The movie "The Eighth Suspect" is directed by Li Zijun and stars Dapeng, Lin Jiadong, Zhang Songwen, Qi Xi, Sun Yang, etc. It tells the story of a shocking case many years ago by a seven-member criminal gang headed by Chen Xinwen played by Dapeng. And the secret that he stole other people's identities, got married and had children in a foreign land and hid it for 21 years. How does the established fact of a “flagrant” crime affect the suspenseful quality?
html On September 9, Suo Yabin, a professor at Communication University of China, was invited to be a guest on the movie channel's "Today's Film Review" program to professionally analyze the movie "The Eighth Suspect" and explore the suspenseful truth behind the film with the audience.
The title of the film is "misleading" and points directly to the dilemma.
There are still regrets about the triple identity.
When talking about the concept of the title of "The Eighth Suspect", Suo Yabin, who was a guest on "Today's Film Critic", bluntly said that he was constantly distracted by the title while watching the film. Misleading, doubting whether there really is an "eighth suspect" hiding in the dark, it was not until Dapeng's self-confessed line in the 80th minute that he suddenly realized it. He pointed out that the film does not tell a "brain-burning" suspenseful case-solving story, but rather presents the life trajectory and psychological changes of the criminal leader played by Dapeng, pointing to a mental dilemma.
As the "eighth suspect", Mo Zhiqiang actually has three identities. Suo Yabin told "Today's Film Critic" that there were three people in the film who used this name. The first one was the person whose real name was Mo Zhiqiang. Later, the characters played by Dapeng and Sun Yang also used this name. Although there are ingenuities in using such an identity, Suo Yabin also admitted that there are regrets in it. For example, Chen Xinwen's ID card information appeared too early before he was about to kill Mo Zhiqiang, allowing the audience to directly predict the subsequent plot direction, weakening the It adds to the suspense of the film.
One person with three sides reflects human nature
The contrast of sympathy triggers thinking
What metaphors of human nature are contained in the "one person with three sides" drawn from Mo Zhiqiang? Suo Yabin specifically pointed out to "Today's Film Critic" that Dapeng's identity as Chen Xinwen represents the ugly side of evil, greed, and viciousness, but after incarnation as Mo Zhiqiang, he is simple, honest, and kind-hearted. The state of holding the head directly becomes contracted, dull, and dull. Regarding Chen Xinnian played by Sun Yang, Suo Yabin bluntly said that there is not a lot of room for performance, and he is not as capable as Ah Cai in "All or Nothing". A series of performances symbolize the conscientious but cowardly side of human nature.
Xiaoli, the host of "Today's Film Review", believes that the villain Chen Xinwen reminds her of Gao Qiqiang played by Zhang Songwen in "Hurry", but the "sympathy" emotion is the opposite. In this regard, Suo Yabin told "Today's Film Critic" that when watching "Kurst", it was a step-by-step process of peeling off sympathy for Gao Qiqiang. When watching "The Eighth Suspect", it was a process of never identifying or sympathizing with Chen Xinwen to unconsciously The contrast of outpouring compassion. Like what the leading actor Qi Xi shared at the premiere, he also agreed that if Chen Xinwen had not been described as having a peaceful life after impersonating Mo Zhiqiang's identity for more than ten years, "he would have been caught if he was caught." Make the audience feel cruel. Just like the song "A Game, a Dream" sounds at the end of the film, if you don't make mistakes, you may not sink deeper and deeper until you can't extricate yourself.
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