Chinatown

Annie 2022-03-21 09:01:14

I was preconceived by the praises on the Internet before I watched it, which caused me not to understand why so many people praised it after reading it. The script of this movie is a must-study script for the film school. The whole movie is in a dark and cold tone, and the connection bureau is also so dark to death. I admit that it has exposed the darkness of society to a certain extent, and many repetitions and foreshadowings make people clapped and surprised.

However, the rhythm of the beginning of the movie is too slow, which makes people drowsy, which leads to the lack of cohesion with the rest. Although the director did not live up to his fame in the last ten minutes, he persuaded him to leave at the beginning.

And if you analyze this story that was blown to the top by McGee alone, you will find that it is just a wonderful detective story. This kind of story is everywhere in the Complete Detective Sherlock Holmes. It caused me to see a lot of hints and foreshadowings when I watched it. Finally, I have to say something that I didn't think of. It should be the miserable experience of the heroine and the final outcome.

I think what should really be praised is the director’s lens language (but I think it’s lost to "The Godfather" for granted), smooth fighting scenes, and the movement of the whole lens is not advanced, but it gives people a comfortable feeling. Many peeping shots made me feel the horror of Hitchcock. This film also uses a lot of close-up shots to create the atmosphere, especially to the end of the back, the whole process is high-powered, and even let me see one or two wonderful transitions.

To sum up, "Chinatown" is indeed good, and its theme and audiovisual language are both desirable. But I warn you not to watch the story with too high expectations. The wonderful story nearly 100 years ago is still nothing.

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Extended Reading
  • Madalyn 2022-03-23 09:01:16

    8/10. Revisit. Character analysis: The worker who threw the affair photo at the beginning grabbed the blinds and wailed. Jack wore a decent white suit and took a bottle of wine from a pile of wine to comfort him. It shows that Jack pays attention to appearance, is sophisticated, and is more willing to welcome the rich. He listened to it from the barbershop. An erotic joke rushed back to the detective's story, and she didn't notice the subtle movements of the wealthy Evelyn's eyelids behind her, which created a sense of joy. City Hall: Discussions about herders driving sheep to destroy dam construction, using black humor to criticize the crime of monopolizing water sources. Narrative point of view: The use of some rearview mirrors, telescopes and camera lenses when tracking Murray. The image in the mirror itself is a distortion of all the facts in front of him. Jack is so old but his judgment is not absolutely correct. The assistant photographed the key to Murray's quarrel with his father-in-law. The clue was despised by Jack. At the end, the audience followed Jack's point of view, hoping that Evelyn would escape from her father's clutches. The police shot, Evelyn's car stopped and the horn honked, making her heart cold. Audiovisual performance: Yellow-brown as the main color implies a desert-like water-scarce city, and the conspiracy is arranged in the dark, such as Jack's visit to a nursing home, attacking a thug, and Evelyn concealing the secret of incest by going to bed.

  • Emory 2021-10-20 19:02:14

    Although Polanski has always been said that Polanski is my sleeping pill (I seem to have seen "Holy Infant" in my memory), the fact that he is the master of the last ten minutes does not seem to be shaken. The usual thing in this textbook movie The turbulent and final bursting of the embankment are both very Boss. The last time I experienced such a clear and neat experience was "Shadow Writer". Finally, don’t be troubled by the trench, no matter what field he is in

Chinatown quotes

  • Loach: What happened to your nose, Gittes? Somebody slammed a bedroom window on it?

    Jake Gittes: Nope. Your wife got excited. She crossed her legs a little too quick. You understand what I mean, pal?

  • Jake Gittes: Evelyn, put that gun away. Let the police handle this.

    Evelyn Mulwray: He owns the police!