Sometimes you will jump when you know it's a trap, and you will believe it when you know it's a scam. Isn't the loot that we got by chance worth paying for?
Rating: 7.70丨Library Chart: 107
Synopsis
Michael, a sailor who killed people in Spain, returns to the United States to find work.
One day he was walking on the road and came across a beautiful girl sitting in a carriage.
I thought that the two were just passing by, but unexpectedly, an accident happened soon.
The girl was robbed by a group of people, and Michael stepped forward to rescue her.
And just like that, the two started walking together and introducing themselves to each other.
The girl's name is Ilsa, from Kiev, a Russian city.
Because she was going to sea recently, she invited Michael to work on her cruise ship.
But when the two were about to separate, Michael learned that Ilsa was married to Arthur, the most famous lawyer in the country.
He never liked dealing with married women, so he turned down a job offer from Ilsa.
But what he didn't expect was that Arthur would visit in person soon after and sincerely invite him to become the captain of the cruise ship.
After thinking for a while, Michael agreed. First of all, it was a good job, and secondly, Ilsa's figure always appeared in his mind.
After the cruise ship went to sea, Michael met one of Arthur's friends, George.
George seems to be interested in Michael's past and often asks about his murder.
Michael thought it was strange at first, but then he finally understood the other party's purpose.
It turned out that George was planning to fake his death to obtain bail money, and he needed Michael's help and promised to pay $5,000.
Originally, money was not very important to Michael.
But over time, his relationship with Ilsa gradually warmed up.
So Michael was going to take her to escape, and the $5,000 could just be used for escape.
But things are not that simple. When Michael implements the plan, he finds that George actually died.
All the evidence pointed to him as the murderer, which left him speechless.
What is the truth of all this? Who set this up again...
Video Analysis
It is another work written, directed and acted by Orson Welles. Compared with "Citizen Kane", this one is more popular and more accessible to the people. The elements of the film are typical Hollywood style, beautiful men with beautiful women, crime, black, and it is worth mentioning that some Chinese elements are also added to it. It is also quite rare to see Chinese people in American films.
From the perspective of suspense, the storyline in the film can be said to be very good compared to the films of the same period, and it is twisty enough that it is difficult to get the truth easily, but the coherence of the narrative is still not enough for me. However , the shootout in the mirror labyrinth at the end of the film was impressive, and it made me immediately connect with "Detective". It seems that this style is also what Director Du likes.
What makes the film extra is the performance of the protagonists, especially Michael, played by Orson Welles, who has deeply attracted my attention since he appeared on the scene. Charm, we are very interested in substituting into the plot from the perspective of this character.
He is a very individual, naturally proud man. When he saw the female protagonist Ilsa being robbed, he resolutely came to the rescue, and from the perspective of the back, the purpose of his rescue was very simple, because the other party was a beautiful woman, and he was a hero, so he should be rescued. However, when he learned that Ilsa was married, his expression changed instantly. Even though he was deeply interested in this mysterious woman, his reason told him that such a woman could not be messed with, because "if she Treating your husband as a fool will fool everyone else."
Arthur came to the door, Michael continued to use his personality to conquer the audience, and he did not blink an eye in the face of interests. Knowing that Arthur is the best lawyer in the country, and if he works for him, he can get very good treatment, but he refuses because he doesn't want the purpose of his trip to become impure. He likes Ilsa, but he doesn't want to be involved in it, so he wants to nip this kind of thing in the bud. And in this episode, a friend of Michael's expressed the director's point of view, "A person must have characteristics to be considered a capable person" , that is, everyone must have their own characteristics, not everyone is only for fame and fortune. picture.
But in the end, Michael still became their sailor. When he saw the second side of Ilsa, his reason was defeated by impulse. Heroes are sad about Beauty Pass. This is probably the reason, when a girl you like is standing in front of you. , When looking at you with her longing eyes, how can you extricate yourself? Besides, I think Ilsa has already revealed in his eyes that he needs Michael's protection, so he will stay.
At this point of the story, I think the next plot will not be unexpected. In the face of Ilsa's offensive, Michael was finally captured, but I think the most important thing is that Ilsa revealed to Michael that her husband sent a detective Watching yourself, isn't that just telling Michael "I'm so scared, take me away" ? So when "love" was placed in front of Michael, all the words "a married woman, not just fame and fortune" were all left behind, because compared to love, these were not important.
The film presents the story with the complexity of human nature through the choice, behavior and transformation of the male protagonist Michael as the main thread. Sometimes, we know that it is a trap, but we jump down willingly; we know that there is a high probability of a lie, but we choose to believe it with the slightest hope. Maybe this is not stupid, but our human nature, because life is a gamble, winning the gamble, sharing happiness, losing the gamble, the big deal is to start all over again, at least at a certain moment, we have looked forward to it and longed for it. pass.
Reason allows you to make the right choice most of the time, but sometimes the wrong choice made out of emotion is not necessarily a bad thing for us, at least at that moment, we have longed for it, fought hard, and experienced it.
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