"Border Town" --- a work of conscience

If you regard "Border Town" as a documentary, it may be even more shocking. Therefore, this year Lopez won a humanitarian award in Cannes to commend the film's work and hard work on the reality of the suffering of the people on the North American border. But in the movie itself, it has mediocre qualifications and nothing to praise. Compared with the "Northern Village" starring Theron the year before, it also reflects the rights of women. It is adapted from real events, and even the name is similar to the construction site, but the latter focuses more on creating plot conflicts, so the movie itself It's also more successful and beautiful. However, the work is bound by the responsibility of reflecting social reality, and from time to time ambitions are revealed. For example, the overall color tone uses the dirty grayish yellow, and the graininess is strong. It is intended to express the hardship and dilapidation of the lives of the people on the Mexican border, and it is often in the plot. The epitome of urban corruption interspersed in the middle, one after another magnified the desperate face, although the audience can't help but shocked, but the movie itself is not only not helpful, but completely disrupts what a good thriller should be. The rhythm of the narrative makes the whole film seem procrastinated and cumbersome.
And we can see how much influence "Silent Lambs" has on the thrillers of later generations. Similarly, Lopez's Lauren is originally a Mexican. The suffering of childhood and the murder of his parents are always vividly remembered, even if the United States Family adoption, good education, and an enviable career, but the childhood nightmare is always lingering, causing her to dye her hair yellow, and have been evading the fact that she was originally Mexican. This nightmare is only Only after saving Eva can she disappear, just as the lamb in Clarice's heart can be silent after killing "Bison Bill". But whether it is imitation or intention, the processing of this complex is always far-fetched, a few blurred images of memories, a few deep facial close-ups, and finally a large impassioned inner confession of Lauren to the editor-in-chief. It is not as natural and credible as it is integrated into the plot development of the movie and the actors' performances like "The Silent Lambs".
However, Lopez's performance in the film is still remarkable. In fact, Lopez's appearance is not suitable for performing those silly elder sister-like loves. In the past few years, he has harvested a lot of golden plums. Just like Jim Carey’s face always seems to make people laugh, and Lopez is always serious, with a gloomy sexy, so black and cold movies like "Invasion of Brain Cells" are like Lopez. Tailored. But like other films sent by Lopez to the golden plum, it doesn’t look away from this truth. It settles into a cliche and writes meaningless love and affection for the beautiful protagonist, but it treats Banderas and Lopez turned a blind eye to the nearly zero chemical reaction. As for expressing this kind of regret and hopeless love, all kinds of superfluousness can only be described as artificial. For example, Lopez heard Banderas’s wife’s voice on the phone, silently hung up his mobile phone, and the music rang, the blue aquarium The black silhouette in front of the box is lonely and melancholy, like a beautiful MV in a rough video.
But the theme of the film itself is really shocking and awe-inspiring. Compared with "Wolf Creek", which actually sold blood plasma last year, it highlights the conscience of filmmakers!

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