A mid-level historical biographical film, a little too formal in some places. The film "The Twelfth Man" tells the story of one of the twelve Norwegian spies alive to pass information to the Allies through Nazi-occupied Norway. Adapted from a real event in history, the idea is very good, the Norwegians contributed to the just war to save Norway. However, the overly stylized treatment makes this film not a classic. The driving force of the entire film is external conflict, which the Nazi officer bites and keeps trapping the protagonist and those who help him. Such a story does have a strong dramatic tension, at the cost of losing the breadth and depth of the film. The breadth means that the Norwegians' relationship with the war is not reflected more, making the Norwegians saving Norway only a background to the story. Depth refers to the insufficient portrayal of characters. The movie portrays a war hero who has the courage to sacrifice, but does not portray an ordinary person who sacrifices himself for the country. The director's excessive pursuit of form can be clearly felt in the dream scene in the film. Repeated dreams and shaky, overexposed shots make you think you're watching a horror movie.
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