Happy hunting

Roselyn 2021-10-13 13:05:32

The name "Knife Out of the Sheath" made me mistakenly thought it was a domestic killer film, so I flashed the name without any interest. Then I was curious to see recommendations from multiple friends.

It wasn't until the end that I felt that the name was well translated and very "posted".

This movie does not have any special effects, and there is no such thing as a big bang scene that is commonly used to make people feel like "changing fares". Even the reasoning part is not too difficult to guess, it's just "delicate". This arrangement is quite emboldened and arrogant, the subtext is "no need"

It really doesn’t need those, because it’s easy to bring people in, and the whole process has a strong sense of presence. It almost feels like sitting in a stage scene of a drama—not even offstage.

Although the venue for most of the plot is small, it doesn't make people feel boring at all. Only relying on the advancement of the camera and the rhythm of the story firmly stuck to the eyes.

Moreover, there is very little "nonsense" in the lines. Although it is a suspense film, it does not burn brains. There is no need for the audience to concentrate, lest they miss something, to spend their brains watching the movie in this state of being on the verge of an enemy.

It is as if there is an accomplished magician behind the entire screen. He revealed his hole cards early, and he did not deceive you. But what you see may be more than what you see.

In addition to the interlocking of the layout itself, the inking of the characters is also very clever.

At first glance, the settings and layouts seem to be very old-fashioned, and even everyone's personality is standard as a sample. However, such a rigid setting itself is also a kind of obscurity, as an essential element of satirical mime.

Therefore, it will still make people smile knowingly: the unfolding like a human nature exhibition hall is reasonable, and it is not unexpected. In the voiceover, I heard the magician's chuckle at the world, so you laughed clearly.

And the most interesting is a theme that magnifies the ugliness of reality, and a puzzle sugar bowl that exudes distortion.

But there is one that is relatively simple. The most toddler story ending.

Give people an enjoyable movie-watching experience from point to point.

Happy hunting.

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Extended Reading
  • Kasey 2022-03-23 09:01:09

    The annual refreshing film, the trial of humanity. The script has the sense of sight of Agatha Christie in the original. From the perspective of God, the murder is still filmed with suspense and reversal. The US team has the potential for black humor~

  • Nicholaus 2022-03-25 09:01:05

    1. A masterpiece of detective films that combines classic British reasoning traditions and modern narrative techniques. The country house is suspicious and the ghostly family members (the revealing and tearing of human nature is imaginative [八美图]), multi-viewpoint narrative and interspersed flashback, reversal is also fun. 2. The counter-type of breaking the routine. Early reveal part of the truth and structure most of the films with a deep and alienated perspective of carers, which evokes empathy and arouses a sense of suspense; political satires and comedy plots are interspersed in between; there is also a self-ridicule of "the worst car chase in history". 3. Gorgeous all-star lineup, action movies and old horror movies gathered together, 007's American southern accent and surface dullness and pretentious deepness make people laugh, and the performance of the US team breaks through the shackles of past roles. 4. A mystery novelist who works as well as a heroine who has Pinocchio attributes and vomits as soon as she lies are two key interesting and innovative settings, full of game and comedy. The knife that echoes the title also makes adrenaline soar. (9.0/10)

Knives Out quotes

  • Walt Thrombey: [Being questioned] My son Jacob, he's 16, very politically active.

    Richard Drysdale: [Cut to Richard being questioned] The boy is literally a Nazi.

    Meg Thrombey: [Cut to Meg being questioned] He's an alt-right dipstick troll.

    Walt Thrombey: [Cut to Walt being questioned] Kids today, with the internet, it's amazing.

  • Ransom Drysdale: [to Marta] I'm going to say this just to you. No cameras, no courthouse, because you know it's true. We allowed you into our home, let you watch our grand dad, welcome you into our family. And now you think you can steal it from us. You think I'm not going to fight to protect my own, our birthright, our ancestral home...

    Benoit Blanc: [laughing] That is hooey! Harlan, he bought this place in the 80's from a Pakistani real estate millionaire... .

    Ransom Drysdale: Oh shut up! Shut up! Shut up with that Kentucky fried Foghorn Leghorn drawl!