Detective as a woman

As the protagonist of "The Detective," in this film, his female identity greatly influences the narrative. Influence does not involve emotional issues between men and women (and Julian has a hint), but makes the investigative process a little different from ordinary detective films. First of all, as a female doctor, the detective's occupational identity and gender make him in an extremely unfamiliar situation during the investigation process, sometimes even in extremely dangerous situations (such as "naively" asking the owner in the RV, alone Entering the "Internet cafe" alone, and letting Bailian's father enter the clinic, etc., usually give the audience a hint that the heroine may be forced); They rarely resist head-on, but avoid confrontation and find other ways. For example, being stopped by a black man and forced to roll down the car window, he was so scared that he lost his soul.

The influence of these two aspects brought a bad experience to the perception, and the audience did not feel the pleasure of "discovery", because the secret discovery process always took the initiative to "confess" after concealing it, rather than making a positive breakthrough. On the other hand, hiding a whole series of secrets is not a surprise in itself, but a "nothing" accident. (Of course, this may also be what the director wants, because what the director really wants to express is the sense of morality or the impact of memories on people and life. The film passes several people (the heroine, Bailian and his father, Julian, the prostitute's sister) ), and their similar responses to the protagonist's questioning, all show the "torture" of the memories for them. Also as the protagonist said at the end: "She's not dead, she's in my head.") Just in terms of perception , After reading it, I always feel that something is missing. It seems to be a little bit worse in terms of storytelling and sublimation of the story to express the theme.

Finally, the heroine's acting skills must be praised, accurate and delicate, overall restrained, but very explosive.