But from the perspective of purely appreciating movies, especially today when the film industry is extremely developed, this movie is not much better than junk.
In terms of the plot, it started to make people confused and interested, and then completely nonsense. It’s okay if it’s nonsense, but the mystery will be solved in the middle of the movie, and this Raymond Shaw has entered the hypnosis and sober confession, and finally talked with the officer Ben, played by Frank Senatra, he was sober and vague, in the end I did not analyze whether he was awake when he saw the second square film Q, or did Q issue an order? If Q issues an order, according to the previous statement, Raymond shouldn't have any memory of the hypnotic moment after he is awake after completing the task, then why does he remember what Ben told him after he is awake? This is totally inconsistent, so you can make up whatever you want!
In addition to the plot, the performance is also very exaggerated. The Korean/Russian Communists in Manzhouli are portrayed as insidious and insidious, completely masked and stylized, not to mention the scene of Ben fighting with Raymond’s North Korean servants. Full of comedy. Of course, the film was shot in 1962. It is really unkind to make mistakes in martial arts and performance, but this exaggerated performance is nothing but the service of the film center. This kind of character is either black or white, and the enemy's insidious or foolish style is almost the same as the model dramas filmed in the Cultural Revolution! At least from the perspective of today's appreciative fashion, such a performance style that strongly distorts the facts or deliberately exaggerates for the obvious political inclination can no longer fool the audience. The more politically inclined films, the more objective and fair they have to be convincing. For example, Downfall, such as Good Night, Good Luck, are much higher than this grandstanding film. However, it can also be seen from this that the times are indeed advancing, and the film industry has also been moving forward in great strides.
Then there is the rhythm of the film, which is really lengthy and lengthy! It's such a mess, the 45-minute episode in Law&Order was finished early, and it must be clearer. The movie has been talked about for more than two hours, such as the scene where Raymong was bitten by a snake and met his sweetheart. It’s enough to click on it; and the portrayal of his mother is not full enough, until the film is almost over. , The effect should be better if you pave the way in front.
Such a film has become a "classic", unless it creates a precedent for shooting methods, it is really impossible to justify! This film and the recent Last Samurai have a very obvious subjective tendency. As long as you think about it, the water will be all spilled! (Doesn't hold water)
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