The story is not complicated, but the plot setting is exciting. It is about two terrorists sneaking into the Geneva International Health Organization and preparing to blow up the building, but they were discovered by the guards. During the gun battle, a terrorist was infected with a broken experimental virus and then fled to a transnational train bound for Stockholm. superior. Passengers have been infected with the virus called "pneumonic plague" one after another, and have become ill, and some even died. In order to prevent the virus from spreading to others, the International Police Department closed the train. Even after finding a cure, the government ordered it to drive to the abandoned bridge in Cassandra, and finally passed the car into the card. When the Sandra Bridge derailed, countless passengers were killed and only a few passengers survived.
The proficient use of cross-montage in the film makes the film more rhythmic, and the parallel montage technique is also a major feature. And the use of lenses such as pan, tilt, tilt, and shift are all approaching perfection. But what attracts me most is the extremely realistic portrayal of each character in the movie.
The "former" couple who are well-known in the social circle, although they were divorced twice, they loved each other deeply. What prevented them from being together was pride and vanity like snake feet. When the virus began to spread in the car, their hands were firmly held together. In the face of the disaster, the two arrogant hearts merged together. No matter what the conflict between their personalities, they are still surviving. In front of these two words, they let the god of destiny fall under their feet.
What impressed me the most was the Jewish old man who always talked about things by watch and exuded a sense of humor, but this kind and meek old man began to panic and anxious when he learned that the train was going to Cassandra. He attempted to jump from the car until he set himself on fire, which shocked me greatly. Cassandra was like a nightmare to this old man. When I heard the word, I saw it in his panicked eyes. His fear of the years in the concentration camp and his miss of his wife and children. Perhaps burning was also a relief for him. The moment he lit the lighter blankly, what was reflected on his pale face was actually relief.
The bizarre priest policeman and the drug-trafficking mountain climber, the former gave his life to save the girl who got lost in the smokescreen, and the latter, though he was forced to get out of the car with a gun, but was finally taken by the fearlessness of the doctor. Probation, bravely climbed onto the train, prevented the train from moving forward, and finally gave up his life. This is all the brilliance of human nature. If the sheriff is well-deserved to be called a "hero", then the necks of the boarded members are hanging These two heavy words are also understandable.
The whole film has a strong and typical European humanistic sentiment, which is manifested in the humanitarian spirit it radiates. This film is closely related to the historical background of the time, but I didn't notice it when I first watched it. It was only attracted by the ups and downs of the story. When I understood the world situation and background at that time, I came to understand its many ingenious metaphors. But film is an art form after all, and the metaphors or deep meanings that are too entangled in it will make the process of watching movies, which should be done with an attitude of enjoyment, become tedious and utilitarian.
Maybe to watch a movie, all you need is the moment when the lonely figure of the monitored colonel slowly disappears in the corridor.
J's Wood
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