Herzog's "Bad Lieutenant" is not a genre film that breaks from the classic Hollywood narrative framework. On the contrary, it is sufficiently "ruly" in the plot structure. The police officer who was accidentally promoted to lieutenant encountered various troubles after being promoted. Family, financial, but in the end all problems were solved, and the lieutenant was promoted to captain. The director intends to make a very American film. The lieutenant who is in line with the drug lords is not only to complete his official duties, but also to solve private economic problems. The structural logic of the film is developed on the basis of similar and intricate character motivations. , Accompanied by weird psychedelic soundtrack and comic character actions.
It is easy to find the relationship between "Bad Lieutenant" and Cronenberg's "Metropolis" and the "Raw Diamond" creation mode of the Safdy brothers. Although these movies have very different image styles, they all focus on how the main characters turn contradictions as the core, and unfold the see-saw of the characters in the abstract interpersonal network. It's just that Cronenberg's characters are placed in a conceptualized space, and high-density communication reveals the emotional tension entangled in the space; the Safdy brothers focus on portraying the state of sensitive characters and in a strong rhythm of narrative Tighten and release it; Herzog presents a mixed and somewhat disordered spatial alternation. Although the plot structure of the movie is neat, it is difficult for us to predict the situation of the characters during the viewing process. The process of getting into trouble to getting rid of trouble is rapid, so the anxiety and mania of the characters are quickly overcome, and then they are relaxed and happy.
The humorous music and a few distorted lens of animal perspective make the film glow with brilliance and vitality, which naturally provides the audience with clues to link with previous works. The success of the film is inseparable from Nicolas Cage's performance. Cage has assembled a variety of image characteristics such as ready but restrained madness, crisis-ridden tension and pressure, heroic romance and badass stubbornness. memorable.
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