Three years ago, a crime action film "Border Killer" on the "U.S.-Mexico" border, about the theme of anti-drug, made people's eyes shine.
This movie is full of highlights just by picking out a series of names of the main creative team members.
Director Dennis Villeneuve , whose works such as "Scorched Earth", "Arrival", "Blade Runner 2049" and "Prisoner", etc., can be called excellent works, and is very good at rhythm control and atmosphere creation.
Screenwriter Tyler Sheridan, after transitioning from an actor to a screenwriter, "Going through fire and water" and the self-written and directed "Wind River Valley" and the American drama "Yellowstone" are his representative works. As for photography, it is the well-known top Hollywood photographer Roger Deakins , who has been nominated for the Best Cinematography Oscar 13 times, and finally won this year for "Blade Runner 2049".
In terms of actors, there is the British goddess Emily Blunt . If the "Edge of Tomorrow" with Tom and Tom in 2014 has not left you too deep, then I believe this year's "A Quiet Place" has attracted more people. met her.
In addition, there are two tough guys, "thans " Josh Brolin and "collector" Benicio del Toro in the "Reunion" series , as well as "Escape from the Dead Town". Black guy" Daniel Kaluuya .
With the blessing of this group of creators, this film is remarkable in rhythm, atmosphere, photography, performances and action scenes.
Therefore, when the sequel "Border Killer 2: Frontier Soldier" was confirmed to be released this year, it was naturally expected by many people, and there was news that it would be released in the Mainland.
The sequel is a prequel to Part 1, with a change of direction and cinematography, and no return for Emily Blunt, but retains screenwriters Tyler Sheridan and Josh Brolin and Benicio del Toro. configuration.
Although the director Stefano Solima is not well-known, he is very experienced in shooting crime films (Duban 9-point drama "Gomora"). As an Italian, his unique "mafia" temperament can still be given to him. The movie brings a new twist.
In addition, the female role this time falls on the "post -00" Isabella Monet , but it is estimated that many people will not recognize this little heroine who has starred in "Transformers 5".
On the story, "Border Slayer 2: Frontier Warrior" takes place before the first part, telling how Alejandro, played by Benicio del Toro, became a ruthless agent.
In this script, screenwriter Tyler Sheridan designed it as two lines of "one master and one branch", using a parallel narrative method, and finally the main line of Alessandro escorting the daughter of the drug lord's enemy, and the human snake gang boy Mi Mi Gore's sidelines merge together to create a climax of the plot.
As for the beginning of the two films, they all start with similar routines.
The first was an accidental explosion during a manhunt that killed two agents and brought Emily Blunt's FBI agent to join the CIA's crackdown on Mexico, led by Josh Brolin's Matt. The actions of drug lords.
The sequel begins with the arrest of illegal immigrants (terrorists) at the border and the two bombings of a suicide bombing in a Kansas City supermarket, which leads Matt and Alejandro to plan to use the kidnapping of the Mexican drug lord's daughter. Trigger infighting among drug lords and act to weaken their power and retaliate for their criminal activities.
Due to the lack of Emily Blunt, the status of female characters in the sequel has been weakened, which also makes this sequel of pure men very vigorous.
The terrorist attack in the supermarket shortly after the opening was very large. A mother and daughter were blown up by a bomb detonated by terrorists in front of the camera.
The U.S. government soon found the people who helped these terrorists smuggle into the United States. Under Matt’s torture, they also asked the source of the incident was a drug cartel from Mexico.
The target was identified, and the task of fighting the drug cartel also fell to Matt, who was good at "dirty work".
The high-level even tacitly agreed that he could use unconventional means for his purposes.
So, Matt found Alejandro and resorted to a "diversion". First, pretending to be a drug dealer, he intercepted and killed the lawyer of the other drug cartel.
This way of shooting is so cool that I have no friends.
Then, he directed and acted in a self-directed, cross-dressing kidnapping of Isabella, the daughter of Reyes, the leader of one of the drug cartels, and then dressed as DEA to rescue her in order to provoke an infighting between the two drug cartels.
However, on the way to escort Isabella back to Mexico, something went wrong. Matt and his party were attacked by the Mexican black police. As a last resort, they counterattacked and destroyed the opponent.
In order to cover up the behavior of CIA agents in Mexico, the US government ordered Matt to deal with all non-CIA witnesses, including Alejandro and Isabella.
Alejandro had to escort Isabella, who escaped during the chaos of the shootout, across the border and back to the United States alone.
In another storyline, Miguel, a man and snake gang boy who had a relationship with Matt and Alejandro, hopes to escort Isabella across the border back to the United States by means of smuggling. At the time, he recognized him and reported it to his leader.
This is where the two stories intersect.
Under the leadership's designation, Miguel also shot Alejandro, which was originally aimed at the headshot, but accidentally shot through his cheek, and the two also forged an indissoluble bond.
At the end of the film, Alejandro finds the boy Miguel, does not kill him but wants to talk to him about the future. This paragraph not only points to the topic, but even lays the groundwork for the third part.
Compared with the previous work, this time the director and other main creators have changed the sequel. Although the quality of atmosphere and photography has shrunk, and the genre is more commercialized, the overall style of the previous work is still maintained as much as possible.
It’s just that the plot is constantly going back and forth on the US-Mexico border, which seems to be a bit of a toss. There is a feeling of complicating simplicity, and it also leaves many bugs and pits.
As for the action scenes, this time it was slightly upgraded. Especially in the first half where the action scenes are relatively dense, the scale of the R-level is very large. The shooting of the escort road with the black police is very hot and exciting, and even the helicopter is used as a road barrier, and then strangled.
In the second half, Alejandro, who escorted Isabella, got to know each other in the process of getting along, and developed a relationship similar to the little girl Matilda and Leon in "This Killer Is Not Too Cold".
On the whole, "Border Slayer 2" is indeed not as good as the first part, but while maintaining the style and highlights of the previous work as much as possible, coupled with good action scenes and performances, the viewing process is full of tension and highly enjoyable.
In particular, the male protagonists of " Thanos " and "The Collector" are really hard and cool.
The two make the whole film full of hormones.
Denis Villeneuve's work has never been very commercial, and "Border Slayer" is his typical style.
After being taken over by Stefano Solima, "Border Killer 2: Frontier Warrior" is obviously changing in a direction that is more acceptable to the public. The production of small and medium-sized costs also gives enough action scenes. So, this movie will be suitable for more people to watch.
As for the third part, there should be no accident, but Dennis Villeneuve and Emily Blunt are not expected to come back, but as long as the level of the second part can be maintained, it is worth looking forward to .
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