This kind of film about serial crimes can actually be made very compact and thrilling, bringing people a great impact on audio and visuals, but the theme of this film is not the case.
The rhythm of the story is gentle, and many seemingly random shots contain great morals. The film more highlights the decadence and madness of the doomsday Soviet Union. Mottled red everywhere, torn Lenin posters, adults and children under the sunset on the overpass, fallen figures one by one, and committee meetings one after another. What is the difference between the corrupted bureaucracy that hinders the investigating police officer and the twisted childhood and morbid psychology that drives the perpetrator crazy?
Because it is an American film, it will inevitably make people feel prejudiced against the Soviet Union, but I didn't feel that way at all when I watched it, because such extreme crimes will happen everywhere, and the decline of the Red Empire is doomed. , rooted in every corner of that era. The film is more of a symbolic approach to this. It does not express its own position, but allows the audience to feel it.
If you want to say prejudice, it is probably a dilapidated city. Urban construction in the Soviet Union is still possible, but it can also be said to be a symbol, creating a sense of sadness of the end of the world.
Overall, I still think I like this movie, and many of the pictures are worth pondering.
2016.1
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