"Near Ink Black": Dissonant notes under the American theme

In the United States in the 1960s, a group of young militant groups called "Underground Weathermen" planned various bombings in order to stop the government's war against Vietnam, and even robbed banks to vent their anger. As a result, each became a wanted criminal and was chased by the police, and everyone had to hide their names to survive in the world. In the blink of an eye, 30 years later, the radical young people of that year have reached their twilight years, married and have children and successful careers, and they have completely lost the radical style of the year. However, the old accounts of more than 30 years were still dug out by the FBI, which has been tracking down. After an elderly mother was arrested in public, it connected with the restlessness of other fugitives. For the healthy growth of his young daughter, an elderly father has to embark on the road of clearing his crimes. A stubborn young journalist is also involved in this dusty 30-year past, which makes him sigh.

The film is adapted from the novel of the same name, directed and played by 76-year-old Robert Redford, except Shia LaBeouf in "Transformers" and Brit Marling in "Another Earth". In addition to the acting, under the appeal of Robert Redford, there are many veteran actors joining, Susan Sarandon, Julie Christie, Richard Jenkins, Nick Nolte, Chris Cooper. If you are familiar with these elderly people, you will definitely be dazzled. For the pair, the biggest surprise is to realize that Robert Redford is the opposite of Paul Newman in "Tiger and Leopard" and "Cheat", and looks like Brad Pitt's "Sun Dance". boy".

With such a large cast of elderly people, there is another deep historical excavation, although it was named one of the best movies of 2013 by the "New York Observer". Due to the incompatible plot with the American theme, it has not been recognized by any local awards so far, and Robert Redford has only won the Open Prize and the Vittorio Veneto film at the 2012 Venice Film Festival. Vittorio Veneto Film Festival Award, I don't know what the value of these two insignificant awards are. I can't find the introduction of the two awards on Baidu and Google.

In fact, in the whole film, the suspense is quite satisfactory, and the old-fashioned Robert Redford has no extraordinary performance. Shia LaBeouf and Britt Marling are even more vase cameos. For young audiences who like heavy tastes , This is an old-fashioned choir. Nevertheless, it will not be so completely marginalized, after all, Robert Redford is a person who has made outstanding contributions to the American film industry. However, a line in the film violates the taboo of the upper class in the United States, "The system of this country is to serve the rich and the richest and the richest." A democratic country shouldn't pick out its shortcomings and hype it up. It's no surprise that it's rated 6.3 on IMDB, 6.1 on Rotten Tomatoes, and 5.7 on Metacritic. Let's take a look at Harrison Ford's "Legend of No. 42", which is also old-fashioned. Although it is a racist film from the perspective of white discrimination, it was rated 7.5 on IMDB, 6.9 on Rotten Tomatoes, and 6.2 on Metacritic. point. Comparing the two films, one can immediately distinguish who is more aware of the minds of mainstream American people and who is a rebellious old stubborn. It is worth mentioning that Metacritic deserves to be a guarantee of high-quality scores. Under the premise of such mainstream consciousness, it still objectively and honestly gave “Legend of No. 42” a score value that diluted the water to the least. It's a pity that the film that I slapped in the face was not treated objectively and fairly. This is where Metacritic needs to improve.

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