I have watched it at least 6 times. Although the image quality and props of the whole movie are full of the atmosphere of the 1990s, the superb acting skills and wonderful dialogue still make it still elegant.
This movie gives each character a distinctive personality, so that the highlights are not limited to the wonderful contest between the two protagonists, but scattered on each character.
There are a lot of characters, let's talk about it slowly.
The first is the protagonist. The two protagonists in this play are both professionally trained and well-organized experts, so what we can enjoy when watching the entire movie is a hearty confrontation.
Danny Roman: Black negotiator, meticulous thinking and professional quality. When he was deliberately planted, he knew which method to use to justify himself. (Novices who do not have sufficient professionalism should not try this method lightly.) He understands his environment (knows the emergency response methods of the police station, so he takes the lead in blocking all possible vents and exhaust outlets; knows the police public) The media directly attacked him, so I dared to stand in front of the helicopter and arrogantly demand "shoot me"), also knew the characteristics of the people around him (knowing that his friend Fros was carrying two pistols); understood the characteristics of the person he was kidnapping and Use it, and later it is indeed confirmed that those people play a key role in the follow-up development. When he learned that the police had found the informant, he did not reveal all the insider details he knew because he was eager to defend himself, but tentatively asked key questions and set traps to counter the other party; first in the police During the second attack, Danny hijacked two policemen who broke in and "killed" one of them to deter the other party. During the negotiation, he found another negotiator whom he did not know, so he could not determine who was the rape. Can only "trust strangers".
The other protagonist, expert Chris Serbian, has the same professionalism as Danny, but has its own characteristics in the negotiation style-Danny’s tone is more compulsive and more deterrent; and Chris Xiang It's more like a glass of still water by comparison, with almost no fluctuations in it. As an experienced negotiator, Chris knows that emotional use is not desirable, so when Danny’s wife Karen asked him to save Danny, Chris did not agree perfunctorily, but informed Karen that he was here. The purpose is to persuade Danny to get out of the building safely instead of saving him. On the one hand, he does not understand the whole incident because he is an outsider. On the other hand, Chris also understands his purpose from beginning to end, not subjective judgments. The protagonist has distinctive features, and the supporting roles are not far behind.
I prefer the hijacked supporting roles to show different personalities in the same environment.
1. "Fashion Master" Rudy. This slicker, who was detained by Danny for fraud, is crazy and flattering for self-protection (Daxiu's life trivialities after he has been reformed, and he strongly denies that he is involved with Nibaum), and instinctively pushes others in the face of crisis. Stepping forward, the image of the villain is at a glance. Danny grasped his point very well. This guy who was good at exploiting loopholes was still in trouble after he was released from prison. He must be a person who knows the trend of the times. He did help Danny by deciphering the password of the official computer. Understand the operation process of fund fraud and make the truth clear.
2. The only female character among the hijacked, Maggie, is a typical lip service. In the early stage of being abducted, I first stated that I had been abducted and had experience in this situation. I did not panic at all; then when I was advised to give priority to the release of the lady, he retorted that "I don't want to be let go because I am a woman." But in the face a little bit. The coercion and lure, and immediately fought back to its original form. (After asking Nibaum’s inside story to no avail, Danny turned to question Maggie, and Maggie gave him an explanation for one second.)
3. Inspector Nibaum. In the face of Danny’s questioning, he can always evade key questions. He has been in the officialdom for many years and has cultivated the skill of roundabouts, even though Danny used the knowledge in the "Negotiation Manual" to use the knowledge in the "Negotiation Manual" to threaten him by killing hostages. He couldn't even pry open his mouth. Until the end, he only admitted that he had eavesdropped on Nathan's conversation and did not say the key evidence-this was his last resort to protect himself, but unfortunately, it was also the key reason why he was silenced.
4. Frost. This Danny's plastic brother has always performed well throughout the incident, but it is well known that the image of such a good old person is generally either an early lunch or a hidden secret. Actively persuading Danny to become a hostage, in fact, mixed in the scene to keep track of the movement to prevent the secret from leaking; when the police knew Danny’s whereabouts, they took the lead to destroy evidence with his accomplices, and after the accomplices were successively exposed, they could still pretend to be calm. He loaded the gun as he breathed fragrance. A hypocrite who hides under the mask of a good man is quite effective.
After talking about the hostages, let's talk about the busy police.
Since Danny's kidnapping of the hostages, the police response team has been very tense. On the one hand, it was barely coping with the open opponent, and on the other hand, it was pressed by the FBI, and it was in a dilemma. Faced with such a situation, everyone shows a different state.
Director Travis was a shell commander in the whole incident-he couldn't deal with his opponents and his teammates (dare not to impose mandatory measures on Danny, and the opponent Baker acted helplessly without permission), and even the later joined Ser Bian couldn't help asking him who was in charge of the overall situation. But he is the best candidate for this position, because in the face of emergencies, facing the pressure of the FBI, and facing Cebian’s loud reprimand, he has always maintained his original state. Obviously, his psychological quality is not generally strong, but he seeks stability in this way. Although the mentality does not make the incident worse, it also makes things stand still and remain undecided for a long time.
But it is Baker who is in sharp contrast with the director's character. Anxious for success, act impulsively. Before the matter was confirmed, he had already identified Danny and strongly advocated a strong attack, killing the suspect. I used to think that he had a private vengeance with Danny, but in the end he showed the same hatred for Fros when he learned that Fros was the culprit. Maybe it was just pure selflessness.
Farley, a negotiator who is extremely lacking in confidence. The event has not progressed to the climax of the gold showdown, and the whole film spent a lot of time in the negotiation process between Danny and Farley; it is not so much a negotiation, it is more like a unilateral crush by Danny. Negotiations pay attention to psychological games, and the outcome is determined by mutual dialogue. Farley was originally sent to suppress Danny’s psychological defenses, but he did not expect that he would let Danny seize the weakness and be attacked by dimensionality reduction; Danny even taught Farley the most basic negotiation skills like a novice teaching, which made people reluctant. Distressed and funny.
But everyone has overlooked a key role-the sniper Palermo. It was his mercy under the gun that gave the story such a long continuation; if Tiehan was ruthless and shot decisively when Danny was exposed, the suspect would be killed and the whole play would end. We couldn't wait for Sebian to appear, and the audience had already passed away. We don't know whether it was Danny's tearing statement or his own psychological changes.
Although it is called "Ace vs. Ace" one-sidedly (or "Negotiation Expert" in literal translation), it is a psychological game between two people, but after careful consideration, it seems that this is a psychological chaos of various people. Make a choice between anti-routine and seek the truth.
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