I have been thinking about a question for a long time, why is it that no matter how bad the script is, the movies made by Americans are comfortable to watch. Assuming that this script and this lineup are all handed over to Liu Yunlong, it may be another "Dongfengyu".
I figured out later that it’s because they have Hollywood, a place that regards making movies as an assembly line factory, how should the story be arranged reasonably, where the climax is arranged so that it looks smooth, and how does the ending of the story look both the main theme and the different It's annoying. Hollywood has cultivated such a skill for decades. The most common script, under the packaging of superstars, costumes, props, and script lines, the film that comes out looks very comfortable. It is like fast food, although it is not nutritious, it tastes good. Some movies, under the seemingly profound humanistic care of the director, are ginseng, deer antler, bird's nest, and shark's fin, which can prevent the common people who eat noodles every day from overnutrition and nosebleeds.
The director and screenwriter of "Sea of Spies" told a story very smoothly, which is very good, and domestic directors really need to learn this. No matter how clichéd the script is, no matter how deep it is, he at least attracted me. He has all the elements that a blockbuster movie needs, such as troubled times, beautiful women, gangsters and handsome guys with a sense of justice. Play deep, you can go to Antonioni, you can go to Kieslowski, but that was never a Hollywood thing. I remember that Cai Kangyong, who was studying film at UCLA at that time, once said that he wrote a movie script reflecting profound social problems and handed it in as an assignment. Drug trafficking, and so on, the script for these elements is praised, so look, Hollywood is like this, it does not intend to instill good ideas in the audience, but wants to provide the audience with a good story.
But the assembly line of Hollywood is bound to repeat itself. When the screeching phone bell at the beginning of the movie takes us into John's memories and the smoky hall, similar scenes from "Once Upon a Time in America" flood our minds relentlessly. ; When Gong Li was in the restaurant watching John flirting with other women, and the happy parallel montage of gunfire outside the ballroom appeared, I really didn't mean to think of "The Godfather", and I wanted to say if I was sitting Because the second row of the theater is too close, the flashing white is so dazzling, can you change the way of transition?
The film's substandard measure is the use of narration. It seems that the screenwriter still has no strength to tell the story without narration.
The highlight of the whole movie is without a doubt the actors. In this most common Hollywood movie, Gong Li's tall, round figure and middle-aged charm make Gong Li exude a queen-like aura. Gong Li in the movie is so beautiful, this kind of big woman is the right role for Gong Li, why? Always let Gong Li play the peasant woman ("Golden Armor" does not count), Zhang Yimou excavated Gong Li, but didn't use her well, it's a pity. John Cusack is still so handsome, and when Fager pulls his gun, I'm sorry I thought of Pony again.
Of course, the props, costumes, and scenes are all fine, and the entire viewing process is extremely comfortable. It is a wonderful thing to watch a relaxed movie on a day when you are overwhelmed by various manuscripts.
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