The Moral Dilemma of Killing with One Hand and Saving with One Hand, directed by Gavin Hood-Talking about the new North American film "Eye in the Sky"

Roxanne 2021-12-19 08:01:08

No matter how long the topic this time is, Xiao Xuan'er will also include the name of the director: Gavin Hood, because he is a South African director who deserves our attention. You have probably seen his blockbuster "The Gangster Thug", which was the best foreign language film at the Oscars in 2006 and the hottest film in 2005. Xiao Xuan'er recalled that he still watched the disc at home. And the reason why you think this name looks a little rusty is probably because Gavin Hood later transformed into a commercial blockbuster: 2009 "Wolverine", 2013 "Ander's Game", these entertainment movies Behind the scenes, the audience rarely pays attention to the director's name. Gavin Hood’s latest masterpiece "Eye in the Sky" tells us that he is still the one who thinks about the unsolvable problems between violence and morality. "The Gangster Thug", written and directed by him, is accidentally saved by a violent heart by innocent life. A gang leader who was still fighting with others for a second, saw the surviving innocent baby in the next second, and started to turn. In the process of being hostile to his past self, for this new life, the hero gave up violent crime and found his inner morals. In 2007's Anti-Terrorism Suspicion, Gavin Hood aimed the camera at 9. After 11, the US CIA's "illegal extradition". As long as there is a suspicion, the suspect is not asked for evidence, and the suspect is taken into custody and transferred to a black prison in another country for interrogation. It is a special method under special circumstances. Probably no one has ever asked how many people’s words were the result of the interrogation in the black jail in "Hunting Osama Bin Laden" that can be attributed to a few useful clues. It took ten years to see the female agent played by the model worker. You know, there must be many prisoners who have not provided valid information. And in "Anti-Terrorism Suspicion", played by Jack Gyllenhaal, a CIA analyst based in North Africa, he finally couldn't help but asked this question, whether there is a study of graphs or data, and how many illegal interrogations are there. If useful information is really obtained, then the number of tricks that have been defeated is obvious. The 2007 "Anti-Terrorism Suspicion" has similar violent elements to the 2010 "Strategic Secret Service". The former is an overly violent and useless interrogation, while the latter is a useless outcome of various violent interrogations. Both tell us that blindly violent torture cannot solve the problem efficiently. If you think, this "Anti-Terrorism Suspicion", which Meryl Streep, Reese Witherspoon, J.K. Simmons, and Jack Gyllenhaal co-starred, is a tragedy caused by mistakes , So that every victim involved in it suffers. The casts, even those who played the black-faced villains, gave outstanding performances. Watching the film for 120 minutes, it gives a dark and ironic look and feel of a suspense thriller. Then the "Eye in the Sky", which was just released in March 2016, will only add the word "more" to the connotation of the previous story and the cast. It is also the dark side of military force. This time, the focus is no longer the secret agent interrogation, but the military attack in broad daylight. And among the actors who joined, there is our beloved, 69-year-old British actor: Alan Rickman. This film is "Professor Snape" in his lifetime. In addition to dubbing, it was on the big screen in 2015. The posthumous work. With Alan Rickman in the film, another British national treasure actress who has a rival role in the film: Helen Mirren, in a follow-up interview with the film, said that she regretted her role in the film with Alan Rickman. , Was shot separately, so during the shooting, I did not meet Alan Rickman. However, she said: "The choice of this film together proves that the theme and core of the film are very much agreed by everyone. I believe Allen will also be very proud to be a part of the film. The Allen in it is closer to what you know and deepen. Love the real Ellen, you can see the wisdom and authority of this character-just like the qualities that all of us know Ellen possesses.

As Helen Mirren said, Alan Rickman played the role of a lieutenant general in the film: Frank Benson, who remotely commanded his subordinates, a colonel played by Helen Mirren, in his office in the UK. : Catherine Powell, in a military base, launched a long-distance surveillance and strike operation against terrorists in Kenya. It sounds a bit misty, right? Let’s take a look at it as a whole. How this "Eye in the Sky", screenwriter Guy Hibet, director: Gavin Hood, laid out a plot for us的网。Let the film use only a few closed rooms, conference rooms, cabs, and a location: Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, shoot the entire film into a 102-minute ordeal, making every viewer suffer in the first 60 minutes Suffering, in the last 42 minutes, was tortured by the soul. As foreign media commented: "The goal of "Eye in the Sky" is horror. It did it, and it did it quietly."-Benjamin Lee, The Guardian. (The following content involves spoiler.) A meticulous network film composed of scattered scenes, from the colonel played by Helen and the lieutenant general played by Allen, the two started contacting and exchanging emails in the early morning. The lieutenant said to the colonel intimately: " Good Luck.” This also implies an extraordinary cooperative relationship between the two. First, the most important character relationship chain in the plot is constructed. The plot also unfolded, and they were explained separately. The two branch action teams under the colonel: the Kenyan military and eyeliner agents, and the UAV pilot squad at the US military base. These two departments can be regarded as the whole operation, the right arm of the British military, or a pair of eyes are more appropriate. The Kenyan military is a regional support force. At the same time, intelligence personnel are deployed to detect terrorist activity areas. In Captain Philip, the Oscar-nominated "Somali pirate" plays a role in this new film. An intelligence officer, for convenience we call him "brother pirate". He and another female agent used a sophisticated bionic monitor to monitor the terrorist’s home for 24 hours. The female agent uses a bird-shaped flight monitor, while the "pirate brother" is equipped with more high-end equipment. It is a beetle-shaped ultra-micro flight monitor. In the vicinity, it is operated by a PSP-like handle. Another group of UAV pilots from the US military base control an aircraft at an altitude of 20,000 meters indoors, and conduct a large-scale surveillance and tracking work. It is piloted by the "Little Fan" in "Breaking Bad" and another woman Operators, double operation. Let the colonel of the British military base and the middle and high-level meeting rooms of the British government control the situation from both the macro and micro aspects. There is also an operator in the film, who is responsible for the comparison and confirmation of the target person's face, and heed the order and the colonel at any time. When everyone was in place within 15 minutes of the beginning of the film, this Skynet-like action was made by the female colonel: Catherine made it clear that this was a surveillance and arrest action, not an assassination. From surveillance to the development of arrests, to the transition of military strikes. Soon, as the indoor investigation became a little clearer, in the face of the appearance of the target person, the large-scale private ammunition, the last words of the two body bombs, and the equipment was ready, the female colonel: Catherine's firm request changed the task from surveillance. For the armed attack. The turning point of the film has since been laid. The core of the film, from the rigorous monitoring network, the switching of several operating spaces, was gathered in the meeting room of the British government side, because all the "hands, feet and eyes" have already completed their work, and the terrorists have been monitored and the human body has been seen. Bombs predict future terrorist attacks. Under such circumstances, whether to arrest or strike requires the brain to give orders. As a result, the lens no longer changes frequently, but focuses on disputes between politicians and judicial personnel in high-level meetings. The factor of the differences lies in the fact that an American is involved. How to deal with such diplomatic relations? From the perspective of the judicial and political situation, it is difficult for everyone to reach a consensus. At this time, they did not forget to call the foreign minister who was involved in foreign affairs. As a result, they played table tennis happily in China and kicked the ball. When I went back, the decision-making meeting that no one wanted to be responsible for such kicks and kicks made people feel familiar. As for the role played by "Professor Snape", the weight is very obvious. He is the lieutenant general who urges these shaking politicians to give answers. No matter how difficult the choice is, the body bomb is being assembled, suicide. His last words are being recorded, and the people in this room must give the colonel an action answer. The role played by Allen is very intelligent, soft and strong, giving you time to think, but time waits for no one, and he will force you to give answers. In fact, this issue of Americans’ international relations is just a political ridicule. The politicians finally reluctantly agreed. After ordering the strike, the little Kenyan girl in the scope of the strike was the issue that the director really wanted to throw at us. This foreshadowing, since the first 10 minutes of the film, the staff of various departments have not been in place, and they have begun to be laid. Located in the capital of Kenya, in an ordinary family, the mother makes bread from morning to night, while the daughter of about 10 years old takes it to the street when she eats. This is the case at noon, and it is the same at night. And the place where she sells bread at night is the periphery of the house that will be hit by the bomb. When the driver of the drone, after receiving the order, saw that they had been monitoring this morning, the kid from the neighbors of the criminals appeared in the range of his attack at night. As an individual, he would inevitably be shaken. The male driver played by "Little Fan" asks the female colonel to check the legitimacy of the action once again. The film shows that a brave and just individual has the right to object. The soldier is not anyone's gunpoint, although he is still the enforcer of the country and the law. And this order, which was finally issued, was plunged into the quagmire again because of the innocent girl's intrusion. In the high-level conference room, it has become a modern version of the "twelve angry men", saving this innocent life, or stifling crime in the cradle. Everyone has given resolute support or opposition from different angles. , And even temporarily abstained. The female balance and humorous additive The film's anxious climax depends on the director: Gavin Hood, who deliberately replaced the role of Helen Miller with a female colonel. At the same time, in the high-level meeting room, that resolute It is also a woman who does not agree to hurt the innocent. In the unmanned cabin, in addition to the "little fan", there is also a new female pilot, and the Kenya resident agent, in addition to the "pirate brother", there is also a female intelligence agent. This gives the film a good sense of balance, not the hormones of male anger, but the perseverance and kindness of women. Helen. The female colonel played by Miller who traced the British female terrorist for six years. This time she not only caught the manifestation, but also caught the evidence. For her to solve it on the spot, it is the best choice for her, a difficult capture. , It will only make the task fail. This resulted in more human bomb incidents during the period. The female politician in the conference room said until the last moment that she would rather use the life of this innocent little girl in exchange for the risk of thousands of people being attacked by bombs. As the film said, terrorists killed and wounded countless people, but if the British military killed an innocent person, in a sense, the war would be lost. What is really difficult in the world is to make a decision between right and wrong. It was in the young man comic "Hunter" that we saw what the examiner just said to Xiaoxiao, when your mother and wife fell into the lake, the question of whom do you save first-there is no answer, that is the answer. In addition to using female characters as daggers to sting everyone, the film unexpectedly adds comedy elements to such silent wars. We have seen more verbal battles between politicians, often with comedic effects. In the early stage, "Professor Snape" chose a sleeping doll in the toy store early in the morning before going to work, and at the end he took this gift for his granddaughter home, which made everyone smile to laugh. And people all over the world, waiting for the Kenyan girl who likes to turn hula hoops to sell bread, is really anxious for the audience to rush into the big screen to buy bread. The plot and rhythm of the film are well grasped. From the switching layout of several scenes, to the core discussion in the meeting room, to the reflection of the violent individual, it makes people know that they are abusive, and they have to watch the screen closely. The sense of guilt and criticism from the omniscient perspective of the film refers to those situations where there is no absolute fairness. No one is more innocent than anyone else. Director: Gavin Hood wants to show us a gray area. In this predicament, we have to wipe out terrorists. It is impossible to save all innocent lives with one hand. Justice and morality require a choice. In the real war, we have no "reconnection", no "quick silver" can save the little girl within 15 seconds, and it is impossible to save everyone before the explosion. In the film, from the youngest pilots and soldiers to the officers and dignitaries, they attacked the terrorists, but none of them left their positions in cheers because they made decisions they didn’t want to make in this position. , Saw unacceptable results. While killing with one hand, the other hand cannot save people. The director gave the audience an all-intellectual perspective, allowing us to have a deeper emotional connection with the innocent, so as to reflect more on the trauma behind military operations and to more people. I have to say that many so-called realist films are not good-looking, especially those that reflect social reality and expose the dark side and gray areas. Last year’s several Oscars themed movies, the themes were one-to-one and one-to-one shocking, but every two hours or even longer viewing process, "Room", "Focus", "Resurrection", which one is not for the audience , Tortured. Therefore, I admire the director more: Gavin Hood, this 102-minute movie, 90-100 minutes, is the length of a normal movie. It also has no intentional sentimentality or portraying a wise and decisive character. Everyone is incomparable. Truth is a sketch of real war, a discussion about difficult choices.

The director said that in the first 90 minutes of the movie, there were no big action scenes, but the audience could feel the tension in it, which is what he hopes to bring to the audience. All the people are looking forward to it, please make a decision quickly. Until the end, a military strike was carried out, and the results were also presented. Before the female colonel packed her bags and went home, she warned the estimated personnel not to speak too much and maintain a consistent caliber. The estimated probability of injury for the little girl was 45% or less, but the actual rate was 45. %-60%. After dropping two bombs, the two pilots walked off their posts with tears. In the meeting room, the lieutenant general played by "Professor Snape" left us with the last line of the film. Facing the moral criticism and different opinions of female politicians, he turned his head and said: "Never tell a soldier that he does not know the cost of war.". The little girl in the film is a moral proposition set by the director. It represents thousands of civilians who have suffered war. Are the local people innocent? Or are the residents of New York and Paris more innocent? This problem is a bit like, you can get cancer if you eat meat, and you can get cancer if you eat a vegetarian diet. Because of the sins of our ancestors and our compatriots, we have always borne them together, whether they harm each other to the environment, animals, or humans themselves. Our past lives, present life and future are all related to each other. No one is absolutely innocent, and no one, because of doing good deeds, will definitely get the gold medal for life-long survival. Unexpected disasters, some people bring to others, and others bring more people. The beginning of one generation will never stop, and it will be passed on from generation to generation. War is not good, but war has never stopped. Who is more innocent and who is more guilty than whom, this question will make everyone bow their heads, just like in the ending of "Wild Hunter", Glass looked towards Our question is the same.

Related movies: Director: Gavin Hood, former work "Anti-Terrorism Suspicion Cloud" Screenplay: Guy Hibbert, former work "Five Minutes to Heaven" If you want to know this film, a few scenes, a location, a crowd of actors, you can tell the story It's suspicious and horrifying. Check out the screenwriter Guy Hibbert's last work "Five Minutes to Heaven", and you won't be disappointed. The director Gavin Hood's "Anti-Terrorism Suspicion" is even more reason for rejection. These dark war films often give the audience a deeper look and feel than commercial blockbusters. They are not adrenaline climaxes, but issues that you will not forget for a long time. It is a problem that you will remember again when you are stuck in a quagmire of choices. s story. March 28, 2016 Toronto Xiao Xuan Er Ji——————————————

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  • Isadore 2022-03-20 09:01:54

    A trolley problem in the background of a military attack, the group portrait is so good, it can make people enter the dilemma when everyone makes a choice. I thought the last shot would be the girl's father converting to terrorists...

  • Rashawn 2022-03-23 09:02:05

    Clean and neat, no nonsense, even the smiles of Beijing officials are a lot more vivid

Eye in the Sky quotes

  • opening title card: "Truth is the first casualty of war." - Aeschylus

  • [first lines]

    Alia Mo'Allim: [her father is fixing her hula hoop] It's the best one I've ever had.

    Musa Mo'Allim: Yes, my dear. It's finished. Go and play.