"Shanghai" is a model in this film. Within the framework of a specific time and place, the film injects various elements into it, and our focus is on these new elements. It is this "exotic" Atmosphere".
American elements: they love and work
the film's hero Soames is such a spy. He has a hot fight with the wife of a German engineer. We can see it at a glance, but the lady is fascinated by it. James opened the door to convenient intelligence, but I'll never forget the look on her face when she finally found out that she was actually being used, which is the sadness of being a lover of Americans, who sometimes prefer work.
However, Mrs. Lanting conquered Soames and let the American lie repeatedly to excuse herself. In Tanaka's words, this woman can make ten men fall in love with her at the same time, and make these men think she loves herself very much. Although the American's truth makes Soames never give up his mission - to find out the murderer of his friend Connor, but he is even willing to use his life as the price to lie for Mrs. Lanting, American men are sometimes more love love.
In the film, Connor and the editor-in-chief of the newspaper where Soames works are all American elements. They wander between work and women...
New Japanese elements: It turns out that they are also people.
Here, we must add a "" before the Japanese elements. new word.
The images of the two Japanese people, Tanaka and Kida, have subverted my stereotype that I have been influenced by domestic film and television dramas for many years, that is, the Japanese are inferior to animals. Although the Japanese in "The Sea of Spies" are still invading and killing as before, this film stimulates the shining side of Japanese humanity through the collision of love and work, and lets us see It turns out that Japanese people also have feelings, and they are also human.
Kida betrayed his country for the freedom of his fiancée, and he didn't even want to believe the fact that his fiancée betrayed him even before he died. Kita Ai's belief slightly surpassed her disgust for the Japanese, and she couldn't help but feel a little respect.
Tanaka is ruthless in the work center, but he can deviate from the principles of work for the woman he loves. This Junko, whom he loves deeply, is a woman who is addicted to smoking, just like Tanaka's love addiction to her, she is terminally ill and unable to extricate herself. Seeing his heartache when Junko was dying, I couldn't help but feel a little touched, yes, the Japanese have love too. At the end of the film, Tanaka looks at Soames and Mrs. Lanting, who are on the run. He could have detained them, but his forbearance eyes raised proudly, and Tanaka let them go. The companion said that this Tanaka was quite human. Soames didn't kill him, and he knew what to pay back. I think, Tanaka is a way out for love.
Chinese elements:
Anthony, a good man in New China, the gangster played by Chow Yun-fat, has always been mysterious in the film. None of us know how much energy he has, but we can see that his energy has always been for Anna (Mrs. Lanting) Escort. He could have fun with a courtesan, he could watch his beloved Anna and Soames flirt with each other, but he would not allow his beloved to be harmed in the slightest.
Anthony can treat Anna with respect, and he can acquiesce to Anna's misconduct with other people of the opposite sex. What kind of image is this? I dare to ask, which Chinese screenwriter dares to portray a gangster like this.
However, it cannot be denied that the plot of Anthony's death to protect Anna in the end is a bit contrived, and the art is too exaggerated, but it also shows the beautiful side of Chinese men who love women and can dedicate to women, and let us see a sentient being (Love) Righteous love kind of black boss.
It is worth mentioning that there are also a group of unknown Chinese men beside Anna, who are protecting Anna in the dark and removing potential safety hazards for Anna. This is their "foolish and loyal" side, standing still even when they are dying.
Finally, I would like to say that movies are works of art, and they are all artistically processed. "Spy on the Sea" is a typical Hollywood commercial blockbuster. When dealing with this Shanghai-themed film written and directed by foreigners, we greatly There is no need to judge it with historical thinking with national colors. This is art, and although it has shortcomings, it is also another kind of beauty.
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