A stack of toilet paper

Francisco 2022-03-19 09:01:02

A few months ago, in order to pass the boring time of paternity, I specially picked a set of Stephen King's "Doomsday" in a small bookstore. Before throwing the girdle into the trash can, I discovered the name of Ben Affleck, this thick and predictable doomsday fantasy thriller is said to be about to be put on the Hollywood screen by him.

The search results were quite disappointing. The screen full of news about this young talent who is increasingly keen on directors was actually "Escape from Tehran."

The unintentional viewing of the movie got an unexpected surprise. This political turmoil, which is hardly known to outsiders, perfectly reproduces the tension that should be in that special age in the rhythm of relaxation. Winning the Oscars for the best film of the year may have different opinions, but on the other hand, it can be understood that a group of academic veterans favored the talented, handsome and rich Ben Affleck. The laying of a solid foundation for Hollywood's future is also something the people like to hear and see.


The boring politics, which was originally hidden in the historical dossier, naturally had dramatic conflicts due to Hollywood's intervention. This section of history in Wikipedia, the flat and straightforward statement brings "argo" across, but everyone does not know that it is this script with the legend of the Golden Fleece that plays the identity of the savior of the Apocalypse.

In the domestic Lingling paint, the commander said to Master Xing, "Even a piece of toilet paper has its use." Yes, even a piece of toilet paper is useful, let alone a stack of toilet paper?

The "argo" submerged in the vast sea of ​​waste paper has finally become the most legendary script in Hollywood games. This stack of scripts that are considered too hard as toilet paper seems to give the whole Hollywood a dose of more than 30 years later. Adrenaline, and contributed the most powerful slogan for the 2012 screen-argo fuck yourself!

In contrast, the best editing of "Escape from Tehran" may be a truly deserved honor. At the end of the film’s final boarding passage, Ben Affleck skillfully used Hitchcock’s usual "bomb under the table" montage method to edit the scenes between the boarder and the pursuer, successfully creating a kind of The restless atmosphere, although the handling of the part of the telephone ring is too deliberate, but the audience who is immersed in the nervous mood will probably not care that the entire escaped final story is actually a fictional sublimation.

Under the spotlight, Ben Affleck, who is holding the Little Golden Man, has a bright future, but I don’t know if the industrious and brave Iranian people who have been completely by the actor this time will say "congratulations" to him...

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Argo quotes

  • Lester Siegel: [Tony finds the "Argo" screenplay] It's a turnaround. It's dog shit.

    Tony Mendez: It's a space movie in the Middle East. Does it matter?

  • [shooting down ideas to exfiltrate the house guests]

    Tony Mendez: Sir, if these people can read or add, pretty soon they're gonna figure out they're six short of a full deck. It's winter. You can't afford to wait around till spring so it's nice enough to take a bike ride. The only way out of that city is the airport. We build new cover identities for them, you send in a Moses, he takes them out on a commercial flight.