The Spanish suspense film yyds! I still remember the plots of "The Invisible Guest" and "Mirage", and I am amazed every time. There are several impressive points in "The Most Innocent" this time:
[Title arrangement] The title of each episode takes a person in the case as the first perspective, which makes every character fuller, even supporting roles, especially the female police officer and Kimi, which makes Kimi's subsequent choices logical, such as She completely accepts the betrayal of the heroine that makes me feel that the logic is unreasonable; she has no reason to kill the hired person, etc., it is completely based on the details in the self-reported perspective, and I haven't seen such a smooth plot in a long time.
[Single Episode Logic] Each episode is self-reported from the perspective of one person, it is easy to smooth the case as a whole, and understand what role each person plays at each node, much like a puzzle, this is what a suspense film should have Level (sigh) For example, the characters in the first two episodes are completely different, so that I don't know if I have ordered the wrong drama. In fact, at the end of the two episodes, there is a scene where the female police officer gives the male protagonist in the neighbor's house a hand through the crack of the door. a piece of paper. When I saw this scene at that time, I realized the intricate case behind it, the tangled relationship between the characters, and the shock and expectation of peeking into the leopard, and the plot behind it did not live up to my expectations.
[narrative] Matt and Olivia are the two clues that link the case, and the light and dark lines are intertwined. The matter started from the confusion of the male protagonist's perspective, the suspicion of the wife's identity and the unknown threat made the audience feel tense and exciting. Then it started with the self-reports of the supporting roles in the case that Olivia participated in. The female police officer, Seizer, Emma... Pieces together the identity and experience of the heroine. The videotape brought out the old case behind it, and then led out the story behind No. 27. The struggle between people and the protagonist group.
[Camera and soundtrack] The camera wanted to take Emma's death by falling from a building as an example: There were 4 people present in this scene, and 4 people were actually shot + Emma's own perspective to see the fall from the building, I have to say that this is another craftsman spirit up. In addition, this drama shoots the corpse very realistically, which is probably the source of the horror label, but from the audience's point of view, it is perfect. Only when the victim is fully displayed can one feel more immersive, more curious about the murderer, and more involved in the plot. The most impressive soundtrack is the scene where the heroine is at home and No. 27 is holding a gun. One point is very realistic: another SWAT officer obviously found out that No. 27 has a ghost. When he walked into the house with a videotape box, the female The Lord and No. 27 told two completely opposite stories in one sentence. From the perspective of the third person, he would indeed be shocked, but no matter who the police officer finally believed, and which stage of his judgment, he had no chance to say it after all. , which is a pity, but also very realistic. An idea without a chance to speak is no different from having no idea.
【Topic Discussion】Is Matt guilty? The plot begins with Matt's perspective and ends with Matt's perspective. When we finally felt that it was all about Olivia and it had nothing to do with Matt, Kimi was brought to justice and Matt's fingerprints were found on the gun that killed the two hired men, and I could say I was as shocked as the female police officer …it feels like a twist.
Matt's manslaughter, the victim's parents have completely different feelings about this matter, and thus enter a different path, which is embarrassing.
The female police officer witnessed her father commit suicide with a gun in front of her. Years later, no matter what she achieved, she saw No. 27 saying she didn't want her daughter to know what she had done and then committed suicide, which made the police officer go back to the past and have a nervous breakdown.
The mutual understanding between Matt and Olivia was originally based on the secrets hidden by the two people. Because of mutual guilt, it is easier to put yourself in each other's shoes, and it is easier to forgive. But even so, switching angles, Olivia made a complete confession to Matt, what about Matt? So back to the topic, is Matt guilty? I am more inclined to the presumption of innocence. Manslaughter has no subjective initiative and can be judged as an accident, that is, innocence. The experience in prison made him extreme, angry, and stubborn, and eventually the prison became an indoctrination field, allowing a kind-hearted person to make a revenge decision. After being released from prison, the support from Olivia and her brother helped Matt come out of the darkness and become kind again. Even though he was threatened and hunted down and framed as a murderer, he still insisted on his inner innocence and did not pull the trigger on the framer. He finally got a chance to return to a normal happy family. The environment has a huge impact on people, so compared to non-extremist criminals, I tend to guide and educate, rather than simply punish.
I will always look forward to Spanish suspense films.
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