2. Of course, Hitchcock's greatness is unquestionable, and he has created a variety of narrative methods and story ideas, but when shooting black suspense stories with the same level of script, I feel that Polanski's expressiveness is not weaker than that of Hitchcock. Chikik, even stronger in some ways!
3. Except for the above two master figures, in the field of black suspense and thriller, other mainstream directors are at least one level worse. (In fact, David Lynch may be closer, but it is too alternative and non-mainstream). For example, Brian De Palma, David Fincher, Christopher Nolan, and even Park Chan-wook, who loved suspense films in the early days, were good enough, but they always felt that something was missing in their films. Sometimes the "two characters" of art are really not easy to explain clearly with theory, and "feeling" and "talent" are indeed not things that can be cultivated the day after tomorrow.
4. I have to continue talking about Polanski. In the field of film, when I mention the evaluation of "genius director" and "talented", my first subconscious first reaction is Roman Polanski. At the age of 29, he exported "Knife in the Water", at the age of 30, "Desert Island" was released (the film was postponed for 3 years), at the age of 32, "Chorus" was released, and "Rosemary's Baby" was born at the age of 35... . Omg! Words cannot describe my admiration for Roman.
5. I wanted to write a little about the look and feel of "Desert Island Cry", but I said so much about Polanski. Now back to the point. The story of "Desert Island" itself has a strong sense of drama, suspense, and unknown. The theme is somewhat similar to that of "Knife in the Water", but it is presented in the form of black humor, presenting an absurd, tyrannical, The dark, bleak, and sarcastic state of the film, the personal stylization is undoubtedly revealed, which is completely different from other directors. Anyone who likes his movie style must watch it.
6. During the viewing process, I once thought that the heroine was Catherine Deneuve, but I felt that the temperament was wrong when I looked closely. Unexpectedly, this actor is Catherine's sister. It is also very beautiful, more three-dimensional and wild than Catherine. It is a pity that he died prematurely in a car accident, otherwise his achievements should not be under his sister. (Suddenly remembered the two brothers Ma Guiyuan and Ma Sanli from the cross talk world who had a similar experience, hoo hoo)
7. Although "Desert Island Cry" has a certain viewing value, it is not particularly good in comparison with Polanski's early thriller movies. If you haven't seen it, it is recommended to watch "Rosemary's Baby" and "Cold Blood" first. and "Water Knife".
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