The confrontation part: from the bizarre death of Mr. Murray to the end of the heroine's confession of the truth. It can be said that at the beginning of the film, Jack, a private investigator, was investigating Mr. Murray’s extramarital affairs. I think the plot point is Mr. Murray’s bizarre death and the beginning of the confrontation. All contradictions in the film began to transfer to Mr. Murray’s death. On the previous page, Jack discovered that this was a huge scam, and only then began to dig into the cause of Mr. Murray's murder.
Feeling: The film has strong expressiveness and makes people feel immersive, that is, it will be shown to us from the perspective of the male detective and let us participate in it. For example, Jack observes with a telescope when he investigates Murray, and the film will also be shown from the perspective of the telescope, making us feel that we are also observing Murray's every move. And every scene and line has its hidden meaning. For example, the heroine talks about her father's anxiety, says that her father is terrible, etc., which pave the way for the truth that her father is a beast. The film captures the two points most about me. One is the bizarre death of Mr. Murray, and the other is the scene where the hostess and her child were shot when they were fleeing, and the car stopped in the distance in the dark.
In fact, the whole thing is very uncomfortable after reading. What is really bizarre is not the bizarre death of Mr. Murray, but the darkness of the old father. The male protagonist tried his best to protect the female protagonist and her children from fleeing, but in the end it was bureaucracy. Overcoming everything, "As little as possible" is also the last despair of the male protagonist. At the end of the film, the big vision of Chinatown is shown in a shot, and the final line is "Forget it, Jack, this is Chinatown". I even checked it out. For a moment, it turns out that Chinatown symbolizes people who are oppressed and have no right to speak. I don't know how many dark cases are left untouched. After watching the film, it is worth thinking about.
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