Long drought meets rain

Tabitha 2022-04-20 09:01:11

It's been a long time since I saw a movie that I liked or even liked very much. North by Northwest is the former, not to mention this is a drama film with such a long history (ps. I like to call it a drama film)

The first 40 minutes of the plot was great and tight, (especially when I watched the ending of Chang'an Twelve Hours), it seemed to throw me into a huge mystery, one thing after another, and the plot forced you to go Before, while much of the plot was to be expected, such openings were often satisfying. The part that makes people a little regretful is that the film technology at that time was not very developed, which led to today's accustomed to high-tech, some places look a bit awkward, but that also happens to be an advantage, making you feel that everything is just right, I I can't imagine what this movie could have been like with today's technology. (maybe it will be destroyed)

On the emotional line, I naively thought that the heroine really liked the hero at first, but I was always confused: there really is such a thing, I have to say that I was really brought into the plot for a while However, the method of reversing it into an undercover later seems to be a little out of my liking. As an undercover, the heroine seems to be at the mercy of others, without the witty undercover strength (perhaps the undercover protagonist in other movies has too much halo. )

The ending is relatively general. It seems that most action dramas end like this. Not many movies have endings that impress me very deeply. (Anyway, it's a good movie)

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Extended Reading
  • Shanny 2022-03-22 09:01:13

    Put on a piece of clothing that can't be taken off and look for someone who doesn't exist. The master-level montages of the plane chasing and killing, the auction escaping, and the ending train entering the hole are all classics and amazing. The most interesting thing about it is that it juxtaposes the active identity misplacement (undercover) and the passive identity misplacement, cross-influencing each other, and finally retrieve the original identity together.

  • Lowell 2021-10-20 19:02:11

    [Shanghai Film Festival Screening] 4K restored version. To this day, it is still an awesome commercial genre film. Crime, suspense, comedy, love, action...Airplane train President Hill, all kinds of elements. Gary Grant, who turned on the mouth-cannon mode, is full of charm, and his acting is silent. The blonde heroine is also very attractive. The photography and storytelling of Ming Chuying History are well-deserved, and the props and scenery are also very exquisite. The huge screen effect also adds color to the film

North by Northwest quotes

  • Phillip Vandamm: Mr. Kaplan, you are quite the performer. First you're the outraged Madison Avenue advertising executive who claims that he has been mistaken for someone else. Next, you play the fugitive from justice supposedly trying to clear himself of a crime he knows he didn't commit. And now, you're the jealous lover spurned by love and betrayal.

    Roger Thornhill: Apparently the only performance that will satisfy you is when I play dead.

    Phillip Vandamm: Your very next role, and you'll be quite convincing, I assure you.

  • Roger Thornhill: Now, what can a man do with his clothes off for twenty minutes? Couldn't he have taken an hour?

    Eve Kendall: You could always take a cold shower.