The Appearance of the Dark Night Ghost
Until the end of the film, the protagonist H, played by Jason Statham, remains a mystery. It is known that he was named Patrick Hill when he joined the security company, and his colleagues nicknamed him H. Later, the doctors called him Mr. Mace.
As the plot unfolds, we learn that he is divorced and possesses super-high investigative skills and response abilities. He is a character that the FBI has pursued for 25 years, but even if he appears in front of him, he cannot be arrested. He has a face that makes the robber run away in fear at a glance. He has a behind-the-scenes team, can get government documents (autopsy reports), can break into various criminal groups, and everyone on the team calls him the boss.
In the end he had an adolescent son, a father who tried his best to play a good role.
It can be said that this is a mysterious character who came from the mystery and finally escaped into the night. The whole film also revolves around his revenge.
But what made the audience empathize with the character in the end was the appearance of Jason Statham's cold gentleman and tough guy, as well as the rapid opening and direct plot advancement.
In the first section of the film, "Dark Night Ghost", just a few scenes made H firmly grasp the hearts of the audience. The first is the low-key background explanation when entering the job. The middle-aged divorced man only passed the skill test. Secondly, on the first day of the mission, with super-strong investigative skills and response capabilities, successfully rescued colleagues with one enemy and six, and completed the task of transporting money. Finally, the female colleague was interrogated after a night of romance.
So far, the plot has successfully brought the audience into H's perspective, paving the way for the next appearance of the son and the explanation of the cause of "anger".
The texture of literature and the uncertain factors of the world
From the perspective of the development of the story, the film is divided into five parts. The opening introduction and the first three sections tell the whole background and cause of the story from different perspectives, to the gathering of various people and horses in the fourth section. The spreading is very direct and efficient, ensuring suspense. At the same time, it also gives the work a literary texture.
The story of the film takes place in the sin city of Los Angeles. A large number of shots are aimed at the black underground space and the boring concrete industrial environment scene. Coupled with the brightly lit night scene contrast, it greatly highlights the boring side of this world.
In addition, it is worth noting that the hidden mystery dialogue and the director’s wicked British humor, such as the pool table scene where colleagues ridicule H and H dislikes his Irish identity. These literary details add genres to the film. Richer texture beyond the commercial action label.
Specific to the accident of the money carrier road robbery that caused the film, the same scene was developed from the audience’s omniscience, inside the money carrier’s car, H reveals the truth, and the robbers. This greatly extends the space of the story and makes the film present The characteristics of a crime scene documentary.
In the end, the reason why father and son H appeared at the crime scene, and even became victims, was just an accident. In addition to the contingency of time and place, what should be considered is the contingency of criminals. These contingency connections have caused irreversible and inevitable consequences. To a certain extent, these accidents highlight the absurdity and unpredictability of this world. Almost provides a bleak and sad background for revenge. From these perspectives, this story is almost like an American crime novel in a short classic, showing us the cruel and dark side of the world as best we can.
Man and anger
I like the name of this movie very much. Around the theme of "people" and "anger", the film depicts a large group of vivid characters in the two camps. The first is the security guards in the banknote transport company team, the big bullets, the seemingly impossible Dave who panicks whenever something happens, the female security guards who are full of personality and are more men than men at critical moments...
On H’s first day of employment and on his first assignment, we followed H’s eyes and learned about these characters one by one. While guessing who is most likely to be the insider, we also observed the faces of all beings in the entire cash transport industry. .
In contrast, the robber also has an excellent and effective portrayal. They are a group of veterans who are unwilling to be desolate after being discharged from the army. They surround the former sergeant, and eventually become victims of fate because of the temptation of money.
And the protagonist H, who wanders between black and white, is the main body of anger in the title of the film. In order to get revenge, he first digs three feet in the ground, and then changes his mind to dormant and forbearance, so that the character almost exudes a kind of divine brilliance. The emotional creation of the film is largely tied to H's "anger". In two scenes where he was knocked to the ground, his anger was rendered to the extreme with his eyes wide open.
Eternal revenge theme
Revenge is the eternal theme of literary works, such as Shakespeare’s "Hamlet" and Yuan Zaju "Orphan of Zhao". In the traditions of various nations in various eras, we can almost see various stories based on this core motif. .
The necessity of revenge, the characterization of the target of revenge, and whether the character is qualified to exercise the power of destiny judgment, these are the questions that almost all revenge-themed works cannot escape.
In this film, the scene where H rushes to his son but is knocked down is enough to bring the audience into the mood of "angry" and feel the need for revenge. And as the third quarter's depiction of the "bad boy" spreads out, such as when the sergeant's resourceful and caring appearance of his family is presented before his eyes, the question of where the revenge will ultimately go is as suspenseful as the revenge itself.
In the name of father
When H's true identity becomes a mystery, his father may be the most empathetic support point for the audience. There are two things worth noting in the first section of the film. The first is the police investigating the money robbery and showing the surveillance video to H; the second is that H gets the autopsy report and sits alone by the bed. Both scenes are extremely depressive, especially in the second scene, H is completely shown from behind, but it can completely make people feel the anger that he is about to gush out.
When the truth was revealed, the image of running and falling to the ground showed the image of self-blame, guilt, anger, and tragic revenge of the father. Jason Statham also portrayed the exquisite image of the character very well under the appearance of the cold tough guy.
Formal beauty
Different from the gorgeous style of historical themes such as the "Holmes" series and "King Arthur" that have been screened in China before, this time Guy Ritchie almost completely abandoned the iconic fancy editing, and instead used long shots, aerial photography and other methods to create A sense of presence with a strong sense of realism. The use of music is still very good. The rhythmic melody, while creating an atmosphere, almost carries the function of narration.
In addition, this is the fourth collaboration between him and Jason Statham, the British pair after 15 years. The role of H is completely tailor-made for the latter, returning to the simple expression of father-son love, which in itself is very impressive. Moving content.
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