Plots like play-within-a-play are probably nothing new, but the occasional lighthearted comedy like Game Night can still be eye-catching, not to mention that the plot is interspersed with not-so-bad jokes.
As a visual work, the primary purpose of a movie is to let the audience "get into a state". Hollywood commercial films often set the origin of the story on a standard American family or a standard American teenager/girl, so that the subsequent narrative will be more consistent. Psychological advantage. From the escape game set up by the eldest brother for the younger brother to the fight club in the wealthy area, the whole story is full of cheapness from the David Fincher movie stealing from the plot, but surprisingly, the movie does not let life Tired, but will laugh because of some broken stalks, this is where the movie shines.
From the very beginning, the movie and the audience have been in a state of trust game. The movie does everything possible to convince the audience that what is happening in front of you is true, but the audience suspects that it is a game night, where are the drug dealers and big bosses. Even the male side of the black couple in the movie is in a state of skepticism. Trust has become a fragile lever between players and manipulators. The transformation of a group of people in the movie from game to crime is achieved by several key dramas, that is, the struggle between the male protagonist's brother and the criminal who entered the house. The male and female protagonists entered the bar to rescue their brother, but the pistol went off and suddenly hit the male protagonist's hand. The "realism" finally fell on the heads of the characters in the play. As an audience, I felt that the story was probably going to be on the right track of the board game version of "24 Hours". At this time, the trust game of serial dramas has just started.
Abandoning a series of childish actions in the play to rescue the male protagonist's brother, fast-forward to the scene where the neighbor policeman pretends to be shot on the bridge. It turns out that "true crime" is just a more advanced drama, and finally the male and female protagonists fight at the airport. The boss, the male protagonist even wondered if this was the final game set up by his brother. Aside from the happy ending, the story is humorous and hilarious at the same time, and also inserts an essay on trust. At first, the embarrassing neighbors exchanged their sincerity for the acceptance of the male and female protagonists. The black husband finally knew that his wife had a leg and it was just a fake. Denzel Washington, the two brothers went from their childhood rivalry to mutual honesty, not to mention the tacit understanding and cooperation between the male and female protagonists and the husband and wife. The original choice to believe in each other is the answer to the game (suddenly chicken soup).
Movies and audiences are no more than Party A and Party B who trust the game. A good story can gain the audience's trust, and a movie that the audience can convince is a good movie.
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