Director Roman Polanski's remotely controlled thriller "Shadow Writer" while in prison has won six awards at the European Film Festival and the Best Director Award at the Berlin Film Festival, which is definitely a miracle in film history! From the perspective of the writer's investigation of the case, step by step, the secret of the former British prime minister was uncovered, the darkness of the political circle was exposed, and the mystery also hid the killing machine.
Adapted from Robert Harris's novel The Gunner, the shadow writer is going to be a contemporary writer for the former prime minister, stumbling upon something strange, and the precarious male protagonist must both explicitly visit key witnesses and beware of mysterious people tracking. He became the leader of the film "Guinea Pig", taking the audience to uncover the complex political conspiracy behind it.
At the beginning, the old gunner drowned on the seashore, and many new cars on the steamship arrived on the island, which had the cold, gloomy, and eerie style of Director Polanski's previous works. For more than two hours, the whole film arranged the plot in an orderly manner and tirelessly laid out the details until the big explosion at the end.
The shadow writer of the new "gunner" went to reply to the reason for the application was to write "from the other party's heart" and was successfully hired. Unexpectedly, he got the old manuscript and went out, and in broad daylight, he was knocked down by a mysterious person and robbed the manuscript, the other party was too bold!
Former British Prime Minister Adam Lang was also a controversial figure at this time, he kidnapped and coerced terrorists, and handed them over to the US government, instantly becoming a "war criminal" referred to by thousands of people. This also brings danger to the future path of shadow writers. At this time, the story is confusing, one ring is buckled, leading the audience's nose.
The former 007 Pierce Brosnan's controversial former British prime minister, living in a large mansion on several floors, although there are many retinues and subordinates, who come in must be searched, it is really heavily guarded! He once complained that he could not bring money, and he had to borrow money from his bodyguards, and in his few humorous words, he revealed his bitterness that he was cold from above.
When the male protagonist wrote, she found that the prime minister's narrative contradicted the data record, the prime minister once said that he knew his wife at the age of 23, she did not brave the rain to come in to publicize, and she would never enter politics. It was 1977, but judging by the Labour membership papers, he was already a Labour member in 1975.
He also found mysterious materials and recruitment on the back of the drawer, which contained American Yale graduates, and later Harvard professor Eliot was even more eye-catching. The male protagonist found on the Internet that between 1971 and 1974, this person was already a CIA, so the United Kingdom was first supported by the United States to ascend to power? This conjecture is even more shocking.
The former British prime minister was not only investigated by international organizations for kidnapping and extorting confessions from terrorists by words and deeds. He also supported the war against Iraq, which was greatly despised by the local people, who marched in protest with signs. One of the old men also claimed that his son had been killed in battle, and that he was first an executioner before shelling The British!
The controversial former British prime minister, in the face of the people's protests and visits, did not change his face and did not beat his heart. He described himself as a man who fought for freedom and was accused of being a war criminal, shelling it as a conspiracy intended to fan the flames and undermine the Democrats. He also insisted: "As long as I have a breath, I will fight terrorism to the end!" ”
Step out of "Guess the Train" ivan McGregor and show you in a weak, worried, anxious and suspicious look. He went to work as a gunman because of his high salary, never resisted in the face of seduction, and lied to the police. But in the face of the layers of doubts behind the scenes, he still vowed to die to investigate the truth, and ivan played the tainted detective to the fullest.
Kim Caterol plays the Prime Minister's wife, she is a cunning and hidden beautiful lady, but she takes the initiative to seduce the sleeping shadow writer, which creates a bit of fragrant color, making it difficult for the audience to guess the direction of the story. It turns out that she only wants to get the manuscript by the flesh, and she is unscrupulous and politically ambitious for the sake of the end.
After the male protagonist learns the fact that the prime minister's former "gunman" you slept and died, he began to drive out, on the one hand, with the intention of finding out the facts, on the other hand, he also worried about escaping from the clutches of the devil. Knowing that the chasers came one after another, frightening the young man to abandon the car and jump off the boat, the feeling of suffocating tension was even more thrilling.
Tom Wilkins, a veteran British drama bone, made a cameo appearance as Elliot, a seemingly respected British professor, but low-key and cunning, old and calculating, laughing and hiding knives, quite a scene-stealing. He simply made it clear that he should not use his own name in the biography, and he did not know anything about the death of the former writer!
When bidding farewell to the shadow writer, the old professor also used a sentence "At the end of the drive, you must turn to the right, if you turn left, you will drive into the woods!" Lines to admonish are a pun warning him not to be nosy!
Later, there are also British high-level investigators, see the shadow writer, through which he found photos and rumors of cooperation with the CIA, boldly shelled the former prime minister after taking office, the Iraq War, the Middle East policy, the Star Wars national defense strategy and other policies, which one is not beneficial to the United States? Finally, he also recorded a voice, forcing the male protagonist to question the other party.
Throughout the film, Ivan McGregor and the predecessor of "007" Pierce Brosnan two major British power factions, the final confrontation between the two males is also tense, sparks splashed. In particular, the fierce quarrel between the two male stars on the plane, and the exquisite lines of various shooting cases, instantly intensified the contradictions of the characters and outlined the ugly face of the other dictator.
The former prime minister not only said that he remembered the wrong era, but also denied the rumors of his cooperation with the CIA, and he pushed 625 for these "rumors". He also arrogantly stated: "I have never taken orders from anyone, no matter what I do, because I believe it is right!" ”
When questioned does this include illegal kidnapping and torture? The former prime minister angrily used the analogy of two flights, one row does not require any torture, does not infringe on freedom, and the other row does everything in his power to ensure the safety of everything. He has no moral bottom line for the fight against terrorism, which is super shocking!
Such a domineering and tough former British prime minister, who was finally assassinated by an anti-war hate old man in the territory of the United States, proved that no matter how much the dictator was protected, he could not escape the attack of the dark arrow! Later, the British masses embraced the treasonous deceased as a "hero", and even praised his opponents who investigated him before his death, with a great irony.
After finding out the mystery at the beginning of each chapter, the male protagonist actually gave the former prime minister's wife a note, he held up a glass of salute, and bravely exposed the target, which was equivalent to sending death to the desolate road. Polanski deliberately repeated the tragedy of "Chinatown", which is quite sloppy.
But the long shot of Ivan passing the note, including the blank narrative of him being hit by a car accident deep down the road, is cleverly captured. And the manuscripts that float in the sky may symbolize the fate of anyone involved in political conspiracies. In the end, the paper was reassembled again into a title, and the photography, editing, sound effects, and special effects were all stunning.
Throughout "Shadow" involves political darkness: British and American politicians are full of lies, see the wind and steer, the former prime minister wants to rely on false biographies to wash white, the people have been killed and injured countless times due to the war on terror, and whoever finds the truth has also been wiped out, all of which are shocking. And fabricating that the US CIA is secretly manipulating the top level of foreign governments may not be a shadow catcher.
In the film, former Prime Minister Adam Lang is a political hypocritical dictator who colludes with the United States, provokes war and kills disloyal subordinates. But the former prime minister was praised for his unscrupulous approach to fighting terrorists, but let him be praised after being assassinated! What is hidden in it is the relationship between good and evil and pros and cons, which is thought-provoking.
It alludes to the fact that "British Prime Minister Blair is deeply involved in the abuse of the prison gate", which is believed to be a gimmick of a novelist and a choreographer, and it depends on the individual to enter the seat. Although the ending is flawed, but relying on the detective plot of stripping away the cocoon, the audience can't stop in front of the screen, eager to seek answers, sharp lines and dark tragedies, are very direct to people's hearts.
It's a masterpiece of a political thriller by Romain Polanski, oscar director of "The Pianist" and "Tess," who was arrested and imprisoned for rape but filmed remotely over the phone. Some people have speculated that his film satire exposed the dirty politics of Anglo-American collusion, only to suffer this disaster, and only to listen to a joke!
"Shadow Writer", which was filmed remotely in prison, is definitely a masterpiece of critical realism, and finally won six awards such as best director in Berlin and best picture in Europe, which is really a miracle in film history!