A murder case with redundant details

Florence 2022-01-16 08:02:19

I watched the murder on the Orient Express, the tragedy on the Nile, and the crime in the sun, a routine movie. It's interesting to put out all the elements of the case and let the viewers guess who the murderer is.

In this movie, the design of the case is relatively general, and it is easy to guess that the victim was strangled to death by the male criminal. There are not many surprises. In addition, the case design is redundant:

After the female convict knocked the female star unconscious with a stone, she just moved her to the beach to bask in the sun! After the male prisoner and the old woman arrived, the male prisoner looked at the female celebrity who was knocked out on the beach, pretending that the female celebrity had been murdered, and asked the old woman to go back and call someone. At this time, the male offender can choke the female star to death again! There is no need to engage in so many moths, it is changing clothes, dyeing the skin, and taking a bath!

In this way, advance can be attacked, and retreat can be defended, which can prevent old women from coming over and not revealing flaws, and allowing old women to see the face of female stars directly, this evidence is more sufficient. What if the female star wakes up? It's impossible for a female star to wake up. If she wakes up, she won't have this movie. If she wakes up, this is the trivial matter of two women fighting for a man, looking for a chance to kill again next time.

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Extended Reading
  • Kiarra 2022-04-24 07:01:22

    I remember being a little bit of Poirot from middle to high school. In that group of people, everyone has a criminal motive, and everyone has no time to commit the crime. Although most of the time there is a suspicion of looking for a remedy, but generally speaking, it satisfies people's desire for reasoning. The 1982 version is better.

  • Gabriel 2022-03-26 09:01:12

    Anthony Shaffer's screenplay, full of wit and sometimes savage rhetoric, breathes a little life into this suspenseful tale. The script brings together several characters from the novel to slim down the list of suspects. There's even a Hitchcock-esque cameo from director Hamilton near the beginning. The photography is gorgeous, the locations stand out and are pleasing to the eye.

Evil Under the Sun quotes

  • Poirot: [the guilty Christine Redfern] A picture of innocence.

  • Flewitt: Morning, Poirot. I hope you have some good news for me. This case has been hanging fire for four months.

    Poirot: No, I'm afraid it's one of those rare cases where an insurance company must - laugh and lump it.