a long close-up of her face, with shock written all over her face. But I guess the shock on my face is no less than his. Why did this Kane shoot him? ! He is not guilty of death! Besides, this play is only halfway through. There are only two actors and you are dead now. Isn't one left only for a one-man show? Well, one-man shows can also be watched. But I still don't believe that there is only one person left to tell the story.
A long shot of Luo's death is directly switched to the monitor: a car is driving towards the villa. It's the same looking down lens as at the beginning. This visitor is a detective. It's getting more and more interesting. The stubborn detective looked extremely grumpy, as if drunk, behaving strangely, and had a heavy accent. At this time, I haven't seen the cast of the movie, so I still wonder if there are three actors. No wonder Luo died so early, is he going to pave the way for this new man? This man caused great panic to Kane, because he was here to investigate Luo's disappearance. Even I think that the old fox, Kane, doesn't change his face when he lied, and his heart is not beaten. He clearly defended his killing as an innocent man, and he is worthy of writing a crime novel. But Kane’s explanation was a bit too much. I couldn't help but start to believe him. After thinking about it carefully, it always felt wrong. Why did Kane always explain that he didn't kill him but just frightened him? And the detective's level of understanding of this matter always makes me vaguely feel that he is not simple, can it be said that he is Luo? Thinking about it, the detective has begun to violently threaten Kane to tell the truth. When Kane is full of pain, the detective finally reveals his true identity, it really is Luo! I just wanted to say "wow". One is to lament the director's ingenious and meticulous idea, and the other is to express my sincere admiration for Jude Law's acting skills, Oscar, you really owe others. The story is getting more and more interesting, and this time Kane has the upper hand. Luo suddenly seemed to have a sharp increase in IQ and began to learn to be smart. It seemed that the old fox couldn't help it. Jude Law once again displayed his enchanting temperament, playing a neurotic exaggerated triumphant image to life. Especially when he retaliated against Kane, he put Kane's jewelry on Kane's body on purpose. It was absolutely amazing. It was really scary for a person with a very vengeful mentality to show his enthusiasm when he saw the enemy being humiliated. of. However, it can be seen from this paragraph that although young people have grown in IQ, they still feel childish, suggesting that although Kane lost this time, there is no doubt that the old fox is the old fox after all, and the child is the child, and the one who won the game in the end It will still be Kane.
The third round began secretly. Kane threw an olive branch to Luo. He made a very generous offer on the grounds that he admired Luo's ideas and asked Luo to stay. For such a poor boy actor who has never met his talents, Kane's conditions are too attractive. But at this time Luo was still a pure and innocent young man who was not moved by his own interests, but he was hesitant to agree. At this moment, Luo received a call from Maggie. Luo told Kane that Maggie said "I love you". Kane hoped that the two of them would stop fighting for this woman and simply throw this woman aside. A long period of telephone ringing. Kane did not answer the phone. This ringing of the phone is like a test for Kane. Next is the most passionate part of the whole film~ In fact, Uncle Kane (or grandpa) and Lomé are really calling~ Especially the shots of Lo leaning on Kane, the men will be sprayed. Nosebleeds, female audiences will have to envy and hate again, and rotten girls have to dream about it endlessly, I can only say that the selection of actors is too appropriate. ! This is also a very sophisticated part of the film, which will play a great role in promoting the plot. In addition to the later upgraded version, when Kane touched Luo’s head, he felt that he was completely sunk. When he was intoxicated, he was suddenly pushed away by Luo (this Jude Law’s performance is also particularly wonderful, as he always The previous performance) suddenly changed from a charming look to a fierce look for a second, and began to insult Kane as a gay, and proudly told him that he wanted to tell Maggie that Kane was a gay, because maggie wanted to get back By his side, she was already on the way. I remembered that Kane said at the beginning of the film: "Don't believe in love" and "She will come back to me sooner or later." Uncle Kane really has seen the world before, once again showing that Luo is cute but sad. Luo wanted to humiliate Kane in the third round, so he tempted Kane step by step to show signs of being gay. Originally thought it was Luo who won again this time, he dressed up in a maggie windbreaker of several thousand pounds and prepared to go. , Did not forget to say "goodbye baby" when he left. Kane stopped him with a weak tone. When he turned around, he probably didn't expect to die. What was waiting for him was a gunshot. Before I could think about it, I fell straight downstairs.
Kane said "goodbye baby". You can hear all kinds of complicated emotions in his tone. At this time Maggie's car was parked downstairs.
In the end, another long shot stayed on Luo's face. It's like the scene when "dead" for the first time.
There has been controversy about whether Luo is dead or not. I personally think that this time I really did not escape, so that the before-and-after design is more dramatic and more reasonable.
Regardless of why Kane wanted to kill Luo, no matter what his complicated feelings, this really needs to be figured out slowly, maybe it will take a few more times to see it. But in short, the shock it gave me was deep enough. First of all, I really didn't expect a two-person play to be so exciting. I had to start thinking about seeing Sam Rockwell's moon. The plot of the two men fighting for a woman that our audience has never seen is very delicate. This suspense is indeed well preserved. We have to think about it. What is this woman like? How can she let two attractive men fight for it like this? She is an invisible line of the whole story, the beginning of the conflict, which dominates the direction of the story, and the center of the two men's fight. It felt like the "Man on the Corner of Rose Street", the key man never showed up, and the storyteller deliberately didn't say it, just to let the audience imagine. There are many turning points and many accidents in the film. I should also specifically mention the interior design, this room is simply born for this film. ! In addition to its color and furniture appearance and internal structure, the best design is the elevator like an iron cage. I feel that this kind of elevator design, a narrow and small space is especially suitable for tight scenes at close range. Many of the rivalries between the two took place in the elevator, and in the end Luo fell to the bottom of the elevator when he died. There is also the sound effect of the soundtrack. There is only one song from beginning to end, but the priority is very appropriate, and the feeling that it reveals matches the picture well. Just like "The Shining" there is only one song, but the harsh effect has scared me full.
Although it is a remake, it is still an excellent work in terms of character scenes and music. I have the urge to look at the original version now. What's interesting is that Kane played the role of a young actor in the original version and an old writer in the remake. I had two addictions. Maybe after many years, we can remake another version and let Jude Law play old ginger again~
If you want to enjoy the two generations of British dramas at the same time, this one is definitely enough. There is no need for the Queen, King’s speech or anything. There are also various English literary works adapted for movies, not to mention the Christmas movies where old, middle-aged and young celebrities get together like a charity donation. You can enjoy the same by just memorizing two names. Acting skills and quality. Footprint is indeed a small production. The most expensive one might be the salaries of two actors, but although Sparrow is small and complete, although it is not as good as an Olympic movie, it is exquisite enough in every aspect and enough to make people. Aftertaste, the description of the details is very popular, and it is good for the money. Besides, there are surprises in the movie.
Mtime plot summary: a room, two men, one old and one young, because a beautiful young woman who only hears her name but does not see her, has launched an intellectual tug-of-war and laid the trap in the trap.
ps. Pay attention to the implications of many details in the film for the development of the plot and the character of the characters. In fact, there are still quite a lot of puzzles about the film. For example, what kind of emotion was Kane's murder? And why is the title of the film taken as a footprint? I still have to read it a few times and try to figure out the thoughts of the characters.
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