As an early work of Michael Bay, the film obviously lacks a lot of his personal color. After all, as a young director, the right to speak may not be so much. This did not detract from the film, but made me feel that there were checks and balances from the producers, which enhanced the film a lot.
The most important thing in a movie is the director, actors, editing and soundtrack.
In the choice of actors, the three leading actors are the golden candidates.
Goosby, he had to be neurotic, and he couldn't be a traditional muscular guy, after all, he was a chemist rather than a pragmatic detective. And Cage, who has been a literary man before, is undoubtedly the best candidate, decadent and crazy, but very manly. Using the technique of a literary film to interpret a detective, it shows the neurotic and responsible side of Gusby's body at the same time.
General Hammer, he's not a villain in the traditional sense, he's not evil, just a lost lamb who doesn't know where to go. Ed Harris's naturally melancholy looks certainly add more sympathy to the tragic character. Responsible and ruthless towards the enemy but another tenderness towards his comrades-in-arms, Harris has undoubtedly played the contradictory role of General Hammer to the fullest.
Mason's candidate must be an older man, temperamental, charismatic, acting in an action movie that convinces the audience. Throughout Hollywood, in addition to Sean Connery, the first generation of 007, who else is competent for this role? Also, he is British. . In the film, Connery played a deadly but graceful old intelligence officer, walking gracefully across the street and fatally ending his opponent's life. At that moment, it was as if that Bond had returned to the screen.
The roles of the three are properly distributed, especially when Mason and Hammer cite scriptures and discuss the topic of patriotism face to face, which is undoubtedly a rare classic literary drama in action films. On the one hand, it relieves the tense action atmosphere, on the other hand, it enriches the connotation of the film, making the two main characters more plump and credible.
The soundtrack of the film is undoubtedly another highlight of the film. The producers boldly used Hans Zimmer, who was still a rookie, to compose the music for the film. The bold use of electronically synthesized music as the soundtrack, which is tragic yet exciting, adds a lot to the film. Many film critics have commented that without the music, it is a qualified popcorn movie, but with the soundtrack, it is enough to enter the ranks of the classics.
It can be said that the script is 50 points, with the director 70 points, the excellent actors will push the film to a height of 90 points, and the final classic soundtrack will make the film enough to afford 120 points of evaluation.
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