Nowadays, high-IQ geniuses learn to bully people and are loved by the melon-eating masses.
From Wang Yuheng, the water brother in "The Strongest Brain", to Huang Lei, the "divine operator" in "Extreme Challenge".
"Brother Water"
There is no shortage of such "extraordinary" genius species with superior IQs in film and television works (especially after the protagonist's aura).
And the easiest to highlight the genius type of person is the detective reasoning drama.
Up to Conan Doyle's portrayal of Benedict Cumberbatch's deeply rooted Sherlock Holmes.
Down to the "Detective Conan" that everyone knows, it is all the same.
However, Xiao Wan wants to talk about another person today.
In Belgium, there is a detective novelist comparable to Conan Doyle, Georges Simonon.
His novels can be said to be a master work of psychological crime research, and the "Megre" created and shaped by him is also a good hand at reasoning and investigation.
George Simonon
If Holmes can always peel back the cocoon in the bizarre and tortuous case and the complex and changeable character relationship, he can go straight to the essence.
And create a sense of urgency in the process of solving the case, tightly hook your nerves and enjoy the thrill of solving the case with him.
George Simonnon's "Detective Megre" series of stories, then, is the complete opposite style, it does not win with bizarre and thrilling plots, nor does it deliberately create a thrilling atmosphere.
In the process of solving the case, it shows the real life of a group of people in that area of that era.
Not long ago, the third part of the Inspector Megre series based on George Simonon's original book, "Megre's Crossroads Night", was released in the United Kingdom.
Once again, it aroused people's interest in the film and television drama of detective reasoning.
Tips: As early as 2016, the BRITISH ITV launched two works, "Megre's Trap" and "Megre's Dead". Although the Douban score of all three works is only around 7 points, this does not prevent it from being an excellent reasoning series.
Today, we will feel the unique charm of Megre's detective through the work "Megre's Crossroads Night".
First of all, Megre is played by the famous performance master Bean Rowan Atkinson.
It has to be said that the risk of using an impressive comedian to play a role that is very different from before is extremely high.
Rowan Atkinson in the Bean period
Even Atkinson himself initially said in the film that he was "not sure" whether he should challenge the highly representative, unsmiling inspector.
But he didn't and let himself down and managed to do it.
In the "Grete" series, he is the old detective who keeps his pipe, always wears formal clothes, and has a deep eye.
As the plot unfolds, you will find that you will forget that he was a bean, but remember that he is Megre!
Big cases, little people
At the beginning of the film, the detective who greets this Megre is a murder:
A jeweler was shot dead while selling stolen goods at a crossroads in the village.
The first thing that appears is a standard neighborhood mama, Michonne.
She went every day to deliver breakfast to her neighbor, the Danish Anderson siblings, and it was she who found the jeweler's body in Anderson's garage.
Anderson is also very eccentric, wearing suits and shoes early in the morning and wearing glasses at home.
On one side are sunglasses and on the other side are ordinary lenses, and the face on the side of the sunglasses also has scars, and it is a person with a story at a glance.
He and his sister Elsai get along more like a pair of lovers.
He locked Elsai in his bedroom and said "I love you" to her, and the first thing he thought about before doing anything was his own sister.
But her sister was not a white lotus flower, and whenever Anderson read the Bible to her, she was always loveless.
When his brother Anderson was listed as a suspect and detained, when he talked about the case, he even "discharged" Detective Megre.
This innocent red lip with raised eyes and a light spit of smoke... Megre must have felt invisible in his heart
Even Richard, the husband of the neighborhood aunt, is very concerned about the development of the case, which once prevented them from catching the murderer.
The derailed, irritable colleague Granjean disagreed with Megré twice and insisted on following his request.
These people have strange doubts.
Even Megre, including Megre, is more or less psychologically "sick", and the murderer is one of them.
Just like these ordinary and different people who have appeared, this film does not rely on thrilling, genius and showmanship plots at all.
Its focus is to use the scientific method of criminal psychology to speculate step by step on the psychology of criminals and to understand his intentions.
On the surface, you can't see any sword and gun shadow, but in Megre's heart, it is turbulent.
He uses a seemingly warm way to directly penetrate the center of gravity of the crime, and combs out its truth one by one from the logic of criminal psychology.
This is where Megre is best, and it's the movie's best.
Small details, big feelings
In addition to reasoning this, another attraction of the movie is its graphics, music and feelings!
The production of this film is the British ITV, and the famous "Downton Abbey" is its handiwork.
You can imagine how careful they were in restoring historical images.
ITV is in charge of the costume department, equipping each character with props from the Parisian 1950s, cars and phones that cannot be picked up.
It is not difficult for us to find that the sense of history of the props and the meticulousness of the set allow us to enter that era at a glance.
Utensils and background for making coffee in that era
Street phone booths
Not only that, but the composition of the film is also very exquisite.
The picture is full, the lighting is delicate, and the multi-faceted display of the depth of field is very detailed, and it can be said that each frame is a painting.
The scene of the phone call, through the distant windows and lights, forms a strong chiaroscuro contrast.
This last scene can be said to use the lighting to the extreme.
Cold light and warm light are particularly harmonious and pleasing to the eye in the dark and distinct scene.
As you can see from these pictures, the whole tone of the film is gloomy.
In this way, the shadow of a large area can also portray the psychology of the character from the side.
When Megre mentions a colleague who died of loneliness, his entire face is completely shrouded in shadows, telling the heavy mood of his time.
The soundtrack and interludes of the film also made Xiao Wan's heart move.
Whether it's the melodious song at the beginning, the many episodes in the film, or the shallow whispering that begins to appear as Megre picks up the Bible from the head of the bed, it's all meaningful.
To the music, Megre stepped out of the yard, got into the car, and walked across the intersection
From the costumes, the scenes, the cinematography, the actors... "Megre's Crossroads Night" is all about excellence.
Admittedly, this is a well-made television film with the seriousness and solidity of a British film.
That's what the film is trying to say —gentle is the most powerful.