British thrillers don't make a big "movement" like many American-made films. They don't stimulate the audience's adrenal glands with inciting music and sudden bloody images. Sebum hormone, in terms of story structure, it is simple and clear, without too many twists and turns, in terms of light and shadow tones, it can be described as simple and tight, but the thinking brought by the plot and performance is far-reaching. Just like its picture, it is cold and distant, as if taking you into an ice cellar in a cool summer, making you suddenly calm and immersed in it.
"Dead Man's Shoes" is a film with the right balance of duration and plot composition. It won the 58th BAFTA Award for Best British Film of the Year. It came before director Sean Meades' endearing semi-autobiographical film This Is Britain. This director, who was determined to be the boss of the gang when he was a child, once his works involved the state and life of the street gangs, he was very impressed. Of course, he had been out and had a life. However, what is certain is that Sean Meades has his own characteristics in the world of light and shadow. For example, his films are compact in structure, clear in context, clean and sharp in the lens, and the characters are very charming. British native atmosphere. In 2008, the British Telegraph (Telegraph) selected him as one of the "Top 100 Important Influencers of British Culture", which is not without reason.
"This Is England" expresses a gray time for teenagers, while "Dead Man's Shoes" shows the gray area of adults. The questioning of human nature has always been a persistent subject of Sean Meades, and every time he There is a good interpretation. There is a side of bullying in human nature, otherwise there will be no guys who bully lower-grade classmates at the school gate. Although many people have learned to restrain themselves in their future growth, the older they are, the more they know how to control rationally, but this kind of human nature The dark side is always there, especially in the street gangs, when the crowd gathers, this kind of abuse will become more and more inflated, become rampant and despicable, and it can't be controlled... This time, Mides' guide tube chose In order to hit this point, and in extreme situations, the entanglement of good and evil in human nature is also attached.
Richard the Avenger, played by Paddy Considine, is a painful and tangled man. It can also be said that at the moment when he heard the bad news and stood before the grave, he had annihilated the soul of goodness. , leaving only anger and hatred and demands for fairness and justice - in a way of "repressing violence with violence". This time, Paddy Considine played the agonizing pain of British soldier Richard. He returned to his hometown, and what he did was not honor, but a blow. In front of his mentally handicapped brother Anthony, he was a kind and reliable elder brother. , and in front of the enemy Sonny (played by Gary Scage) and others, he is a fierce warrior who is particularly jealous and kills like a melon.
Considine's iron-man temperament is very suitable for performing that kind of tough character. Iron-man also has emotions. This emotion in the film makes the audience even more worried. For example, when he learned that his brother was humiliated, he kept shouting his brother's name, hoping to join the army. The elder brother could appear in time to save himself. At this time, Richard's eyes, lips and even the entire facial expression of Considine made the audience unbearable. Considine gave the answer to how much a person's heart could hurt. The 10th "Empire" magazine selected Considine as the best British actor, and the choice was reliable.
The film has a very well-organized way of handling it. It intersperses the story of poor Anthony and the "same dialogue" between him and his brother in the revenge gap. When everything is clear, the audience will understand the purpose of this handling model. Richard finally asked one of his "enemies", a cowardly and well-meaning middle-aged man to help him solve the vicious circle in which he would always fall. Perhaps only this kind of complete relief could allow Richard Only when he really stops can he calm his mind, otherwise the haze of pain will never let him go, otherwise he will always be able to hear Anthony's cry for help... So, the abandoned building where the tragedy started in the film , in the wasteland, it looks more and more cold and dead.
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