2. The basic story of the film is very interesting. The story of a cowardly man who is forced to fight back is more attractive.
3. In my opinion, the film is clearly divided into two parts, and there is a big difference in style. So it should be reviewed one by one.
4. The first half of the film mainly describes the cause of the contradiction. This part of the narrative is excellent and can be given high marks. It depicts the psychology and behavior of a cowardly man very delicately, which is very real and credible. The most rare thing is that it creates a repressed sense of unease, and the atmosphere rendering is extremely successful, so that the audience can deeply experience the feeling that the powder keg is about to explode at any time.
5. In the second half, the conflict finally broke out inevitably, and the film became ordinary, and there were basically not many scenes beyond imagination, that is, the general violence. The most important thing is that the character change of the male protagonist is somewhat exaggerated, which makes people feel a bit abrupt.
6. On the whole, the overall quality of the film is acceptable, plus the successful atmosphere in the first half, it can be seen.
7. Both the male and female protagonists performed very well, especially the male protagonist, who successfully created a typical cartilaginous image in the first half, which is the biggest highlight of the film.
8. After watching this film, I will go to the old version and think about how appropriate Dustin Hoffman's weak image would have been in shaping this character.
ps: If I were a screenwriter, I would continue the depression in the first half of the film for the whole film, and at the same time, I would not arrange the evil deeds of those neighbors. In the end, I would make the male protagonist completely crazy due to his fragile psychology, and finally kill his wife and commit suicide. ! Hehe, dark enough.
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