has recently gained a reputation for "Knife Out of the Sheath". Before it was released in China, the Internet was highly praised. This dark horse film of the Toronto Film Festival scored 96% of Rotten Tomatoes and a good result of IMDB7.7. Before the domestic release, film critics and major public accounts were also unanimously praised.
In order to be afraid of spoilers, the tickets went to the theater as soon as possible. The first shot of
is this country mansion when the sky is shining, with suspenseful music, the proper "Blizzard Village" mode opens.
To be honest, during the watching process, the votes have been worried about how to recommend this film to elegantly avoid spoilers?
After all, if you get to the bottom in advance, the fun of watching this kind of film will be much less.
is most afraid of spoilers for feature films. And the mystery mystery film with a wonderful plot turn as the core selling point is the most afraid of spoilers.
vote as a pseudo-inference fan, watching this kind of film mainly focuses on three things:
1. Who is the murderer?
2. What is the motivation?
3. What is the killing technique?
After watching "The Knife Out of the Sheath", I feel that I can have a generous spoiler. Because even if these three key information are told to everyone, it will not hinder the excitement of this film. All major film critics say so.
Of course, thanks to the biggest spoiler, Ryan Johnson, the director and screenwriter of the film. The story of
goes like this: On the second day of his 85th birthday, the rich novelist Harlan of
was found to commit suicide in his own manor, leaving behind hundreds of millions of inheritance. The prestigious great detective Blanco was hired by anonymous individuals to investigate the truth of the case.
Howard's family was in the manor, so they were all suspected. These are the people shown in the picture below. The opening part of
has a more detailed introduction to each character. These people have ghosts, and they all think about the old man's money, so they are all suspicious. The "Blizzard Mountain Village" model mentioned earlier by
is a classic reasoning model created by the mystery novelist Agatha Christie. Readers who are familiar with grandma know that the main characteristics of this model are: the case took place in a remote mansion; every character who appeared on the scene was suspected; and their modus operandi was very meticulous.
Classic works like "Murder on the Orient Express" and "No Survival" are all in this mode. Director
, as a heavy reasoning enthusiast, created a strong grandma-like reasoning film atmosphere for the audience at the beginning. The rich and powerful writer Haran is full of children and grandchildren, each looks bright and beautiful, but each has its own unbearable. These people all depended on Haran to lead a noble life. After a birthday party, he suddenly committed suicide, and his children and grandchildren who returned to the villa were listed as suspects.
But the magic of this film is that it plays a new trick with grandma.
's general reasoning focuses on the process of investigating suspects. The later the audience can guess the murderer, the better. But the director did the opposite. The casts of
in this film are: Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Anna de Armas, Jamie Lee Curtis...
Forget it, please look at the cast directly ……
Audiences who are familiar with the routine probably can tell who the suspect is from the cast without watching the plot.
(Friendly reminder: can be inferred from the popularity of the cast.) The director
is really very confident, he almost showed his hole cards directly to the audience. Not only that, the plot progressed to one third, and he even used flashback to tell the audience how Harlan died. Director
still used the usual technique used in secret room reasoning—disguise. It's simple to say, it looks like a secret room, but in fact, you can escape through some methods. The method used this time is very simple, and the director didn't even want to make a fuss here. The general mystery film of
said that this is basically the finale. The murderer, motive and method are all there. What else can the audience see next?
"The Knife Out of the Sheath" provides an answer: when the real murderer of
is a mystery novelist, the story becomes a brainstorming game for clever people.
The deceased Haran and the murderer are playing chess with their consciousness, and the detective is collecting information and sorting out the chess game. The master tricks, all you want is surprise.
reasoning fans will dig out a lot of stalks in the film, such as how to create an alibi and how to destroy a criminal certificateAccording to statistics, how to use morphine to kill people, etc...
tells the truth, even if you know this well and guess the whole plot, you may be played by the screenwriter in unexpected places. This is the most annoying. There is a famous "red herring" theory in
mystery, which is simply to shift the focus. The director is the master at placing the "red herring".
When two dogs appear in the film, the audience may guess that the dogs played a key prompt role. But I’m afraid I wouldn’t think that I would be like a dog in the film, chasing the ball thrown by the director all the time...
When the funny jokes come out, you think it is only responsible for mobilizing the emotions of the audience, because it is funny. Hahaha. Unexpectedly, he is deliberately letting you relax.
also has a classic theory called "the gun on the wall". (This theory comes from Chekhov. He believes that if a gun is hung on the wall in the short film, the gun will definitely sound in the story.) In the film
, the screenwriter also took this theory to its extreme. Every line and props in the film are precisely aligned.
Friendly reminder, when watching this video, you really can’t be careless, friends!
In order not to affect everyone's viewing experience, the ticket will not be discussed. However, I have tried my best to bury the stalks in the text, and friends who have already seen it can scream, but it should not affect everyone's happy watching. The movie
is quite worthy of praise. The core of the film, director and screenwriter Ryan Johnson is definitely a wizard. Before this,
directed the "Breaking Bad" and "Star Wars" series, and wrote the script of "The Ring Messenger".
You will believe that the director is definitely a hardcore reasoning fan.
He is well versed in the ways of mystery novels, but he can create surprises in the routines, secretly bury stalks in gags and crazy complaints, so that the audience will be caught off guard by being fooled. It is really a good story.
Mystery suspense film is not as good as the audiovisual, but the lighting, photography, art, and soundtrack of this "Blade Out of the Sheath" are really worth blowing.
arrogantly said that this is definitely the most well-produced mystery mystery film in the past five years. The picture quality of the whole film of
presents an oil painting-like texture. From the color scheme to the setting, it reveals a gorgeous and classical atmosphere, which is very Agatha Christie-like scene.
The unique style of suburban villas, autumn woods and the color matching of characters are extremely coordinated. The interior setting is rich in details, and hidden in the low-key luxury. The
soundtrack also mostly uses classical string music, which is a bit playful in solemnity. The presentation of these audiovisual elements is related to the style of the film. Although
is a mystery mystery film, its tone is dominated by warm colors. The narrative is also mixed with humorous elements. As the brain-burning plot advances, there are some unexpected jokes from time to time, making the whole film look not depressing and dull.
After watching the whole film, there will be a hearty and relaxed feeling, which can be said to be very friendly.
text/ordinary little yellow editor/dax
from Taoping ticket media number: Hollywood film group
