"Man's Ghost" grossed $520 million worldwide, ranking 211th in global film history. Not released in China. Costs $0.22 billion. Genre: Romance, Fantasy. Director: Jerry Zach. Producer country: United States. Released in 1990.
This is the most classic romance film in my mind. Perhaps, not one of them. The love entanglement of the hero and heroine in the film who make clay sculptures together has become the most classic love image in the history of film, and the accompanying music is also the same. Almost beyond that. It was once voted the "most romantic moment of love" in the history of Hollywood cinema. The plot of this section and the coordination of the song have also become a "perfect match" in the history of love films.
The opening scene features three main characters at the same time. Then it quickly let one of the important props in the play, an ancient coin, appear. Not a single bit of film is wasted.
Stories and plots remain the core competencies. "The Ghost of Man" invested only $22 million, but it earned $520 million at the box office. Gains up to 24 times. The film does not have any gorgeous scenes and expensive action, scenes and computer production, not even a decent costume design, props, and still gets a very high box office. But the actors' performances are sincere and touching, the plot is tortuous and fascinating, and the feelings are beautiful and moving, which is what the audience really likes.
What looks good is all about the details. The important role of details is to make the story look more real, vivid, and have the power to move people's hearts. As far as this film is concerned, everyone knows that the soul of a dead person cannot exist alone, but because of the portrayal of details, everyone not only "believes" the story that happened, but also moved to tears.
The film's handling of feelings is very delicate. The male and female protagonists together, from the action, the eyes to the words, are obviously a couple with tacit understanding, and unlike some movies, the only way to express love is to hug - not enough love, kiss to make it together.
The plot design is fascinating. In order to scare away the gangsters, the male protagonist deliberately frightens a cat (the legend says that the cat can psychic), and the cat is frightened and catches the gangsters, scaring the gangsters away. On the subway, the soul of the male protagonist was attacked by the ghost of the subway, and the ghost actually shattered the window glass of the car. A hint is given here in advance that the soul can also be a human action.
The Liar Wizard is the core element of the film's hilarious plot. It not only increased the entertainment and humor atmosphere of the film, but also played a key role in advancing the plot. Originally a deceitful wizard, but I didn't expect to really have psychic powers. The communication between the witch and the heroine is extremely wonderful, and it is also the most attractive place for the audience. Because in life, there may be spiritual phenomena, and there are indeed many people who believe in spirituality. Therefore, everyone's feelings are real and believed, not like the unreliable nonsense of some science fiction movies.
The details must be polished slowly. In this film, the plot and dialogue of the witch shouting are quite classic. The witch said, "I count three times, and if you don't come out again, I'll go." One two three (continuous shouting)". The witch said to the heroine, "If I don't come with him, he will keep singing: I am Henry VIII...". The heroine said, "That's how he called me out...". In the restaurant, the male protagonist asked the witch to say to the female protagonist: "Say I love her." The heroine said: "He never said that.". The man said: "I also say this.". Such details make the story look very real.
The film is good because of the suspense - who is the murderer? Until the end, the secret was revealed. Therefore, this film contains many points to watch: love, music, magic, ghost possession, murder, suspense, conspiracy and so on.
The plot is repeatedly reversed. The heroine went to the police station to report the crime. The police certainly didn't believe it. The male policeman said he could check the file. As a result, no cases of the murderer were found, but many of the witches' cases were found. Such reversals are very horizontal.
Many details are confirmed and laid out. At the beginning, the male protagonist told Karl that there was a lot of money in the account, and then told Karl the password. When sorting out the male protagonist's belongings, it was Karl who helped sort it out. Karl knew the man's address book, and the password was written on the address book. This echoes the plot that follows. When Carl and the heroine kissed, the male protagonist pounced angrily, although he was wearing it, but knocked the photo on the table to the ground, thus stirring up the kissing between the two. This kind of plot design is very clever, real and touching. Then the male protagonist began to test to see if he could touch other things, but he couldn't. At this time, he suddenly remembered the ghost of breaking the window on the subway, so he immediately went to the subway to find him (the previous plot has been laid). Eventually, at the strong request of the male protagonist, the subway ghost had to teach him the ability to push objects.
The male protagonist let the witch open an account with a fake ID card and transferred 4 million to her account, which is also a stroke of God. Cleverly, Karl's plot was put to the ground. He asked the witch to donate the money to the church. When the witch gave the money to the nun, she wanted to laugh and cry, and she wanted to give a reluctant expression and a performance. The nun fainted directly after seeing that it was 4 million. It's called surprise — making the good guys rich, making the bad guys punished and happy. When the witch took her ID card, she poured the mess in her bag on the table, which was really fun.
The role of the witch contracted 80% of the laughs of this film. The ending is quite classic. Finally, when the male protagonist was about to enter heaven, the male protagonist finally said: "I love you, Molly". The heroine said: "Me too". The meme of this couple runs through and serves as the ending. So classic.
The rendering ability of this film is very strong, allowing the audience to enjoy a mellow love. Together with the humor, suspense and surprise of the plot, it jointly cast this classic love ghost film. If you pay attention, you will understand that "surprises" run through the film: through the cat to attack the bad guys; through the witch and the heroine dialogue; through the subway ghost to learn the ability to fight; through the financial methods to transfer money away, let the bad guys fall short; and finally let the villain be stabbed to death, which is a step by step surprise, and this is also the secret that makes the audience happy.
There are still flaws. For example, the jokes made by two people in the elevator at the beginning of the movie, low-level jokes about infectious diseases and skin diseases, do not contribute to the plot, and have a deduction for people. This is perhaps the only flaw in the film.