Hai Dafu once said: The eunuch is an incomplete man.
There are two lessons we can learn from this:
First, we cannot be "eunuchs." "Eunuch" or "broken change" (harmonic terrier), is too miserable, and the gentleman does not do it. So, the third brother decided to restore the article update, haha.
Second, the pursuit of "integrity" is natural. "Complete" also means "comprehensive", as Chairman Mao said: "We must learn to look at problems comprehensively, not only to see the positive side of things, but also to see their opposites." Therefore, it is very necessary to watch a complete film, which helps to improve our level of appreciation across the board, preventing one-sidedness and "one size fits all".
In this issue, the third brother continues to introduce 3 classic movies to you, of course, all of which have positive energy and thinking value. After reading it, you may have a deeper understanding of "justice is in the hearts of the people", "do not compromise with the evil forces", "the power of love", "love makes people blind", "the harm of drunkenness" and so on.
Let's take a look at it -
Sin City Sin City
2005，141min
It's a uniquely styled dark film based on Frank Miller's award-winning comic of the same name.
Director Robert Rodriguez invited the original author Frank Miller to participate in the co-directing and let him serve as the screenwriter, which ensured the originality of the story to the greatest extent, which is a rare work of sincerity.
In simple terms, the film tells four stories that take place in Sin City (a fictional city), namely: "The Yellow Monster", "Customer First", "Don't Die Well" and "Kill The Ring".
(Note: The 141-minute version is here, and the story order and duration of the 124-minute version will vary.) ）
The four stories are relatively independent, and the protagonists are different: retired police officers and little girls, killers and customers, ugly men and blonde beauties, women's gangs and gangsters... In the film, the director shows us the hardcore "aesthetic of violence", and the means are endless and dizzying. But one thing is certain:
Visually, the director played a new trick with black-and-white movies.
Special light and shadow effects give the picture a different texture.
Like what:
Kidnapped little girl Nancy;
The snowy night when the police came to Nancy's house;
The beautiful women walking in front of the headlights, white became the best decoration.
The composition of the film is very imaginative and "imagery", such as:
Doctor's operating table
Hanging bottles and hospital beds
A cage-like prison
A heart-shaped bed symbolizing love
Yes, you see the colors again. Movies are black and white, but not all.
The director did not blindly remove all colors, but retained the colors on the key people and objects.
For example, the long red dress on the beautiful woman;
The moment the flames were red lips, the moment the cigarette was lit, the green eyes also lit up.
For example, deep blue eyes;
For example, I see a beautiful blonde woman with pity;
There is also the "yellow monster", which becomes the most special image in the film.
If you ask me what color blood is in the movie, red isn't the only answer, because white and yellow are just as thrilling.
Another highlight of the film is the wonderful narration and lines, which are a bit of a gulong flavor.
I destroyed his weapons, up and down. (Editor's note: This is the "eunuch.") ）
Power doesn't come from guns and badges, power comes from lies. Lie big and let the whole world play with you.
I like to punch men, no matter how I beat them, it feels good.
In a pinch, people who have smoked will definitely smoke.
An old man dies,a young woman lives. Fair trade. (The old man dies, the little girl lives, fair trade.) ）
Bruce Willis plays a cop
The film uses four stories to show the darkness of "Sin City", but it is in such a dark world that the most dazzling human brilliance bursts out.
Jessica Alba (left)
In terms of actors, it can be called "beautiful as a cloud". Jessica Alba, 24, is invincible, but even more brilliant is undoubtedly "parole officer" Carla Gugino and "blonde beauty" Jaime King (more on the end of the article).
Mickey Locke plays the ugly man
On the actor's side, I am familiar with Bruce Willis (who plays a policeman) and Mickey Locke," who has been plastic surgery (the male protagonist of "Love You for Nine and a Half Weeks").
Overall, Sin City is a film with depth that is worth savoring.
宿醉 The Hangover
2009，108min
It's a comedy movie about a farce caused by a bachelor party, or where does the groom go at a bachelor party.
The film uses a flashback structure, which begins with a suspense:
Busy wedding decoration scene, busy telephones, the wedding will soon start, and the groom has not appeared for a long time.
Finally, a groomsman's phone rang, but brought the bride a bad news: after the bachelor party, the groom Doug was gone!
Wow, what's going on?
It turned out that two days before the wedding, the groom and his party of four drove to Las Vegas to hold a bachelor party.
After a night of drunkenness, dishes and dishes, and waking up to find that there was a tiger, a chicken, and a baby in the hotel presidential suite, but the groom was missing! Everyone is collectively broken, and they can't remember what happened last night...
In order to find the groom's brother, the protagonist trio can only be verified little by little according to the clues around them, and the story has a variety of accidents, and the laughter continues.
How crazy can a person be after getting drunk? This movie can give you a wonderful answer.
The plot of the film is compact and the characters are distinct.
The kind groom brother, the father-in-law who "understands you", the brother-in-law with a strange personality and a strange brain circuit, the married male teacher who is handsome in appearance and has a good heart, the dentist man who is not yet married but has already suffered from "strict wife control"... The director only used the first 20 minutes of preparation to explain the various character relationships and antecedents and consequences, and laid the groundwork for the climax of the film.
The music is heartfelt and complements the plot.
I love the opening song and the song "Who Let the Dogs Out."
Father-in-law's advice flag
The beginning was great, wild Flag.
Everyone agreed in advance that everything that happened at the bachelor party should be when nothing happened. As a result, after the hangover, they really broke the piece and forgot, but they had to struggle to find the "truth of that night", haha.
Secrets in the camera
The ending is even better, and the real explosion of the movie is in the subtitle part.
"The Hangover" was a blockbuster with a production cost of $35 million that year, in exchange for $467 million in the global box office, so it also spawned two sequels to "Hangover 2" and "Hangover 3".
It is said that by the time of "Hangover 2", the salaries of the protagonist trio (Bradley Cooper, Zach Gallivanakis, and Ed Helms) rose from 300,000 per person to 5 million per person, and there was an additional box office dividend, which really became popular.
Heather Graham
There is a beautiful woman in this film who deserves attention - Heather Graham, who is already a familiar face, and the third brother has been introduced in the movies "Unruly Night" (1997) and "Gentle Kill Me" (2002).
In addition, there is a lewd "Celestial Dynasty Man", played by a Korean-American (Ken Jung), who likes to "expose his shortness" (scratch the point), which makes people can't help but want to complain.
Color, ring Lust, Caution
2007，158min
"Color, Ring" is a work directed by Ang Lee, adapted from Zhang Ailing's short story of the same name.
To put it simply, it is the story of a few patriotic young students who wanted to use a "beauty plan" to get rid of the traitors, and as a result, they "lost their wives and folded the soldiers."
The biggest attraction of this film is, of course, the rivalry between Liang Chaowei and Tang Wei (who was 28 years old when the film was released), and you should not miss every minute.
Mr. Yi and Wang Jiazhi, a secret agent leader and a female spy, tested and played each other on the dangerous edge of lust and lust.
"Game" is not only physical, but also psychological, as Wang Jiazhi said in the movie:
He (Mr. Yi) knows better than you do the set of fake love and truth.
Not only did he drill into my body, but he also drilled deeper and deeper into my heart like a snake.
I had to let him in like a slave, and only by staying "loyal" in this role could I penetrate his heart...
This paragraph can be written into the book "Self-Cultivation of Female Spies", just like the "Seven Wounded Fists" in Jin Yong's novel, which are "hurting others before hurting themselves".
Pigeon eggs, have you "quit"?
At that moment, did you believe in love?
Finally, let's talk about the two questions that netizens care about:
1. Are the male and female protagonists "fake drama and really do"?
From a plot level, it's true that they're really playing a dangerous "love game."
But from a (realistic) technical point of view, the third brother thinks it is fake, because this is acting.
First of all, the film's creators have never admitted that many "headline party" articles are just a means of marketing numbers to deceive traffic, in order to spread false rumors.
Lai Xiujin discusses life with Wang Jiazhi
Secondly, Tang Wei also revealed in a behind-the-scenes interview: "Those chuang scenes are very technical, and all the actions are carefully planned during rehearsals." The actor's acting skills, coupled with angles, shadows, props and even computer special effects, can ultimately achieve realistic effects.
Moreover, films with real scenes are usually not so much hidden, on the contrary, they prefer to show it, so it is the safest way to understand all the "paradoxical" and "suspected" scenes as "acting".
2. Does the movie have a dark line?
"Color, Ring" has full acting skills online, and the director's control of details and the creation of atmosphere are handy, allowing the audience to immerse themselves more in the story. Every expression, every look, every sentence of the character seems to be worth playing, and there is a hidden mystery.
I know that some people start from the lipstick mark on the cup and a sentence of Mr. Yi (see picture above), interpret different meanings, and then "peel off the cocoon" from more clues, and finally reconstruct a "dark line story" full of mental calculations, as if it is not the same movie we are watching.
Could this be over-interpretation? I have doubts about that. Some guesses may or may not be true.
Maybe it's a response to the phrase , "A thousand readers have a thousand Hamlets."
Chen Chong (46 years old) plays "Mrs. Yi" who also has a sense of presence in the movie, of course, more often than not, she is playing mahjong (laughs).
Finally, sort out the clues of this issue (beauty intelligence):
Carla Guccino plays The Parole Officer
Jamie King plays The Mysterious Blonde
Rosario Dawson plays the boss of the Women's Gang, with a powerful aura.
Chen Chong also has many works worth paying attention to.
This issue introduces so much, like I can like, collect, follow Oh!
I'm the third brother, we'll see you next time!