1967 film, 5 Oscars. As a mystery, I really don't think it's strong enough. There is a snack shop owner at the beginning of the film, using close-up or close-up shots, and then he doesn't appear again - what does it mean? It means he is the murderer! I saw it in ten minutes. It's strange that many film critics actually said that the ending was too unexpected or something.
But aside from that aspect, it's a really good movie. Recently, I often lament how people have made so many good films so early. Every scene is full of tension and energy, all kinds of subtle situations. The one that struck me the most:
the rude treatment of a black detective from Philadelphia in a mid-'60s southern town (where racism was still rampant), the white sheriff who had been trying to drive him away at the request of the victim's widow Had to come and get the black police officer to stay and help. At the train station, he first grumbled with a shy face, and the black police officer said no; he was helpless and a little angry: Do you want me to beg you? The black police officer still refused. To be honest, I can guess the killer at 10 minutes, but I can't guess here how he's going to convince him to stay. In the end, this man really had a trick. After thinking about it for a while, he leaned into the black police officer's ear and said, "You black guy is so fucking smart, you're so smart that when you step in, all of us white people look like It's stupid, you can't live without it, so I don't think you'd pass up such an opportunity!
Then he walked away with his hands behind his back. The black police officer walked for two steps, helplessly lifted his suitcase, and followed him out.
The film was highly praised at the time as a watershed work in liberal advocacy for racial integration, beating out "The Graduate" and "Bonnie & Clyde" for best picture that year. Among the two protagonists, one black and one white, the actor who played the white police officer won the Best Actor Award, but the black actor was not even nominated. Many people are upset by this, believing it to be the result of racism. But I think the one who played the white cop did a lot better than the black cop, even though the black cop was much more handsome :P
As an aside, look at the candidate films to see the development of the film industry in a place. Oscars: The Graduate, Bonnie & Clyde, In the Heat of the Night! ! ! Let's take a look at what movies are nominated for this year's Hong Kong Film Awards. Of course, I won't talk about things like Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers.
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