Continuing the topic of Pitt and Jolie, I said earlier that Brad Pitt is one of the few A-list celebrities in Hollywood. There are no more than five male actors on this list, and if there are five actresses on this list One, there's got to be Angelina Jolie, and if you're looking for an actress of enough weight on this list for an action movie, Jolie will be the only option for producers. The so-called A-list celebrities do not need the bonus of the original comics, and do not need the cooperation of well-known big directors. One person can support a real big name in A-level production, and Pitt and Julie are both! That's a big reason why they're getting so much attention.
Today, I introduce this "Agent Short", which is the most representative spy action film before Jolie moved to the director circle in recent years. The actress is the mainstay of the original commercial masterpiece, except for the big cousin Jennifer who has risen in recent years. Lawrence (The Hunger Games and X-Men are still blessed by the original book), Julie can basically be regarded as the only one.
Salt is directed by Australian director Philip Noyce and was released in the United States on July 23, 2010. The film mainly tells the story of an American female agent, Shorter, who was accused of being a Russian spy. In order to prove his innocence, Shorter began his desperate journey.
Note that all the posters feature Julie, this is the appeal.
The story begins in North Korea, where an American businesswoman, Evelyn Short (Angelina Jolie), is arrested by the Korean People's Army on espionage charges. North Korean soldiers continued to abuse the American woman, forcing her to admit that she was an agent of the United States. Fortunately, the United States finally agreed to exchange the hostages for Short after a German-born biologist who admired her went around appealing from all walks of life. After Salt got out of the sea of misery, he was moved by the man who ran around to save him, so the two finally came together.
Shorter, who was tortured for days, was released after being exchanged hostages.
When they returned to the United States, they lived happily together. In fact, Short was really an American agent, and it was part of her job to be close to the biologist and become his wife.
Short is with the biologist who desperately rescued her.
Until one day, the CIA captured a Russian agent, and Short, as a CIA operator, interrogated him with her boss. However, the results of the interrogation made everyone stunned. The Russian agent admitted that he was leading a secret spy organization in the former Soviet Union. The members were all underage children. He brainwashed these children and sent them to the United States in order to play their role in the future. . The old spy even revealed that one of his trained spy agents will launch an assassination attempt on the visiting Russian president in the United States in the near future, and the spy's name is - Salt, Salt, Evelyn Salt.
During the interrogation, Short already felt something was wrong.
Looking at the suspicious eyes of her colleagues, Short knew that they had believed the words of the old agent. In order to prove her innocence, she had to do everything she could to escape from the agent's headquarters. After waiting for senior female agents to master the advanced tricks, she finally became the first "Russian spy" who managed to escape under the pursuit of a large number of agents without wearing underwear.
Salt's big move: Underpants cover surveillance!
Salt's ultimate move: Homemade Fire Extinguisher Bomb!
Like Bonn, it is omnipotent, and it is all weapons.
After investigating her own life experience, Short found that she was really a brainwashed Russian agent, but now she no longer wants to be controlled by them, but the secret services all over the United States are chasing her, thinking that she is going to assassinate and visit the United States the Russian president to create a world war. In order to prove his innocence, Short decides to do whatever it takes to actually assassinate the Russian president in exchange for the trust of Russian spies so that they can be wiped out. She dyed her hair black and devised an elaborate assassination plan.
This part is very similar to Bournemouth again, but this time the one with dyed hair is the only protagonist.
The black-haired Short is so cool.
And the plan was successfully implemented, creating the illusion that the Russian President was assassinated by her, and turned himself in. Then he escaped on the escort road and contacted the Russian agents. After gaining their trust and knowing the next plan, he killed them all, assassinated the Russian President and The scene of destroying the Russian agents is the most exciting part of the whole film.
The successful "assassination" of the Russian president, high IQ crime and exciting action scenes, the climax of the whole film.
false surrender
really run away
Destroy the Russian spy team because they forced her to watch her husband drown.
The next plan of the Russian spies is to assassinate the President of the United States. At this time, the black hand who really hid behind the scenes to frame Short also slowly surfaced. Short's journey against the whole world is still going on. Just watch it for yourself, it won't be fun if you spoil it.
How about one person against the whole world?
Agent Short's original script was customized for Tom Cruise. Short was originally a male agent, but because Tom felt that the role of Short was too similar to Ethan Hunt in Mission Impossible, he refused. So the producers thought of changing the starring role to a female, and naturally found Angelina Jolie.
The role of Short, who is it that you choose Julie?
It is undeniable that after the Spy Movie trilogy stunned the world, the pattern of the entire spy action film has changed. The 007 series and Mission Impossible series have all embarked on a realistic route, and this film is no exception. Quick editing, close fight, plus Short's life experience, this is simply the female version of Jason Bourne! Facing the constant pursuit and killing of her own organization, one person against the whole world, this kind of character setting is performed by Julie, which is very convincing, and the ruthlessness and arrogance in her personality are completely released.
Although the film is not particularly outstanding in all aspects, it has its own characteristics. Under the general situation where a group of male agents dominates this film, it successfully dedicates to the audience a full-fledged image of a female super agent, and indeed, except for Julie, The role of Short is difficult for other actresses to fill, so this film has become one of Jolie's masterpieces.
The other cast members of this film are also very strong. Apart from the male one and the male two being famous actors, all the supporting roles are familiar faces active in various American dramas. Let's take a look at it slowly. .
Both of them are quite small.
There are multiple versions of the film, including a 140-minute multi-ending version and a 100-minute theatrical version.
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