The plot is more full for the shaping of the character. We have seen his misfortune, hard work, and resistance. This is a character with intelligence, blood, and talent. We will follow Sheldon's emotions and move forward, we will hope Sheldon got his wish.
In comparison, Nick's portrayal is much weaker. This is a wise man who protects himself, lacks courage, and is led by Sheldon's nose along the way.
But at the end of the film, Sheldon, who was brilliant and brilliant, was still on the street. Nick came out of the character quagmire at the beginning of the film. After experiencing a great enlightenment, he not only protected himself, but also protected the life of the leader, returned to a happy family, and reached the pinnacle of life.
Eh? Seems like something is wrong? Character growth is actually Nick?
Yes, in this movie, Nick is the protagonist, and Sheldon is the villain, a villain who blinds the hero.
Therefore, Sheldon will continue to go crazy after revenge (even revenge itself is the use of lynching, this deviant practice), so that many innocent people such as assistants and inmates are involved, because the director hopes to let the audience Feeling deserved for the villain.
Therefore, Sheldon will be extremely powerful, and at the same time unscrupulous. Hollywood movies show the octopus shaking the tree. The stronger the villain, the worse the situation of the protagonist, and the more valuable the final outcome, such as Sauron of The Lord of the Rings, Voldemort of Harry Potter, and the Decepticon of Transformers;
therefore, we will Seeing how the movie ends like this, Nick's success and Sheldon's failure. Because this is exactly what the director wants to show, and what 95% of Hollywood genre films want to show - the protagonist grows and succeeds because of the conflict.
So, why do we slap our feet on a villain?
As mentioned earlier, the most important point is that the audience is following Sheldon's emotions. From the initial misfortune of Sheldon to his step-by-step revenge plan, not only Nick is following him, we are also following him. Yes, Sheldon is crazy, we follow him crazy, and that's the most successful part of this movie.
"Only when the reader's interest in the characters is aroused, the story really begins."
At the same time, in addition to being unfairly hurt, Sheldon also has other "confusing" protagonist elements, such as courage, persistence, and stunts. This character is too sexy, too three-dimensional, too successful.
But he is still a villain, and most importantly, there is no character growth arc in him. In addition to the first five minutes of Sheldon's cowardice, and then to the end, even in the first five minutes, Sheldon was cowardly because of an accident, and he was still very capable. At the same time, on the spiritual level, Sheldon did not get any growth, and even got worse and worse, the flame of revenge swept his head, and more and more innocent people were involved in it - remember Nick's assistant, why the director Let her suffer misfortune after going through self-reflection, because to evoke sympathy from the audience, and conversely to realize Sheldon's madness.
But because the pit in front is too big and the effect is not good, the audience is still more likely to sympathize with the villain. It may not be accurate to say that the pit was dug, it should be said that it was building a building, which was too high for Sheldon, and at the same time it was built into a house for Nick.
Talk about Nick's house. Nick also has many protagonist elements: ability (excellent professional skills), hard work (climbing to the position of the prosecutor), being in danger (constantly receiving death threats from Sheldon), being deeply loved by friends and family, unfairly hurt (Choices in a big environment, videotape incident), it can be said that Nick has more protagonist qualities than Sheldon, but in one of the most important protagonist elements, Nick lost, and that is the action force generated by courage. Nick lacks courage and action, not only for Sheldon, but also for the people around him. Even the self-reflection after the sublimation of the epiphany of human nature is still not reflected in action, but is spoken by language. Language is the most powerless in the film. of.
This trade-off caused Nick to be a little useless both on and off the screen, so much so that he was "usurped" by a supporting role. The shaping of the characters in the film is because of Sheldon's success, so everyone likes the process of the movie, and because of Sheldon's success, everyone doesn't like the ending of the movie.
However, as a traditional genre film with mainstream values, such a setting is beyond reproach, and tragic encounters cannot be used as an excuse to kill, let alone a murderous madman. On this point, American Radio and Television and China Radio and Television are unified.
A little off-topic, how can an adaptation make it easier for us to accept? The last resort is to cut off Venus's arm. The opening chapter does not exaggerate Sheldon's experience too much. The previous grievances are shown in words and flashbacks. The first impression to the audience is that "Sheldon is very powerful, and at the same time because of the tragic encounter, he is very powerful. Crazy", and at the same time let Nick be forced to make a penalty decision because of the oppression of the general environment, and spent ten years with remorse, and gave himself some sympathy points, which is the practice of most Hollywood movies. But that's at best cutting Sheldon's high-rise, emotionally receptive, and perhaps less exciting.
The countermeasure does not change everything about Sheldon, but it allows Nick to have more active actions. To Sheldon's move, Nick's counter-action may not work, but it is getting stronger and stronger, and Nick's heart can also become more and more Powerful, does he dare to rebel against the judge? Do you dare to rebel against the warden when the warden is in trouble? If Sheldon really did harm to Nick's lover and children, would Nick, who is in power, still insist on punishing Sheldon with the law? If Nick's actions are made more intense and the character's growth arc clearer, I believe the film will be more exciting.
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