Following a few days ago, on the 40th anniversary of Vivien Leigh's death, I vaguely saw this cat-like and sensitive woman walking into a door in a dream. I dreamed of witnessing Ingrid Bergman riding a carriage and walking on an endless road. After waking up, I kept muttering: Bergman's death and birthday are still more than a month away. Is this dream too early?
Dreaming of Bergman may have something to do with the film "The Good German" with a friend the day before yesterday (some people always say that "The Good German" has a shadow of "Casablanca"), the friend said that she did not understand why some people were so mean to "The Good German" and put it down. It said it was worthless, and "Film Review" actually commented - "From the story to the music, it's boring."
For this comment, I also feel that it is a bit too much, although this time director Steven Soderbergh has the suspicion of "stumbled", the idea is too beautiful, and the result is often beyond imagination. It can be seen that Soderbergh has the meaning of paying homage to the classic old movies - using the shooting methods of the black and white old movies in the past, abandoning the complicated and precise zoom lenses that are popular today, and using the kind of lenses that need to be adjusted. Only incandescent lamps were used on the set, which increased the graininess and antiquity of the picture. However, Soderbergh seems to have gone a bit too far, banning the use of wireless mics and recording in the most old-fashioned way...so the term "too much" seems to be a good fit for him - if it doesn't suit one thing The current normal things are done too thoroughly, but it is easy to attract criticism.
The film is also translated as "The Good German" and "Berlin Labyrinth". The storyline is derived from Joseph Cannon's suspenseful romance novel of the same name. Soderbergh and George Clooney completed the adaptation of the script together. Set in the ruined Berlin after World War II, the film seems to tell a blurred love story. In fact, the background of this love story is more important, such as the struggle and destruction of morality and human nature in the war, and the devastation and trauma after the war. As well as the political contest of "dividing the fruits" and the nature of national interests... All these elements are a bit of reflection and criticism. In this sense, love is just the part that this film needs to involve.
To report on the Potsdam Peace Conference, American war correspondent Jack (played by George Clooney) came to post-war Berlin and revisited the old place.
The American GI Dooley (played by Tobey Maguire) who picks him up at the airport is a simple-looking, pretty but dark-hearted guy who can make a deal with anyone for money. And Dooley's woman turned out to be his former love Lena (Cate Blanchett played), which made Jack unexpected. Lena, who has experienced ups and downs, does not expect to meet Jack again. The war has shattered her family. Her husband's "whereabouts are unknown", she has become a prostitute, and was gang-raped by the Soviet army. Eager to leave Berlin. At this time, Dooley gradually discovered some little secrets of Lena.
Dooley was killed when he went to the Soviet-occupied area to make a deal, and the 100,000 cash in his pocket disappeared. Many doubts prompted Jack to search for the truth, and found that many clues pointed directly to Lena, but Lena has been lie to him.
The war has left many people with unspoken secrets. In order to survive, Lena sold out her Jewish compatriots. In order to survive, she sold her faith and soul. She laughed at herself: "It's a good idea to push everything to war. This time, however, she plans to do one important thing: help her hidden husband, Brant (Christian Oliver), who is being hunted down, get out of Berlin.
It turned out that Brandt had served as a deputy to the professor who did the atomic bomb test. In order to carry out the experiment, the professor had instigated his subordinates to illegally use Jewish laborers in the sinful Dora concentration camp, causing the construction tunnel to be full of bones. Brandt recorded it all and plans to make it public in due course. After the war, the professor agreed to work in the United States on the condition that he find Brandt who knew the truth. The Soviet Army learned a little clue and became interested in Brandt.
In order to help her husband escape from Berlin, Lena first hooked up with Dooley, and after Dooley died, she began to use Jack. In the end, however, the husband was killed. At the end of the film, Jack helps Lena leave Berlin. In the rain and fog, before boarding the plane, Lena told Jack about her most foul "historical file", and Jack let Lena leave alone...
In general, the film has received mixed reviews. The old-fashioned shooting method incorporates the director's narrative concept, the structure is relatively compact, the rhythm is relatively reasonable, and the honest black and white shots outline the complexity of human nature. The definition of a thing, a person.
Personally, I don't really appreciate the comparison between "The Good German" and "Casablanca". Although there are some similarities in shots, they are two films after all, such as Jack leaning on the bar in a bar, a bit Humphrey Bogart The meaning of leaning on the bar is that the expressions of the two are very different due to the needs of the plot. Another example is the final boarding scene.
Unlike the filming method which is too thorough and old-fashioned, the performance of several actors seems to be a little bit different in heat and flavor. Yes, the black and white picture can set off Cate Blanchett's facial features very well, highlighting the cool and decisive texture, but it is not enough for a character to have these characteristics, so her Lena gives people the feeling that it seems that 1% realism is missing. George Clooney's Jack is more shallow, especially according to the plot, Jack should love Lena the most, but in the scene of reuniting with Lena, Clooney played too boyish. As for "Spider-Man" Tobey Maguire, perhaps because of his role, he has died before seeing whether his acting skills have improved.
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