Recently, feel the power of Nolan powder, right?!
Other people watch movies, they do questions.
And keep getting the answers, because there's always a bunch of mistakes.
Even if you make a mistake, you feel that your IQ has gone up a notch (most likely an illusion).
Not only Nolan, in fact, in the past few years, there are also directors who rely on the narrative of the ring reversal, attracting a large number of fans.
Sir refers to the Spanish film directed by Oriol Paul, released in 2017:
The Invisible Guest.
And today's protagonist is not the director.
But it also plays a similar, pure plot narrative.
Every word of it may be lying to you—
There is no proof of death
invisible witness
Remade from "The Invisible Guest", but this remake was nominated for "Douban Unpopular Film".
The current rating is 8.3, which is not much inferior to the original 8.8.
As we all know, suspenseful remakes are difficult.
The doubts of the original work may not be the doubts of the remake... Otherwise what else will the audience watch.
And the location of the doubt, only the screenwriter will make various adjustments -
The most mainstream is to make you "suspect".
In the classic gameplay, there is Agatha's "Blizzard Mountain" mode.
For example, in "Murder on the Orient Express", there is not more than one murderer.
In modern suspense works, the doubts are developed more, not only suspects, but also the modus operandi (such as Shoji Shimada).
You can also guess the process of the crime, guess the victim, guess the case in the case...
You can even "guess the narrative."
For example, "The Dedication of Suspect X".
The "murderer" was exposed early on, and the suspicion turned to:
Who is this murderer covering for?
As the story is pushed back a little bit, the case is restored step by step.
The murderer's emotions actually became tears.
And today Sir is going to talk about this one.
Yes, guess the lie.
As you follow the story, you enter the fog of lies, and only the smartest viewers will not get lost.
01
Wise man
It's a contest between the masters.
Although the appearance has a slow, seemingly classic old taste.
A female lawyer Ferrara (probably a tribute to Agatha's Miss Marple).
Calm, just.
I haven't lost a single battle in my career.
She received a commission from the male protagonist, Doria, the owner of a media technology company.
The man said that he was accused of killing his mistress and asked her to help clear the suspicion.
She looked at the case and realized something was wrong...
First, the male protagonist's mobile phone actually left a "real murderer" record;
Second, the scene is a secret room, but the male protagonist claims that it is someone who knocks himself unconscious.
So the question is, how did the "murderer" disappear?
Third, the mistress's body was covered with banknotes.
It seems that the prisoners are not seeking wealth and killing people...
With so many doubts, the female lawyer's intuition told her:
The male protagonist must be hiding something.
Then he must be made to the bottom:
Prosecutors have found key witnesses who can make you never turn over
I can only save you if you tell me the truth
Just 3 hours, advise you to do your own thing
As expected by the female lawyer.
In addition to stealing, the male protagonist did not say anything else -
The victim, the mistress Laura, also has a story.
She had two men by her side.
One is a banker husband with a successful career.
One is the male protagonist, providing her with secret love.
How to choose?
Her and his life, like walking at a forked crossroads, is full of excitement and hides danger.
And this day.
Before the stimulation was finished, the danger signal suddenly appeared...
A deer that suddenly burst out.
A life-or-death blur.
bang!
Hit a deer?
No.
Bumped into people.
Not directly bumping into people, but.
Because of the sharp turn, they forced the oncoming other car to change its course urgently.
As a result, the other party hit the tree and died.
Was this an accident? be.
But call the police? How to report?
To report it is to expose the secret affair, or to suddenly encounter the danger of life.
But if you don't report it, what should you do?
Laura came up with a dirty idea:
The corpse sank into the lake, and we acted.
Pretend that the car broke down, find someone to repair it, and wait for the storm to subside.
Then, stop cheating and stop pursuing excitement.
Because the matter of dead people is more exciting, it is really a good reminder of life...
So from now on, let's break off the relationship and die without contact.
The stealing was stopped.
But the danger is greater than stealing, has it stopped?
If no one knows, unless they do nothing about it.
In addition to the men and women, there seems to be someone who knows their secrets.
A threatening letter was sent to the man.
The letter says... I know you've done a good job, and I don't want me to talk about it everywhere, so I'll give it money.
New doubts have emerged.
Who wrote this letter?
Or we ask a little deeper...
Is there still a lie in the above plot?
02
Who is smarter
Lies certainly exist.
And the story continues to move forward, digging new pits for you (and new lies popping up).
Who sent the letter?
The male protagonist thinks that there are several suspects.
The first, the big brother who passed by.
The second, the helpful old man, Thomas.
This uncle's identity is not ordinary... He was the father of the little brother who died in the accident.
Coincidentally, Uncle also helped his mistress repair the car.
People are empty-minded and see everything vainly.
The heroine gradually could not bear the slightly scrutinizing gaze of the old man's sincerity.
It's like a mouse seeing a cat.
Well, now that the characters are almost all out.
The classic routine is about to start to change—
Female lawyers, became the first reagent in chemical reactions.
After listening to the male protagonist's confession, she began to change her identity and no longer stood on Miss Marple's role of a bowl of water.
She's starting to come up with ideas...
Since hiding the corpse is the mistress's idea, then the male protagonist still has a chance to turn over.
And I have new discoveries:
Maybe the murderer is the uncle who wants revenge.
The male protagonist thinks wrong, there is no evidence, ah, you are not blind?
The female lawyer sneered and pulled out a newspaper.
Hey??
Why did Uncle Grandpa's wife actually appear in the hotel?
Let's just say that, it's boring to talk about.
In conclusion, Sir would like to remind you again:
Human nature, what a complicated thing.
Each expression is a serious character.
Female lawyer, male protagonist, boss...
Everyone, seemingly unintentionally, has laid down an elaborate scam if it is not done well.
As a viewer, how do you solve the situation?
One word:
Details, attention to detail
03
The details are the winner
To understand Nolan, it all depends on the details.
So is this play.
Sherlock Holmes said:
You just watched, but didn't observe.
A true master will not miss the details.
Back to this film.
If you are a regular player, the following reminders about the details can be seen, Sir is not spoilers, but at least when watching the movie, you can pay attention to it.
But if you don't want any hints, I count 321, you just pull to the bottom...
3……
2……
1……
The first detail, the lighter.
Why does a woman carry a men's high-end lighter with her?
The second detail, the ringtone of the phone.
The phone rang for a minute, why did someone say they couldn't hear it?
Third, the pen.
The pen used by the female lawyer to write notes actually forgot to take it.
Does this pen serve any other purpose?
Fourth, time.
The female lawyer met with the male protagonist 3 hours in advance.
The whole process, look at the table no less than 6 times, why?
The details, in fact, are much more than that.
It is said that the audience who watched the screening guessed the truth 20 minutes before the end (did not see the original version).
So how long will it take?
In addition, Sir has a reminder of non-suspense.
Previously on Douban, "Invisible Guest" had some messages like this:
"The most poisonous woman's heart", is it not simpler?
"Men are not good things", is it arbitrary?
Watching a movie only to come to these conclusions, is it worth it?
Sir wanted to say.
Good movies never want us to examine and judge "others" without caring about ourselves.
It's about looking at ourselves.
Examine your own weaknesses, your own impulses, your own cowardice...
True movie fans will always be in good films, quietly feeling the complexity of human nature and the paradox of fate.
When they start to think seriously, they don't just worry about labeling or making moral judgments that seem to be great.
And this kind of thinking will never be in vain.
When you are immersed in every good film, in every kind of contradiction and conflict carefully choreographed by the choreographer, you can appreciate how to break through the selfishness and narrowness of human nature and make more conscientious choices.
In this way, I can live up to a good movie and my own immersive 90 minutes.
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