Try to refine the logline: The sniper swagger, who was abandoned by the country in the mission but still has patriotism, was called by the secret service organization to come out again to prevent the assassination and conduct anti-reconnaissance steps; he did not want to be the scapegoat for the president's assassination case again. The escaped swagger relied on the sniper rifle in his hand to clear his grievances and expose the conspiracy to start the fight. Eight Sequence Analysis: 1. Background: Mission performed in a foreign country. Explain the protagonist's skills and the unfair treatment he suffered; 2. Status quo: Recuperating in the mountains, but being inspired by patriotism to come out again: Attack point: The assassination happened, and he was used as a scapegoat, and his peaceful life was broken; 3. First 1st attempt: escape from the predicament; 4. 2nd attempt: get help from partner's ex-wife; 5. Enter new world: find helper and find out the truth, but his girlfriend is caught; 6. Solve a new problem: Snow Mountain War, Rescue his girlfriend; 7. Climax: The grievances were cleared at the secret meeting, but it was found that the procedure could not bring controversy; 8. Epilogue: revenge by guns. The protagonist's external contradictions: escape, find out the truth, and revenge; Internal contradictions: As a soldier who has been abandoned by the country once but still has a patriotic heart, he once again becomes a scapegoat in the process of serving the country, and his inner sense of justice and patriotism are shaken. . It can be felt that the theme the film wants to explore is faith and justice. The protagonist, the ex-wife of the protagonist's partner, and the FBI agent who is tracking the truth all the way, all have the same experience: they sacrificed for the country, insisted on justice, but became the enemy of the country. The position given by the film is that democracy is just a disguise of interests, and that it is better to believe that procedure is worse than choosing violence. Lessons to learn: different characters that stick to the same theme; the script is also great, not a gunfight action movie but a political thriller.
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