The plot determines the pros and cons——Comment on "The Unfortunate Adventure of Raymond Snitch"

After their parents were killed in a bizarre fire, the three well-born children suddenly became the three most unfortunate orphans in the world. They had to start looking for a new family to accept them. At the same time, they encountered all kinds of different purposes. People, this also includes the narrator of this story, Mr. Raymond Snitch (played by Jude Law). After the accident, the three children were inexplicably sent to one of their distant relatives, the secluded and gloomy home of Earl Olaf (Jim Carey). The greedy Earl Olaf had only one purpose in claiming the children, and that was to seize what they should be. He inherited a large amount of inheritance, and for this reason, with the assistance of a large group of his own accomplices, he resorted to all despicable tricks to the children. But the three children are not that easy to be deceived. The eldest girl, 14-year-old Violet (Emily Browning) is smart, brave, and the leader of the three; the only boy of the three is 12 years old. Klaus (Lian Aiken) is talented in language, smart and good at anagrams. The youngest baby Sonny (Hoffman twins) also speaks a language that only her brothers can understand. She There is also the habit of biting on anything that can be touched. Because the three children have their own strengths, they rely on their own wisdom and skills to make Olaf's conspiracy unsuccessful. After their unfortunate experience of twists and turns, the three brothers and sisters again Hugged affectionately.


The film is adapted from the best-selling novel of the same name by the author Daniel Handler (Daniel Handler), which is a contemporary children's series with the same name as "Harry Potter". In this series of works, as a storyteller named Lemony Snicket (Lemony Snicket), Hendler described bizarre and interesting adventure stories to readers. The book has successfully launched the 11th episode in October this year. According to Hendler's plan, he intends to end this series at the 13th episode. This film is adapted from the first three books in this series, "The Bad Beginning", "The Reptile Room" and "The Wide Window". In the film, we can see a very peculiar car that fits seamlessly with the fairy-tale atmosphere of the film, and this car is actually a modification of a real model car in reality. This Tatra 603 car produced by the Czech Tatra company was born in the then Czechoslovak Republic (now the Czech Republic) in 1995. At that time, this luxurious model had a gorgeous and spacious exterior and an extremely elegant interior. VIP models for visits by senior domestic and Soviet officials and foreign affairs. The improved model used in the movie was produced between 1968 and 1975.

It is said that a week after the film was released, it won the new North American movie box office champion with about 30.2 million U.S. dollars in revenue. I was wondering why such a child-themed movie is so popular, and why fairy tales will make everyone talk so much and attract many adults. people. After watching it, I came to the conclusion: movies, especially commercial movies, should have a strong story. That is to say, although the form of expression of the film is important, the content of the film is the decisive factor. Fairy tale-themed movies like "Harry Potter" and "The Unfortunate Adventures of Raymond Snitch" have become wonderful because of the wonderful storyline, coupled with the director's arrangement and special effects. Or a classic movie. Without the content, no matter how fancy the form is, it is just an empty shell. Having said that, I have to take a comparison between our films and film directors, such as "Hero", "Promise" and other "blockbusters". They look really gorgeous, but the audience is not enjoying the scenery. The content is what everyone wants to see. It has a beautiful shell but lacks substance. As a commercial film, the audience has paid for it. This can not but be said to be a fraud.

The other is the Chinese director. Chinese directors seem to have a common problem-too much emphasis on preaching and lack of entertaining spirit. I am not a very high level person, but I am good to be a teacher, put on airs, do not treat the audience as an equal group, and show off my ideas too much. In fact, it is a kind of performance behind closed doors and arrogance. In addition, as Chinese audiences, they should also review. These so-called famous directors are almost all accepted and sought after by audiences through the media without thinking, because the audience's ignorance and lack of thought are destined to be fooled. After all, movies are a form of entertainment. There should not be too many thoughts and meanings attached. It is not necessary. There are too many ways to educate people, so don't bring movies.

There is also the lack of entertaining spirit in Chinese films. Looking at our Chinese films, many of them are heavy topics, especially those so-called award-winning films, which are simply not shot for the common people. To be honest, as common people, they are already very It’s not easy. There are a lot of headaches and annoying things to face. Although they are trivial things in the eyes of the big directors, this is the real life of ordinary people. They pay to watch movies more for entertainment. You don't have to be entertained, don't fool everyone with something pretentious.

Having said so much seems to be a bit far, but we have to admit the fact that we love to watch Hollywood entertainment films very much. They have very attractive storylines, rich and diverse themes, and special effects are even more exciting. We may forget it soon after watching it, but at least we were very happy after watching the movie for more than an hour, and we want to watch it next time. I think this is a commercial entertainment movie.

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