Linklater's new work is still full of intelligence, depicting a brilliant female architect who has been in a personal predicament for a long time, even on the verge of collapse, and suddenly a dramatic and successful breakout story, with a touch of warmth and humor (perhaps with the director. personal life has a special relationship). But compared with the work of the author's peak, the film seems to have obvious structural flaws. The previous part analyzes the heroine's mental crisis and interpersonal barriers layer by layer, and it is quite popular, especially the scene where the husband, the psychiatrist and the FBI agent "Trial Trial" of the heroine appeared very powerful. If we continue to dig, like his "Love is" trilogy, follow the natural flow of characters and life context, and bring out the deeper and more complex human contradictions and connotations, whether it is sad or happy. , might not be able to achieve an unforgettable work. Unexpectedly, starting from the heroine's escape, especially after reaching the Antarctic, the plot suddenly took a sudden turn. The heroine, who has never made a friend for many years, not only quickly won the female scientist and the director of the scientific research station. Favor, and his 20-year complex and tangled spiritual crisis was successfully resolved in a very accidental and miraculous way (approved to design a new base building on the South Pole), and the family of three happily embarked on a new journey in life. . Such a cheap melodrama-like turn is pleasant and enjoyable, but I'm afraid it's a bit unconvincing.
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