Matt Weston (Ryan Reynolds) is bored as a newcomer to Cape Town's "safe house chief". Foster is being sent to his safe house by the CIA, and Weston is fully prepared to welcome this "noble guest." But as soon as they arrived at this safe house, a group of mercenaries fell from the sky. They came to chase Foster. After all the guards were killed, Weston had to flee with Foster. In the process of hiding in Tibet, the two turned their enemies into friends. In the end, can Weston prove his strength? What fate will Foster face?
The above is a brief introduction to this movie. If you see this and haven’t seen other people’s comments yet, do you think this movie is good, and then you read the beginning—maybe you are also a fan of “The Bourne” Son, you would say in your heart, this movie is not bad. Then you read it, and you feel like something is wrong?
Let me talk about what is wrong with it:
1. The difference between handheld photography and handheld DV photography.
Hand-held photography will create a sense of substitution similar to a documentary due to the shaking of the lens. A successful example is "The Bourne"-but improper use will cause physical discomfort for the viewer; in addition to the shaking of the lens, the handheld DV will also There are occasional defocusing, "immature" zoom and roughness of the picture. It brings not only a sense of substitution, but also a sense of intimacy, as if this kind of thing happened in a neighbor's house. Successful examples include "Angle Fighter.
The director of "Safe House" does not seem to understand the difference between these two points. In such a movie, the effect of handheld DV is obviously worse than that of handheld photography. What we wanted to see is a real The hero, but the effect seems to be that this is the unlucky trip of the neighbor’s second brother in South Africa.
2. The confusion of the dual protagonists
In addition to experimental movies, a movie can have many side plots, but there can only be one protagonist, and all characters and events revolve around him (her). Look at the movies that break the narrative of time and space. Apart from a few, sin city, etc., there is only one protagonist.
In this movie, when you judge the protagonist, there is no confusion. At first you thought it was Denzel Washington, then you thought it was Ryan Reynolds, then it looked like Denzel Washington, and finally it was Ryan Reynolds.
From the perspective of the narrative of the event, it should be Denzel Washington, but from the point of view that the protagonist should experience growth, it is Ryan Reynolds.
Why did it cause such confusion, I guess the process should be like this. The initial script was based on Ryan Reynolds, but with the addition of Denzel Washington (he is also one of the producers), the drama was biased towards him. fail.
3. In
the homework of the boring big belly screenwriter, the most difficult part is the movie 50% to 75%. Many scripts or movies have a very good start, and then the first half of the tension, but after halfway, suddenly everything The characters are not right. The director seems to be grinding time, and the audience frequently watches the watch. Then when it ends, the small universe of good guys will explode, the chakras of bad guys will soar, and the audience will be interested again.
Why is this happening? According to typical Hollywood commercial film practices, in the middle of the movie, our hero reaches the lowest point of his (her) life. All the methods are used up. The dawn of the dawn has not yet been seen, and the opponent’s face is slowly exposed and dangerous. Gradually approaching. The protagonist’s old outlook on life is about to be destroyed, and a new mode of thinking is established. After a series of preparations, the protagonist comes to 75% of the places.
In this connection, it is the place to test the true level of the screenwriter. (How do you have time to make a good movie on August 18). In this film, you can see what the screenwriter has done in this place? Talk heartily.
That's right, it's just talking. It started with Ryan Reynolds talking to his girlfriend, then Denzel Washington and Carlos who was the fake passport, then Denzel Washington and Ryan Reynolds, and finally Ryan Reynolds and the safe house. Keller talked. These four heart-to-heart talks gave the movie a bloated belly.
Generally speaking, as a popcorn movie, and Denzel Washington at the same time, when you are bored, it is also a consideration for killing time-as long as you don't be as serious as I am.
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