"The Hunt for Red October" is his own person

Octavia 2021-10-22 14:33:20

Just by looking at the name of the movie, it is easy to be mistaken for one side to beat the other. In fact, it is their own people who hunt the Red October (submarine) in the movie, and Lao Mei has always played the role of savior. How about, the YY style of Meidi movie is bursting! Despite this, the screenwriters, directors and actors have indeed made a lot of effort to interpret a purely fictional story that is completely fictional. The story, entertainment, credibility, and visibility are all natural. good.

1. It is derived from reality and is higher than reality. The relationship between the real and the fiction is handled better, so that the audience feels that although it is a bit of a bullshit, the bullshit is quite interesting. Unexpectedly, it is reasonable. It is the prerequisite for a good movie, otherwise you won't be able to watch it anymore. 2. Not black or blowing, try to describe the hostile parties objectively. Patriotism, heroism, humanitarian awareness, and the concept of freedom and equality are virtues that are unanimously recognized by human society, and are not unique attributes of a certain country or a certain political group. Although the movie is about the defections of Soviet submarines, it does not portray everyone as traitors. For example, the determined political commissar, doctor, cook, and most of the crew members who were rescued by the United States but still chose to return to China. Once this is done, it won’t be possible to shoot that kind of XX drama that portrays the opponent as a silly X and at the same time reduces oneself to a second-hand. This is very worthy of our filmmakers to learn. 3. It is true that it is a reflection of history. The film was shot and released in 1990, and a year later the Soviet building collapsed. By chance? Surely? Did Captain Remis in the movie anticipated it, or did the novelist Tom Clancy anticipate it, or did the film director John McTiernan anticipate it? unknown! It's just very paradoxical that not only did the movie itself fail to catch fire, but because of the end of the Cold War, it suddenly fell out of the audience's field of vision. This is probably the ending that the screenwriters, producers and directors did not expect to see. 4. Little people, great feelings. Although Captain Remis is in control of Typhoon 7, the steel behemoth capable of destroying mankind (of course, even if the political commissar with another key is killed, he still cannot launch a submarine-launched nuclear bomb alone, because he still has the authorization key from the headquarters. This slot will not be analyzed), but it is just a small colonel, really not a big figure among the generals of the Soviet army. In normal times, he should not have any big ambitions and great revolutionary ideals, otherwise he would not be angry with the system because of the unfortunate death of his wife. He is an ordinary person, an ordinary Soviet navy colonel, and the captain of a strategic nuclear submarine. However, it was such a colonel who was shocked by driving a new killing machine capable of destroying the United States and also destroying humanity, so that his already shaken values ​​were completely overthrown, and his defection was completed. To redeem his soul, and at the same time to complete the redemption of the earth’s creatures. From this point of view, Captain Remis's escape has jumped out of the narrow intention of public and private enmity, and even went beyond the Cold War mentality of ideological struggle. In this way, the style of the movie is much more advanced. Although the film does not expressly express, we are still willing to interpret the theme of the film from this kind heart.

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  • Seamus 2022-04-23 07:01:27

    The imagination is very rich, but unfortunately there are still many loopholes for a military fan like me. Can a typhoon-level underwater speed of less than 20 knots make that kind of evasive action? Do you think you are an Alpha-class underwater 20+ power train!

  • Earnestine 2022-04-20 09:01:19

    This movie, in the past, met the needs of the US's Cold War victory propaganda war. So much so that the Soviet Union was portrayed as a big fool. This film is a typical anticlimactic. Where did it collapse from? In fact, the Soviet captain calmly commanded the submarine to do all kinds of incredible strategic moves. The sailors of the whole ship did not question it, and the officers of the whole ship knew that they defected and did not respond. This is very unreasonable. Soviet ships have no men except cooks. A group of traitors, and the captain's reason for defecting is obviously not sufficient. So much so that the last half of the movie is boring and boring. It would be great if there was a good screenwriter who made it more political and complicated. To put it bluntly, this movie is still cool.

The Hunt for Red October quotes

  • Capt. Bart Mancuso: Hang on, Jonesy. If I can get you close enough... can you track this sucker?

    Seaman Jones: Yes, sir. Now that I know what to listen for, I'll bag 'im.

    Capt. Bart Mancuso: [smiling] Carry on.

  • Jack Ryan: [thinking out loud - while slamming his hand on the table] You son of a bitch!

    Jeffrey Pelt: [Mildly] You want to add something to our discussion, Doctor Ryan?