"The Cave": Knowing people is the key
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Crime films are roughly divided into three categories: psychological crime films, romantic crime films and realistic crime films. Psychological crime films mainly answer the question of why people commit crimes from the psychological level of criminals. The parts and length of the crime process are determined by the needs of reflecting the psychological level and changes of criminals. Romantic crime films belong to the genre that best reflects the daydream nature of films. It weakens the psychology of criminals, the process of crime, especially the display of the harm of crime, romanticizes the crime itself, blurs the concept of right and wrong, amplifies the pleasure of crime, and makes the crime more enjoyable. Viewers can safely experience what it feels like to break the rules of society. "The Hole" belongs to a realistic crime film. It is like a crime textbook. It will not focus on the mentality of criminals who are vain and mindless, and they are not interested in the harm of crime. The main purpose of the film is to show the whole process of crime as truthfully and completely as possible.
The most commendable thing about "The Hole" is to use various movie languages to immerse the audience in this prison escape story, and unconsciously become the sixth person in the cell, identify with the criminals, always sweat for them, and sincerely hope that they can escape from prison. success. This is easy to say, but it can be achieved, but it is very difficult. You have to make the audience care more about the characters than their crimes, and you must eliminate all false factors, and you must not let the audience play. I think there are two tricks to "The Hole", one is character building, with a few words and a few actions, one character stands up, especially the big man Gio, whose straightforwardness and filial piety are unforgettable. Another is the use of realism. In the process of expressing the prison escape, Jacques Baker did not hesitate to take the risk of slowing down the rhythm of the narrative, using long shots and other means to photograph the criminals' every move in the process of escape from the prison in almost every detail. The real time is basically the same as the dramatic time. It has a full sense of urgency and thrilling atmosphere, and the dramatic effect is very strong, which makes the audience feel thrilling.
A true and complete representation of the entire crime process, and allowing the audience to "happiness" in it, is enough to make "The Hole" a masterpiece in history, but Jacques Baker's ambitions do not stop there. Parallel to the main line of the prison escape story, there is also a protagonist cover. Spade becomes Judas' sideline, giving the film a deeper theme and a grander vision.
Why did Gaspard betray the others? The film is laid out in a hurry. He likes to use gilded lighters, hides the facts of his crimes, kills his wife in order to be with his young sister-in-law and encroach on the family property. There is a scene in the film. After the tunnel is dug through, Gaspard lifts the manhole cover and sees the flowery world outside. At this time, the nostalgia for free life re-emerges in his heart. When his wife withdraws the lawsuit, of course he will not. Risky escape with his accomplices, even if the accomplices trust him unreservedly.
The escape operation failed in the end, and the other four can only be blamed for being unkind, inaccurate, and unclear, and their ability to recognize people is too poor. This will lead to this tragic result, and all efforts will be in vain. This story tells us that knowing people is too crucial, even more important than your other abilities and conditions.
Do not make directional mistakes, fast, only meaningful.
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