The test of human nature is always vulnerable to the accident of fate, and the movie "Ice and Snow" is as cold as the name. The winter revolves around a family racketeering case, seemingly twists and turns, but interlocking, directly attacking the cold sexual "evil" behind American society through the cloak of crime. The film continues the Coen brothers' consistent black humor and violent crime movie style, and objectively and calmly shows the most cruel social truth. The movie "Ice and Snow" adopts a linear narrative structure, and develops a cross-montage of three clues: sales, killers, and police around the conflict of money competition. It seems that each clue is going in its own established direction, but in the destiny Accidentally, the three clues began to cross influence, making this absurd drama trying to control life reflect and reflect the uncontrollable real fate. The clever use of the lens makes the film an asymptote to life. The use of the overhead camera achieves the perspective of God, and the maximum calmness shows that people are fighting between money and desires. And in the large panoramic shot, people are in a vast environment, showing the helplessness and insignificance of human power and the contingency of fate. At the same time, it is worth mentioning that a large number of framed compositions strongly bring the audience a sense of depression and solemnity. In the film, the hero Jerry, who thinks he is in control of everything, realizes that his plan runs counter to the actual development. The frame formed by the shutters and railings vividly shows the protagonist's inner pain and helpless embarrassment on the screen. The ingenious character setting and relaxed rhythm tension play a finishing touch on the film. The portrayal of the two killers can be said to be deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. One killer is timid and timid, while the other killer is silent and fierce. The two people who are strong and weak are very different but cleverly combined, which enhances the absurdity and dark humor of this kidnapping case. At the same time, the Coen brothers also added some of the usual characteristics of personal genre films to the character setting. The whole film is connected with some nonsensical trivial shots after strong conflicts and contradictions, which effectively reduces the visual fatigue of the viewers, and maintains a curious and fresh viewing experience for the film, which also makes the film more enjoyable. The rhythm becomes relaxed. The famous director Akira Kurosawa once said: The sound of the film not only strengthens but also multiplies the effect of the image. The change in the rhythm of the music effectively matched the development of the plot, adding to the dramatic conflict of the film. The one-minute opening of the film starts with soothing classical music, which sets the film's heavy theme core and tragic tone. Dramatic conflict with kidnapping for lack of money. The tempo of the music is noticeably quicker. The rhythm changes from slow to fast, which effectively highlights the contingency of everyone's fate and the insignificance and uncontrollability of human beings rushing towards the final goal. Especially when the murderer rushed into the male protagonist's house and kidnapped his wife, the music of the film obviously accelerated, and some playful elements brought some senseless and funny black humor to this sudden kidnapping case. While catering to the needs of the audience, it also sets up some suspense and a sense of surprise. See the world in a grain of sand, and show life in a movie. At the end of the film, the policeman Maggie's sentence "I really don't understand!?". Not only is he puzzled about the crimes committed by the criminals, but also the interrogation sent to the audience. Will there be a road of no return under the whirlpool of desire? The tragedy of human relations reflects the tragedy of the whole society. There is no principle, no Human beings at the limit are left with human indifference.
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