This is a spy movie. Continued the style of the US-Soviet hegemony.
Principal ballerina Dominica breaks her leg during a performance, making life difficult for the family. Her uncle used patriotism to mobilize her to be a spy and sent her to a spy school. The first task on her return was to let her seduce an American spy, Nate Nash. In the end, they really got better. Because of the exposure of an American spy, people from the Russian Security Service suspected Dominica and tortured her severely. Dominica never admitted it. After that, Dominica implemented a series of revenge plans, and finally achieved her goal and was promoted.
The plot of the film is okay, there are a few unexpected scenes. The director's intention is to pay attention to the plot, but far from focusing on the characterization of the characters, and everyone's personality and emotions appear weak. The selection of actors is good. Jennifer Lawrence plays Dominica, who everyone calls her "big cousin" and doesn't know what kind of relationship she has with her family in China. In order to make this film, she also practiced ballet for several months. Her performance is really in place. What is particularly touching is that she looks back at Nate, who is next to her at the airport, and her soulful eyes are very moving. It's a bit like the scene in "Roman Holiday" when the princess and the reporter parted. They clearly love each other but can't see each other again. Jeremy Irons plays a senior Russian security officer. My favorite, Cerran Hind, plays the head of the Russian Security Service. Although the latter two did not have many roles, their performances were remarkable. Although most viewers don't care about them.
It is said that many people pay attention to the film because of its large scale. There are indeed some hazy full nudity scenes in the film. But I wondered, if people pay attention to these, then watch a few national football games less and watch a few more pornographic films, won't it be all done? I remember watching "Lenin in 1918" a long time ago. Many friends immediately moved their benches and left after watching the clip of "Swan Lake" in the film. In recent years, the audience has improved a lot, and the requirements for fun are getting higher and higher. In order to take care of the audience's taste, these nude scenes have to be shown from time to time. In the advertising design class a few years ago, I also said that some sexy elements must be added to the advertisement in order to attract various audiences. In order to enhance the visual memory of the film or picture. It seems that everyone wants this kind of sexy picture first, and secondly, they still hope that it is a condiment rather than a main course, and order it.
The profession of espionage is a very exciting job in the eyes of many people. The salary is a lot, you can travel around the world, you can live in the presidential suite, you can order whatever you want to eat, and you can take out a Colt pistol to see who is not pleasing to the eye. Not to mention whether these romantic scenes are true or false, do people know what kind of price they have to pay for it? In the film, the unsmiling old aunt instructor said: "Your body also belongs to the country." That is to say, be completely shameless. This "shameless" is not just as simple as "seduction", you need to surrender your feelings, change your character, and abandon the morality that people are usually used to, no love, no family, absolute obedience, blind loyalty, You can't touch the things you like, but the things you hate become your daily routine. Anyone with a weak will will be driven crazy, but even mental illness is not allowed. In the end you will be a cold-blooded and cruel person who has no feelings and only knows how to execute orders. After Dominica was forced to become a spy in the film, she said to his uncle angrily: "You sent me to a brothel". It's heartbreaking to hear this. In the film, Dominica is not actually willing to act as a double agent for love, she just wants to regain the freedom that belongs to an ordinary person and live an ordinary life. Yet this often-seemingly simple wish is an impossible dream in espionage circles. In order to gain this freedom, she uses all the shameless practices she has learned in spy school to achieve her goals. Can we blame her for her ruthlessness? Can we blame her for making an unethical report?
The spy school scenes in the film are based on material (or rumors) from the former Soviet Union. To engage in seduction, the man is called the crow, and the woman is called the swallow. In the film it is called the sparrow. No matter what it is called, it is not a good bird. Among them, few are voluntary, and more are forced. These spies are actually a chess piece in the country's big chessboard, and they are insignificant. Those in power don't care about the destruction of human nature, let alone their lives and futures. The film tries to belittle Russian espionage, which has a strong ideological flavor. In all countries, spies are actually the same behavior, the same dirty. The ancestor of modern female spies is Marta Harriet of France. Until later Nancy Wake of the Netherlands, Nur Anayat Khan of India, Vera of the United States, Yuan Zhenghua of North Korea, etc. We in China are not far behind, the famous Jin Bihui (Kawashima Fangzi) is an example. They are doing shady things in shady places. Therefore, don't talk about anyone, don't talk about ideology, don't talk about the motherland, and don't talk about freedom and equality. Special needs produce special industries, and special industries produce special groups of people. If you change the title in the film, it's like changing the KGB to the Russian Security Service, MI5 to the FBI, and the Stasi to Mossad, and the result is still the same.
Recently, in order to relieve my boredom, I read some novels about spies by Le Carre, Tom Clancy, and Forsyth. While receiving the heart-wrenching story, I feel that spying is not a job done by humans. A long time ago, a friend of mine was going to work in Hong Kong. The relevant authorities found him, mobilized him to do other jobs, and gave him a more generous salary. He thought about it for a while and refused. Now it seems that his choice is absolutely correct.
My rating: 6.0.
After looking at the comments written these days, it's a bit dense. If there is a selection of model workers in the future, I must go and recommend myself. Whether the quality is good or not is next, and the quantity is there.
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