In the film "Thriller Space", he spent more energy on the performance of the screen than the script. To reveal the spatial structure of the house, he and the photographer carefully constructed the camera's movement, creating multiple dizzying long takes. In these shots, you can follow the camera from high to low, from front to back, through several floors and various objects, so as to understand the structure of the house, but to be honest, the amazing photography method does not let you I get a sense of how complex this house is, and I'm sure a couple of still empty shots would do just fine for that too.
Due to the simplicity of the scene, the story of this film is very important. The pros and cons use their respective advantages to see tricks and dismantle tricks, which has become the biggest attraction of the movie. The screenwriter has done it very well, and the director has an excellent grasp of the rhythm. Although the film does not have a lot of action scenes, it is also exciting enough. The enemy and the enemy are cruising between the foreground and background, which is very tense.
However, the film's setting of the anti-party No. 1 weakened the threat index of the anti-party team, and the possibility of the positive mother and daughter being rescued rapidly expanded. In the end, the anti-party No. 1 had a sense of justice and turned back halfway on the escape road, saving the positive family at a critical juncture. , This is very deliberate, because he runs back and forth on the route outside the house. As the builder of this house, if he can use the structural characteristics to escape, the ending of the film will be more interesting, but at present it seems that he is able to escape easily by relying on the kindness in his heart to burst out with amazing speed, which is obviously It's a compromise with mainstream values.
This weak ending directly led to the loss of the film's connotation, and it only stayed at the level of telling a complete story fluently.
This is not surprising. It took screenwriter David Cape only 6 days to complete the first draft of the script. Later, the filming encountered a series of problems, especially the original female lead Nicole Kidman was abandoned due to illness 18 days before the film started. Acting (Jodie Foster took over the role 9 days before the start of shooting, which shows that the acting skills of the two-time Oscar-winning actress are extraordinary), David Fincher even gave up once, so he didn't have the heart to polish the script. Under such circumstances, it seems like a success for him to be able to put his shooting skills in confined spaces into practice, at least for him personally.
In my opinion, the greatest significance of the film is how to fight with gangsters in a confined space. By watching this film, you may get the following two inspirations:
1. Learn more about your own house, including the entire building. Pattern, although things like robbery are less likely to happen, when you encounter an emergency, you may be able to get help faster. For example, if you know which wall has poor sound insulation, you can use this wall to call for help from neighbors;
2. Even if you are in your own home, close the doors and windows before going to bed at night. Pay attention to the situation outside the house, don't turn a blind eye to everyday things, such as the living habits of the neighbors, if you know that he is sensitive to light when he sleeps, then you keep flashing him with a flashlight, and when provoked, he is likely to come to the door "Visit" you and rescue you by the way.
All in all, this film is not outstanding among David Fincher's works, and there is no room for aftertaste, but compared with other commercial films, it is a good film, especially the subtle movement of the camera and the excellent narrative rhythm. Grasp, let people forget to breathe and blink many times.
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