First of all, the movie is called a movie, but it doesn't move at all.
It used to be that hundreds of thousands of single still pictures were continuously projected on a blank screen by the projector, and then the picture began to move;
now, without the still film picture, fully digital movies can be edited and edited non-linearly. ,
From pictures to numbers, the film itself is still, and the technological innovation makes it move more freely. At the same time, in the hands of the director, through magical editing, invisible montage and post-processing, the film becomes based on deception sex.
In 2013, there was one such film that sparked worldwide discussion in the interweaving of the real and the fictional.
"Lone Survivor" (Lone Survivor)
has won both box office and word of mouth since its release. Most fans and film critics believe that the film is "real and
cruel ", with a strong documentary style, which makes the audience feel immersive. Entering the battlefield, you can experience the bloody war at close range.
The film is based on the memoir of the same name by Navy SEAL Marcus Rattle.
The film tells the story of "Operation Red Wings" in which four SEALs went deep into the highlands of Afghanistan to search for information about former Taliban leader Ahmed Shah and provide important clues for the killing of the top man.
The four managed to lurk around the village where Ahmed Shah was located, but were accidentally discovered by villagers who were herding sheep.
Here, the film sets the first time-lock of the plot, which detonates the conflict and determines the subsequent development.
Among the 4 people, some people think that the 3 herdsmen should be executed on the spot, lest they go down the mountain to report the news, expose their whereabouts, lead to the failure of the mission, and even endanger their safety.
But some people think that this is too arbitrary, and if the incident happens, it will attract a lot of media coverage and smear the honor of the SEALs, and maybe the four of them will go to court martial for this.
After some disputes, through voting, the team finally decided to let go of 4 people, and then gave up the mission, climbed the mountains, obtained communications, waited for helicopter rescue, and retreated safely.
But it backfired. They misjudged the terrain, and after reaching the top of the mountain, they still failed to obtain stable and effective communication. Although they contacted the base camp, their location was not successfully located by the military.
The communication was soon interrupted, and the four were forced to return to the mountainside jungle, waiting for a better time to break out.
The worst happened soon. The Taliban armed forces of 200 people at the foot of the mountain took
a hard fight against them. They could not escape for a long time. They ran out of ammunition and were seriously injured. A signal was sent from the raised rock,
and he lost his life.
Two rescue helicopters came with dozens of SEALs, but because there was no Apache helicopter cover, one helicopter was shot down by the RGP before the soldiers could be put down, and all the team members on board were killed.
Another helicopter was forced to evacuate,
leaving only Marcus Rattle in the four-man squad.
He wisely hid and was not caught, but with a broken leg, he couldn't move quickly, he was hungry and cold, and his physical strength was approaching the limit.
At the most critical moment, he was found by a pro-American local resident, who had a head-on confrontation with the Taliban who came to arrest him in order to protect his safety.
Marcus Rattle wrote a letter and asked a resident to hand it over to the barracks.
Just when the Taliban assembled troops to arrest Marcus Rattle again, the US military arrived and successfully rescued Marcus Rattle. Rattle.
This failed operation ended in a solitary existence.
Afterwards, Marcus Rattle said that
half of me was buried on that mountain with my dead comrades, and the other half reminded me to cherish my hard-earned life and live bravely.
"Lone Survivor" has a real and atmospheric war scene. Hand-held photography and smooth scheduling make the entire battle siege scene in good order, without rush or chaos, and the immersive experience makes the film have a strong sense of reality.
The 4-person team has professional offensive and defensive cooperation. Under the heavy firepower, it still maintains a tenacious combat effectiveness and a military spirit of unyielding defeat.
In particular, the individual silencing in the second act portrays the tragic and solemn soldiers at the time of death and their inner firmness in times of crisis, including the brotherhood and friendship between the soldiers to the extreme.
"The Lonely Survivor" undoubtedly revealed the American theme propaganda. It was obviously a failed operation. The director skillfully diverted the audience's attention and found a more story-like entry point, as well as the emotional infection of the theme. The audience was completely impressed by the awe-inspiring righteousness of the SEALs.
The excellent war scenes earned the film a nomination for the best sound mix at the Oscars that year, and what
is more worth mentioning is the best adapted screenplay nomination for "The Lonely Survivor" that year.
In fact, from novels to movies, the depiction of this action is inaccurate, and there are many exaggerations and additions.
According to the material after the event, the action team at that time may have more than 4 people, and the Taliban may only have dozens of armed forces.
Due to the familiarity with the terrain and the right timing to launch the attack, he directly surrounded a group of SEALs with an overwhelming advantage, and
finally shot down a helicopter carrying more than a dozen rescue soldiers with a missile generator of several hundred dollars, causing the US military to lose. heavy.
This operation can be described as a disgrace to the US military, which ended in total failure.
At the beginning of the film and novel, a sentence is released:
"Don't let the truth ruin a good story .
"
In order to process, which greatly reduced the final effect of the film for many people, it also triggered a huge discussion.
In this regard, as Fat Brother wrote at the beginning, the film is completely allowed to transform the truth and reality. The artistic reconstruction is originally the task of the film, which is in line with the essence of its dream-making.
Life is real;
movies are made up.
And for most audiences, what they desire is not truth, but sweet and seductive lies. The task of directors and screenwriters is to lie skillfully and lovingly, and what they must strive for is not a reproduction of reality, but an approximate reality.
If the battle was presented in a straight-forward manner, compared to this movie, it would be difficult for the audience to gain an empathic experience, and the heroic image would not be established, and the story without the dramatic conflict and climax would also make the movie lacklustre. .
So, the film does not have the purpose of testing reality, but must fulfill the task of appearing to be true.
Good movies provide and amplify life experiences, and when a movie focuses unwisely on data and facts, it betrays its true mission.
In the film, multiple flash points are touching. After the first rescue helicopter was shot down, the other helicopter hurriedly retreated, but the soldiers on board angrily pulled out their pistols and threatened the driver to let them go down!
Because below are their comrades in crisis, bro.
These storytelling conflicts are fundamental to what makes a movie a movie.
Moreover, there are actually two types of truth,
the superficial truth and the deep truth.
The former truth is true, and his aspect is false; the latter truth is true, and his aspect is also true.
The latter kind of truth is what we seek in art, an artistic expression that comes from reality and is higher than reality.
The failed action has been processed by the director and screenwriter, and turned into a positive energy film showing the indomitable spirit of the US military, with humanism and human vitality.
The audience watched the whole film, felt the cruelty of the war, felt sorry for the soldiers who had their lives taken away, and at the same time realized the value of life in the rescued "lone survivors", and achieved a kind of spiritual purification through emotional catharsis. , which provides a better effect for the promotion of the theme of the film.
Therefore, the adaptation of the truth is worthy of recognition.
Moreover,
the challenge for film creators is not to look, but to make up.
It is this fabrication that gathers the creator's wisdom and emotion again and again to leave us one classic after another.
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