The film "'71" desperately focuses the camera on a single British soldier-a rookie who is terrified and trapped in a war zone with nothing to do. The role played by Jack O'Connell has almost no lines, but his performance is still as good as usual. What deserves special praise is that the film is very well done in detail, whether it is the local slang in the dialogue or the popular hairstyle at that time, it can be said to be truthful.
In "'71", director Yann Demange showed impressive confidence. His greatest contribution lies in the selection of such a group of suitable actors, and he was able to allow these actors to show such nuanced performances. If you want to talk about the flaws of this film, then the main reason is that the director keeps stacking continuity bridges one after another like building blocks, without knowing when to stop, and some of the bridges are still a bit old-fashioned.
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"'71" sounds more like a political film, but it is not. At that time, the complicated political disputes in Northern Ireland played a very secondary role in the film. The film mainly focused on how the protagonist experienced hell-like events in person. The changes in the surrounding environment and inner dynamics contrast the hardships of the protagonist’s escape journey, and the photographers also use different shooting methods, shooting with a 16mm film camera during the day, and switching to a Shezi HD camera at night.
If it is the various technical skills that allow the audience to better understand the idea of the protagonist Hook, then the firm and humane interpretation of the lead actor Jack O'Connell is the main reason for keeping the audience in the movie theater. He is an outstanding body language performer and possesses a strong masculinity. In "'71", his fragility and the perceivable panic, rather than his strength and resilience, are impressive, which reminds the audience all the time that this character is just a fledgling rookie. Soldiers
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