The film "Frozen" is based on a true case that happened in Minnesota in 1987 and was directed by Joel Cohen and Ethan Cohen. At the beginning of the movie, the screen was swept and covered by the vast white ice and snow. In the vast white, the gentle melody of the guitar gradually sounded, and the chords of the viola and violin were entangled and deepened. The desolate and sad mood in the main melody, when the melody goes to the concerto chapter of the band, the main tone of the film, which is repressed and grand in the empty background, fully unfolds, indicating the tragedy of the whole film. The composition of the musical melody in this section is reminiscent of Sarasati's famous violin concerto "Song of the Wanderer". At the very beginning of the film, we see a conspiracy that will run throughout the film's plot: In order to obtain the wealth of his wealthy father-in-law, a man named Jerry hires two villains: Kao and Kea. Jerry asks the two to kidnap his wife and demand a ransom from his father-in-law. After watching this scene, most viewers already have a deep first impression of Jerry: a villain who is desperate for money and doesn't even care about the safety of his family. That's true to some extent, but as more of the film unfolds, Jerry's image is added in more complexities. After planning the conspiracy, Jerry returns home to find his father-in-law also at home. Father-in-law Wade's indifferent response to Jerry's greetings for the first time paints from the front the deep rift beneath the surface of this family harmony. During the meal, Jerry still tries to convince his father-in-law to support his parking lot plan, but gets only a lukewarm response. It can be seen that even though he is ready to commit a crime, Jerry still has illusions about his father-in-law: he imagines that his father-in-law can help him in the face of his family. It also explains why Jerry wants so much money: he wants to start a business, he wants to build his own business. If you don't consider the question of means first, it has to be said that it is a good desire: to create a business, become rich, and support your family. It can also be seen in Jerry's later lines: "This is good for the three of us (referring to a family of three)!" But what caused him to adopt such extreme means as crime to achieve his desires? At the same time, the image of Jerry's father-in-law Wade also appeared in front of the audience for the first time. At first glance, this is a mix of a stern elder and a ruthless businessman. On the one hand, he expressed strong concern and worry about the behavior of his grandson, and on the other hand, he dismissed the request of his son-in-law. The image of father-in-law Wade is contradictory: on the one hand, he has a concern for the life of his family, and on the other hand, he does not care about the real desire of his family. Obviously, Wade is an egoist. What he cares about is whether things can develop in the direction he expects and in line with his values. As for the feelings of other people, it is only a secondary matter. It can be said that this led to the whole tragedy to some extent. What follows are a few transition scenes. These transitional scenes don't seem to matter, But they succeeded in connecting the plot from various angles, while a large number of disputes also hinted at the dark future of the follow-up plot. Then the plot develops, and one day, Wade accidentally calls Jerry to tell Jerry that he can consider his plan. Seeing that things are turning around, Jerry wants to find Kao and Kea and cancel their original kidnapping agreement, but the arrow has gone away. When Jerry is excited to find Wade, Wade tells Jerry that he is not lending him money, but investing in the parking lot business himself, and he is willing to pay Jerry the agency fee for this plan. Jerry's expression is worth savoring when he learns that his ideas are approved. On the one hand, he is excited about the success he will get, and on the other hand, he has the regret and anxiety that "planning preparations have become useless". But no matter what, he was still happy at the moment. But Wade's egoism, or egoism, is on full display next: he's going to take over Jerry's plan directly and take Jerry's dream for himself. Of course, it wasn't a subjective malice; Wade believed from the beginning that Jerry brought the plan to himself to earn that brokerage fee. But in Jerry's view, Wade shamelessly took his future. After coming out of Wade's office, the perspective of the camera brought the vast ice and snow into everyone's eyes again. The few sparse vegetation and the black silhouette of Jerry's car covered by the snow did not alleviate the coldness of the whole environment at all. , the theme melody of slowing down sounded again at this time, and with Jerry's hysterical angry action when he removed the ice from the car window, it has a strong appeal: Jerry is not a negative example of all evils, he is just a man with his own dreams A poor and hateful ordinary person who is so stupid that he can't get everything he dreamed of after doing everything possible. Before that, Jerry's wife Jenna had been kidnapped. On the dark road at night, the two kidnappers and Jenna met the police. Kea, impatient to talk to the police, shot him and killed two passers-by who drove by and saw them. This scene will definitely surprise most viewers. The plot unfolds out of control: Kia, who has always been taciturn and likes to eat pancakes, has shown such a cold-blooded and cruel side; while Kao, who was relatively scene-stealing before, has shown cowardly qualities. This rapid and bloody development sent chills down the spines of everyone, and what really scares is not the kind of carefully planned crime against certain people, but the instant crime with no premonition and no logic. , it shows a complete indifference to life, and the judgment standard of human nature has completely lost its effectiveness at this moment. Everyone has seen the real evil. The real evil will definitely not be the evil that we can easily see, but the evil that is hidden and ready to choose someone from the shadows to devour. At the same time, the death that appeared for the first time also swept away the dark humorous atmosphere before, reminding the audience that this film is a work about blood and killing. Next, the most positive character in the film appeared. In the early morning, female police officer Maggie was woken up in her sleep by a phone call about the homicide and began to take over the case. When the phone rang, the sight of Maggie opening her eyes quickly reminded me of the biblical phrase: "Always awake." This is a qualified policeman, a defender of justice, a protector, and a very Interestingly, she is also a pregnant mother at the same time. When she was checking the scene of the crime, she bent over to hold back the pregnant woman's morning sickness, and her positive attitude of saying "I'm fine, I'm fine." made everyone feel closer to the protector. She is an ordinary woman, and her alertness and active devotion under this physical condition make the image of this justice warrior extremely real and warm. Maggie quickly demonstrated her abilities. The reversal of the criminal process unfolded by the circumstances of the crime scene and the tactile sense of the crucial brown Siana bring her to the truth of the case very quickly. She found a woman who had been in contact with the two kidnappers before, and got clues from it. Her investigation also led her to discover another undercover character in the film who played only two roles in the film, but secretly contributed to the flames - Shaffer, this taciturn man who is inextricably linked to the dark part of society, who is in The violent side he shows to Kaa after being questioned by Maggie is what speeds up the entire film. On the other hand, the kidnappers extorted a million dollars. Wade thought the police should be called, but ultimately decided to pay the ransom. It also shows that the family still has a certain place in his heart, at least more than a million dollars. But his insistence on paying the ransom himself fits his image of extreme ego. It annoys Jerry that things are constantly going beyond his expectations; on the other hand, it shows once again that he's just an ordinary guy, not a criminal genius or something. When Maggie followed the clues all the way and sat down at Jerry's desk with a smile and asked him if he had any recent reports of a lost vehicle, Jerry pretended to be calm in the eyes of everyone who had witnessed most of the plot. . His heart must be filled with all kinds of tension, pain and anxiety that are difficult to tell anyone: Kao and Kea shouldn't have killed so many people in a row to attract the police's high attention, and they shouldn't have left those clues behind. When the police found him, his father-in-law should not insist that he should come forward and negotiate with the kidnappers. And for Kaa, a timid and cowardly criminal, isn't the development of things beyond his expectations again and again and increasing risks, challenging the limit of his psychological endurance? So when Kaa, who came to pick up the money, found out that it was not Jerry but an old man who shouted "No Jenna, no money!", Kaa's remaining patience and caution were completely swept away. And Sora, after Wade wounded him, a red-eyed Kaa killed Wade in a vengeance - the fourth person to die in the case. At this point, the plot has been completely out of control, and the continuous outbursts have driven Jerry and Kao to a dead end at the same time. Their unruly crimes have made their exposure only a matter of time. When the fear of trying to restore is vanished, it is human nature. Only naked greed and ruthlessness remain. When Jerry followed Wade and witnessed this series of tragedies and returned home, he just said to his son "I want to sleep." Facing his son's questioning, I knew that Jerry's world was already dark. At the same time, when Kao, who returned to the hiding place, saw Jenna, the "hostage", who fell to the ground and was killed by Kea on the grounds that it was "too noisy", the deal had completely collapsed, and the plot soon became a kind of Simple, brutal and dramatic ending: Maggie's interrogation sends Jerry on the run, Kao is killed by Kia for arguing with Kia over how to divide the spoils, and Maggie stumbles upon the man she's been tracking along the way. A brown Siana, Kea, and Kaa, who was killed by Kea and was being smashed into a wood chipper. When Maggie successfully arrested Kea, who was trying to escape, she said to Kea, who was still expressionless and taciturn after killing so many people in the police car, "...Is it just for that little money? Life is not only It's worth such a small amount... Don't you understand?" The unconcealed sadness and incomprehension on Maggie's face were revealed in the words. So far, the whole play is over, but the shock of this film is far more than 98 minutes. This is a 98-minute movie, and a 98-minute fast-forward life. As the saying goes: "Art comes from life and is higher than life", but after this film, I found that there are many works that can use movies to show the beauty of art higher than life, but works like this can restore art infinitely to life. Rarely, because of this, "Frozen" is particularly valuable and especially moving. There are not so many criminals with high intelligence and high emotional intelligence like those in "Detective Conan" in life, and there are not so many plots that unfold completely according to logic. Life is so unpredictable that when I look back, sometimes some experiences are almost absurd. Will you and I be forced to give up principles and walk into a dead end under the inestimable pressure and blow of life? But if you look around, you will find that someone can live as simple, peaceful and happy as a female police officer Maggie and her husband. What is the difference between the two? This shows the depth of the Coen brothers' use of this work. From an artistic point of view, the vast snow scene and beautiful soundtrack that appear in this film perfectly set off the film's characteristics of depicting tragedy but not tragic. Start from a height to tell the real cruel style in ordinary life. At the same time, the delicate handling of small details also makes the coherence of the whole film impeccable, and the grasp of the primary and secondary plots and the speed of development also make the plot of the film complete and relaxed. As the director of the gimmick, I think the Coen brothers are the real storytellers. From an artistic point of view, the vast snow scenes and beautiful soundtracks that appear in this film perfectly set off the film’s characteristics of depicting tragedy but not exaggerating it. The atmospheric framing and magnificent composition show the Coen brothers’ unique aesthetic orientation and Start from a height to tell the real cruel style in ordinary life. At the same time, the delicate handling of small details also makes the coherence of the whole film impeccable, and the grasp of the primary and secondary plots and the speed of development also make the plot of the film complete and relaxed. As the director of the gimmick, I think the Coen brothers are the real storytellers. From an artistic point of view, the vast snow scenes and beautiful soundtracks that appear in this film perfectly set off the film’s characteristics of depicting tragedy but not exaggerating it. The atmospheric framing and magnificent composition show the Coen brothers’ unique aesthetic orientation and Start from a height to tell the real cruel style in ordinary life. At the same time, the delicate handling of small details also makes the coherence of the whole film impeccable, and the grasp of the primary and secondary plots and the speed of development also make the plot of the film complete and relaxed. As the director of the gimmick, I think the Coen brothers are the real storytellers.
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