In March 2020, when the coronavirus was raging, staying at home all day, in addition to sleeping and eating, or punching in to work, it seems that there is not much difference from squatting. So when I saw the ad for this video on Xunlei, I immediately clicked to download it. There are not many movies about prison escapes, but Shawshank's redemption is the one that bears the brunt in my memory, and there is also the governor's escape from the golden cicada. The focus of this type of film is how a person who faces all kinds of constraints and has almost nothing, how to get out of trouble and usher in the ultimate redemption. To write a wonderful story, the most important thing is that 2:1 is the shaping of the predicament. The more cruel the environment, the more stringent the supervision, the more intelligent and cautious the enemy, the moment the audience finally gets out of the prison, the deeper the long-lost freedom the audience can feel, as if the air has become fresher. 2. The setting of loopholes should be reasonable and natural. These two points reach the extreme at the same time. In real life, it is almost impossible to exist. Film and television or literary works are very important. Unfortunately, these two points are also not done well in this film. , without further elaboration. What's more terrible is that in the setting of the plot, some places feel very blunt. For example, when they finally escaped, the three men were crowded in the utility room. How did the old man destroy the lighting without communicating in advance and create opportunities for the three of them? How can you be sure that such a sudden shouting will not cause trouble for the protagonist? This always feels very illogical.
But in the end I gave it four stars, or 7.3 if there is a ten-point scale. The reason is because movies based on real events are subject to many constraints, focusing on the truth rather than the surprise. At the same time, the protagonists have their own beliefs and ideals, which gave me some benefits other than prison break movies, plus points!
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