The film’s synopsis is easy to mislead people. After reading it, the story pattern that is similar to that of a sitcom: a big hotel as the stage, all kinds of customers come and go, the shopkeeper Voldemort as A bystander participates in their story from time to time. Then the years passed, things changed and the stars changed. Those who had been there before didn't know where they were now, leaving only a big hotel still standing on the snow-capped mountain...
Of course the real movie story is not so clichéd. The core characters are the two people in the hotel, Mr. Gustav played by Ralph Fiennes and his apprentice Zero. The main part of the film is actually a suspenseful crime story about the struggle for inheritance. Unlucky all the way but at the end, a fool has a silly protagonist, a smart conspirator, a killer who is a foreigner, a policeman who sells cuteness. This classic configuration ensures that a crime story that should have been thrilling will definitely be made by all walks of life. And become a sumptuous humorous meal. This is the main body of the story, but unfortunately it is not the whole story.
Everyone’s life story is constantly being updated. Before life stops, no one can say whether his life will be a tragedy or a comedy. We often indulge in memories and cannot extricate ourselves, because segments of memories are just genre films we edited for ourselves. Fairy tales often only end when "they have lived a happy life from now on", because it may be difficult for them to develop into adulthood afterwards. On the one hand, we look forward to the continuous release of sequels to our favorite film and television works, and on the other hand, we are worried that the new story will break the original complete and well-proportioned story structure, so that the protagonists we care about have just settled down and become ill-fated.
Ordinary comedies can end here when the protagonist gains love and wealth, and washes away his grievances. However, due to the multi-layer nested narrative technique used in this film (and the screen size will change accordingly when each layer is played), so when the elderly Zero finishes his and Mr. Gustav’s adventure story , The film did not end, but returned to the upper level, and the young novelist at this level continued to question. So we went back to the age of Mr. Gustav and knew his final fate. That scene is undoubtedly very sad, I can hear the sobbing in the theater. But assuming that the story is not going on like this, Mr. Gustaf spent a long and plain life, and he was shown on the big screen as he was about to die in the hospital bed. I think the psychology of the audience may not be much better. Regardless of the way, the final end of a person's life is fixed. For a character full of joy, we will freeze him at the most happy moment. But in his own time and space, after that moment has passed, his life will continue, and a few years later, he will still reach the destined end of the journey.
The film's strong star lineup is undoubtedly an important point to watch. Voldemort probably because he always talked sweet words to customers, and because he lied, his nose grew longer and longer, and finally returned to the shape of a normal human nose. It's a pity that even if he grows his nose, his image still makes people unable to look directly at him. Now I see his mind full of the scene of "Harry Porter is dead! Clam~~". In short, the role of Voldemort is a milestone in the transformation of Ralph Fiennes into the direction of a comedian, and his comedic talent has been more vividly displayed in this film.
Tilda Swinton is really an actor full of surprises. The Mason style in "Snow Country Train" is enough to subvert, and this time the old woman is even more ruined. In fact, I didn't even notice that she played it. I saw her on the starring list at the end of the film, and went back and guessed that she was acting as an old lady. It turned out to be true when I came back and checked. When I wrote my thoughts on watching the movie "Snow Country Train", I also said that her image is always cool and steady, so acting Mason is very refreshing. As a result, another character with a more exaggerated appearance came up in just one month. I think her guiding ideology for taking over the play this year may be "variable."
The recently released "Allied Treasures" does not have such a dense array of stars, but it is still a starry luxury cast. It is a pity that the rhythm and emotions were not handled properly, so the film basically wasted a good lineup and good themes. In this film, the two members of The Society of Crossed Key, Bill Murray and Bob Balaban, also starred in the "League" film. The two films are also very close in the background of the times, so I feel that the two uncles later resigned from the hotel, and then joined the anti-fascist cause, using their rich life experience to help the Allies win treasures. .
The romantic affair between the protagonist Mr. Gustav and various elderly ladies is eye-catching. But he is not the kind of little white face who is greedy for wealth, he treats every customer with sincerity. So as soon as he heard that Mrs. D, played by Tilda Swinton, had passed away, he hurried to express his condolences. Seeing him hang around different women like a butterfly in a flower, it reminds me of such an interesting fact: Many hotels like to hang some calligraphy works, usually at the front desk, and the most common of these are the following four One word:
return to the guest.
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