The success of this film lies in the use of a most practical contrast effect to attract the audience into the play, one is a villain with heinous crimes, and the other is a policeman with a sense of justice. People from these two different worlds also have a deep blood feud as a connection. After these foreshadowings are done enough, the exchange of identities can whet the appetite of the audience.
And the blessing of the actor level makes the audience immersive, emotional ups and downs, and can better understand the inner psychological activities of the characters. It doesn't take too much to do this, just need 100 million details and delicate (beautiful) acting skills. sufficient.
We all know that Sean had mixed feelings when he made the decision to change his face, and these foreshadowings were not only in the opening shootout, but also when Sean saw Carters alive in the ward and said, "Oh my God, you still let me He is alive." And when he returned home to face his beloved wife, he reluctantly said, "This is the last business trip." These details enrich the psychological activities of the characters, and the heartbeat is also seen during the operation, the only one The sci-fi elements are also well done, and when the surgery is completed, Sean is full of details when he can't adapt to the face of the enemy.
There are too many details in this film. When Sean saw the enemy appearing as his policeman, when Sean took some drugs and had hallucinations and mistakenly thought that the enemy in the mirror was meeting, when When Custer does a job well and is applauded by his colleagues, when the two live scenes switch back and forth. These details not only make you believe that Custer's body is Sean, but also feel the emotions hidden under Sean's mask, as well as everything he has experienced, his happiness, pain, helplessness, despair, understanding, tolerance... …
The result of these is undoubtedly a colorful and different life for the audience, albeit for a short two hours.
Maybe the happy ending is inexplicable, but let it have a happy ending like every fairy tale.
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