It seems that since surpassing the "literary and artistic tone", the creative energy of the little old man Woody Allen and the degree of favor with filmmakers have become more and more than before, as his "London trilogy". "(The other two "Match Point", "The Scoop"), "Kassandra's Dream" (known as "Fate Point", "Lost in Love and Sin") has a little old man's storytelling. Features, careful layout and structure, meticulous portrayal and expression, solid cutscenes, full characters, naughty dialogue lines, and at the same time, the tone of ridicule overflows from time to time, and the authenticity and helplessness of life run through the whole film.
Usually, Allen's films have the same temperament. Simply put, it is the complexity of human nature, the coincidence of chance, and the trick of fate. To be more specific, they all dissect the dark side of human nature in a patchwork manner, focusing and magnifying the theme of "crime and punishment" between the coincidences of fate, interrogating warmth through entanglements of interests, and revealing the truth through human selfish desires. , using sudden coincidences to imply the helplessness of behavior. For example, after the murder in the film, my brother Ian (played by Ewan McGregor) faces his younger brother Terry (Colin Lawrence), whose spirit is gradually losing control and may leak at any time. Riel (played by Riel) was caught in a dilemma, but just when he was helpless and suffering, the brothers were once again tricked by fate... In
the middle, the little old man Allen spent considerable space and techniques to portray the deep hearts of the two brothers involved. Pain and struggle, so that sudden plot changes seem reasonable and orderly. At the same time, Allen also delicately presented the mentality of some middle- and lower-class people in London, that is, they are not satisfied with the status quo, and have an imagination beyond their own ability for the future and happiness. In the film, Uncle Howard (played by Tom Wilkinson), who is very good in California, also has a lot of industry in East Asia. His success is like a myth and is praised by the Ian family. The man who is a bit useless in his wife's eyes, he is the only sober person in the family. In addition, his strong wife is proud of his younger brother all day long. Brother Ian, who has been instilled by his mother as a successful example all the year round, takes his uncle as an example. The happiness of the future depends on the help of my uncle, but there is no free lunch in the world. Ian wants to make a fortune to get a beautiful actress (again, an actress, reminiscent of "Match Point"), a gambling addict Terry If you want to pay off your gambling loan, you have to do something for your uncle first...
The title of the film seems to have already hinted at death and ominous atmosphere, and it is suspected of spoilers - Kassandra is a priestess with prophetic powers in Greek mythology, a daughter of the Trojan king Bram, who was killed by the sun god Apollo. Endowed with the ability to predict fate, in return, she was asked to have a relationship with Apollo, which she refused. Apollo was annoyed and cast a spell on her, so that although her prophecies could be successful, they could not be believed by the public, and her prophecies were all ominous, either betrayal and death, or the country fell. Therefore, people not only did not believe her, but also very Hate and hate her. Soon after Troy fell, she also died...
In the film, "Kassandra's Dream" was originally the name of a racing dog whose victory gave the gambler Terry the first taste of sweetness. Later, he and his brother bought a small yacht that was sold at a low price due to the owner's accident, and named it after the "lucky" "Kassandra's Dream". Since then, Ian, who has always liked to charge money, has become more and more ambitious. He borrowed a luxury classic car from the auto repair shop where his younger brother works, and swaggered around the market. cravings cannot be added. At the same time, the shallow taste of a lucky and prosperous life and the pressure of loan sharks made Terry restless,... So, from the day they lived a life that didn't belong to them, the shadow of tragedy had crept in.
As the closing work of the trilogy, the narrative technique of "Kassandra's Dream" continues the former, but with a stronger sense of reality, making the viewer seem to stand in the light and shadow and experience this scene in person. Can clearly feel the emotional changes of the two brothers in the event, eagerness, madness, hesitation, anxiety and despair. This time, Ewan McGregor's performance is good, and Ian is a lively, restless and romantic young man in London. The dilemma, Ian couldn't suppress his sadness, poured the medicine into the beer bottle and kept shaking, tears oozing out of his eyes, suddenly, he lifted the wine bottle and smashed it... I always felt that Colin Farrell was long He has a face with a high level of unlucky index, especially when his eyebrows are drooping, even when he starred in the brave "Alexander the Great", the unlucky index of this look did not diminish at all. In this film, though, Farrell's drooping eyebrows do the job, a hapless look for Terry, who is terrified and suicidal in the aftermath of the murder.
Looking at all the American media comments on the film, I agree with the Boston Globe's half sentence "Woody Allen's storytelling skills are getting better..." and the "Time" sentence: "If you are a little more serious, you can Captures Woody Allen's new insights and brilliant interpretations of class, identity and morality in contemporary reality. These passages are very engaging."
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