After watching this film, everyone has a consensus: Ben Affleck acted and directed, and so far the director's works are excellent. My thoughts: Similar to the "Missing Baby" style, it is definitely a masterpiece not to be missed. But overall, the whole article feels like a science thesis completed by a liberal arts student. Acting and directing actually give people a very paradoxical feeling, is it acting so well that there is no room for improvement in his acting career, or it is so bad that everyone hates it and can only give up acting and become a director ? Should Ben Affleck belong to both? ... neither. Gigli's bad comments made Ben see the importance of the director and the script. Whether it's "Missing Baby" or this time "The Thief in the City", I often think of Clint Eastwood's style, the soothing image style. , the protagonist of the self-contradictory body, the events that are entangled in the choice, and even the pitiful male protagonist (played by himself). It is right to compare this film with "The Line of Fire", because in the scenes of robbing banks, highlighting the non-criminal side of the perpetrators, and moving the mirrors of the police and gangster cat-and-mouse game, we can see the common ground between the two. The scenes of the three robbery crimes can fully reflect that Ben, as a newcomer to the director's chair, made full use of various elements of the protagonist and supporting roles, close-up and long-range views, close-up shots, and soundtracks to enhance adrenaline. The heist mask is probably the most creative and effective heist disguise I agree with. The movie "Batman The Dark Knight" begins with a well-received bank robbery scene. One of the important reasons why everyone likes this robbery scene is that the clown knows everything about the bank. There is no room to react at all with the bank staff. "City Thief" does the job equally well, and even adds a well-timed car chase in the second paragraph. The non-criminal side of the perpetrator has actually become the inherent mode or bridge of this type of film. This year's George Clooney's "American Killer", last year's "Public Enemy" and "The People's Enemy Up and Down Merlin", not to mention There are classic old movies such as "Pirates of Fire", "Hot Afternoon", "This Killer Is Not Too Cold" and "Perfect World". This is also a point that filmmakers with a liberal arts style are keen to discuss: everyone has a bright side, even if it's only for their children, or even just for money. Everyone is willing to accept this view. In other words, if you don't join their bright side, it will be reduced to pure horror thriller, lacking enough humanistic care, or let's say nothing. But regret also starts from here. Against the backdrop of last year's best male supporting role, the protagonist played by Ben used his expressionless and sullen face to show the modern otaku demeanor. He also successfully got on the target of his crime. He also has to face the threat of others to his "illegitimate daughter". The versatility of the characters is the premise of a good film, but within the overall simplicity of "The City Thief," the minutiae seem a bit redundant and out of place. In terms of the cat-and-mouse game of police and gangsters, it is the biggest gap between this film and "Rogue of Fire". I heard that the FBI is the "Mad Men" dude? I haven't seen it, but I can't tell that this character is "crazy" at all. In the chase at the end of the film, the cat didn't go to count the number of dead mice, knowing that there were 4 mice; knowing what the mice looked like, but didn't show their kittens their photos and let them Slipped under the eyelids; after catching a big mouse, he easily missed another. In my understanding, this is not a loophole in the so-called plot, but as a "literary student", I don't want the ending of the movie to be too "scientific". The ending like "Tiger and Leopard" may not be what I want to express. His theme is love, not crime. Therefore, I have to reiterate that I like this article, because the "science" scene shot by a "humanities student" is no less than that of a "science student", but outside of "science", the "humanities attribute" makes people feel A bit over the top. Of course, this is just a humble opinion of a male movie fan who studies liberal arts, not true knowledge.
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