The director restored the entire scene through a series of long shots. Eric & Alex's planning map in the movie will be very interesting. In fact, it is a map used by the director, including the direction of each person, the meeting point of the characters, and it is also with the help of this map that I understand it. The structure of the whole building.
Judging from the film, the incident happened at around noon, between 11:30 and 1:30. The students had just finished their lunch, and the lighting of the film was as realistic as possible, with light coming from the south of the building.
The movie introduces in detail: John, Elias, Michelle, Brittany, Jordan and Nico (three women) Nathan & Carrie, Acadia, Benny, these people cross each other, and it is in this cross that the incident happened to Watt. The high school building outlines an outline. At the intersection of everyone, there will be slow motion, and some sound effects will be repeated, such as gunshots, ambient dialogue, and so on. Following their respective trajectories, it will feel that they are so ordinary, doing their own things as always, and these things are so real that they unconsciously substitute themselves (maybe their high school is more like our university). They are in the same high school, each running on the trajectory of their own daily life, each of them is their own protagonist but also a supporting role in other people's lives. Some of them are even strangers who have been with each other for many years, but it is they who, in a sudden shooting, became the same people and met a fate together (except that John survived). It is said on the Internet that most of these people are starring in their true colors, and it is true that in the cast list, some people even have similar names.
The film uses such a large number of long shots, many people may not be comfortable with it, and it may not be suitable for girls. The habits of girls are mostly from point to point, there is a sign point, such as classrooms, laboratories, etc., and then from this Front and rear. If you want to talk about southeast, northwest, XX East Road, etc., you will faint. The long shot of this film is more like a line. The road that everyone walks crosses each other to form the concept of the whole building. After a long time, the girls may not be able to watch it anymore. I believe those who can praise this film There will be fewer girls.
However, a really good movie lies in its uniqueness, that is to say, there is a point, such as a long shot, when you mention this movie, you immediately think of this movie; Think The Matrix...that's what makes a movie so successful. Taking "painting" as an analogy, many people naturally like exquisite and beautiful pictures, just like watching a movie and naturally pay attention to the plot, but there are thousands of paintings and thousands of movies, and the real ones let you see at a glance Whose hand is this painting, that is a good painting, and the same is true for movies.
I really like this movie, maybe it's because of my long-standing fondness for the space, and I watch it over and over again to build up that space, and I'm still drawing my own roadmap. Good movie, let's write so much first.
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