I rarely watch black and white films, but I always feel that black and white films have less tension than color films. But perhaps black-and-white films allow people to focus more on things other than color by eliminating other colors.
At the beginning of the movie, the camera is staring down at the feet of the person, Bruno and Guy get on the train one after another, Bruno sits down, cocks his legs, Guy sits down, cocks his legs, accidentally bumps into Bruno, and the two talk. This is the beginning of Guy's nightmare.
Bruno's every move exudes a nervous air. He kept talking despite the boredom on Guy's face, casually discussing other people's privacy, saying "hey, I like you" when Guy was about to get angry. Guy chattered about his plan to kill each other as he was about to get out of the car. After killing Guy's wife, ask Guy to kill his father, and wherever Guy is, he can find him. He strangled a woman at the dinner party and stared at Barbara as if he had killed Barbara, just because Barbara was wearing glasses, she looked like the one he killed. He himself fainted from being too excited and frightened.
While Guy is on the tennis court preparing to end the game as quickly as possible, Bruno is racing to get to the playground. The switching contrasts of the shots feel a sense of urgency. This has also become a method used in many movies.
They fought on the spinning merry-go-round, and the people around them were helpless, and they were not interfered. Guy also settled a child who was about to fall off a Trojan horse when he was unable to protect himself, which is a typical good person's approach. Finally, the Trojan was stopped and collapsed, and Bruno was crushed to death under the Trojan.
The beginning of the film is a surprise, and a few shots are special. And the plot, decades later, doesn't seem too new. I was accosted on the train, and then I met someone who helped me get rid of the person I always hated. I was forced to exchange murders. These are ridiculously simple plots. But back in the day, it might have been a screaming thriller.
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