"The Square of the Promise" - the flawed knife catcher, Chen Kaige, you are not fighting alone

Hadley 2022-03-20 09:01:40

This movie can't be complimented. Both from a logical point of view and from a practical point of view.

List obvious bugs first.

First, the former British Prime Minister, who was suspected of being involved in the CIA, was shot in the head by his opponents as he got off his private jet and walked to his car.

The location should be changed to South Africa, oh no, Congo or Ethiopia is more suitable - even if he was abandoned by the British, did the CIA, FBI or Blackwater all eat shit?

I know that the director can't pull this film down if he doesn't talk like that, but, you know, this film is bullshit from beginning to end. I just want to imply that Blair is an American lackey, and it's no problem to speculate on political topics, but please use your brain, I'll be ashamed of you when a whole bunch of bugs come out.

Second, the person who ghostwritten the former prime minister's autobiography, without political review or investigation, just signed a non-disclosure agreement. This is not necessarily a special fallacy. However, the deceased predecessor with the author did not even clean the wardrobe, MI6 was executed, the CIA was also dead, and RUTH (the prime minister's wife) died too? Or selective cerebral palsy? Leaving a lot of clues for the successor to discover. This... why does it make people think that this product is not for intelligence, this product is a request from the director.

Third, the whole film's tricks and tricks are very annoying. It's a little itchy when something happens, and it seems to be very suspenseful and Hitchcock-like. But these are based on a mentally retarded storyline and some completely unreasonable little details, such as the phone number written on the back of the photo, to the former foreign minister, does the foreign minister usually answer the phone himself? How did the foreign minister show up in the US overnight? Wait...

To draw old Bond like Blair again, and find a big-mouthed girl as black as Rice to pretend to be Secretary of State, does not mean that this is a good suspense or drama movie, or even a movie.

On the road of grandstanding and bad movies, Kaizi, you will definitely not be alone. Because someone's boredom is endless.

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Extended Reading
  • Johnny 2022-04-24 07:01:05

    Another work by Polanski alludes to the political Anglo-American alliance war on human rights. . The cast is well-chosen and the English accent is pure. . Pierce Brosnan being prime minister is quite realistic and Ewan McGregor being a ghost-writer has more melancholy scruples. . There is no right or wrong in collusion within politics, only victory or defeat is a struggle without gunpowder smoke. . Once stepped into the little people without looking back is pathetic. .

  • Susie 2021-11-28 08:01:19

    The shots of the old guns are different...Although all the film techniques are not new, the old guns can rely on a set of "Taizu Changquan" to beat the invincible hands all over the world...

The Ghost Writer quotes

  • Paul Emmett: A less equable man than I might start to find your questions impertinent.

  • The Ghost: Well don't tell me you're going to read it now.

    Richard Rycart: Not all of it, just the beginning. There's something very important about it.

    The Ghost: Yeah, it's the cure for insomnia.