Chapter 1305: Hustle and Bustle Focus
Who exactly plays the murderer? What kind of sparks did the assignment and partners of the three actors, Morgan, Brad, and Hugo? The most important thing is that it is absolutely rare to be able to call a work that Roger called "great", and the "vulgarity" that was praised as "great" last time is still influencing the trend of American culture, so what will happen this time?
This qiē has become the most gripping topic after the release of "The Seven Deadly Sins".
Roger did not directly state the roles of the three protagonists, but he was full of praise for the performances of the characters, which also stimulated the audience's curiosity even more. Especially after the premiere, all the audiences who attended the premiere were silent, refusing to discuss the storyline, only repeatedly emphasizing that "spoilers are not fun, and you must go into the cinema to watch them yourself". This was supposed to be a big truth, but behind the audience's gushing praise for the movie, it was a little annoying: you keep saying that it is good, but you don't say why, it's really curious and anxious!
Obviously, the audience who attended the premiere was smug about the effect, enjoying the superiority that they knew the ending, the itching and anxiousness of the others, and the schadenfreude of the other audience when they walked into the cinema and were frightened.
Although there are a small number of people who can't hide their words to spoil in advance, in the era when the Internet is not yet popular, the spread of news is obviously in the hands of the mainstream media, so the real ending is always a secret for most viewers. Almost all the media cooperated with the propaganda strategy of the "Seven Deadly Sins" crew and avoided talking about the ultimate murderer, which also instigated the audience's curiosity to a new high.
What's even more annoying is that the media have praised the movie!
"U.S. Weekly" scored 90 and said in its review, "It's a funny, shocking, shrewd, dirty, very disturbing work -- you may not like what you see, but you're bound to be influenced by the story!" ”
This kind of comment content is also unpredictable, "You probably don't like what you see"? But isn't it a contradiction that "American Weekly" gave a high score of 90 points? However, when you think about the profound social discussion sparked by the Los Angeles Times, it is not surprising: works that touch the sensitive nerves of society are never so easy to lik, but no one can deny the profundity and brilliance of the film.
"There is no doubt that this is a very 'disgusting' work." The Hollywood Reporter's comments are also very intriguing, and when paired with a high score of 88, it is all the more interesting, which also stimulates people's curiosity even more.
The New York Times joined the bandwagon, "Needless to say, it's a thought-provoking and thrilling work, but it's hard to get too much 'pleasure' out of the film." "The 85-point evaluation also gives a positive evaluation of the movie.
It is worth noting that thriller and suspense movies have never been difficult to please critics, just as horror films will always be branded as "shoddy", and action movies will always be considered "plot hollow", thriller and suspense movies are subject to their own subject matter, and it is rare for works with an average score of 60 points, such as "The Silence of the Lambs", which received an average score of 84 points that year, is still a record in film history, so this work finally achieved a grand slam at the Oscars.
Objectively speaking, there is still a gap between "Seven Deadly Sins" and "The Silence of the Lambs" from the perspective of film technology, but even so, "Seven Deadly Sins" has still received such high praise from film critics, and many authoritative media have unanimously given a score of more than 80 points, which is even more rare.
The Wall Street Journal gave an eighty-point rating, and said in the commentary, "The storyline covered up many plot holes in one go, but still created a sensational, thought-provoking case, and the reflection after the silence became the film's greatest success." ”
In addition, the "San Francisco Chronicle" also scored eighty points, "This thriller and suspense work is disturbingly morbid from beginning to end." ”
It can be seen from the many media reviews of "The Seven Deadly Sins" that the score of this thriller and suspense movie is bound to be incomparable to "Schindler's List", "Vulgar", "Before Sunrise", not only there is a sound of praise, but at the same time this work has ushered in many controversies, this is originally a work with many contradictions, even the media that have given praise to the film have used contradictory words as evaluations, obviously, this is a work that requires people to calm down and think slowly and savor it, This also caused a huge difference in the media's views on the work, and the noisy discussion pushed it to the peak of public opinion.
The San Francisco Chronicle's 50 percent was the lowest rating among the first reviews, which they said "provided that the film is indeed intriguing, but the whole work is slimy, wet, pretentious, and not the slightest bit of horror." Such merciless film reviews almost say that the movie is useless, but they still agree with the "intriguing" of the core theme of the film, which is indeed very intriguing.
"USA Today" has always been unimpressed with Hugo, and it's rare to see them applauding Hugo, and this time is no exception, "Director David Fincher tried to create a more gloomy, depressing, and frightening atmosphere, trying to dig into the deep psychological emotions of the serial killer beyond the dim and terrifying style, but the result was self-defeating, with the story inappropriately weighted and the theme ambiguous." ”
And the 63-point evaluation also clearly shows the newspaper's attitude towards the "seven deadly sins".
The Houston Chronicle also gave 63 points, and their evaluation was the first hot film review after the premiere, as the top 10 best-selling newspapers in the country, their influence cannot be underestimated, and they are obviously not interested in the "Seven Deadly Sins", "This is a film that has lost its crosshairs - but a fascinating, attractive work that has lost its crosshairs, and such a film full of first-class talent has been forced to become an absurd mixture, and you can feel the director's struggle to make the nonsense believable, But alas, his efforts were still not enough. ”
Interestingly, "USA Today", "Houston Chronicle" and "New York Post" are all leaders of the Ban Alliance, and the "San Francisco Chronicle" also joined the Ban League for a time, but this time after the release of the "Seven Deadly Sins", the "New York Post" unexpectedly shut up, which was really too unexpected, and as a result, the "Houston Chronicle" took its place and became the leading figure in the criticism of the "Seven Deadly Sins".
The director tries to connect the whole story with religious beliefs, the dark and hopeless city streets, the rainy weather, the old police officer's disappointment in human indifference, and the tragic fatalistic ending, all of which make people start to examine themselves and this society, whether human beings cannot escape the fate of these seven deadly sins. From this point of view, the film is indeed impressive, but the theme that this film tries to convey is too pale.
The seven deadly sins are actually the most basic human nature, and to say that these are all sins is actually a denial of human nature itself, which is a fallacy of 'born sinful'. The most people in the movie seem guilty and should be tried, but these are actually the extreme prejudices of the murderer's own wishful thinking.
Human nature is not sin, but human nature that goes to extremes is the root of sin. The vast majority of us ordinary people are still far from that extreme humanity, and there is no need to rise to the level of judging ourselves. On the contrary, many times we should try to be considerate of this nature.
In the creation of characters, it is obviously not the director's specialty.
The old police officer's sophistication and pessimism are not enough details to foreshadow, and it is obviously too superficial for a person to be so steady and weathered to fall into confusion for such a simple reason, except for an ex-girlfriend who mentions it once. What's even more ridiculous is that the conversation between the old police officer and the young police officer, which seems to have no depth, actually impacts the old police officer's outlook on life, which seems too simple.
The personality of the young police officer is a big failure, except for impulsiveness or impulsiveness, such an impulsive character is unconvincing under the actor's shallow and weak interpretation, and the twist and turn of the love is too simple, the love between him and his wife is outlined in a few words, but it is still not enough to promote the plot.
This is especially true of murderers. In the limited time he had, he didn't even give any explanation of the murderer's background, and his seemingly godlike preaching was long and boring, and his self-proclaimed superior status was ultimately just a marginal person living in a dilapidated apartment. The plot tries to show the wisdom and intelligence of the murderer, but it is also obviously ruined by the bad ending.
Of course, purely from the reflection triggered by the film, this is still a work worth discussing; But in terms of the completion of the movie, it is a failure. ”
The "Houston Chronicle" can be said to have criticized the movie harshly, but still gave an evaluation of 63 points, which is also in line with many of its views in the film reviews.
This review of the Houston Chronicle was complained about by the Chicago Tribune, which many people did not expect, "This is a movie, not a 'reminiscence'." ”
The Chicago Tribune means that the length of the film is limited, and it is rare for the director to use enough detail to outline the characters in a limited amount of time, and the real core idea of the "Seven Deadly Sins" is people's reflection on social apathy - and this is recognized by the Houston Chronicle. As for the characters themselves, they need to be supported by the performances of the actors, and from this point of view, the Chicago Tribune praised the "Seven Deadly Sins" in this way.
Although there has been controversy in the film reviews, there are praises and criticisms, which has also made the discussion around the "Seven Deadly Sins" in full swing, but overall, many words of praise have become the main theme, in addition, in this contradictory but excellent evaluation, praise for the actors can be seen everywhere.
Obviously, a head-to-head showdown between Hugo and Brad, no one wants to miss it.