Is "Green Zone" really Greengrass' failure?
No, it is undoubtedly one of the most memorable masterpieces of the year.
The pale plot and characters, unrestrained camera shake and cutting, are the two major targets of "Green Zone" criticized by the American media. In fact, such a comment can also be placed on "The Bournemouth 3". Of course, "Green Zone" is not without problems, such as obsessive-compulsive disorder-like zooming and shaking the camera, the protagonist lacks traditional inheritance and transformation, but it is the WMD (Weapon of Mass Destruction) search team played by Matt Damon. The team leader’s obsession with the truth has made "Green Zone" the most admirable thing: it opened the door and pointed out that the so-called Iraqi possession of weapons of mass destruction is a complete lie. It's so straightforward, so clear and unmistakable, something that Hollywood movies didn't have before, and it was also avoided by films such as "Breakfast".
As a conspiracy theory thriller, the story of "Green Zone" is slightly simple and lacks reasoning suspense, but it is definitely not lacking in shock. One is that the hunted down Iraqi general tells the truth about weapons of mass destruction, and the other is that U.S. government officials deal with Iraq In the future debate, policymakers, regardless of the fact that Iraq may divide and the danger of civil war, insist on supporting puppets that do not conform to public opinion, and they are full of selfishness, arrogance, and coldness under lies. The high-rise shots that echoed from the beginning and the end of the film touched people's hearts. The first time we saw the artillery fire under the night sky when the US army invaded, and the second time, it was devastation and billowing smoke after the US military occupation. What can an honest lie bring to others?
The most moving image and the most shocking lines of "Green Zone" are from Freddie, the Iraqi veteran who lost his left leg in the Iran-Iraq War, trivial and terrified, and took the initiative to become a war criminal information provider, translator and interpreter for the US military. The tour guide, when the WMD team leader was suspected of making money, he roared out: "I have a bigger ideal than you can imagine. I did this for my country." When the team leader was born and died, he finally hunted down key witnesses. When the Iraqi general, Freddie shot him to death. In the face of surprise and reproach, his sentence "Our business does not need you to decide!" How awake the dreamer.
Regardless of the scene scheduling, narrative rhythm and emotional mobilization, the compact and tough "Green Zone" is a first-class one, and it is definitely not a work of nothing or powerlessness. It has repeatedly proved that Paul Greengrass is still the world's best in documentary-style action scenes that are popular all over the world. He will always have a way to make the audience excited and nervous under his command, and annihilate the building in the film. The arrival of the hand and the helicopter special forces creates a sense of confrontation between the masters, just like a martial arts movie, and the switching between the aerial and ground perspectives in the ending climax action scene is quite refreshing.
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