Text: Agang
I don't know when it started, in the melodrama of the thief and the thief, men always dominate the screen with the attitude of the absolute protagonist, whether it is "The King of the King", "The Trick of the Game", or "Steal the Day", "Eleven, Twelve," Thirteen Arhats"...
Even in "Water Margin", "Seven Heroes and Five Righteousness" and "Robin Hood", the originator of thieves from the East and the West, men have the absolute upper hand.
Generally, in this type of film, the female characters are basically used to arrange flowers as vases, which at best is the reason for the madness of male pigs.
In 2018, "Hiding the Sky: The Beauty's Plan" finally turned around and became a feminist.
From its English name "OCEAN'S 8", it is not difficult to see that it is the brother and sister chapter of the "11, 12, 13 Arhat" series.
Even the female pig starring Sandra Bullock is the sister of George Clooney, the male pig in the three Lohan movies.
In addition to Sandra Bullock, the Oscar-winning actress, the film also includes Cate Blanchett and Anne Hathaway, two beauties "favored" by the Oscars, as well as Rihanna. The fashion pioneer female singer, Mrs. Tim Burton, Helena Bonham Carter, Sarah Paulson, Mindy Kaling and Awkwafina... Even the tennis actress Serena made a cameo appearance, and more Let alone the red carpet scene of the movie, the Hollywood beauties are shining stars.
The eight beauties of white, black, red and yellow skin colors, smart girls, cute girls, weird girls, and female pigs of various tastes gather together, which constitutes the biggest attraction of this film - the gathering of beautiful women, and the hormonal index soaring and breaking the table.
Male audiences, not watching the plot, not watching the stealing technical guide, not watching the battle of wits and courage, just watching the dazzling female pigs with all kinds of tastes in the film is also worth the price.
The second point of "Hiding the Sky and Crossing the Sea" should be specially created for female audiences.
That's sky-high jewelry and a dizzying array of fashions.
The key core of the play, and the target of the female pigs to steal together, is a diamond necklace worth 150 million US dollars, which has been locked in the basement of the world jewelry queen Cartier for 50 years.
After watching the movie, although I have an illusion in my heart: is this a long advertisement of Cartier 1 hour and 45 minutes? But this illusion didn't spoil my enjoyment of watching the film.
According to the mathematical calculation formula, after the female pigs succeed, each person can share 16.5 million US dollars.
Unexpectedly, as the female pigs kept poking new holes and filling new holes, the number of accomplices changed from 6 to 7, and then turned to 8. In the end, not only did they steal the Cartier diamond necklace and cut it off for Sandra. Bullock used tit-for-tat to put the ex-boyfriend who framed her in jail, and each of the 8 gilts received a $38.5 million harvest.
It's not that my elementary school arithmetic was taught by Aunt Sweeper, but it was because of the plot reversal that I needed to break the table with the wisdom of the female pig. I won't give too much spoilers here, so as not to spoil the interest of the pro-drama.
The third aspect of the film is the details of the story. "OCEAN'S 8" and her three brothers "OCEAN'S 11", "12", "13" are basically the same in terms of plot framework and rhythm, and even the beginning is exactly the same as 12 Luohan, but the process of George Clooney's release from prison has changed. The process of getting out of prison with Sandra Bullock, the female pig.
It turned out that Sandra Bullock, the gifted daughter of a liar family, was framed and imprisoned by her liar ex-boyfriend five years ago.
But in this $150 million revenge, the details and the insurmountable obstacles became the audience's dizzying attention.
The genius of a mature director of Hollywood commercial films is that, no matter how old the wine is, a new bottle and a pair of new details can be revived with full blood and become a sought-after bottle that is worth a hundred times more. For better or worse, at least everyone can swallow it.
One of the details, in order to bind the brother-sister relationship between Sandra Bullock and George Clooney, in addition to Sandra Bullock's release from prison at the beginning of the film, is a full tribute to George Clooney's release from prison in the Lohan series. Sandra Bullock also visited, meditated and celebrated in front of his brother's tombstone several times in the cemetery, and asked the audience questions in their hearts: Are you really dead?
The rhythm of "Hiding the Sky: The Beauty's Tale" is tight and the plot development is never sloppy. Because there are many protagonists, except for Sandra Bullock, the other female pigs only have enough to show 1 or 2 personality characteristics...
But the film still fully demonstrates the extremely skilled operation of commercial films in Hollywood factories: 60% routines, 20% novelty and 20% star cast, immediately become steamy and incomparably tempting.
Compared with thought-provoking literary films, commercial films are like afternoon tea. The audience comes to the cinema to take a 2-hour mental nap, take a nap, laugh, laugh, and make a few sounds, and they are very satisfied.
These, "Hiding the Sky: The Beauty's Tale" have satisfied me, so what else is there to be picky about? Do I still expect a commercial film to help me complete a soul purification?
Personal evaluation: 7 points, 3 and a half stars
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