Lord Ken's shot really looks like a Drama. Watching a movie is like watching a play.
For those who haven't watched the previous versions, I think this one is actually pretty good. I feel that some small jokes have been added in the first half, and the scene layout feels very modern.
The main problem is that in some places, the accent is too heavy and I can't understand [covering face] and some parts are too fast to understand. There is also a lot of French mixed in the film [cover your face again], some simple explanations without subtitles, with the knowledge of French I learned a few years ago, I can understand a small part of things like "Thank you", "Good night", "Mr. Miss" "some type of. But it's still quite confusing to pop up a few French words from time to time.
The storytelling sequence of the film is also very interesting. There is a brief explanation and foreshadowing in front of it, and it is also an explanation for the later detective to make a decision against his own nature. Moreover, the way of interlude used in the film, the story background is partly explained by flashbacks, and partly by oral communication between people, so it has both the perspective of God and the sense of integration.
The shooting angle and layout of the part of the film are also very interesting. The first is the scene where the detective pried open the door to find the crime scene. It was shot from top to bottom, giving people a feeling of condescending and mastering the whole situation, but in fact we can't see the specific appearance of the crime scene and each character. The expression on his face is so subtle. Then there is the crime flashback that impressed me. The focus of the camera is on the revenge expression of everyone, some angry, some cowardly, some sad, and some hideous, these micro expressions all reflect the various The character's inner emotions. The final scene is the trial. This movie sets this scene outside the train (it is said that the old version is inside the train), and everyone is sitting on a long table lined up, and there is a scene that has a long view. Feel like this is imitating the famous painting "The Last Supper"? People are guessing who is the murderer... But unlike famous paintings, everyone in this case is a murderer.
The crime scene flashes back at the end, and the rich expressions on the actors' faces make me wonder if this is the right way to do justice. It's like there is an episode of "White Bear Park" in "Black Mirror", whether such punishment is too cruel, because the criminal in the film seems to be conscious and is stabbed to death with a knife covering his mouth. And like the detective said, from one crime to multiple crimes, is this way of pursuing justice really appropriate?
And in the next scene Linda said that all this was my plan, not to them, they are good people, the expression on her face made me feel that maybe they were really just swept away by grief and anger, but only This time, I allow myself to touch the bottom line for the justice that I want to pursue, but in general, or aside from this case, they are actually people with good nature, while those who were killed in comparison Talents are people who are bad to the core. So when this happens, should we, or society, give them another chance?
The detective written by Agatha seems to be the embodiment of justice, and in the face of such a dilemma of love and law, the author gives her own answer at the end of the film.
Finally, let’s end with the conversation between the detective and the preacher at the back of the car:
Missionary: "There are times when the laws of man don't work."
Detective: "And what about conscience?"
Missionary: "It was already buried with Daisy."
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