Text/Ji Xiaofu
"If I can go back in time, if everything can be repeated, I will start with myself, starting with borrowing a coat..."
This is the inner monologue of Tom Ripley, the lead worker of the film "Genius Ripley".
From the beginning as a temporary repairman in the piano shop, he later held three lives for the sake of luxury, and even killed his beloved.
From one lie at the beginning to the end, it takes countless to make up for it.
Even if he escapes in the end, although he gets money and status, he will never get the salvation of his heart.
The wrong hand kills at the beginning, the active kill follows, and the selective kill at the end.
Perhaps, we can get a glimpse of Ripley's inner world from the 3 lives in his hands.
"In fact, he also regrets it, but if he is wrong, he can only continue to be wrong."
Ripley is like building a small black room in his heart, he locks all his unbearable memories, the wrong past in the small black room, but he does not dare to give anyone the key that can open the small black room.
He just wanted to maintain his wealth, but in order to continue on this road, he could only kill one stumbling block after another.
An ordinary man will not hesitate to kill one person after another who obstructs his path in order to climb to high society.
That's enough to sum up this high-scoring movie with a rating of 8.2.
However, in my opinion, what is more attractive than a meticulous plot is
It chronicles the youthful appearance of a large number of Hollywood's biggest stars.
To quote a moviegoer
"If this lineup were put up now, it would be a fairy fight."
At that time, Matt Damon was still a handsome and shy young man, and he looked like a student with a pair of glasses.
Without the current "middle-aged fat", he also deliberately lost 30 pounds for this role.
Ignorance of love, entanglement when killing, poor acidity of dicks, greed after money.
The bulky pair of glasses didn't stop Matt Damon's rendering power.
Matt Damon's superb acting skills seem to tell us, "I am Ripley, the poor pianist who is eager to change his class." "
At that time, Jolot did not have the "M-like bald hairline" he has now.
The playboy played by him is charming, and the countless flower girls in the movie are fascinated by him.
"When Dick likes you, it's as if the whole world is yours."
"When Dick hates you, you lose the whole world."
And it was this polarized situation that became an important turning point in Ripley's life.
At that time, Gwyneth Paltrow was not the "little pepper" that is now known as "Avengers".
However, like "Little Pepper", she can still be desperate for love in the movie.
At that time, Kate Blanchett was not yet oscar for best actress.
At that time, she was still young, and her face still showed innocent girlish feelings.
In addition to the strong cast, the film's filming location is also a perfect combination with the film's narrative line.
Italy, Venice, Rome, just these few place names can conjure up a whole perfect and romantic story.
"Whether you've been there or not, you've probably heard of The Romance of Venice."
The beautiful scenes in the movie, even if they are placed 20 years later, still do not feel outdated.
Even if the ghost director describes the tragedy of a human nature to the extinction of humanity in such a romantic scene,
In a strong foiling effect, it makes the plot more realistic.
Unlike the hype of the scenery, the depiction of emotion in the film is obscure and elusive.
Dancing in Dick's clothes, wanting to take a bath with Dick in the bathtub, watching Dick's reflection on the glass window fantasize about kissing him.
There is no positive intersection and description, but we can truly perceive Ripley's implicit but fiery expression of his feelings.
"It's better to be a fake big person than to be an insignificant person."
The end of the film is also one of the highlights of the film, the director adopts the expression of sound and picture separation, on the one hand, peter's unbelievable and painful voice before he was killed, and on the other hand, Peter finally sits alone in the room, he finally rules out all the consequences, now no one can threaten him, but he locks himself in a small dark room forever.
There's so much to talk about in Genius Ripley, but I think what it wants to tell us most is: How do you resist temptation? Poverty is not terrible, and being born poor cannot erase a person's excellent qualities, but if you continue to lose yourself in the pursuit of wealth, it will eventually lead to failure. 3 lives, alone, which ripley carried after receiving money. "How much money you earn, how much money you live", eating 3 yuan of steamed bread can survive, eating 300 mountain treasures and seafood is still alive, since they are all alive, why not live with a clear conscience?