The first half of "Redemption" is a very wonderful love movie. There is love, and there is circumstance. The performance of the actors and the mutual aura of the characters are exactly the same. The pure emotion between adult men and women, and the unreasonable darkness revealed by little indiscretion, are themselves a pair of brilliant designs with full of tension. Dramatic rhythms with typewriter-like sound accompany the situation precisely. A little joking and a little uneasy. The suspense does not need the screenwriter to bother at all, and the music is all reminded. What seemed like a bland and boring party ended up being tragic, including the so-called "library sex". Call it perfect. The only pity is that this is only half a good show.
The nature of this film is very reminiscent of To Qifeng's "Detective" in the same year, all of which are engaging in formal adventures. The final scene of "Detective" is extremely risky, because the gunfight scene needs to gather the audience's attention to achieve a tense effect. And those "ghosts" in the mirror obviously can only play the role of distracting the eyes. Under such circumstances, Wei Jiahui's clearance was completely based on the previous foreshadowing, and it has already been raised, and the climax is not even a little low. But Redemption is different. The war scene in the middle is too "real", so "real" that you can't take it for granted. As soon as Robbie fell asleep, anyone with a discerning eye could see that he was going to sleep forever. After a while, the writing changes, and the scene of the "London Encounter" between the female nurse and the two victims appears inexplicable. It is certain that it is fictitious, and the burden of the TV station behind is not shaking. It's better to go straight to the traditional route and follow the female writer's life slowly, until the truth becomes confusing at the end.
Some media's high evaluation of this film comes from its "art and commercial double combination". With the whole story and the end of the unjust case, it's art; plus a little war and separation, it's business. But the two are not as harmonious as they say. The depths of human nature need to be seen in a small format to be wonderful, and spending so much money on the Dunkirk retreat is just for the sake of children's love, which is a waste. It is said that the director wants to deduce the loss of fate caused by the psychological problems of minors into the greater chance that the war in the great era affects life, then after the "release", the issue of "receiving" should be seriously considered. How to combine the lack of beauty of the times with the guilt in a woman's heart? According to the general laws of human nature, I think this kind of "world trend" is often easier to provide an excuse for the parties to defend themselves. To convince yourself to continue to undertake, there must be a very complicated inner process. However, a girl who looked like an adult when she was a young girl seems to have completely turned into a single confessor when she is an adult. This kind of treatment is really counterintuitive. Is it just because the two parties are played by British stars, they must be given enough roles? But their weight is not enough to even be nominated for an acting award.
If "Redemption" really does make it to the top, it deserves its name: "Best Picture" is actually "Best Producer." A producer who can do such a great job should be the best in the circle, or at least the best in energy.
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