Last year, I accidentally saw "Megre's Trap" starring "Mr. Bean" Rowan Atkinson, and I was immediately attracted to it. Story", I thought it was an independent TV movie, but I didn't expect to see the other two "Megret: Dead" and "Megret: Night at the Crossroads" with this theme a few days ago, although each episode is less than A 90-minute TV movie, but in my opinion, it's a rare detective movie.
The most attractive thing about Sherlock Holmes and Poirot is their rigorous and unexpected reasoning, which is almost a feature of detective movies. However, in the Megret series, reasoning has become a secondary part. The main means of solving a case are psychological empathy and physical evidence analysis. The method of solving a case is more scientific than "reasoning", so it is also an important reason why I like this image very much.
Since I have worked in the police system myself and have come into contact with many different types of police officers, I understand how difficult it is to detect a case. Like Sherlock Holmes and Poirot, they rely on rigorous logical reasoning and psychology in a short period of time. There are very few examples in real life that suggest that a case can be solved, and more complex and twists like those shown in the Megre series. For example, misguided arrest of suspects, restoration of crime scenes, lack of key evidence chains, and the impact of the system on the process of solving cases, etc. These are all real things that exist when solving cases in real life, so they seem credible. Very high degree.
Every great detective has its own personality, and Megre is no exception. His most typical sign is that he holds a pipe in his hand anytime, anywhere, sometimes he takes two puffs, and more often it is not lit, just so quietly. when. This is somewhat similar to Sherlock Holmes, but the difference from Sherlock Holmes is that Megre is taciturn, but he is gentle and relaxed, and I think this is also because he is a detective "in the system". This is an image with high IQ and emotional intelligence. He can always find a way to gently resolve the unreasonable orders of the boss, be careful and considerate to the lady but never violate the precepts, and be neither humble nor arrogant when facing the threat of criminals. His favorite thing to do is Going home to accompany his wife is simply the image of a perfect man.
There was something else to like about Megre, and that was the warmth in him. In "The Dead" and "Crossroads", after the case is solved, Megre will walk into the small iron cage in the prison and chat with the criminals, which is also dubbed by netizens as "the small classroom of the barbed wire human nature education school". ", although his words are brief, but full of meaning, although for the prisoners in the story, this does not change their humanity, but it allows us watching the movie to gain some insights, such as how How to deal with life, how to deal with greed, how to deal with love. Although this melancholy detective is taciturn, there is a "gentleman style" full of human warmth everywhere.
Although Megre has a melancholy temperament, it is not heavy at all. The closest to him are his wife and two detective younger brothers. As mentioned earlier, Megre's biggest hobby is to stay at home quietly with his wife, and there are scenes of old couples showing their affection from time to time in the movie, but this is not the kind of show where young people are tired of burning firewood. Conjugal love, but the feeling that the years are quiet and grow old. Although Megre's wife is a housewife, she is also shrewd and capable. No matter how late, she always waits for her husband to come back. No matter how dangerous, as long as her husband speaks, she will follow. Even in "The Dead", the key to the wife is The analysis also pointed out the direction for Megre to solve the case.
There are also his two younger detectives. As superiors and subordinates, their relationship is very interesting. Although the two are not as smart as Megre's brains, they are also courageous and resourceful. The serious and melancholy Megre often showed a little humor when working with them, and they were unceremoniously teasing their superiors when they were investigating in disguise. Moreover, the two little brothers are quite handsome, standing together with the three of Megre, they are simply an idol group.
Finally, let's talk about Rowan Atkinson, who plays Megre, a British actor who plays a Frenchman, which is very easy to feel inconsistent at first, and Rowan Atkinson is famous all over the world for his image of "Mr Bean" Yes, it makes people feel that he will not play this role well. Even in the first ten minutes of the Megre series on station B, there will always be a barrage of "I want to laugh as soon as I see him. I can't be serious at all", however, When you are almost over, the barrage turns into a sound of praise. An excellent actor is not a signboard, he has an image all his life, he is a King of Changes, and he is what he plays. In this series of films, Rowan fully grasped Megre's taciturn and melancholy temperament. Many times, his eyes can make people shake, and when he speaks, his pure accent is matched with a magnetic deep voice. It is like the warm sun in winter, shining into the heart of the heart. Rowan Atkinson, like his Maggie, is charismatic enough to captivate audiences and sustain the series.
So far, there have been three parts in this series, namely "Megre's Trap", "Megre's Dead" and "Megre: Night at the Crossroads". Although the plots are relatively straightforward and do not have much ups and downs, but that The French atmosphere mixed with British flavor has a special magic, which makes people want to read it in one breath, and the pictures and colors are also very particular, so that we can enjoy the beauty of France while tracking the case. The beautiful French theme song is definitely a good product to spend the May Day holiday.
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