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The films released during this year's Dragon Boat Festival seem to be a bit unsatisfactory in terms of quality and results, but in the disappointing atmosphere of "X-Men: Dark Phoenix" and "Chasing the Dragon 2", there is still a niche masterpiece that successfully dispelled the haze , it's an Indian movie -- "Anything Can Be Done . "
The male protagonist Luohan is a "special" blind man.
Why do you say he is special?
Because until he puts on his sunglasses and takes out his guide stick, almost no one will equate his words and deeds with the word "blind".
As a blind man, he did not rely on the power of the blind guide stick when going down the stairs, but chose to tap the edge of the steps with his heels, and then fell down after finding the correct position. It is precisely because of the loss of vision that he has exercised his ability to hear and smell far better than ordinary people. He can easily find out the problem with the bicycle of the child next door by listening to the sound, and quickly fix it; he also He can tell which neighbor is standing beside him by the smell he smells, and tell in detail what food the other person just ate; even he also works as a voice actor, when he can't see the picture, Great job done just by copying and translating...
Luohan attributed his source of strength to "confidence", he believed that "confidence is a person's greatest strength", and he also met his love - the beautiful girl Supilia (Su), who is also blind.
The opening act of the film (the first 40 minutes) takes the two as the core and unfolds in the form of a romantic love musical. As the slow-paced camera changes, we watch the love experience of this pair of somewhat special lovers. Two self-improving and independent people are attracted to each other. They dance on the dance floor like normal people, go shopping together in the mall, and in the new house that is about to move. I look forward to a bright future that belongs to the two of them...
On the beautiful seaside, Luohan proposed to Su as he wished under the witness of passers-by; with the blessings of relatives and friends, the two bravely entered the palace of marriage.
In the love story with Su, Luohan, who is blind, seems to really be omnipotent.
But unfortunately, this romantic comedy belonging to two people was madly torn to shreds by reality after all.
Amit, the younger brother of the politician Sherard, and his sidekick, Wasim, raped Su when Luohan was away. An angry and grief-stricken Luo Han brought his beloved wife to the police station to apply for a case, but in exchange, the police who were in sympathy with the congressman ignored him on the grounds of "no evidence".
Arhat, who returned home, was silent. What he could not forget was not only Su's chastity, but also his unwillingness to be trampled on his dignity. For the first time, he felt the powerlessness of life as a blind man, and the power brought by his self-confidence seemed so insignificant in the face of power and money transactions.
But the nightmare that belongs to the two has only just begun.
After experiencing the same assault again, a desperate Su chose to hang herself. With the cry of Luohan, this romantic love story was forced to come to an end. The next scene of the film is the core content - revenge , which comes on stage.
It has to be said that Indian films are now very familiar with the subject of "revenge". "A Mother's Revenge" is an adaptation of real events; "Unknown Death" is a wonderful attempt on the "Memento" mode; This time, "Omnipotence" chose to use a clever method to protest for the truly vulnerable groups.
Jia Qijun believes that excellent revenge films can be roughly divided into two categories: those that attach importance to the scene and those that attach importance to the plot.
"John Wick" (the first part) is a typical example of the former. The whole film uses a very simplified plot writing to promote the development of the story, leaving a lot of space to fill in the hearty shooting scenes. The film maintains a fast pace and does not Procrastination, no nonsense, no routines (the follow-up series of "John Wick" also retain this style) , convincing people with the most real sensory stimulation and visual pleasure.
Obviously, "Omnipotent" does not belong to this category, its style is more inclined to the latter, because it has a complete story that contains the cause and effect as support, and uses storytelling and reversal to fill the limitations of the subject matter weakened scene.
A blind man's fight is naturally impossible with divine help, so the director focuses his revenge on the method of crime. Luohan rationally used his unique advantages - far stronger than ordinary people's ability to hear and imitate sounds. So, with the help of almost a few calls to alienate everyone, several investigation memories of the crime terrain, and a bit of luck, he succeeded in realizing the "Perfect Crime" three times without leaving any evidence .
In the process of these three crimes, the Indian film's control of details and foreshadowing was as ingenious as ever, especially the part that finally killed Sherar was particularly exciting.
The fogger who appeared at the beginning of the film, the neighbor boy Percy who appeared many times, the deep well reached by the elevator going forward 16 steps at the construction site, and the safety rope that Luo Han called "a life-saving thing"... These are in the film The elements that were mentioned or emphasized in the first half of the film are reappeared in turn in the last revenge. The sense of connection of this detail largely makes up for the deficiencies and distortions in the film's play, which makes it a lot of extra points. .
As for the fate of the role of the sheriff, the film's handling of it is also very interesting.
In fact, the sheriff did not directly participate in the crime from beginning to end. What he showed more was a kind of greed that existed in people's hearts. His purpose was to get promoted and make money, not to get it from his heart. From evil. Even when he said to Luohan, "I will also choose to kill them", we can still see a bit of humanity from this "fake Weiguangzheng".
Therefore, for the character of the sheriff, the frustration of losing power and money and knowing the truth but having nowhere to testify has formed a different kind of "eye for an eye". I think this should also be compared to Death is more suitable for his punishment.
It is worth mentioning that although the singing and dancing elements that have been widely criticized by netizens for many years in Indian movies are still not absent this time, their application methods have become more mature and diverse. In "The Tuner", they used singing and dancing to suggest the plot, and in this film, they used singing and dancing to render the beautiful love between Luohan and Su. This rendering is not useless, it actually silently inspires empathy in the audience.
This is undoubtedly another step forward for Indian cinema.
At the end of the film, the director reiterated Luohan's sentiments through the mouth of the sheriff, "In a perfect world, all living beings are blind . "
But I want to say, is the world in the film really perfect?
Even if the Rohan in the movie succeeds in revenge, he still can't change Su's life, not to mention that there are so many "Rohans" outside the movie, but they don't even have the chance or courage to take revenge, or, in other words, The act of taking revenge in reality is itself wrong.
So how can they "do anything"?
In fact, the darkness cannot illuminate the darkness, but if there is no more light in this world, then the darkness will no longer be meaningful. If it is true that perfection exists only in a world where all living beings are blind, then this perfection is only a symbol.
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