"The Base Suspicious Cloud": Take "Rashomon" as a show

Carmine 2021-12-31 08:02:56

Maybe Hollywood feels that there are too many mentally handicapped movies recently, and it needs to come up with one or two "smart" movies to show the world that his brain is not completely flooded. However, the box office has to take care of it. It would be a nightmare at the box office to turn them into philosophical intelligence. To be smart and not to scare the audience away, you can only learn from the success of Rashomon. This does not indicate how many American audiences have actually watched Rashomon, but that they have at least heard of the film’s fame; to some extent, the narrative of Rashomon has become a kind of movie " The classic technique of "appearing" smart, as for whether the film produced is really "smart", there is no need to consider too much for general commercial films. Holawood’s classic rule is: first fool you into the theater!

In the bombing of the media before the release of "Basic", one of the most frequently used words was "Twist". Translated in more literal Chinese, it is roughly equivalent to "transformation of elbow and armpit", which is practical in vernacular. It is "deliberately tossing people". The film tells the story of a team of American commandos, led by instructor Samuel Jackson, into the tropical jungle of Panama, but the result was 5 dead and 1 injured. Only the uninjured soldier returned with the wounded soldier on his back. The scheduled pick-up location. The problem is that they did not encounter the enemy, so what happened during the exercise on that stormy night? The base investigator, played by John Travolta and Connie Nelson, needed to figure out a clue in a limited time. However, the confessions of the two soldiers who came back did not match at all, and they were constantly changing, which led to more people and behind-the-scenes stories...

Obviously, the main plot of the film copied the structure of "Rashomon": the same There is a case that needs to be investigated. The same parties have different explanations; the difference is that what the film wants to convey to the audience at the end is not about why different people have different explanations of events. It lies in the ending that clearly wants to surprise the audience. In other words, all the constantly changing interpretation versions in the middle are just delusions, and in the end they are meant to get rid of the last burden. In Rashomon, the different descriptions of events by different characters are the focus of the film. The final truth is not important.

The different performance focus reflects the different performance themes of the film and "Rashomon". "Rashomon" explores why different characters have different interpretations of the same event. The film's spearhead is directed at the hidden side of human nature. "Nature" obviously doesn't want to be so esoteric, as long as it tricks the audience into dizziness, and then gives them a big surprise, everything is OK. Although the film also talks about human nature, the so-called "Murder is a basic. Everyone can do it. (Murder is human nature, everyone can do it.)", but that is only part of the mystery, in order to make the middle of the film The game of "Who is the real murderer" becomes more believable: since everyone can be the murderer, naturally every different version of the narrative may be true. As a result, everyone saw in the movie that Samuel Jackson was killed N times, twice by a grenade, twice as a sieve by an M-16, and once by John Travolta stabbed a big hole with a military dagger. . Of course, this is the situation in the interpretation of different versions. What the choreographer wants is to get the audience into the speculation of "who killed the instructor and other team members", and finally tell you triumphantly: You all guessed wrong!

I remember that when "Hero" was released in China, commentators used "Rashomon" as an example. In fact, "Hero" is the same as this film. It only borrows the skin of "Same incident, multiple interpretations" in "Luo", and what needs to be highlighted in it is the truth of the facts. Therefore, it can be said that they have nothing to do with the connotation of the expression technique of Rashomon, and have nothing to do with the inner motives of different "narrators". Everything is just for the game and for the show, in order to make the audience dizzy for a while before giving the final answer. In this way, the director can expect that when the audience walks out of the theater, they will say: A movie actually played me so hard, you are really awesome as a director!

This is the effect that a film like "The Base Suspicious Cloud" wants: "turning" for the "turning", when you have tossed it hard enough, and then I will give you the most incredible result, the movie is over! It is often called "the most thoughtful", and it is necessary for the audience to go back and think about the causes and consequences of the truth. This is also the most commonly used technique in commercial films to make yourself "smart". In fact, it is useless for the audience to think about breaking their heads in retrospect, because the so-called "truth" is imposed on you and does not require any explanation. The director said this is the case. As for the many contradictions with the previous plot? Sorry, brother, you don’t fully understand the movie yet! In this way, the movie may be able to make people enter the theater again.

But I don't bother to be fooled anymore! This kind of movie, except for the big question mark and exclamation mark at the last moment, nothing else. If the unexpected ending of "The Very Suspect" is a bit interesting, the carefully conceived ending of the film has become very boring after many previous "turns" that deliberately distort the facts. To be honest, I don't care what kind of ending it has, I just want this boring game to end soon.

John Travolta is still the same, everything is in his chest, and his face often has a smile like a "manipulator". Because the film focuses on the truth of the facts, the opponent scenes that should have been wonderful during the interrogation are extremely dull. No one will concentrate on thinking about why this guy said this, because everyone knows that what he is saying is definitely not true. After a while, the director will naturally tell us the truth. Who cares why he says that now? Connie Nelson has no performance opportunities in this film. Any actor, regardless of male or female, can be qualified for the role of this film. It was Samuel Jackson, whose "loss of energy" could not be replaced by others. As for the few commandos, I'm sorry, if the audience is not paying attention, it is very likely that even their roles will be difficult to distinguish.

"Sustaining the Base" is such a movie with a mystery. Anyway, it is difficult for me to classify it into the category of "smart" movies. At most, it is a little clever. In fact, smart movies do not lie in how many twists and turns, but in the intriguing meaning behind every turn. "Guess the fan" can only be used for entertainment, and "thinking" can really provide fun.

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  • Briana 2022-04-23 07:02:44

    After going over and over again, at the end I still don't understand, in a group of soldiers, how can some people be intact, and some people are injured? I'm too lazy to deal with it, this film is for entertainment.

  • Carli 2022-03-27 09:01:11

    2008/11/7 Late night CCTV-6. There are too many suspense twists, it is estimated that you need to watch it again

Basic quotes

  • Sgt. Nathan West: Tom, why did this woman have a weapon pointed at your head?

    Hardy: This is Captain Osbourne, and she has had a long day.

  • Sgt. Nathan West: I just transferred to Arlington Cemetery.

    Hardy: Keep talking shit, and you're liable to make roll call.