From the animation that outlines the outline of the entire story at the beginning of the film, the cause of the sigh, the protagonist's experience of escaping his life in several dangers, and perhaps the result of a happy ending in the end, this "Cat and Mouse Game" As a great work of film history derived from true events, it is a superior work in terms of its appeal to the audience, as well as its values and other artistic aspects.
The OST of the film is performed by the master John Williams. As an orchestral master with a professional background, in this crime film, through his precise orchestration ideas and all acoustic instruments, he truly embodies his role as a composer who has experienced the golden age of Hollywood. At the same time, some of the "sneaky, quirky" melodies he used in the film, especially the beginning of the film, also reflected his other style besides grandeur. The soundtrack of the animation at the beginning of the film is similar to jazz, with small line melodies with some dissonances and sudden inversions depicting the "sneaky" scene of the thief. and. His music has a strong sense of melody in film soundtracks, which also comes from his experience in the golden age of Hollywood. At that time, the relatively poor visual effects were more similar to the artistic expression of stage plays, and therefore more need for soundtrack composers to use music. To write a story other than the picture, so that even if you listen to it without the picture, it has high artistic value. What can best reflect this is its most famous works, Star Wars Theme in Star Wars, Hedwig's Theme in Harry Potter, etc., mostly with the word theme, it is precisely because of its melody and Traditional academic identity. In "The Game of Cat and Mouse", Williams, who has been called the old hottie, has a bit more confusing in addition to the magnificent movement as always. He can't even guess what the melody will be in the next measure, just like Frank's tricks. Same.
As for the actor, Leonardo DiCaprio's performance of such a highly intelligent criminal is addicting. The frequently-occurring play-in-play, the frowning frown of the teenager when he was sad, the smiling face that gradually disappeared on the face of the successful crime again and again, all the performances are completely different from the words such as "excessive force" in the external evaluation, but are all so natural. Lovely and heartbreakingly mourning the juvenile criminal. Tom Hanks' perseverance with broken family and co-workers' contempt, Amy Adams' innocence but hidden secrets, and especially Christopher Walken's hardship of a middle-of-the-road old father, from starring to everyone. Perhaps the performances of the actors of the intern who have only a few lines helped the audience to immerse themselves in the film and feel deeper emotions.
Not only the most important characters of Frank and Carl, but also other supporting roles in the film are of great significance in a practical sense. Brenda's father is a lawyer with a certain reputation. He was once keenly aware of the loopholes in Frank's lies and even almost exposed his identity. However, when Frank confessed that he was "nothing", he was mistaken. Frank is speaking out as an admirer of his own daughter. Frank has used people's unpredictable thoughts about "superior people" many times to hide the truth, and this inadvertent move may better reflect that sometimes strong people are more easily deceived by their own too many ideas; Frank's father, like the protagonist in the classic "Salesman," lives in a world of deceit, looking forward to one day unlocking the door to wealth.
Spielberg's old partner photographer Kaminsky also made outstanding contributions to the success of the film, and "Cat and Mouse" is also a major step forward in Spielberg's work in terms of photography. The lighting aspect in this film is no longer a mediocre, old-fashioned classic aesthetic background lighting and warm lighting, but more brilliant and brilliant lighting treatments based on Kaminsky's style and ideas. To make the 27-year-old Leonardo look more like a 16-year-old student, the lighting in his younger years tends to be flatter and more creased later. Of course, the word "smooth" is only a description of light. It is used to describe the lighting method in which strong light is reflected through hard materials or soft light without filling. The actual photographic effect is due to the scattering of light on the actor's face. rich layers. More representative is the composition of the church when Frank was finally arrested. Before the French police arrived, Frank's bright half face towards Karl and the darkness on the other side reflected the two meanings of the two to him.
As the director of the whole film, Spielberg naturally takes a lot of credit, not only for the style of the film, but also for its values. Perhaps what Spielberg is best at is such biographical films-although the output is not large, there are only three "Cat and Mouse", "Lincoln" and "Schindler's List", but there are numerous awards and praises coexisting. In the interview, he said that the purpose of this film is more for entertainment, so he did not use a more serious and obscure shooting method. "A film that is entertaining is as important as seriousness." Granted, in this cat-and-mouse game, Spielberg seems to have done a great job of creating a dramatic effect, and not a single second of the film is meaningless and boring for the audience. Spielberg's films tend to be more "middle-class" in audience, that is, the largest concept in number, and show a more adult-oriented world through the middle class as a pillar. Although the protagonist of the film is a "high-IQ criminal", he also reacts just like ordinary people when his parents are divorced. The helplessness makes the audience more able to take their place in it and put themselves in his shoes. At the same time, Spielberg is also elegant. Even when shooting this "crime film", "Cat and Mouse Game" is not through visual impact to achieve sensory stimulation and entertainment effects. On the contrary, he is more through layers The interlocking plots are designed to inspire the audience and achieve a thrilling feeling in a more intelligent and elegant way. Frank escaped from Carl's hands several times with only a small difference. For example, when Carl had broken into Frank's room, Frank was in the bathroom to give him time to think about countermeasures, and finally he was able to escape completely by playing with people's psychology again; The clues Karl left on Frank's several phone calls deduced his message, and the seemingly calm scene and a casual line eventually became the key to the plot. This kind of contradiction stems from the multiplicity of values, which is different from sensory stimulation or artistic aesthetics, but stimulates the nerves of the audience who deeply empathize with it in such a slightly complicated way at the ideological level. Similar designs are also seen in the multiplicity of content in Spielberg's other films, the sheriff's killing the shark while stopping the mayor's lies in Jaws; the war of the country being saved at the same time in Saving Private Ryan. And the son of Ryan's family; Dr. Jones in "Raiders of the Lost Ark" who returned the gems to the villagers while fighting against the fascists... It is worth mentioning that these conflicts often carry contradictions that convey the values of the film in many ways, not only universal The opposite of good and evil in terms of values, and more about money and morality, including the concept of family. Everything about the Cat and Mouse story comes from Frank Jr. The divorce of his parents, the breakdown of the family, and many of the things he did later—buying a car for his father, encouraging his father to take his mother on vacation, were largely to make up for the lack of this family, trying to make his own The family returns to its former consummation. The family in Spielberg's films is always buried in the deepest depths, hiding the true core of the family with a dramatic appearance. Similar works include ET, another emotional overtone that Spielberg infuses in his more acclaimed sci-fi work. Spielberg's style, and the success of his entire film career, cannot be viewed in isolation from its era and historical context. In the 1960s and 1970s, when Spielberg rose, Hollywood was reorganized from World War II. The development of technology led to the continuous subversion of the world view, constantly challenging traditional values and narrative methods. At the same time, the Vietnam War raised issues of ethics and morality. At this time, there were also many works that subverted traditional genre films, such as "The Graduate", which satirized the former, and "The Godfather", which set off a craze for crime films. . In the "New Hollywood" at this time, the academic school represented by Scorsese, known as the "sociologist", carried out profound reflections on the traditional values of society with "Taxi Driver" and "King of Comedy". There are also people like Spielberg who are committed to "dream creation". Through rapid narrative rhythm, frequent wonderful shots, and characters' continuous resolution of crises, they respond to real crises. From a Hollywood prodigy to a Hollywood evergreen, Spielberg's films blazed a trail for a new big-budget movie by coexisting dream and reality. , another emotional overtone that Spielberg infuses in his more acclaimed sci-fi works. Spielberg's style, and the success of his entire film career, cannot be viewed in isolation from its era and historical context. In the 1960s and 1970s, when Spielberg rose, Hollywood was reorganized from World War II. The development of technology led to the continuous subversion of the world view, constantly challenging traditional values and narrative methods. At the same time, the Vietnam War raised issues of ethics and morality. At this time, there were also many works that subverted traditional genre films, such as "The Graduate", which satirized the former, and "The Godfather", which set off a craze for crime films. . In the "New Hollywood" at this time, the academic school represented by Scorsese, known as the "sociologist", carried out profound reflections on the traditional values of society with "Taxi Driver" and "King of Comedy". There are also people like Spielberg who are committed to "dream creation". Through rapid narrative rhythm, frequent wonderful shots, and characters' continuous resolution of crises, they respond to real crises. From a Hollywood prodigy to a Hollywood evergreen, Spielberg's films blazed a trail for a new big-budget movie by coexisting dream and reality. , another emotional overtone that Spielberg infuses in his more acclaimed sci-fi works. Spielberg's style, and the success of his entire film career, cannot be viewed in isolation from its era and historical context. In the 1960s and 1970s, when Spielberg rose, Hollywood was reorganized from World War II. The development of technology led to the continuous subversion of the world view, constantly challenging traditional values and narrative methods. At the same time, the Vietnam War raised issues of ethics and morality. At this time, there were also many works that subverted traditional genre films, such as "The Graduate", which satirized the former, and "The Godfather", which set off a craze for crime films. . In the "New Hollywood" at this time, the academic school represented by Scorsese, known as the "sociologist", carried out profound reflections on the traditional values of society with "Taxi Driver" and "King of Comedy". There are also people like Spielberg who are committed to "dream creation". Through rapid narrative rhythm, frequent wonderful shots, and characters' continuous resolution of crises, they respond to real crises. From a Hollywood prodigy to a Hollywood evergreen, Spielberg's films blazed a trail for a new big-budget movie by coexisting dream and reality.
"Two mice fell into a bucket of butter. The first gave up quickly and drowned, but the second didn't. He struggled until he churned the cream into butter and climbed out." The second mouse, Frank, It's Carl, and it's the audience themselves. Even if the road ahead is difficult and difficult, we should forge ahead. Be realistic and down-to-earth, but don't forget to chase your dreams.
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