Regarding "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil" as a suspense film, the plot is too loose, freely exerting effort, and not marginal. Regarding it as a social melodrama, there will not be too much psychological gap. The tempo of the film is Clint Eastwood's consistent unhurried tone, presenting the information in every detail, and every detail will fall into place, without a false bullet. In this film, the calmness of the old cowboy is a bit too much. The pace was not slow at the beginning. The reporter John, played by John Cusack, came to a southern town and first arrived → visited rich man Jim (Kevin Spacy) → single youth party → Christmas party, you can say, The plot progresses quickly, and it looks like it's ready to get to the core quickly. However, then, conflicts with the expectations obtained from the opening scene. There are too many characters in the film, and there are not many social, blood and event relationships. John is dealing with these characters. Too much ink is used on the cemetery and the transgender queen, and the film is stained with a mysterious atmosphere, which is somewhat different from the suspenseful color. Patience has gradually been destroyed, and by this time, the clues of the film have also been revealed. In connection with the beginning, Jim showed John a painting called "Newmark Wasteland", and John saw that it was a "picture-in-picture" at a glance. There is another truth beneath the surface. This is the strategy of the suspense film. The film does not completely disregard the creation of the suspense atmosphere, but the general suspense film cares about the intellectual advancement and encourages the audience to participate in the puzzle solving. Clint is obviously a drunkard who doesn't want to drink. He is really the truth in the appearance of a peaceful life, a garden of human nature that connects good and bad. In addition, the portrayal of the Southern American style consumes a lot of shots and affects the rhythm. This taste of the American South, for audiences outside of the United States, is difficult to appreciate the unique flavor, only a little strange mystery. Court scenes, which account for a large part of the scene, are also handled differently from ordinary movies. There are no passionate and sharp arguments, but gradually unfold and advance calmly or even slowly. John has always been neutral in ethics. He refused to sign the contract proposed by Lawyer Jim in order to abide by professional ethics. As the truth gradually unfolded and separated layer by layer, from John's point of view, no moral judgment was made on anyone: homosexuality, transformation, male prostitutes, shooting, etc. He constitutes a contrast with the characters in the small town. On the one hand, he comes from New York, which represents civilized society, and on the other hand, he is shocked by one experience after another. As the case progressed, he acted as Jim's "defender", but did not cheer for his victory. For most of the time, John can be used as Clint's substitute role. At the end, it’s hard to say whose intention is to end a contest between good and evil with a supernatural design. U.S. South Interpretation of the mystery of, is obviously an overly perfunctory statement. Solving problems in a supernatural way shows from the side the powerlessness and inherent pessimism of the social system. Jim's lawyer tried his best to eliminate the conservative concept of the jury (prejudice against homosexuality). He eliminated a conservative culture (the southern United States is more conservative than other regions), but he still established a conservative concept. In fact, in court debates, both sides used the jury’s conservative ideas as their weapons. The prosecution wanted to win with Jim’s sexual orientation, and the defendant’s lawyers also changed the jury’s selection tendency based on the witness’s sexual orientation. Therefore, no matter what the final result is, it is a conservative popular victory. From the perspective of Clint’s films, he is essentially a pessimist: the loss of the cowboys in the Midwest in "Unforgivable", the questioning of marriage and family structure in "The Bridge of Madison County", and the irreversible in "Mystic River" The tragedy of "The Flag of the Father", the irony of war and public opinion in "The Flag of the Fathers", "The Classic Car" completes a redemption and enlightenment at the cost of ending life. The hope in "Suspicious Clouds" and the inspiration of "Success in People" are like the beauty of two accidents. The old cowboy expressed a little reluctant self-comfort in his later years. His skilful use of classic narratives can be regarded as the first living director, continuing the essence of Hollywood's classical spirit. Perhaps because of this, he does not believe in the solution to the problem in the classic narrative. "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil" is the same as "It's a Wonderful Life" by Frank Capra in 1946, the director who is best at creating the American dream. It uses unrealistic external forces to solve problems and make up for reality itself. Can't distinguish good from evil, can't create beautiful shortcomings. Jude Law was considered a gay professional at the time. In "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil", like the same year's "Wild", Jude Law played gay. Kevin Spacey has grown some beards and played the local tyrant's righteousness and evil vividly. Jim is not a heinous bastard, but the sins he absorbed and vomited were eventually retributed by the gods. From this point of view, he and Like the money he owns, he is full of sin. John Cusack played the role of tearing apart the calm surface, digging out the dirt and the truth step by step. His "cute" face is quite suitable for this role, and his interpretation is also good. sa Wonderful Life), borrowing unrealistic external forces to solve the problem and make up for the shortcomings that reality itself cannot distinguish between good and evil and cannot create beauty. Jude Law was considered a gay professional at the time. In "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil", like the same year's "Wild", Jude Law played gay. Kevin Spacey has grown some beards and played the local tyrant's righteousness and evil vividly. Jim is not a heinous bastard, but the sins he absorbed and vomited were eventually retributed by the gods. From this point of view, he and Like the money he owns, he is full of sin. John Cusack played the role of tearing apart the calm surface, digging out the dirt and the truth step by step. His "cute" face is quite suitable for this role, and his interpretation is also good.
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