The film is based on David Gutson's best-selling novel of the same name. In 1954, a homicide occurred on the fog-shrouded Pacific island of San Pietro, and as the investigation deepened, another story emerged. This is a tragedy about love. A pair of foreign men and women are unable to love due to the huge pressure of society and family. They are struggling in love and hopelessness...
The main line of the film is about the trial process of a murder case, but this It is just a carrier for the director to express his thoughts, and the film has a very rich capacity: racial discrimination, the tragedy of war, love and hatred, and the redemption of a person's soul. The director's brilliance lies in: the theme is heavy, but the technique is novel.
Directed by Scott Hicks, Oscar-nominated for Best Director for "The Pianist," he boldly breaks the mold and uses unconventional narrative techniques to tell a compelling and thought-provoking story. He used a lot of random flashbacks, interludes and other techniques in the film, and many stream-of-consciousness-like scene editing was so wonderful that one couldn't help but applaud!
The cinematography of the film is excellent, and the picture is very particular, although the color is not rich, but the depiction of the wind and snow, the thick fog and the winter sea is excellent. The opening section of the sky is covered with dark clouds, raindrops falling on the sea surface, soaring seagulls, water droplets splashed by fish jumping on the deck of the fishing boat... Every scene is beautiful, and it is like drinking alcoholic beverages. The film was nominated for Best Cinematography at that year's Oscars, and although it didn't ultimately win, it was a recognition.
In addition to the visual enjoyment, the film has an equally strong impact on the soul. The protagonist Ismail was abandoned by a Japanese woman and was maimed in the war against Japan. The woman's husband is falsely accused, and only Ishmer has the evidence to save him, and he is deeply conflicted. In the end, under the influence of an old lawyer, he finally got out of the shackles of his soul, took out the evidence in his hands, and saved his own soul while saving others.
It is necessary to mention in particular that the actor who played the old lawyer's performance was really wonderful. He said to Ismail: "Sometimes, people need an opportunity, a turning point, to free themselves from the shackles of the past, Whether it's prejudice, hatred, or love." At this time, the gray-haired old man looked like a holy radiance.
This is one of the best movies I've seen in recent months, the graphics, music, rhythm, thought, and the way the filming and the actors' performances are all at a very high level. The old lawyer in the movie said: "Fate dominates everything in the world, but it can't control people's hearts." Life will have difficulties and twists and turns, and it will be rough and muddy. Fortunately, there are such movies as companions.
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