After the second brush, I finally understood "disappearing her"
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Cause?
The film industry, which has been overstocked for a long time, is finally about to usher in a large-scale blowout.
According to statistics, this summer, more than 70 movies will be released consecutively.
And the one who took the lead was this vanguard -
"Disappearing Her"
"Disappearing Her" probably tells such a story -
Somewhere in Southeast Asia, Li Muzi, the wife of He Fei (played by Zhu Yilong), suddenly disappeared.
He Fei went to the police station to report the crime, and the next day, a strange woman was inexplicably parachuted into his bed.
The strange woman said that she was Li Muzi and also brought out photos as evidence.
However, even after seeing the evidence, He Fei still did not believe the strange woman.
Why is it not insane? Or is there something else behind it?
The audience followed He Fei, went through a series of stories, and finally discovered amazing facts...
At the beginning of the movie, design a puzzle;
Wait until the end of the movie, and then there is a god reversal.
This technique, in fact, most suspense films are used.
However, when we watch most suspense films (especially domestic films), although we will be somewhat surprised by the reversal.
But in addition to surprise, it is difficult for us to have deeper emotions, and we will even mumble to our friends "really can pull it".
"Disappearing Her" is different.
If you're a regular viewer who doesn't read a lot of films, you can hardly guess the real ending.
By the end of the movie, your heart will be hit hard.
So what if, you are a senior fan with a lot of reading?
Frankly speaking, as a film critic with 3000+ views——
Just halfway through the movie, I had already guessed the identity of the murderer and the motive for the crime.
But in the end, when the truth came to the surface, my heart was still shocked.
When I got home, my emotions were still difficult to calm down, it was like experiencing a tornado-like love in person...
I couldn't help but think -
What's so special about this movie?
Why have I already walked out of the cinema and it is still affecting my emotions?
After some deep thought, I found the answer to my question.
What makes "Gone Her" shocking is not how quickly and abruptly it reverses.
And precisely in the fact that its reversal is not sudden, it is a gradual and traceable elaborate layout.
In other words, the whole movie is like a bomb.
Although, this bomb exploded only at the end.
But, long before the explosion, the creator planted a confusing lead in front of you.
This confusing lead makes you vaguely aware of the future, but cannot confirm it.
And it is this inability to confirm that deepens your fear and excitement about the future and enhances the impact of the explosion.
This lead is He Fei's memory.
He Fei's first memory was his first acquaintance with Li Muzi.
In the diving hall, He Fei, as a diving instructor, saved Li Muzi, who almost drowned.
He said she was the most beautiful girl he had ever seen in the world.
She said he had tasteful clothes with "Starry Sky" printed on them.
After that, He Fei drove the car, and the two of them went for a ride while discussing Van Gogh and art.
A car accident happened.
He Fei quickly protected Li Muzi and made a vow on the spot that "I will protect you for the rest of my life".
The story falls here, and the picture is full of happiness and sweetness, just like Hollywood love and family fun.
At this time, the lead has just been buried and the bomb is still far from you.
Since the color of the lead is very confusing, you follow the lead and look far away, thinking that the end point is a cake.
But in fact, even if the story only tells this, as long as you pick up the telescope, you can vaguely see the danger in the distance.
A film critic is a person who holds a telescope in his hand.
As a film critic who knows a little about movies and painting-
As early as He Fei's first recollection, I noticed some special details.
For example, when exchanging interests, Li Muzi asked He Fei: Do you also like Van Gogh?
Why not: Yes, I feel very similar to him, both successful losers.
What do you mean?
We all know -
Van Gogh was a great painting genius, a lonely bipolar disorder, and an artistic pioneer ahead of his time.
However, when it comes to Van Gogh, He Fei's first reaction is not the above three points, but "success and failure".
This kind of strange brain circuit made me question He Fei's three views.
Another example is -
After the car accident, He Fei quickly protected Li Muzi and quickly promised to swear.
Li Muzi, on the other hand, was satisfied by his sense of security and proposed to He Fei on the spot.
This whole process is too dramatic, too romantic, too choreographic.
In other words, the love story with Li Muzi is too much like a PUA.
But at this time, my skepticism of He Fei was only 50%, and I did not make any kind of affirmation.
Because, as early as more than two thousand years ago, Julius Caesar said:
No one wants to see the whole truth, people often only want to see the reality they want to see
As normal people with healthy hearts, we are subjectively willing to believe in the love stories dictated by He Fei.
Why?
Because in the first half of the movie, the creator created a weak person for He Feiying and suffered from the bullying of the "police".
In the face of this kind of bullying, He Fei has always shown courage and self-confidence, and insisted on fighting against "underworld forces".
Even in the face of the big beauty who took the initiative to give him a hug, he could sit still and look for a wife wholeheartedly.
So, even if we find clues, we still don't want to believe that such people have problems.
This is the first step of the "five-step trap method" in the PUA routine -
Curiosity traps.
In the movie, He Fei used Van Gogh to set up an artistic character for himself, which aroused Li Muzi's curiosity.
And outside the movies?
The creator was persecuted by the "black and evil forces", why did he not set up a weak persona, and won the trust of the audience.
Next?
He Fei's second memory is the scene of the two walking together before they got married.
Why not tell Li Muzi——
"Actually, I lost a lot of money in gambling, and I have been lying to you before."
"My life is a mess, I just want to be glamorous in front of you."
"I don't want to lie to you now, even if you want to break up with me, it's okay, because I love you."
……
Seeing this, my suspicion of He Fei reached 80%, and I had clearly detected that the bomb was approaching.
Because the words He Fei said belong to the second and third steps of the "five-step trap method" respectively.
That is, "exploration trap", and "fascination trap".
"Explore the trap" is to use a sad story to subvert their own personality and awaken the motherhood of girls.
The "fascination trap" is to induce girls to take the initiative to establish an emotional contract relationship with themselves through speech induction.
To put it bluntly, the core of these two steps is to take out the knife of "common feelings" and poke the other party's "kind" soft underbelly.
This, like the second half of the movie, what the creator does to the audience -
He Fei was tied up in a mental hospital, and his head was about to be cut.
Zhu Yilong's excellent acting skills seem to make us feel the extreme of pain and despair.
In this case, even if we have begun to suspect He Fei, the subconscious still hopes that he will escape.
Like Li Muzi, we have a complex empathy for He Fei and fall deeply into the PUA of the creator.
Love is deep, hate is cut.
At the end of the movie, when He Fei turned his back to the cage in the water and did not look back once-
I realized that at the end of the lead, neither a cake nor a bomb.
Rather, it is a depth charge buried in the sea of humanity.
When the depth charge was detonated, my emotions were not so intense, but rather a silent shock.
This wonderful chemical reaction is not because of how curious and amazing the "reversal" of the movie is.
It's because --
The script's structure of the characters, with audiovisual language, and Zhu Yilong's acting skills, are close to the textbook level.
That's why we're immersed in movies.
It will even bring the emotions conveyed by the film outside the cinema.
In my opinion, "Disappearing Her" is indeed the best domestic suspense film at present.
Reason?
First, its story as a whole is logical, full of various details that support the rationality of "God Reversal".
There have been many people who have made a lot of summaries about those details.
Friends who feel that the movie has bugs can watch it themselves and are guaranteed to be slapped in the face.
As a film critic who supports originality, I don't carry it.
Li Muzi and Chen Mai both like to put lemon when making tea, and the meaning of lemon is...
Second, as a suspense film, in addition to logical reasonableness, "Disappearing Her" also has a strong artistry.
In this regard, I will give just one example, which is the recurring appearance in the movie, Van Gogh's "Starry Sky".
What kind of painting is "Starry Sky"? And what role did it play in the film itself?
We know that the picture elements of "Starry Sky" are mainly divided into three parts -
The crazy sky, the quiet and sad village, the cypress trees shaped like flames.
Look at the sky first.
Using crooked long lines, and pointillism short lines, Van Gogh presents a crazy surging sky.
Although the picture is static, it can make people feel a dynamic effect.
The bright stars create a dazzling and enchanting scene.
But at the same time, the star is in a whirlpool, constantly shrinking and expanding, and may explode at any time.
Is this like the feeling that "Disappearing Her" gives us?
Beautiful but full of dangers; Dangerous yet dazzling.
Look at the village.
Using different colors, Van Gogh presents a calm and sad village with a mood very different from the sky.
The grayness of the mundane houses, in stark contrast to the bright stars, makes people feel depressed and depressed.
No matter how the stars swell and twinkle, they seem to have nothing to do with the people in the village.
It's like happiness always exists, but it never shines into the author's desperate heart.
Is this like the feeling that Li Muzi brings?
Allows you to see the starry sky under the sea, but puts you in a dark cage.
Finally, let's look at cypresses.
Under Van Gogh's brushstrokes, the cypress tree is presented in reddish-brown color, thick and pointed at the bottom, like a flame pointing straight to the sky.
However, the distance of the apex determines that no matter how eager the cypress tree is to grow, it cannot escape madness and sadness.
This is not like a rush and a calculation of the mechanism, why not?
No matter how hard he struggled, he failed to break out of his class.
In the end, everything can only be attributed to a helpless roar.
This is the real feeling that "Disappearing Her" brings me.
Guess the ending, guess everything;
Guess logic, can't guess art.
At this moment when the film industry is declining, there are still creators who are willing to pursue perfection in details.
This is especially touching to me.
Hopefully, it will be a box office hit.
Hopefully, it will blow up the summer season.