This is not a five-star movie, because it has a story that is so bad that people lose the desire to watch the movie after reading the introduction, but it definitely qualifies for the Cannes Director’s Award, because Nicholas Winding Refn saved the story. .
I can understand people who don't like this film. It is true that it is old-fashioned, procrastinating, reticent, and can't make adrenaline secretion even after chasing a car! Coupled with the translation of "Desperate Driving", it should make people look forward to seeing the hot scenes of "Fast and Furious". This movie is enough to make many people who love Hollywood popcorn action movies come home in anguish. But if you happen to be a fan of Takeshi Kitano and others, then you will find that this is a perfect work in the middle of the red heart.
In the first half of watching the movie, I tried to settle down to appreciate its light and shadow, its composition, its calm, soothing and literary trend. I knew that if the mood was impetuous, I couldn't stand this movie. And the two shots at the door of the pawn shop successfully put the film on track, and I instantly realized where the feeling of deja vu came from, yes, it was Kitano Takeshi's "Fireworks."
The same robbery, the same silent male protagonist with facial paralysis, the most common feature is the same cold violence element.
1. The sudden gunshot at the door of the pawn shop, as the driver's steering wheel turned, the movie was also taken to another dimension;
2. The driver in the hotel slowly put on gloves, plugged in the door bolt, and slapped unpredictably. The gentle and quiet touch is like two people, and then the slow-motion close-up shot headshot, and smoothly killing two people, at this time, the director's aesthetic inclination is self-evident;
3. The third scene is in the first one. In the backstage, the driver suddenly broke in and slammed Chris' hand with a hammer and placed it in the middle of the backstage, surrounded by the strippers with rich makeup, and the brightly lit and gorgeous setting in the backstage, all of which produced a dramatic stage effect. ;
4. When it comes to drama, the most impressive is the elevator in that field contrasting plot, Driver the girl behind him, affectionate kiss, this time all the world as if neither exist in the surrounding dark moment The light and the warm light in the center formed a strong sense of stage, and then the light and shadow changed back to its original shape, the fairy tale ended, and reality opened. In the narrow elevator space, beside the beloved girl, the driver stomped the killer with one foot and one foot. 'S face
5. restaurant, is to concentrate on eating Bernie Chris Meng is inserted into the left fork, knife and followed knife into the throat;
6. garage in Bernie initiative to shake hands with shannon, during which he Speedway The performance contrast is strong, followed by Shannon's cut hand and Bernie's comforting language;
7. At the beach, the Driver hits Nino's car twice and pushes it into the sea step by step. If it weren't for the light and dark effect brought by the searchlight, this Duan Hui was buried in all violent scenes.
8. In the end it was Bernie's sudden blow to the Driver from the side of the car. The fight between the two and the calm dialogue in the restaurant, coupled with the overlapping silhouettes of the two on the ground, can shoot such a level in such an ordinary scene. The director's ability is admirable.
After counting all the violent scenes in the film, it is not difficult to find that the commonality is that they burst out in silence. In fact, the audience has been given psychological presuppositions for these shots, such as the killer shots outside the hotel, the close-up of the hammer in the driver's hands, Bernie's eye hints to Nino, etc., but there is no fierce fighting, no yelling, which is not usual anyway. The action genre film, but "cold violence."
We can even imagine that if this script is taken by ordinary Hollywood directors of average level, it should become another typical brainless action movie of "Cool Guys Don't Look At Explosions".
A long time ago I thought that the premise of a good work is a good story, otherwise everything is forbidden. After "Memories" I found that the original structure can save the story. According to this logic, "Desperate Driving" is undoubtedly the director's approach to save the story. It's typical.
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