Is a classic ever a role model? Do all the classics have to be copied and studied in full?
The translated name of "Zuo Da Hero" is very similar to the Hong Kong style, straightforward and unexplainable. Compared with "Wagtail Dog", it is closer to the meaning and the author's intention. The title subtitles explain, usually the dog wagging the tail, which is the right of the dog to the tail, but if it has the ability, the tail can also wag the dog.
Barry Levinson, famous, has won many awards, and has produced many works with the Hollywood generation. He is an old-school screenwriter and director. The subjects he chooses are often bizarre, terrifying stories. "Wagtail Dog" is a bold fantasy, a spicy satire of the magic in real life. It's like a serious joke to serious politicians.
To say he is old-fashioned is in his approach to narrative, performance and dialogue. Judging from his works, movies are still fresh in front of dramas, learning and doing are all about the stage, and the language of film and television has become a subsidiary function. From the perspective of the main idea and the storyline, it is not weak at all, but it is far from life, which is completely contrary to the nature of the film and the function of film and television.
Many years ago, "Swing Dog" was shocked for the first time, and since then, it has become the representative of Hollywood's omnipotence and dare to say anything. Watching "Swing Dog" now, its ambitions are very big, and it skins and beats politics mercilessly. However, the means of expression is hasty. In programs such as TV dramas or "Approaching Science", they ask questions without waiting for the audience to think and respond, and immediately give their own satisfactory answers. Such questions are not convincing enough. In essence, it is the limit of a storytelling ability, and hasty is a kind of lack of self-confidence. The "confidence" here is more inclined, not believing in oneself. After all, this is a story that relies entirely on imagination to simulate real events, "when man thinks, God laughs".
The brilliance of "Wagging the Tail Dog" begins with a bull's assumption. If the most powerful people in the most powerful country encounter a crisis, what will happen if Hollywood's wild ginseng solves it? It's not at all, there's no need to say it; it's easy to achieve it and bullshit; it seems impossible, but in the end, it is the best choice for the story. So the trick is a big problem. Seeing despair, a dead horse becomes a living horse doctor, and the embarrassment of a game is a narrow victory.
The problem is a big one, and the president did it for a girl. However, the villain is not strong. The presidential opponents are just ridiculing their bluffs through the TV screen. The CIA, as the country's integrity monitoring force, only appeared for a moment. After a bar negotiation, it was defeated in a few words, and nothing happened. The success of "Wagtail Dog" lies in the fact that it has supported the theme event through several twists and turns, plus the charm of a few big names, especially the performance of Marines Woody Harrelson, which is very, very accurate. It's a pity that all the villains and resistance have no real wrestling. There is a practice in dramas nowadays, that is, the author pays a lot of attention to the ability and ability of the villain, and even at the beginning of the story is overwhelming, giving people a feeling of hopelessness, and then the reversal has real power. My tone is actually typical of standing and talking without back pain. It is very difficult to achieve the ultimate, and it is completely reversed at the end, which is even more difficult.
The film has a lot of dialogue, and 70% of the plot is driven by dialogue. A big scene or a big event either relies on three or two people, one turn around, babbling about whether the strategy is effective, or showing the results through TV interviews. This is very much like a domestic TV series. The last scene of the Red Army generals was magnificently deployed in front of the map. In the next scene, the bugle is loud, the Red Army stands on the top of the hill, hands on hips, and listens to the good news: Our army killed and wounded the enemy... and seized weapons... This victory battle is easier than a dream. Dreaming still needs to lie down, be quiet, and have an atmosphere... Fortunately, the domestic audience is still in the enlightenment stage of visual aesthetics, and they are not picky eaters. It is enough to have an idol with a good-looking face. It is best to bicker, this is a battle of wits and courage. Bullshit.
This shows that Barry Levinson, you can say that he does not pay attention to it, but the essence is that he is not very good at using film and television language. It can be found from past works. This has a close relationship with the era, and their era is still famous in the cultural world on the Broadway stage.
Another basis is the soundtrack of "Wagtail Dog". The first music in it is good and can be made into chapters independently, which is exactly the opposite of the film's soundtrack and its essence. It is too eye-catching, and even the style does not match at all. "Swing Dog" is a crazy comedy, and the soundtrack must be joking or ironic with the plot to be effective. However, the soundtrack is actually completely different from the story, so that for many years I listened to the soundtrack of "Swing Dog" and always thought of a blockbuster war scene or a scene of a hero going on an expedition. This actually hurts the story.
Black satire is a very high state, it imitates God's cunning and eerie smile quietly, it wants to reveal the real moments in life, and it is wonderful and vivid.
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