Of course, even if argo can't satisfy me, we can hardly deny that in the promising career of director, he is doing well. Obviously, the small books in argo are on the high-end, and the subject matter and production have all moved to the direction of the so-called serious commercial film director. Compared to the town's unbridled emotions, this film is obviously deliberately restrained. The exquisite hairstyle, clothing and scenes, and the high degree of detail reduction are the highlights of this film. (The egg at the end also specifically compares the characters in the scene with the real photos. This is more suitable for movie fans. It is too showy to make it by yourself...)
But it is not enough to restore it to a high degree. There is nothing wrong with restraint, but restraint is too weak. It's wrong. After watching the whole film, the most regrettable thing is a good story adapted from real people and real things. Only the four words "real people and real things" were filmed, and there was no drama.
In this subject with strong political connotation, Xiaoben obviously wants to stay out of line. But in fact, he did not stand alone, but just jumped around in different teams. The introduction in the background at the beginning emphasized the evil consequences of the American chaos and obviously blamed the American government or American politicians for this incident. This can be seen as the typical political view of the Hollywood left: the US government is dead. Well, according to this stereotype, we should say how full of humanity the Iranian students are. We are all wrong.
The result did not fall apart, and the crazy demonstrators and the revolutionary guards armed with guns in the plot later turned into typical others. The kind-hearted girls are also distinguished from ordinary Iranians in appearance. In the last pass, the so-called "educated in Europe and America" Revolutionary Guards have also become a group of idiots who speak no language and laugh at the storyboard. The film successfully jumped from one line to another.
Originally, I wanted to be objective and neutral, but I couldn't help but turn into a wall of grass. This is often because my own skill is not enough, and the temptation can't help but walk the old way. Such an ambiguous attitude is tantamount to no attitude, but it is worse than true no attitude. More and more dragging the film into a mediocre quagmire. The line-drawing technique of the characters made everyone in the group much thinner, and it made people sigh that so many good actors were wasted-anyway, design a few more details like going to the sea to drink coke in the town.
In my opinion, the most catching point of this subject is the sense of absurdity. Originally, the US government’s tossing in Iran was ridiculous, and coupled with the best idea of all the bad ideas, it was full of black humor. Coupled with the absurdity of the greater reality of civilization conflicts, interests, and political coercion of ordinary people, the grades are immediately uplifted, and the strength will be increased.
At the end, feeling powerless, the heroism of disobedience and the last-minute rescue came. At this time, we don’t care about the historical facts of restraint-the Revolutionary Guards will die if they call the control tower...
At the end of the film, Xiao Ben parked his car in front of a typical American family courtyard, got out of the car, and looked at his wife. , Embracing affectionately. The camera is reversed, and the American flag is flying behind him.
Do you want to be so symbolic or pro, patriotism/heroism and family concepts, all in one shot. I won’t say anything about heroism, it’s historical facts. But the family relationship line is too simple and rude. Co-authoring the family problem that makes the whole film depressed, and the family problem is solved as soon as they meet and hug? Or does that card work?
Xiaoben's recent two films have found supporting roles in American TV dramas. If you want to compare them to American TV dramas, argo's reputation this time is overwhelming, and it's the same reason that Amy loves "homeland". The taste of mainstream American literature and art has always been the same. They pretended to thank Canada, but in the end they wanted to set a monument to the true American heroes. The United States will always be the greatest country because they are good at rewarding themselves.
Putting aside all the sharp complaints, this film of Xiaoben still sees the director's skill very well. I just think that the vigorous aura in the town is gone with the pursuit of "upgrade", I hope this is Xiaoben's rookie wall.
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