As we all know, movies, especially narrative movies, are a kind of stage art in disguise. Within a limited time, show the theme and convey information through the characters and storylines that appear on the scene. Therefore, among the various elements in the audiovisual language of movies, characters and plots are particularly important. The plot must have a continuity, and the characters must have a character trait.
is like in the famous movie "This Killer Isn't Cold", the killer played by Jean Reynolds, the little loli Matilda played by Natalie Portman, and the evil policeman played by Gary Oldman. The three characters are combined, and the character setting alone has a striking contrast: the killer is not cold-blooded? The police who originally represented justice turned out to be bad guys? How old did Lori casually follow a stranger? Coupled with the plot mixed with love, hatred, and hatred, it is indeed a good movie.
is a characteristic character + an ups and downs plot = a good movie? This is not necessarily true. In the summer of 2019, there was an amazing box office of "Nezha's Devil Boy", and "My Motherland and Me" and other main theme movies will be released soon. However, there is a domestic crime film with the energy of a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers. Turned out.
Regrettably, this "Dangerous" film failed in the end and failed. Why does
say "newborn calf"? Let's take a look at the credits.
director Gan Jianyu, born in 1988, can be said to be very young in the film director circle. In 2013, he directed his first film "Primary School Chicken Movie", which won the Best Feature Film Award in the 8th FIRST Youth Film Festival Student Film Competition, but this film only has 75 minutes. "Let's Take Risks" is his first theatrical movie, and it runs for 103 minutes.
starred in Dapeng, a famous host, actor, director and screenwriter. Before starring in this film, Dapeng not only had a sketch video such as "The Cock Man", but also directed two movies "Pancake Man" and "Sewing Machine Band". "Pancake Man" was sprayed to nothing. Although "Sewing Machine Band" is quite satisfactory, it is also considered by many fans and audiences to be "sale of feelings". And these two movies are in the comedy style.
look at other actors:
Ou Hao, once the runner-up in "Happy Boys", but now more and more turn to the direction of actors, as a small supporting role has appeared in the movies "The Founding of the Army", "The Legend of the Demon Cat", etc., also participated in the later period Acted in "My My Country" and "Captain of China";
Cao Bingkun, before mainly starred in TV series, "Latent" is his famous work, "Adolescence hits menopause" has also been a big hit, as a supporting role in the movie "Animal World"
Li Meng, an actress born in the 90s, has appeared in the movies "White Deer Plain", "Destined to Save", "Rescue Mr. My", "To Youth", etc., but the reputation is not obvious;
Sha Baoliang, a singer, his most famous song is The theme song of "Family of Gold", "Dark Fragrance", is basically the first time in a movie. There are four screenwriters of
. The first screenwriter is Li Meng. The previous film was co-written by "The Detonator" and the director, which was unknown. The second screenwriter was director Gan Jianyu. I won’t talk about the other two. Looking at it this way, as a crime-type movie, the director is a novice, and neither the actors nor screenwriters have much experience. The more inexperienced, the more two extremes will arise: the first is to let go and make movies casually; the second is to try hard, but it often backfires.
"Let's Take Risks" is the latter. Although
has Cao Baoping as the underpinning producer, the film still does not bring a good impression. The importance of characters and plots to narrative films has already been said. In this film, several main characters do bring their own unique conflicts.
actor Liu Xiaojun’s father is a sacrificed policeman, but he is forced to sell the black car in order to make a living. He is instructed to rob the car under the desire for profit. He was rushed to take the risk, but he has good intentions, otherwise he will not be together for the little girl. Take risks and deal with the robbers to the end; although the dancers of
mingled in Huajie Liuxiang, but with deep affection, although they are the third party in the marriage of others, they also take risks for the seriously ill lover and want to share the spoils with the robbers, of course, the little girl. It is also a connecting clue, which evokes a hint of motherhood; the
robbers Xia Xi and Xia Tao are also dangerous characters, carrying a murder case, and want to do a big vote in this city. The actions of these adult characters of
are in line with the title of", and is connected by a minor character-a little girl Qi Qi, the first half of the plot is intertwined with clear logic and compact plot, but the second half is gradually out of control. The biggest problem of
: the plot is okay to just look at the introduction. , But the details are not natural. Although the characters are all there, they are always a little awkward when the plot advances. For example, Liu Xiaojun, the male protagonist played by Dapeng, is a little man who is greedy for money and profit from the beginning, and is addicted to gambling. It’s not going to be bad, otherwise, it’s not going to steal the car to repay the 100,000 gambling money. But in the end, I met the little girl Qi Qi, and she suddenly sublimated, regardless of the money she got, she transformed herself Huo Lei Feng returned. Before his body was injured and carried into the ambulance, he suddenly played warmth and used a lighter to celebrate the little girl's birthday. The
audience might just want to ask: When did you two get so close? I have only heard that some victims will develop Stockholm syndrome, but I have never heard that people who kidnap others will have such a deep affection for the kidnapped? In fact, this is a bit full, and it is not impossible to have feelings. However, in this film, the emotional advancement suddenly reached a high point, and there was no step-by-step process at all. Even if there were one or two small things, the relationship between the two could be improved more naturally, so that it was a perfect one." The combination of "Uncle blame and cute loli".
The kidnapper brother is set as a murderer when he comes out, and even the kidnapper brother is dying and chanting: to live a good life and not let others look down on it. So the kidnapper brother took his brother. His last wish, in order to "live a good life" to find someone desperately to grab the two million ransom. The behavior of the characters here is still puzzling: Why are two people so obsessed with "a good life"? What have they experienced before? What?
As long as there is such a problem, the audience can't empathize with the character, and don't understand the mental process behind it. How can this character stand up? Is it just the scene and the fierce performance? Sha Baoliang and Ou Hao are both good at performing with a deep intention and an impulse to kill. But in the film, there is only one way to express their thoughts for the audience. This is really a pot for the director and screenwriter.
Li Meng's role as a dancer is also a person with inexplicable motives. As a dancer, it is understandable to fall in love with a gold master, not to mention that this kind of plot has been seen a lot in ancient times, and it is considered ordinary in modern dramas. To save the love man, I went to kidnap the love man’s daughter and threaten the love man’s wife? The doubt is not only this, the love man in the hospital bed, and his daughter-in-law can spend two million a day to save his daughter. Isn’t there a little money for my kidney failure? Co-authoring was originally meant to enter the house and insert the door?
is the girl’s mother who did not even show her face. She is a relatively clear figure: her husband cheated and harbored resentment, so she would not let her daughter see him. Of course, he was even more reluctant to pay for it. He healed the disease; but his wife was eager and could quickly collect the ransom Save the daughter.
Multi-line narrative, multiple elements, profound themes, these can be regarded as the advantages of the film, but it is precisely these advantages that the whole movie is too eager to achieve success, which directly leads to the rigidity of the plot. This is probably a shortcoming of the rookie director. As a domestic crime genre film, it should not be a blunt imitation of Hollywood genre films, but a natural play combined with local elements. The mountain city of Chongqing seems to have been favored by many similar movies this year. The sturdy folk customs, the distinctive culture, and the ups and downs of the region are all worthy of effort. But we should also realize that just the stacking of elements does not produce a good movie, and more importantly, the combination of elements and the whole. We hope that domestic films can also weaken the blind imitation of Hollywood and go out of their own unique route. .
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