One sunny day in Florida, the district attorney's wife heard a knock at the entrance.
On a sunny day, her husband was also taking a bath at home, so she opened the door without much defense.
Outside the door were employees of two gas companies claiming that her gas pipelines might have leaked and needed a routine inspection.
When the wife heard this, she said a few polite words and let the two enter the door.
Next shot.
The two calmly left the prosecutor's house and cautiously looked around in case they were discovered.
And just as their car was leaving the community, the so-called "gas leak" single-family house was instantly blown into rubble because of the gas leak.
The task was successfully completed, but the two killers disguised as gas company employees did not dare to slack off at all.
They have to rush all night to clear up their next target before the news spreads—
And that's the story we're going to tell today.
"Those Who Want Me to Die"
Those Who Wish I Die is an american action thriller produced by HBO Television.
The film is based on Michael Koryta's novel of the same name.
The screenplay was adapted by Charles Riverett, screenwriter of Blood Diamond and The Stranger with K-Star, and director Taylor Sheridan.
Maybe many people are not familiar with the name Taylor Sheridan, but maybe many people will hear about his works.
That is known as the "Border Trilogy", "Border Killer", "To the Soup and the Fire" and "Hunting Wind River Valley".
(Photo of the main creative team of "Hunting Wind River Valley")
Taylor's path to fame was unexpected.
For more than 20 years before he became famous, Taylor was just a dragon set actor who wandered through the major crews all day.
But because of the pressure of life, Taylor began to contact the screenwriting industry, and his first screenwriting work "Border Killer" became a hit after its release.
So taking this as an opportunity, Taylor began a new round of creation, and tried to write and direct himself in "Hunting Wind River Valley".
All three are set in the most natural and wild border areas, and the character stories that take place under the insurmountable natural environment make Taylor and his work quite popular with the Oscars and Cannes.
"Border Killer" is a desert on the Sino-Mexico border, a western Texas landscape in "To the Soup and a Fire", and a snowy mountain in the Indian reservation in "Hunting Wind River Valley、......
This time, director and screenwriter Taylor aimed his photo album at the wilderness woodlands of Montana.
In addition to the director, the film cast is also worth mentioning.
The two killers who appear at the beginning of the article are Aidan Gillen, the "Littlefinger" in "Game of Thrones", and Nicholas Holt, a war boy who is one step closer to winning the favor in "Mad Max 4".
The heroine has starred in films such as "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" and "The Doubtful Cloud of the Changing Son", and her role in "Tomb Raider" is regarded as a classic Angelina Jolie by a generation of adventurers and gamers.
In this new film, she plays Hannah, a firefighter.
In the midst of a group of sweaty men, she was the only woman who did not seem to be in conflict at all.
Holding beer, full of mouthfuls, all day long in addition to work is a variety of pursuit of excitement.
Let people dream back to "Tomb Raider" at a glance.
But even such a strong woman also has a heart that makes her ponder.
Or rather, post-traumatic sequelae.
A year ago, during a firefighting operation in a forest fire, her misjudgment of the wind direction caused the squad members to have to retreat.
At that time, three children were trapped in the fire in front of her eyes.
Her own mistakes, the chagrin of not being able to save people, and so on were layered on top of each other, leaving Hannah with an indelible ptsd, causing her to repeatedly hesitate in her subsequent actions, and as a result, she was demoted to a ranger.
This time, she had to go to the uninhabited 217 watchtower for a few miles all summer.
The conditions of survival in the wild are always less satisfactory.
The watchtower doesn't even have a bathroom, and the wooden floors creak at every step.
Being on duty alone makes it easier for her to fall into memories that are suffocating and have nowhere to talk.
Bored, Hannah had to walk to the nearby stream in a daze.
Here, she meets a young boy Connor who is on the run.
The father of the little boy is the new target of the two killers at the beginning of the film.
Sensing the danger in advance, he hurriedly took his son and set out on the road to escape before the killer arrived.
However, the two killers are professional after all.
It didn't take long for the killer to stop the father and son on the side of the road not far from Hannah.
A round of strafing caused the car to rush down the hill out of control in an instant.
To protect his son, the father threw the child out of the car before the killer came and told him to walk up the river all the way to the city, then find the news reporter and tell them the secret.
Until then, no one should believe it.
The father then led the two killers away with his death.
Although the boy Connor was heartbroken, he obediently listened to his father's words and went all the way up the river.
But this deep mountain and wild forest, if you want to go to the city, you have to walk for at least ten hours and cross the Rocky Mountains.
How can a little boy do it so easily?
So luckily, he met Hannah.
Because of the same age as the child Hannah did not save a year ago, Hannah also has a sense of compassion and responsibility for Connor.
Especially after hearing about what happened to him.
Hannah wants to take Connor back to the watchtower and use the wireless intercom in the tower to call for help, but the thunderstorm accidentally hits the watchtower, and the radio completely stops.
The two, who had no choice but to pack their backpacks and hike to the city.
At that time, it was late, and there was an empty thunderstorm concentration area on their way forward...
On the other side, when the two killers reviewed the review, they found that the little boy was missing, so they could only turn around and search.
In order to delay the police's search for themselves, they even deliberately set a fire in the forest to delay.
This fire, like a year ago, evoked the shadow that Hannah hid deep in her heart, and also blocked her and Connor's way.
Will Hannah be able to overcome her demons and get Connor safely into town?
Will the two killers catch up with them in time?
Interested friends, may wish to find the answer in the main film.
After the movie "Those Who Want Me to Die" aired, it received a rating of 6.3 on Douban.
Compared to director Taylor's other works, it is really not high.
Hard injuries, mainly in the script.
Psychological trauma, conspiracy theories, killers, escapes, parents... The various plots are as incompatible as keyword stitching.
The story of two people redeeming each other is also interpreted by the script as old-fashioned and gentle.
The characterization is equally shallow.
Although the heroine played by Angelina Jolie has a complete logical flow and character growth arc, the plot setting and details are like a dry piece of straw paper, not full enough.
Many people expect the play to switch only by the storyboard to switch the floating skin scrawled past.
In addition, the logical rationality of the script has also been questioned a lot.
Two killers were unexpectedly weak, and a pregnant woman who was pregnant with Rokko and rode a few miles on horseback could kill alone.
It's not like the level that Taylor Sheridan would expect.
Fortunately, the film still has some remarkable points.
Like its predecessors, the film continues to showcase the stunning natural beauty of the American Northwest.
Whether it's beautiful places, or places such as fires, thunderstorms, etc. that make people shudder.
Mountain fire, in the film alludes to many elements.
For Hannah and Connor, it is the past and trauma that cannot be avoided; for Connor's father, it is the black hand that secretly reaches out to devour life; for the killer, it is the justice of self-inflicted sins...
All in all, this film has its own advantages and disadvantages.
As for whether it suits your appetite, you have to wait and say.