It's the first time I watch a screening, of course I have to give a long review~~
The content of "Mirage" can be said to be very substantial. Suspense ➕ inversion is the director's consistent style, and this film is also a reflection of a strong personal style. Compared with "The Invisible Guest", I think this film is more logical and more difficult to create. Although the reversal of "Mirage" is even more than the previous one, it seems that the enjoyment of watching the film comes from the various elements incorporated by the director, such as soft science fiction, such as maternal love, such as the value of Bella and Nick when making choices Estimation and Moral Judgment. The mix of different elements is not messy at all, but under the ingenious arrangement of the director, the visual impact and inner feeling are even more shocking. Therefore, in this film, the director's good reversal did not surprise me that much. In "Mirage", you can see "Thunderstorm" who assumes the role of "The Comet" in "The Night the Comet Came", you can see the complex and embarrassing relationship between characters like "Perfect Stranger", and you can see "The Warmth" The discussion about memory and reality like "Inner Light" is really very satisfying.
The plot of this film is too similar to DC's "The Flashpoint Paradox", the timeline bifurcation and a series of butterfly effects caused by the interlacing of time and space. It is true that aside from "The Flashpoint Paradox", this Hollywood film about infinite loops and the butterfly effect has long been surprising to the audience, and many new films lack novelty and have many slots, but this film can still stand out and let the audience stand out. The audience was pleasantly surprised. The plot of "Mirage" is compact, and the relationship between the characters can be clearly explained at the beginning, without delay and quickly get to the point. The use of dual-line narrative and multiple time and space, that is, the development of the past two timelines and the future three timelines, is not as difficult to understand as it seems, and it firmly grabs the audience's attention and hits the g-spot. The deepest impression is that when Bella entered the second future timeline, Nick also witnessed the dismemberment in the second past timeline. When Bella thought that Nick was just a fictional character in the novel, I also fell into the confusion set up by the director, and this wave of unresolved thrills stimulated me wildly.
In the middle and later stages of the movie, when I saw Bella forcefully jump off the building and force Nick to modify the timeline again, I was shocked and speechless.... Bella wanted to go back to the first timeline to reunite with her daughter, but Nick wanted Bella Restoring the memories of the second timeline continues with him. It seems that we have come to the familiar test of human nature again. But from the ending point of view, Bella is really a fierce girl. Not only can she have a strong grasp of meeting Nick on the third time line, but she can also say goodbye to her cheating husband and put the murderer's neighbor in prison. winner.
Personally, I feel that this film is better than "The Invisible Guest". It may be that the simple reversal of brain-burning can no longer satisfy me, hahaha. At the meeting, the director said that there is an eight-level suspense drama cooperating with Netflix in production, and two films are in preparation. I don't know which one to shoot first. I am really looking forward to it.
Btw, the sound of the saw when the neighbor murderer splits the body and the symphony really relieves the tension, and even makes me want to laugh. It also seems to have the feeling of "This house is made by me"? (nonsense hhh
Finally, this screening is really satisfying, with a handsome photo of director Paul.
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