- watching the movie "World Trade Center" (World Trade Center)
Title: World Trade Center
English Name: World Trade Center
Director: Oliver Stone Oliver Stone
Screenwriter: Andrea Berloff
Starring Andrea Berloff : Nicolas Cage, Nicolas Cage
, Michael Pena, Michael Pena
, Maria Bello, Maria Bello
, Maggie Gyllenhaal
, Jay Hernandez
Genre: Drama/Thriller Duration: 125 minutes
Rating: PG -13 (nervous and uncomfortable picture)
Release: Paramount Pictures
Release date: August 9, 2006
Off topic:
Going home after exercising, passing a crossroad, hesitating, standing in front of the ticket counter, hesitating again, market trade Or islands? Finally, which time is closest to now, WTO: 20:55, OK, buy a "catchy love" and go in.
The promotional film before the screening was actually "The Veil", I saw Edward Norton's long-lost face, and Lu Yan (the next day I checked the information, only to find out that it was a film based on Maugham's novel, about foreigners living in rural China. story, well worth watching).
I chose to watch Oliver Stone's "The World Trade Center" because it happened in my own time, and it was so horrifying. It's a pity that the director obviously suppressed our appetite and put the story on the body of the captain of a police station in a district, so that the focus of the film was separated from the rebirth in the process of the collapse of the building. There is no such thing as James Cameron's "Titanic", There is no such thrilling performance of the disaster scene as "Poseidon", which is not in line with the psychology of the audience who originally went to the theater to feel the excitement. Therefore, some people will naturally say: it is not good-looking. It was also published in the newspaper today, saying that this film has become a "chicken rib" in Hangzhou Cinema, it is tasteless to eat, and it is a pity to abandon it.
I have also seen some of Oliver Stone's films. How can the style of this film be lost? There is almost no style at all. I like his "Born to Kill" the most. The rich and colorful style has now transformed into a pure display of human beauty. I don't know if it's gratifying or sad. Maybe when people get older, everything starts. Back to Basics. If you eat too much meat and vegetables, you should also eat some vegetarian dishes.
Only a few minutes after the opening, the police station received a call saying that the North Commercial Building was hit by a plane, and my heart sank immediately. the "fan". In fact, I should have thought of this "betrayal" in advance. I didn't expect the director to be far more cunning than us. He used black screens to quickly cut out the disaster scenes, and let us be buried with the protagonist in a 20-inch-deep reinforced concrete elevator as short as possible. inside the well, and then began a long, dark and painful wait. The shortening of these disaster scenes, I wonder if it is a necessary means for the director to save costs. Because it focuses on showing the human side, it has nothing to do with the shock of the scene? Maybe he chose Nicolas Cage to play the leading role, he really picked the right person. This slightly melancholy acting actor has always been the favorite of the audience, except that he has a certain appeal, maybe this film can only Leaving a shadow in the audience's mind, an event, and no specific portrait - this is really, one against ten, the right person was chosen.
The director may have an intention to escape this disaster that has left Americans with a wake-up call. He doesn't want to cause more pain on the scars that Americans have had for five years. He once said: "I just want to appease those who are in this disaster. Those who come, give them the courage to face life stronger." So he used a woman-like tenderness and humane care to place his trust on the two police officers, and through the two police officers who were trapped within 24 hours The dialogue reflects their views and feelings on life, family, and people around them, and breaks through the long-suppressed hearts of the audience and the families of the victims with the purest and truest side of a small person. He is very good at grasping the emotions of the characters, and the foreshadowing and presentation are layered. For example, when John and Will were trapped, the film showed the uneasy state of their families, especially their respective beloved wives, who were irritable. The uneasy emotions were shown so tightly that the audience sweated for them. The torment in waiting was particularly uncomfortable. After the two were rescued, the family members' emotions were released, and they flew to the hospital in ecstasy. At this time, it is the audience who can't stand it, because everyone has grasped the feeling of family affection, and the emotion is released at once. Those dark images, depressing and terrifying ruins and rocks in front of them are piled up into emotional structures. Collapsed, the gate of emotion gushed out, very happy.
As mentioned in Farage's "Anger and Pride", the World Trade Center was like a pile of "ash mountains like coffee grounds" lying on the hurt heart of the US government. On September 11, 2001, it was like a Destructive bombs smashed American pride. This "Gemini" building in the financial district opened two black holes after being hit. It saw the copper bull of Wall Street and the torch held by the Statue of Liberty. gone forever. After that, the Pentagon was hit, and the plane that rushed to the White House crashed halfway due to the resistance of the passengers. This painful lesson has made Americans hide their anger against terrorist organizations, but it has inevitably faced severe economic and aviation problems. test.
Therefore, when faced with such a disaster subject involving politics, economy and other aspects, Oliver Stone wisely chose one of the real events, by revealing the life of an American thoroughly, and experiencing After the disaster, the painstaking thoughts and pains were carefully excavated. When he came to Beijing some time ago, he said: "'World Trade Center' is not a film about politics, but a work that describes the brilliance of human nature. I have never made a film that only discusses politics. "World Trade Center" The characters in the movie don't have much interest in politics, although my political stance is different from theirs, but that's not the point, because we can still live in peace. They went through an event that I can experience, so I just made a movie based on their real experience. This movie is not about politics, but about courage and survival."
This kind of re-creation integrates the director's own emotions and humanistic care, and the performance is closer to the audience's expectations. Inwardly, it does not have too dazzling scenes, but has some sensational plots (such as Will's potbellied wife throwing himself on his hospital bed) to support, many film critics sighed at the director, saying that he For Stone's "U" turn. However, being witty and humorous is also the nature of Americans, and it is always necessary to show it in the film in a timely manner. Even if it is in danger, the film does not make the audience cry at the most "painful" moment. Let us look at it quietly, and feel the pain in the mist of tears. This kind of "generalization with partiality" is actually the subtlety of the director's "sword going sideways", at least its feature is that it avoids traditional disaster films. Unified routine.
It is said that in order to reproduce the scene of the destruction of the World Trade Center in the film, 200 tons of scrap iron and more than 900 sculptures were used for the set up, which was 1/16 of the original area of the World Trade Center to reproduce this realistic scene. scene. The camera shows a scene, avoids the explanation of the big scene, and also builds a cave in time with the film, which is enough. Gray and black have become the keynote of the whole film, which makes the film appear dull and depressing. The flashbacks of the memory shots enrich the color of the film, and also make the audience feel a little relaxed in the anxiety of waiting.
The actor only knew Nicholas, and he was deeply impressed by his melancholy expression. This time he played the unknown captain in the police post, and he still portrayed the characters in a simple and natural way. John said that he has not been promoted for so many years because he is not good at laughing. The sadness of this kind of character is not exaggerated, and it is fully reflected in the dialogue, so it is also very impressive.
Having said so much, I still have to express my attitude. Such a movie with the main theme is very flattering to the US government, and many places were shot too conservatively, so I don't like it. When I stepped out of the theater, I was still remorseful and should have chosen Demi Moore's The Mysterious Islands.
November 15
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