Stars & Detectives

Wiley 2022-03-18 09:01:02

If only two words could be used to describe this movie, I would choose "star" and "big detective".

First explain the stars.

Celebrities

Almost all faces are familiar. The humanoid stand that has been put in the cinema for more than a month before the movie starts also lists all the stars, a full set of boy/girl group talent rewards, carrot greens, there is always one that suits you. With celebrities, you can use their audience fate to attract audiences into the cinema; if you don’t use them well, the celebrities will drag down the plot and the story. In this movie, I think the stars are just right; the stars have also played their own roles. Here, write a few characters/stars that I remember deeply.

The private detective is Daniel Craig who has been familiar with the audience since 007 and tried to use contrast in different movies to reshape his own Daniel Craig. In the movie, he is a British gentleman with a strong Southern American accent but wearing a British-style plaid jacket. Through the look, accent, and the contrast of Daniel Crag007's identity as a gentleman, the film creates a private detective who seems to understand but you don't know if he really understands or is really confused. Daniel Craig's appearance is also very second, sitting in the living room listening to inquiries, and knocking on the piano keys when he hears that he is upset; or sitting in the dark, only seeing the clouds and mist he vomit, but can't see the face and guess Not what he was thinking; sitting in the car, waiting for people, listening to the music, singing aloud silly songs; even when the truth was finally revealed, that series of tongue-twister-like opening remarks. It is also because of Daniel Craig's performance of the role dialogue, image and behavior that the audience believes in the direction of the story. Before the start of the screening, the director specifically reminds the audience that after watching, please do not go to the online spill ending. After all, this is a Who have done it (who did it) type piece. It is precisely because of a detective who "looks" confused and unclear that this game of "who did it on earth" with the audience can stand up. To cut in, Daniel Craig really likes to learn the Southern American accent. The last time he played a silly habitual criminal in "Logan Luky"; the Southern accent slipped so far that I couldn't believe that Daniel Craig was British.

The British-dressed private detective opened his mouth with a Southern American accent. In the film, the official spit "KFC fried chicken accent with a tail".

Another character that impressed me was the widow who lost her husband, the daughter-in-law of an old writer. This role is played by Toni Collete, a horror film professional. She played a hysterical mother in last year's "Genetic Doom", and also contributed the most horrible shots of the whole film by her own efforts (Interested students can go to the movies or search for movie stills, the keywords are hanging in the attic) ; The female police officer she played in Netflix's highly acclaimed "Unbelievable" this year is very convincing in terms of her habitual actions and ways of speaking. As a powerful actor, the surprise she brings is a perfect interpretation of organic bitch (Note: Organic Bitch is the code name for a fixed group of people, regardless of gender. Such people usually have a California accent and tend to be white left. , Said that the voice and movement are very artificial, and all the food and clothing must be organic, which is love and peace to the world). Because in terms of appearance, the actor has a male appearance, prominent features, strong nature, rough skin, and obvious wrinkles. Compared with the smooth and flawless skin of other big screen actresses, Toni Collete is featured in every movie and TV series. In the close-ups, I think her large pores are really obvious. For an organic brand owner whose personality is exquisite, the actor's appearance is inappropriate, but her body language is very convincing. This contrast paved the way for her real dialogue with the old writer, and it also explained the eternal rule in detective films: What you see is not necessarily true.

Toni Collete's skin is really rough, I want to recommend a scrub mask to her

Finally, I will write a young man who has not much dialogue in the movie, but whose performance and personality are exactly the same, experimenting with Jaeden Martell of the old writer's little grandson. The last time he watched his performance was the boy he played in the new version of "Clown Back to the Soul (IT"). This time, although he played a small role, he used his behavior to promote the development of the story. The first reaction of teenagers with major events around them is to quickly turn on the live broadcast mode and care about politics (which may be suspected of being a keyboard man), so once they are fanned, they can immediately go online. Also because of the stereotypes of this type of teenagers in the U.S. Once the actors act differently, the audience will be very involved. However, the young boy Jaeden Martell's standing posture and the tone of speech made this stereotype come alive, which not only established his role, but also established it. His family is selfish but wants to play the image of fraternity.

This well-behaved dress made me almost think you are also a detective

Let's talk about the great detective.

This movie is a detective story. The detective in the table is a private detective played by Daniel Craig, who obtains information by inquiry and speculation in the film; the detective in the film is the audience. "Who did it?" This question starts from the questioning scene 5 minutes after the beginning of the movie. Everyone has suspicions, and everyone has no suspicion. It is called the biggest attraction of the whole film. Of course, the suspense of this play also starts early when the housekeeper prepares for the old writer in the first act of the movie. The housekeeper, early, says "My house is in charge" (the original English sentence is more flavorful: My House My Rules My Coffee) The audience followed in the footsteps of the housekeeper and opened the film’s first question "Where is the old writer?".

To truly allow the audience to enter the detective role in the story, the movie needs to give clues so that the audience can think about who did it and why in the process of watching the movie. Regarding the memories of the on-site process, the inquiries of detectives and police, and the details of Longli’s performance, the director gave the audience enough information during the film's progress to help the audience guess the murderer; at the same time, when the truth is revealed, the audience can suddenly realize, ah, ah , It turns out that the evidence was right in front of my eyes, but I didn't see it. The counterexample of this narrative method is the Japanese drama "Your Turn", which was driven high and low this summer. The universal perspective used by the screenwriter did not help the audience to detect the case at all. It only "made a star" at the end and made people think that this film is not The detective drama is the conclusion of the fantasy mystery drama.

The audience is also a detective. This is only the first step to a fascinating story. The story is driven by the well-conceived case. For example, the most superficial case of this movie is "Who killed the old writer?" The second case is that when the police have already closed the case by suicide, who hired a private investigator to investigate the case again, and then go on to the story. The third level becomes who is lying and why, and there is a fifth and sixth level after that. As the private investigator concluded at the conclusion of the case: "At first, I thought this was a donut with an empty middle. Later I discovered that there was a donut in the middle of this donut, and the middle was still empty. of". The ring sets the ring, this time it is not the ring set in "The Promise", but from the perspective of a detective to deprive a murder case of love, hatred, man and wealth.

Detective novels. Detective movies have been developed for so many years, and the tastes of the audience have also been cultivated. Therefore, the audience has basically fallen into the inertial thinking of "the clue is so obvious, then it must not be her". Turn and reverse. Moderate reversal can make the resolution of the story surprising, while excessive reversal is nothing but disgusting. I think the reversal of this film is relatively modest, especially the reverse is the case, the truth is revealed in less than one third of the film, and then the audience will see a clumsy performance by the murderer to cover themselves. Mark of. Many characters in the movie have completely different reversals, and the reversal of the storyline in the process of gradual advancement makes the audience's viewing process pleasant.

Generally speaking, this film is a very good movie theater detective film. Audiences who want to reason can get a quick look at the reasoning. Audiences who just want to watch the film can also chew the truth moments of each role in the movie with popcorn in the movie theater. The pleasure.

In the end, this movie has tribute shots to other films . Some tribute shots/plots in my memory are as follows (not complete, wait for the second brush to add slowly after the official release):

1. The two black dogs at the beginning of the film are running slowly in the backyard, reminding me of "The Hounds of Baskerville" in "Detective Sherlock Holmes"

On a cloudy day, early in the morning, outside the villa, two black dogs ran towards me (trembling)

2. The background of the seat and the knife in the living room of the old writer must be the Iron Throne in "Game of Thrones"

Iron Throne

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Knives Out quotes

  • Marta Cabrera: [On the phone] Hello, Walt.

    Walt Thrombey: Hello Marta, it's Walt.

  • Lieutenant Elliott: I'm sorry this is an open and shut case of suicide and quite frankly Benny we are getting to the point where I have to ask you what we're doing here.

    Benoit Blanc: The method? Throat slit? Typical for a suicide?

    Lieutenant Elliott: Yes, I mean, that's dramatic, but look around. I mean, the guy practical lives in a Clue board.