For me, the criteria for a good film are very simple: the characters are great, the music is great, the pictures are great, the idea is great, there is no sky thunder, no big holes, and you can have a long aftertaste after watching it. And according to the principle of first impressions, I usually know how many stars I'm going to hit in the first half an hour, and the rest of the time is to continue to consolidate and strengthen the first impression, unless there is a major turning point.
Maybe because I just went to Las Vegas this year and watched a hypnosis show in the hotel (just like the performance of Uncle Mei in the film), the gorgeous and dazzling feeling is still like yesterday, so it resonates with the beginning of this film. , And fully meet my above standards. So I was happily intoxicated by the good first impression, and watched it again and again for the second time and the third time.
Please note that the following are minor spoilers!
Due to my personal taste, please let me call the 4 knights Xiaodan, Uncle Mei, Xiaoli and Xiaojie.
The most ostentatious Xiaodan among the 4 Cavaliers is also the one I find the most annoying. Both Xiaoli and Uncle Mei said that he is a "typical control freak", and only Xiaojie is his hardcore fan. When I was rolling the bed with the female audience, I threw people on the ground as soon as I saw the card. I had a quarrel with the former female assistants all day without a gentleman's manner. I know how guilty your conscience is when you do those tricks haha. Even so, Xiao Dan worked hard to grow up with the 4 knights. When Uncle Mei molested Xiao Li, he always showed his head behind his back. In the elevator of the farewell performance, he said a sincere word from one person, and said sincerely after Xiaojie came back from the dead. "You're a grown-up" (Although this sentence of praise is strange, it is the best encouragement for die-hard fans). When I met the four for the first time, Uncle Mei concluded that Xiaodan did not pay enough attention to others. It is in sharp contrast. . After watching it, return to the first shot and take a closer look at Xiao Dan, who is playing cards with his eyes closed. It can be said that his talent and pride are inseparable from his hard practice, as the French policewoman said: A card flipping action may be practiced for 8 hours a day for many years.
Uncle Mei is the oldest and the highest level among the 4 knights. This can be seen from the intro screen of the first bank grab show. Uncle Mei is the first one to appear instead of Xiaodan, who seems to be the leader. It is echoing. His tarot card "Hermit". During interrogation at the police station, he did not antagonize tit for tat or flicker sophistry like Xiao Dan did. Instead, he told the truth, digging up their secrets in a good manner, unknowingly reversing his status and leading the conversation, as he himself said, reading the mind. It's just some tricks + some science + some inspiration, but even people who understand the truth may not be able to practice mind reading skills. It was once popular in the arena and everyone knows it, but after reading so much, he was swept away by the broker/brother. I think if he goes to read Brother’s Heart, it’s not that he can’t read it, but he never thought of doubting the person he trusts most in the past. Start all over again, put down your value, put up a sign in a street cafe, and you can perform. Passersby are naturally not as generous as theater audiences who buy tickets and spread money. Maybe the performance is good and it will be scattered in a hurry. Even if he lives by prying into other people's secrets and blackmailing, he still persists in silence, waiting for a day to regain glory.
In addition to quarreling with Xiaodan, Xiaoli has a weak sense of existence, and her escape skills seem to be of little use, but just like Xiaodan said, "I will always be the protagonist", Xiaoli has been in battle for many years, and has played magical tricks on the big change. The detailed handling and the ability to cooperate with Xiaodan and other magicians should be very precious. And just like what Uncle Mei had interpreted, having been in love with Xiaodan but was frustrated...it was a kind of motivation to work harder. In the end, it was a smile in the elevator.
Xiaojie has a very weak sense of existence in the first half...but the one-on-two-speed escape scene with him as the protagonist in the middle is quite exciting (well, that's nothing to say).
The following are serious spoilers, please pay attention!
On the police side, when the boss revealed the mystery, it was a big shock (too conscious that I didn't read the spoiler), but he looked at it from the beginning with the answer and felt it was unexpected. For example, Xiaodan, Grandpa Morgan, and the French policewoman all emphasized that the closer you are, the less you will see. This is a very big game of chess for us. We must take a long view and think about the big picture. For example, during the arraignment round of the police station, Uncle Mei read that he was abandoned by his father since he was a child. For example, the policewoman kept mentioning the sacrifice of a magician, Shrek who became a magician in 18 years, and Cheng Liansu who became an American who became a Chinese (this is a real thing in history... wiki has related information).
Regarding the policewoman, the boss said the most bloody line: The only thing I didn't count in the end was you... Back to the beginning, he answered the phone and entered the office while cursing. He was actually prepared long ago, but he saw that it was airborne. A policewoman panicked, and various vicious attacks wanted to drive her away. As a result, they had already done their homework first and waited for him. Then, they fell in love (what kind of bloody development)... Actually, I am in this film. The only thing that thinks it’s a real bug is-how can a smart, beautiful and human-caring policewoman fall in love with a boss who has always been so useless and so brainless! (Probably it's human care...)
Of course, it's easier to understand how bosses fall in love with the policewoman: smart, beautiful, and human care. Not only didn't get in the way or sniffed at magic, but also worked hard to learn the history of magic, tried to understand the three views of magicians, and expressed sincere admiration for the masters represented by Shrek. I was clumsy on the plane to perform magic tricks on the boss and then sternly said, "Didn't you just smile sincerely?" Not only the boss, but my heart will melt. Hey. Then the boss cruelly planted the policewoman for his grand cause (the second time I saw this paragraph, I wanted to throw tomatoes to the scumbag man). When he was wronged, he still followed you firmly. In the end, he sent a sweet kiss to leave silently. I've bothered you to force marriage, where can I find such a good girl on paper nowadays!
Regarding the victims of revenge... I think it can be understood as not only personal revenge. If the eye organization really exists, then it is reasonable to provide resources behind the boss to get revenge and to eradicate dissidents at the same time. By the way, it is reasonable to investigate and absorb new ones. Members, kill three birds with one stone.
Grandpa Morgan started as a magician and received a lot of training and resources in the magic industry. As a result, he turned around halfway and took a bite to sell decryption programs. Although he said "I didn't kill Shrek", he was so professional and commercialized. The deciphering behavior violated the magician's rules, and the organization naturally had the motive to eradicate him. Shrek's death was just an opportunity to gather human resources.
Insurance and banks conspired to swindle premiums, and the indiscriminate construction of safes as key props poses a great threat to high-risk industries, including magic. It’s always a fateful performance. The risks and compensations calculated in advance are used to perform with a certain mentality. However, if accidents or losses are not compensated due to human factors outside the calculations, what will happen to people in this industry? Under great pressure, the organization at the top of the industry naturally has the motivation to eradicate the evil.
There is nothing to say about the music pictures, and it works well with the tight rhythm. It’s the most enthusiastic about spending money, naked-eye 3D, and so on. I really want to be a live audience and feel it =v= But the atmosphere is really different from watching a DVD at home. Similarly, every time I watch a good movie, I regret not going to the theater to support it.
Regarding the idea, the recurring themes and the interlocking tricks echo each other. If you don’t watch the entire film, you don’t know if you were deceived, deceived, or deceived? If this movie takes two hours to change a magic trick and then decrypt it for you, and the boss uses 30 years to change a magic trick for enemies and then decrypt it for women, who will decrypt the various phenomena in our reality? This long-lasting feeling is similar to Inception-of course, the language of this film is much more straightforward, and there are not so many advanced terminology.
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