Villeneuve may not be a born master, but he has been steadily on the road to mastery, and I believe he is not far off. Different from Nichols' more specific tribute and feelings, Villeneuve likes to focus on a broader perspective, so the connotation of the work is more diverse. This time, "Prisoner" has the realism of "Zodiac". , there is the moral torture of "Mysterious Eyes", and the religious metaphor of "Seven Deadly Sins", but it seems to be a fusion of these three, but it is a fusion of their advantages to form a more complete one. It is not limited by the adaptation of real events like "Zodiac", so that the story has no final ending; it is not too romantic like "Mysterious Eyes", which makes the story too coincidental and loses its authenticity. ; it also does not let concepts and ideas overwhelm the inspirational role of the story like "The Seven Deadly Sins" and lose its educational significance. What this work finally presents to everyone is a crime thriller story with a complete narrative structure, calm material processing and reasonable suspense settings, as well as religious metaphors throughout the film and moral torture that echoes uniformly. This constitutes the spiritual core of the whole film. backbone. The two blend together and complement each other, which makes the completion of the whole film reach a very high level. However, apart from these, the most valuable thing about this film is its complete preservation of Villeneuve's own unique style, from the slow-moving long shots like "The Next Floor" to the cold and fierce "Polytechnic Institute" The composition of the film, and the epic but determined trek of "The City of Scorched Earth" are all silently integrated into the audio-visual language of the film. It can be said that he clearly knows the effect he wants to get, and he clearly knows what he wants. Isn't the expression of thought, this kind of clear thinking, one of the qualities that any master needs?
Finally, it is worth mentioning that the lighting and setting of this film not only continue the excellent quality of the previous work, but I think it has reached a new height. There are countless shots illuminated by midnight cold light, not to mention reaching the "Silver Wings". The neon texture of "The Killer" has also surpassed the computer effect of "Pacific Rim", which accurately sets off the atmosphere without being abrupt and deliberate. The greatness of every family.
To put it jokingly, Gyllenhaal joined a movie that Villeneuve seemed to pay tribute to David Fincher after many years, which may be another good story in the film industry about connecting the past and the future.
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