French filmmakers with a strong romantic style, even if they are shooting commercial action films with hard bridges and hard horses, they will not only try to fight and fight happily, but inject strong humanistic care into the stories and characters. The story routine of "Prey" is that compared to many action films today, there is not much newness. A criminal-turned-major man bravely rushes to Longtan for his relatives, the recent films of Jason Statham and Nicolas Cage, and "Hurricane Rescue" , "Speed and Passion 5" have similar colors. In order to protect his wife and daughter, Frank, the gold robber played by DuPont, escaped from prison and launched a thrilling chase scene.
The handsome appearance of the famous French acting star DuPont is much more seductive than those of pure action stars, and his acting skills are also fuller and richer. What is even more unexpected is that DuPont has no jerky in action scenes, whether it is close combat. , flying over the eaves and walls, jumping from buildings, playing with firearms, all with ease. In the first half of the film, Frank fights fiercely with Russian gangsters in prison. One person singles out the wonderful action scene of three macho men. The wit of the prison guards has staged the "prison situation" with French characteristics. After that, the film entered the theme of "hunting". While chasing the perverted killer, Frank was also pursued by the experienced sheriff and the sexy policewoman, until the three parties started a decisive battle on the hanging bank, and the scene of the beasts still fighting And the final open ending, giving action movie fans a refreshing feeling.
It is worth mentioning that "Prey" is not a simple action type film. The character setting and plot structure of the film are very skillful. Policewoman Claire, prison escaped Frank, and a perverted killer who is very good at disguise and has clever methods. The series of chases from time to time was planned by the director in a well-ordered manner. The whole process was twists and turns. In addition to the superficially hot road chases and duels, Frank was looking for clues in the dark line of the story. The film is always in a gripping atmosphere, giving the audience a psychologically shocking viewing experience.
On the whole, the design of the action scenes and the creation of the thrilling atmosphere of "Prey" have reached world-class standards, and through a slightly tragic story, the French social issues, law enforcement issues, and crime issues have been discussed in depth. The police who colluded with gangsters in French prisons, the ubiquitous criminal gangsters in reality, the murderers on the loose, and the protagonist Frank's watch as a positive character in the image of a criminal, all change in a rather rigorous narrative style and description of the background of the event. It is quite meaningful, from which we can see the strict requirements of French films for the added value of commercial films.
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