[Benevolent Killing] is like a struggling narrative poem, a war film wandering outside the Hollywood system. [Hunting Bin Laden] In the end there will be a touch of sadness, but in the process of the story, I never doubted this mission, and the heroine’s belief has always been so firm; [American Sniper] also expressed the war through the family Cruel influence on a hero, but Kyle always insisted on his purpose, and finally killed an Iraqi sniper to avenge his dead comrades; not to mention [Escape from Tehran] this kind of pseudo-war film that had a reason. However, what is shown in [Benevolent Killing] is endless struggle. The female co-pilot such as "That's what terrorists did. When did we become the same as Hamas?" "Undoubtedly, we are producing terrorists." Lines such as “the best conscription tool that al-Qaeda has in the factory, the Al Qaeda’s army,” may be simply rebellious in the hearts of many Americans, and Tommy has never had a firm belief in his mission. He can only look like a downfall The poet kept numbing himself with alcohol, in exchange for the short-lived beauty in nothingness.
Andrew Nicole has always been a person who has no shortage of ideas, whether it is [Trumen's World] that has made him famous as a screenwriter, or a word-of-mouth work that explores "genes determine fate" [千钧一发], or even praise and criticism. [Time Planning Bureau], which mainly focuses on the concept of "time currency", always makes people's eyes bright with the angle and viewpoint that Nicole chooses. This time the "drone killing" also has profound topicality and value. significance.
But this may be the first time that Nicole has struggled with the tendency of the film. [千钧一发]Chinese Center successfully lifted off; [Time Planning Bureau] "Boss Jia" and Amanda's "face value combination" successfully Be a chivalrous couple; even the slightly superfluous preaching in [The King of War] fully demonstrates Nicole's inclination. However, this time, Nicole still seems to be unable to escape the struggle. He will not choose to show that the child has a grenade in his hand like [American Sniper] and prove that there is no "wrong kill", nor will he obliterate the "no one". The merits of "aircraft" do not reflect the completely positive task of protecting fighters.
[Benevolent Killing] is probably Nicole's most realistic and struggling film, and Tommy is also probably the most struggling protagonist portrayed by Nicole. It was the first time I saw Ethan Hawke frowning in the scene, whether it was performing tasks, talking, driving or even having sex. Maybe this film originally wanted to give the audience the evaluation scale, just like the original English name "Good Kill" can be understood as "good job" or as the translation we see "goodwill kill".
Just like Du Fu’s "Lei people live for the common people", it is not as easy to be praised by outsiders as Li Bai’s "Xianfeng proud bones". [Benevolent killing] is too plain and objective, not complicated enough but not easy to empathize with the relationship between the characters, does not have a standpoint, and is somewhat inadequate. The emotional rendering of is not easy to be accepted or even praised by the audience. Just like the controversial soundtrack in the film, the metal and punk that always sound when the mood is about to be reflected, it is indeed easy for the audience to play. I can understand that this is a side description of Tommy’s life by Nicole. For the soldiers who control the drones, what they face at the base is war, and what they face when they leave the base is the hustle and bustle of the gambling city. , Two kinds of music are the reality of the collision of two lives. For Tommy in this state, rock music is also an element that can numb himself like alcohol. But from the perspective of audience response, Nicole’s attempt is really hard to say successful, although no one can explain whether choosing another approach can maintain the director’s original intention and get a better response.
The final lynching of "rapists" is somewhat similar to the "self-salvation" of [Trumen's World] and [Time Planning Bureau], but this time the "self-salvation" has a little bit of "AQ spirit", Tang Mi drove away with a self-satisfied expression, what would be greeted him, but Nicole didn't explain. At the end of this "real struggle", he still chose to leave a "Rashomon" to the audience.
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