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At the request of the organizers, handing over the camera equipment for the time being, Sarah and her videographer entered the viewing area, perhaps from the Los Angeles Times, where they were seated quite well, close to a round table in the front row, and the waiter served a delicious meal before the movie began.

But Sarah is not interested in food and drink, in fact, since a few years ago, she has a goal and plan, that is, to become a professional film critic, or the kind that can squeeze into the top, the income of top film critics and the influence on the industry, are not comparable to entertainment reporters, take Kenneth Turan, who contributed to the Los Angeles Times, for example, the income on the surface is at most on par with the editor-in-chief of the entertainment section, but the income hidden behind it can even reach seven figures every year!

Unfortunately, it is easy to become a professional film critic, but it is difficult to squeeze into the superstructure, which requires the strong support of large media and film groups.

Since last year, Sarah has been practising film reviews, some of which have been published in local newspapers and magazines in Los Angeles, but the impact is better than nothing.

After pulling a pen and notebook from her handbag, Sarah waited for five minutes, and "Brave Island" slowly kicked off.

Like "Life and Death," after the iconic Warner Bros. and humble Duke Studios intro, the film gets straight to the point, and it opens with a beautiful panorama.

With the heavy, tragic background music of the horn, Sarah can see the high-speed slow-motion footage, several soldiers carrying the coffin, and then the camera switches to the general sitting and smoking, and then a series of scenes are constantly switching around the general and the soldiers, and the camera time seems very short.

Generally speaking, it is difficult to get specific information from such a slightly messy picture, and it is impossible to know the specific meaning of the narrative level.

However, under the director's concise and gorgeous production method, in the low and rich music at the beginning of the film, with the addition of some voice-over character dialogue, Sarah can fully realize that an extraordinary story is about to happen.

From the very beginning, Sarah was objectively given the message that the general must have done something extraordinary, mixed with a sense of tragedy.

Although the beginning is full of slow motion, Sarah feels that the film is fast-paced, with a large number of shots, most of the shots appear at abnormal shooting speeds, but the time is very short, the average is only about 2 seconds, which makes people feel stable but dynamic.

"In terms of filming and production alone, Duke Rosenberg has made a lot of progress."

She has watched and analyzed "The Speed of Life and Death", in which the opening scene, although attractive, is too ordinary, and the opening of "Brave Death Island" is not only unconventional, but also easy to understand, and very attractive, making people can't wait to know the progress of the plot later.

Taking advantage of the pouring rain on the screen, Sarah quickly looked around, the open-air theater was silent except for the sound effects, and the eyes of the people in her field of vision were almost fixed on the big screen, especially the cameraman next to her, holding a knife and fork, and maintaining the posture of cutting steak, but the whole person was stunned and immersed in the plot of the film.

"There's always a magic to your films." Sarah whispered in her heart, "The rhythm is so tight that it's breathless." ”

The film enters its second phase, with General Hammer leading his men to break into the Navy's arsenal to grab missiles, and the scene begins with a wide-angle panoramic shot of the naval base.

The dark night, the pouring rain, and the colorful images made Sarah feel very impactful, and although all the action scenes were presented in slow motion, the soldiers seemed to be agile and move as neatly as the wind.

The fast-paced plot and oppressive rhythm changes leave no room for thought, and Sarah Tongguò's fast-paced cuts, coupled with the rousing background music, fully appreciate the film's dynamic and concise beauty.

She can see from the fast-changing rhythm of the movie that the camera switch is consistent with the plot content in rhythm, simply put, the picture appears fast-paced, the soldiers put down the enemies one by one, and the audience becomes emotional; And the moment General Hammer's men died because of the missile poison gas leakage, the rhythm suddenly became slow, and people unconsciously accumulated the horror and fear of the poison gas in their minds.

Next, the film enters a transitional plot, but it still maintains a fast-paced and oppressive feeling, and appropriately adds jokes that are most suitable for the atmosphere of the summer file, these cold humors are funny and not vulgar - delusional dialogue to persuade General Hammer to surrender; convince FBI Director Vomack to release John Mason, who has successfully escaped from Alcatraz and dislocated him; Getting the unwarlike chemical weapons expert Goosby directly into the war, he first went to the bathroom and vomited bile......

"Use humor to ease the audience's nervous nerves, so as not to cause the audience to quit the stage due to exhaustion due to continuous fast-paced action scenes."

After just a little thought, Sarah understood the purpose of the film, and Duke Rosenberg was still able to restrain his desire for destruction, and he was not as some critics criticized, who would only engage in unlimited collisions and explosions in the film.

In Sarah's opinion, Duke Rosenberg has almost perfectly controlled the rhythm of "Death Island", and every fifteen minutes or so of the film, when the audience's nerves have just been soothed, there will be an intense action scene that reinforces their nerves.

For example, the car chasing on the streets of San Francisco on the screen now almost makes her breathless.

Hummer and Ferrari are tense and intense, the frequency of camera changes is fast, and the average time of a shot is less than two seconds, and the hearty chase of drag racing is only experienced by those who have seen the film with their own eyes.

If it is placed in normal times, the Humvee is rampant on the street, and what she sees and hits, Sarah will definitely start from the social and moral level, and have some associations, the Humvee crashed into the stall, the destroyed car, and the traffic accident caused by it, will form a lot of strict consequences, and maybe there are many innocent citizens who will die.

However, the film's super fast pace and equally fast and powerful soundtrack make people can't think of these at all, and the fiery dynamics of the scene will only be dizzying and exciting!

Following the rhythm of the film, Sarah abandons all extra-cinematic consciousness and just wants to follow the development of the plot of the film.

Speeding cars, collisions and explosions, these shots are definitely the most vulgar images in Hollywood, but after being made by Duke Rosenberg, they show a fresh and alternative excitement that will only make people's emotions soar and be nervous!

Especially when the tram crushed the Ferrari into a discus, the place where the ordinary fans sat in the back erupted in a stormy wave of applause.

"Such a vulgar bridge ......"

The cameraman said to himself, "I was so nervous that I forgot about the food!" I almost forgot to breathe! ”

Vulgar? Very vulgar indeed!

As a media worker who wants to develop into a professional film critic, Sarah knows very well that the plot of this film is 99 out of 100, and some similar plots can be found in previous Hollywood films, whether it is a surprise attack, or a car chase, or the setting of Mason, Goosby and General Hammer, all of them are not new, but these vulgar bridges, when they are integrated by the director Duke Rosenberg, are all the freshest and most exciting!

"That's what the director does! That's what it means to be a great director! ”

After changing her position, Sarah's two long legs in pencil pants were overlapped, and the sour tingling sensation at this time made her realize that after the film began, except for her head and hands, the position below the neck had not changed her posture at all!

"If something goes wrong with my leg," Sarah whispered to herself, "I'll settle accounts with you, the director, Duke Rosenberg!" ”

In addition to the subtle reinterpretation of vulgar scenes and the sensationalism of the action scenes used in "Speed of Life and Death", Duke Rosenberg also uses scenes and dialogues to sensationalize, which are as simple, brutal, and direct as the explosions he creates, and the audience will eat this set.

When the task force meets the Marines, this sensationalism is almost exerted to the extreme.

"I'm General Hammer, lay down your arms!"

"I'm Lieutenant Colonel Anderson, General, and I'm the task force leader. We know your motives, God is above, and I fully agree with you, but I have sworn to defend the Motherland and destroy the enemy, whether he is a foreigner or a native, just like you! General, we have all spilled our blood on the same land"

"We are condescending, and you are surrounded on all sides. Lieutenant Colonel, if you cherish the lives of your brethren, then lay down your arms! ”

"I will never give this order! Soldiers who followed the generals, you all swore allegiance to the Motherland in the Marine Corps! We all have brothers and sisters who have shed their blood on the battlefield and whose hearts are treated as dung by the Pentagon, but that is not a reason for you to betray your country."

As if the lines weren't enough, in the ensuing battle, the young director once again used the technique of high-speed slow motion, through the high-pitched but weak 'ceasefire' voice of General Hammer, and the sensationalism of revealing again.

These simple and crude techniques are often the most effective way to arouse human feelings.

For at least a moment, Sarah's nose was slightly sour, and her ears faintly caught the sound of low sobs.

"This is a dialogue between two real military men! It's too much of a man's taste! Her cameraman is a man, who is obviously more of a game, "In the face of our ashes, noble people will shed tears!" ”

Sarah couldn't help but roll her eyes at her colleague's words, Marx's stuff doesn't seem to fit America, right?