Professional filmmakers can see at a glance that Jude's outstanding performance in "The Seven Deadly Sins" is completely taking advantage of the role, but the average audience does not have such discernment, they will only think that Jude has played the role alive, even in the face of opponents like Denzel Washington.

Although he secretly complained in his heart that Jude's bad acting skills can be crooked and suitable for the role, Armond had to admit that Jude's directing skills have made a leap forward in "The Seven Deadly Sins".

Abandon the eye-catching suspenseful opening, turn the camera to the inner world of the protagonist, guide the whole film through character sketches, exquisite foreshadowing, dexterous details, top-level performances, rich connotations and patience that are most lacking in similar films, which together constitute a perfect start.

Of course, it is just a stunning beginning, and it is not enough to change Armond's evaluation of the whole movie, because Dafan serial killing, even if it makes people feel fresh at the beginning, and can make people feel very surprised at the end, but how to arrange the plot in the middle part so that it will not seem dull, this rhythm is the most difficult to control.

Nine out of ten directors will collapse in the middle part, and Amund feels that Jude will not be able to escape this strange circle, but the next plot development is once again beyond his expectations.

In order to fill the blandness of the plot in the middle, Jude has put a lot of effort into the relationship between the two male protagonists and their families, although the heroine appears for a short time, but it is by no means the existence of a vase, and the role played by Kate interprets the sense of estrangement within the family to a large extent, she loves her husband deeply, but she can't find enough security from him. So she hid the news of her pregnancy because she couldn't tolerate her child being born in such an environment.

A schoolgirl who has been eye-catching since her appearance in "This Man is from Earth" a year ago. To the present, the heroine in "Seven Deadly Sins" has been in just one year. The progress of Kate's acting skills is obvious to all, and even Armond, who has always been picky, thinks Kate played well this time.

Although the real-life couple relationship laid a good foundation for Kate to play Jude's wife in the movie, Kate's performance in the movie has obviously broken through the identity of a girlfriend and completely entered the role of wife.

The role of handsome guys and beauties is evident at this time, and most of the audience's attention in the screening room has shifted from the serial murder case to the hero and heroine, so that the plot can be methodically paved for the next murder.

Amund's mood at the moment is extremely complicated, on the one hand, he is amazed by Jude's mastery of the film's rhythm, and on the other hand, he can't face his own disparaging evaluation of the film.

At this time, the best way is to leave with an excuse like the last time I watched "This Man from Earth". This minimizes embarrassment, but every time Armond puts his hands on the armrests of his seat and prepares to get up, he remembers Shay's words before the opening of the film, "I hope history doesn't repeat itself."

Eventually, a strong curiosity about the film's ending prompted Armond to stay.

Soon, he was extremely glad about his decision.

In order to ensure that the whole film is exciting, Jude cleverly added a design that brushes shoulders with the murderer halfway through the plot, although it is only a flash of silhouette, but it gives Armond a great shock.

At this moment, a strong sense of familiarity arose in his heart. I always felt that this figure had been seen somewhere.

The brain flashed through various movie scenes like the pages of a book, and finally froze on a person's face.

He jerked his head and looked at Shay with an expression of disbelief: "Anthony Hopkins, that serial killer is Anthony Hopkins!" ”

Shay was taken aback by the sudden questioning. He looked around nervously and was relieved to make sure that everyone next to him was watching the movie and hadn't heard Armond's question.

Amund, however, couldn't wait. In an accentuated tone, he said, "Answer my question!" ”

Shay was also afraid that Armond's continued behavior would attract the attention of others, so he lowered his voice and replied, "That's right. That's him! ”

Armond's Adam's apple rolled with difficulty, his eyes widening.

"Oh my God! Anthony Hopkins would have agreed to play the role. How did you convince him? ”

Shay didn't quite want others to know about Jude's key role in this matter, deliberately deflecting the question: "Is it strange that Anthony Hopkins starred in this movie?" ”

"Of course, I thought he wouldn't be playing a murderer like Dr. Hannibal after 'The Silence of the Lambs.'" Ammond said with certainty.

Shay was a little unconvinced when he heard this, and asked rhetorically: "Why do you think that this character in "The Seven Deadly Sins" is not as good as "The Silence of the Lambs"? ”

Armond looked at Shay firmly and said, "I won the Oscar for Best Actor for a sixteen-minute performance, and if you can find a second example, I will immediately retract what I just said." ”

Forced to this one, Shay finally had no bottom.

"Well, even if you can't beat The Silence of the Lambs, it's not too bad, right?"

"It's a pity that you don't count this, I don't count it, it doesn't count, it only counts!" Armond pointed to the movie being shown on the screen, because he had missed a short part of the plot because of the conversation just now.

Shay didn't say anything, and he also felt that it would be more convincing to speak with facts.

Five murders occurred one after another, and the two male protagonists gradually approached the truth after careful investigation and analysis, but just when the truth was about to come out, the serial killer played by Anthony Hopkins brought the first reversal of the entire plot by turning himself in.

"It's Anthony Hopkins, and he actually starred in this movie!"

"That's right, it's him, but I'm more curious about why this killer turned himself in, gluttony, greed, laziness, pride, and indulgence, these are the five deadly sins, and the two sins of jealousy and anger haven't happened yet, I don't know how the director will deal with it."

"I guess I'll explain it soon."

There was a buzz in the screening room, and it was clear that the presence of Hopkins and the serial killer's surrender had successfully piqued everyone's curiosity.

Armond frowned and didn't speak, recalling that Mills, played by Jude, kicked the door of the killer's house recklessly. He always felt that things were not so simple.

The two male protagonists begin to interrogate the killer named John Du, and Jude seems to be intent on paying homage to The Silence of the Lambs. This episode is easily reminiscent of the scene where Dr. Hannibal talks to Judy Forts in prison.

Jude was completely reduced to a supporting role in this scene, and completely became a prop to accompany Anthony Hopkins' performance.

"I think you're killing innocent people."

"Innocent? Are you kidding? A fat man...... a disgusting man who can't stand up; One you see on the street will point it out to your friends. Then you mock the one together; A person who you see when you are eating, who will not be able to eat; After him, I chose a lawyer, and I know that you will both secretly thank me for this choice. All this man thinks about is money, and in order to earn money, he uses his strength to lie, and then leaves those murderers and ** criminals on the street! ”

"Murderer, are you talking about yourself?"

"A woman, her heart is so ugly, she can't even live without a beautiful appearance. A drug dealer, a drug-selling chicken to be exact. Adulterer! Don't forget that there is also that disease-spreading **! Only in this dirty world would you say that these people are innocent. And pretend to be righteous. But that's the crux of the matter. We see deadly crimes on every street corner, in every home, and we tolerate them. We tolerate them because they are common, trivial things. We have to endure them all day long. Well, never again. I set an example. What I do will be bewildered, studied and emulated...... Forever. ”

Anthony Hopkins' performance is definitely thrilling. Even when interrogated in handcuffs, his demeanor is extremely expressive. The expression is calm and unhurried, but the words and actions are scheduled, and the eerie charm is fully displayed with just two monologues. Although he plays a villain, people can't hate him at all, but are deeply impressed by his charm.

Everyone was captivated by Hopkins' performance, except for Armond who noticed one detail, on the way to check out the scenes of the last two murders as the two male protagonists escorted John Du. John-Du, played by Hopkins, has been trying to provoke Mills, played by Jude.

Including the previous two in the police station, the other party actually implied such intentions, but many people ignored this issue.

In particular, when John Du told the two male protagonists that the last two murders were on the roof of a building, and the police chief ordered snipers to be placed on the buildings on both sides of the rooftop, Armond's not-so-good premonition became stronger and stronger.

The two male protagonists escorted John Du to the rooftop. But the victim's body was not seen, and John Du told the two that one of the bodies was hidden in a cardboard box over there, and Samose, played by Denzel, went over to check it. And Mills, played by Jude, is responsible for watching over John Du to prevent him from escaping.

At this time, John Du began to turn the conversation to Mills's family, saying that he had always been very jealous that Mills had a beautiful wife. Seeing this, Amund's heart suddenly chuckled, as if he thought of something. He turned his head to the side to look at Shay, only to find that the other party's eyes were fixed on the screen, and he didn't notice his movements at all.

It was John Du who told the truth, who had killed Mills's wife and had put the head in the cardboard box that Samosai had used to inspect.

On the other side, after discovering the human head, Samosai finally understood Du John's true intentions and hurried back to try to dissuade Mills.

Jude's much-criticized acting skills finally broke out at this time, and he confirmed his wife's death from Samosei, and shot John Du, completing the two crimes of jealousy and anger.

Just when everyone was still immersed in this unexpected ending and couldn't extricate themselves, a gunshot rang out, and Mills, who had not had time to put down the gun, fell in front of Samose.

The snipers on the opposite building mistakenly thought that Mills was attempting to attack Samosei and shot and killed him.

There was silence in the screening room, and everyone was stunned by the result! (To be continued......)