This is Ben Affleck, who is acting and directed by You. Marked by "Hollywood Place" in 2006, he finally got rid of the powerful set ability of the Hollywood system, broke free from the shackles of the "male-like vase", and moved towards the omnipotence of "thinking, deep, capable, and capable" Go down Kangzhuang Avenue.
"Gone Baby Gone" proves that Affleck, as a director, is indeed of impressive level. And "The Town" continues this level. And it implements the style that Ben has always set the tone of the film on the complexity of human nature.
Doug grew up in Charlestown, Boston, the worst security environment in the United States, and had an unsurprisingly problematic childhood. Therefore, he was in jail and committed a crime. After he was released, he robbed the bank for his career with his brother who had been in trouble. This professional bank robber has a clear division of labor, a skillful technique, and a very professional demeanor. In one operation, they kidnapped Claire, the bank manager, as a hostage. But Doug didn't hurt her in the end.
The development of things is not unexpected. From a strange position, Doug fell in love with Clarie, and was willing to start reexamining her conscience that was not completely wiped out. He wanted to change his face and re-behave, but the reality left him no choice but to return to his old profession.
The first feeling that the film brings to the audience is the exciting action scenes, chasing cars, explosions, police and robbers shooting each other, all kinds of popular elements are all available. However, this is not the point, nor the whole story. When Clarie and Doug were sitting in an open-air cafe chatting in a clear afternoon in the afternoon, the sunlight pierced through Claire's long hair, making people completely forget that this was a crime film about bank robbery. Men and women, in the sun, with the corners of their eyebrows, they still want to talk. Under Ben's interpretation, you can see how love offsets the darkness and distortion in the heart, and how conscience can become a burden to the soul and how it can become a salvation for humanity. straw.
Therefore, although this is a drama about bank robbers, although the film is full of gunfire and street fighting, you do not feel the hatred of criminals and the supreme love of the police. In the film, the unhealthy girl holding the child will also be heartbroken and painful, letting tears wash through the fragmented smoky makeup and say "Why does everyone use me"; the murderous bank robbers will also talk about brotherhood and die for their brothers. , Tragic and majestic like a martyr; the kind old man in the flower shop is also a murderous old devil; and the police also have the extreme side of swearing swearing and driving the suspect to the end, or facing the criminal with a gun but turning his head and pretending not to see Indifferent.
As many movies have already expressed, each character in the film has its own characteristics and weaknesses, but they are all flesh-and-blood humans. Sacrificing morally, they are burdened with the duality of good and evil, love and hate. The harsh environment of Charlestown in three days and one small in two days. Under Ben Affleck’s lens, there are often long panoramic mirrors that turn from night to bright day. There are large areas of sunlight and greenery, and children are watching from the corner. There are heroines' unforgettable figure and eyes, and even the meticulous gentleness of walking barefoot across the beach and touching the water. And the love that has the meaning of "Stockholm complex" also seems full of tension and exceptionally beautiful.
So when the film ends with a large golden sunset, as an audience member, you will suddenly feel: Why is it that I have watched a crime film with a compact plot and full of characters, but my heart is full of compassion and warmth?
This is the director Ben Affleck, who always draws on the harsh and rough social reality to make dramas that are saturated with human sentiment. This is why we have to believe that director Ben Affleck can always make good movies.
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