There is still something regrettable about "The History of Violence". It could have been a better movie. Unfortunately, the director did not maintain a sharp point of view after a stunning opening. It was pushed back to the quagmire of the general American film system, which may be the main reason why it missed the Palme d'Or.
Still, it's the best American movie I've seen this year. The French-style laziness in the opening scene hides undercurrents, so that you can still maintain a high degree of excitement about the unfolding of the plot without knowing the director's intention, which is very admirable. In simple terms, this movie is a bit like Hitchcock + Martin Scorsese. The atmosphere of suspense in the first half is even more sophisticated than Hitchcock's. In addition to the plot, there is also a depiction of human nature, OK! I also learned the Antonioni style. While watching it, I kept expecting it to develop the way I hoped, and the reason for it was that the director kept his intentions well hidden, and I had hoped that he could focus on the violence against the protagonist and the people around him. In terms of human influence, for example, people accidentally discover that there is a mysterious violent DNA hidden in their blood, or an accidental event changes the fate of a group of people. The result is neither, the film takes a sharp turn at the end and returns to the ethics film. In vulgar science, if it weren't for the tableware of the little daughter, it would almost degenerate into a bad movie.
Director David Cronenberg, Canadian, his most famous work is The Fly With a guy named Qian Weiyi, after watching it, we chatted all the way to the dormitory, bought a bottle of five-star beer in the student service department, and then continued to sigh with emotion on some details, admiring some of the creative ideas of the film. , I was really happy to see a good movie at that time. He is also the director of the 96 version of Crash. I don't like that movie, but I think it's better than this year's Crash in terms of art. This is a director who has his own movie view, which is commendable.
The main actor is Viggo Mortensen, everyone is familiar with it. The hero of "The Lord of the Rings" is almost 50 years old, but he is 30 years old. My favorite in the movies he has acted in is "A Walk on the Moon" The Moon, shot by Dustin Hoffman, is incredible, a dirge of the hippie era. And William Hurt, the older brother of the protagonist, in less than ten minutes, is really superb. He was nominated for an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor, which is really amazing. Another favorite actor is Ed Harris, whose gray, indifferent, Nazi-like eyes make him more suitable for cold-blooded roles than anyone else.
There are many things I like: the long shot of the two gangsters in the motel at the beginning, the dazzling light, the details of the young gangster arranging the chair, the few dialogues, they are all great and masters; the dispute between the son and the middle school classmates; the couple Teenage The game; the tiger in the bar is angry; the couple's passion scene on the stairs; the brothers meet...
It's a really good movie, it's sad and the plot is exciting, I hope you like it too.
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