Just looking at the summary of the story, I think many people will miss this film. The story tells the story of a certain group of criminals who were forced to spend the night in a police station that was about to be abandoned due to heavy snow on the way to escort. This police station is the No. 13 police station. Because one of the criminals had a dirty business with the police, a group of policemen came to assassinate the criminal, so the sergeant of Police Station No. 13 was forced to cooperate with the criminal to start a duel with the police gang.
Such a story about police gangsters is everywhere in American movies, so it’s not worth mentioning in the summary of the story. In addition, if this is an action movie, there is no doubt that it is not at the same level as those blockbuster movies. Therefore, the original intention of watching the film is basically the mentality of having nothing to do.
But I never thought that the details of the setting of this film are really quite prominent, and the character and energy that people show in that environment are unparalleled.
Let me first talk about the sheriff. Eight months ago, I lost two partners because of the mission. I was struggling. I lived on alcohol and drugs all day. According to the assessment of a psychologist, he was no longer suitable for being a police officer. But it is such a person who showed a sense of responsibility as a police officer in the face of sudden situations. He reminded me of the sheriff in "Noon", who insisted on principles in desperate situations and did not compromise with the dark forces. But on the other hand, he doesn’t appear to be as noble as the noon sheriff. He just wants to survive, especially for his subordinates to survive. This is the responsibility, and it’s also his atonement for the failed process eight months ago. But this means that he will lose his life, because the power of the police gang is indeed too strong.
Next, let’s talk about the bandit leader. This is a guy who kills without blinking an eye. If it weren’t for the sheriff’s principle, he would have died. But at this moment of crisis, the sheriff had to give him a chance, a chance to save himself. There was no reason other than that. But it was this kind of self-help that made him feel the trust of the sheriff, so he persisted to the end, killing off the culprits, fighting side by side with the sheriff, and even when he had a chance to escape, he did not choose to abandon the sheriff, but he did not hesitate. Rescued the sheriff. This is a typical criminal who knows the current affairs and commits, of course, he will not lose the title of murderer.
The old policeman is a tragic figure. About to retire. Suddenly encountered this kind of thing on New Year's Eve, and he deliberately handed over the culprit, but met a sheriff who insisted on principles, so he had to join forces and confront the enemy. Unexpectedly, the sheriff would release a few criminals, which made him very annoyed, and he wanted to send these criminals back to prison. In this way, he is also a very principled person, but he is wrong. Principles become very weak in the face of life and death, especially for such an old police officer who is about to retire. His principle was immediately sent to the police gang, betrayed, in an instant, but it was deadly enough to save his own life.
The above three people can be said to be the main characters in this film, but the psychiatrist that makes the author most distressed. Not only because he is a lady, a lady who is not ugly, but because of her destiny. The psychiatrist was accidentally trapped in Police Station No. 13, and she had never seen such a scene before. She was frightened. It's strange that a weak woman is not frightened in this situation. But at the moment when the rescuer was called in, she suddenly mustered up the courage and decided to take a risk. If it was impulsive, then when she was caught, facing the gun, she showed a brave attitude. Here, although the author does not want to see such a result, I must admit that the director's arrangement is cruel and unrefined, and it is the main difference from the superfluous film. It was the death of the female doctor. The woman kneeling on the ground was shot and killed. The desperation was so simple that even a woman did not leave any sympathy. This is against the wishes of the audience, but its shock is so powerful. The courage of the female doctor seemed so helpless in desperation, but can the courage of the sheriff really succeed?
Medicines, alcohol, and the sheriff's self-blame were completely abandoned after the death of the female doctor, and a truly brave man stood up.
The film is group-like. Not only the images of the above-mentioned people are extremely full, but the characters of the petty criminals are also fully expressed. Because of this, the film is full of internal tension, and various contradictions may break out at any time. . The confrontation between the police and the criminals, selfishly fleeing or fighting the enemy together, persisting or giving up, all of which are vague and clear at the same time. It seems that the boundary is only between a single thought.
Trust and betrayal have also risen to the theme of this film.
The trust between the sheriff and the bandit leader, the trust between the sheriff and his subordinates, and even the trust between the car thief and the crowd, all of which are extremely intense scrutiny of everyone in the play. When the old police betrayed, it was so unexpected and so reasonable. At this time, betrayal seems so terrible, because trust has completely lost its dignity with the betrayal. But then, the director made the trust between the sheriff and the bandit to make up for this lack, and the return of trust has obviously surpassed the story of the film. The police and criminals are just the framework of the story, and the trust between people is the real comforting thing.
With the emergence of too many gangster films, in order to find a breakthrough, some people have made enough articles on the story, which is twists and turns and mysterious. But this film is an exception. The story is not unusual, but the relationship between people is tense enough. This may be the biggest success of this film.
2006-8-29
Han Xi, Yutong County
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