New work by director David Ritchie. What kind of movie should it be? I think it can be called a spy thriller, a gay fight, a gunfight musical. Take care of all kinds of people's tastes. Of course, I am most concerned about the plot, which we will talk about at the end.
The first thing that catches the eye is the fight scene. The heroine, Rowling, is played by the famous fighting star Charlize Theron. I heard that she used to be a fighting double, and of course it is very good to fight. There is a 10-minute long shot, from the house to the car to the street to the water, all in one go. In the choreography, the director is neither a one-shot kill nor an invulnerability, there is no righteousness to defeat the evil, and there is no fake trick to punch up unscathed. Almost all of them are counterattacks after a dying struggle. I sprained my knee and lost my big tooth. It was really hard work. This is closer to the reality of life. In addition to fists and pistols, the tools used include washbasins, ropes, etc. These props and the scene at the time were just right. Although she killed 12 people by herself, the director arranged for these people to come on one by one instead of 12 people swarming in. So from the scene, everyone is convinced after watching it.
The eyeball said, it's the eardrum. The music used by the director matched the scene at the time, mostly pop music from the late 1980s. Such as Public Enemy, George Michael , Sinead O'Connor, Queen , and the Crash and other popular tracks. Theron's punches and kicks are almost perfectly matched to the changing rhythm of the music. There are both hot action and passionate music, as well as soothing music that contrasts with the fight scenes. These seemingly incompatible soundtracks actually reflect the undercurrents surging under this extremely cold city during the Cold War, and it is refreshing to show them.
The film arranges a big background, that is, the eve of the fall of the Berlin Wall, but the plot has little connection with this big background. This is also the director's trick. Just like the way "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" is linked to Genghis Khan. The original name of the film is "Atomic Blonde", which literally translates to "Atomic Blonde". However, considering the background preset by the director and the cruel spy wars of all parties reflected in the plot, it is also very appropriate to translate it into "City of Extreme Cold". The tones are mostly cool, sometimes with orange and bright red, which is in line with the development of the plot and gives people a beautiful enjoyment. Rowling and LaSalle's sex scene was in pink tones, which made many netizens anxious. Especially at the end, the picture of Rowling wearing a bright red coat and walking towards the plane under the dim yellow lights of the airport is even more wonderful!
Some netizens said that the plot is very thin. My view is the opposite. Maybe it's because the hot fight scenes are relatively obscuring the complicated plot. In fact, the background of any spy film is not so simple. The city chosen for the film is Berlin in 1989. The chaotic city gathers all kinds of people and attracts all kinds of spies. A list of Soviet and British spies leaked through an East German official. As a result, it attracted the attention of the KGB and the British MI6, and the FBI of the United States and the Foreign Security Service of France were not far behind. MI6 sent Rowling to search the list with David, the top spy in Germany, and find out the double agent Saatchi. Note: There are two tasks, the second is to find the double agent Saatchi. Prior to this, James, who had already obtained the list, was killed and taken away from the list. And James is Rowling's former lover. So Rowling's mission this time also implies a personal feeling: revenge for James. After Rowling's French girlfriend was killed by David, Rowling found David and said to him, "You shouldn't have killed her." Then she killed David. In fact, she didn't care whether David was Thatch or not, but because he killed an innocent person. Rowling took out the tapes at the MI6 hearing that proved that David was Saatchi, gaining the trust of the leaders. And this tape was edited by Rowling. The director has made a good foreshadowing and explanation in the handling of these minor details, and the clues have gradually become clear, so who is the biggest beneficiary? In other words, who won the espionage war? You can think about it, the director is an American, this is very clear.
In the film, facing the wave of demonstrations in East Germany and the Berlin Wall crumbling, David said sadly: "The news reports say that there will be no more deception. But we all know that this is not true, there are too many unspeakable people in the world. So what have I learned? After those sleepless nights, deceiving friends, lovers, and even myself, playing a miserable game in this miserable city, surrounded by traitors and liars." Rowling faced questioning from her boss , said: "You don't care about the exposure of the list at all, you only care about the exposure of the dirty things you do." Seeing this, I remembered something I heard before. Years ago, a good friend of mine was going to work in Hong Kong. Before leaving, a mysterious leader talked to him and asked him to do some other work for another department in addition to his own job in Hong Kong, and promised a high salary. It was rejected by my friend at the time. Hearing this, I was also confused for a while and didn't quite understand it. Now I fully understand.
For a man to spy as a profession, from the day he starts the job, the first thing he needs to do is to lose his integrity and conscience, although this work is carried out under the banner of faithful faith. Although this work is full of romance, full of mystery, full of excitement. It requires people to be callous. They can get a lot of material things, but they don't have a life and emotion of their own. This work has nothing to do with ideology, freedom, democracy, or centralization. All are small pawns on the politician's chessboard. Morality is worthless here.
In the film, Rowling sees these things clearly after going through many things. We can say she is a two-, three- or multi-faceted spy, in fact, she is not loyal to any institution. Her inner words were: "I want to get my life back."
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