Sicario's story itself is not strong, it is nothing more than the fact that female FBI agents who have not been involved in the world are involved in unconventional transnational drug operations driven by a sense of justice, cruel reality, violent means and The conspiracy under the interests of her impacted and destroyed her idealism and the process of traditional justice. Far aside, similar plots have already been involved in the American drama "Homeland Security." But Denis Villeneuve was able to tell such a story that is not novel from content to theme. It was wonderful and interesting, and it was intriguing. It even made me too lazy to write a long film review for a year, so I had the urge to write.
Anyone who has watched Prisoners knows that Villeneuve is known as a master of movie atmosphere, making full use of video and sound editing to create suspense and manipulate the psychology and emotions of the audience. This film is no exception. The biggest highlight is the setting of the heroine Kate. It is not so much that the audience introduces the story from the perspective of the heroine, but the heroine is actually the projection and metaphor of the audience. Kate started the kidnapping case with a clear mind, as if he was in control of the whole situation. And it's just like the audience, before entering the movie theater, thinks they know well about this kind of anti-drug detective film, and they don't think this film is anything special. At this moment, the incident escalated, and I realized that I was watching the leopard and I didn't know the overall situation. So the audience is actually in the same state as Kate, ignorant of everything, full of curiosity, driven by suspense and a sense of justice, gradually go deep into the movie to uncover the truth.
Of course, the metaphor between the heroine and the audience is not only a clever performance of the director, but also a deeper connection in the theme. Kate followed the Secret Service team and crossed the border into the hinterland of Mexico to seize the drug lords. As a bystander, Kate witnessed the brutal reality, which was once again linked to the attributes of the audience. In this process, her previous principles of conduct and ethics were completely broken and no longer tried. Under the impact of reality, her idealism was hit for the first time. She also tried to deny rejection and tried to use the usual justice and legal procedures to apprehend the suspect, which was not only useless but also dangerous. The second time she traveled through the tunnel from the United States to Mexico, she had a thorough understanding of reality, cruel violence, and collusion of interests. The metaphors in this have gradually become clear. The heroine's idealistic view of justice was constructed in the United States, and the cruelty of reality was only witnessed and experienced after crossing the border. Therefore, the heroine symbolizes the audience, and further points to the Americans in the idealistic bubble, and the director aims to expose the hypocrisy of the so-called American justice through this film, and to show the true and cruel reality to the audience who does not know the truth. NS.
Having said that, Sicario is not the first movie to expose the truth, so this analogy always feels pretentious and narcissistic. However, Villeneuve's conception of the connection from the movie characters to the psychological construction of the audience, the interactive mapping from the theme of the movie story to the actual reality, is truly amazing.
Compared with the main line, the movie's insertion of the side line of the Mexican police family seems a bit mixed. Two-line narrative, but the primary and secondary are distinct, and the weak and the strong, the interests are struggling, and the only victims are the heroine and the children. Such marginal and disadvantaged groups have indeed opened up a new level of the theme, but every time the narration is very broken and rigid, and The main line is not close and ingenious enough, and it is indeed a major shortcoming in the layout.
In addition to the screenwriters, other departments have performed well under the coordination of Villeneuve. Among them, photography, close-ups, panoramic views, aerial photography, surveillance, night vision, everything is endless, the cold and cruel beauty of the undercurrent surging on the border, Also ready to come out.
In terms of performance, the heroine's functional and mundane settings are destined to make Emily Blunt not have the space to play like the model worker Jessica Chastain in "Assassination of Osama Bin Laden", but Blunt still captures the emotional changes and psychological development of the characters. , The process of the gradual collapse of idealism is exquisitely displayed, especially the final confrontation with Del Toro. The performance under such a strong atmosphere is really wonderful. If the competitor is not strong, Blunt can still be nominated based on the quality of the film and his own resume. Needless to say, Del Toro and Josh Brolin are both anti-hero characters. The setting is a lot easier, and they are full of aura when they come out, showing the gloomy and mysterious qualities of the characters. At the same time, it is further than Brolin's simple and uninhibited image. His revenge and entanglement with the heroine make the characters plump and rich. As a supporting role, he should be locked in an Oscar nomination.
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