For the post-80s generation, the most impressive American drama in my green years is "The X-Files". Mystery, thriller, suspense, conspiracy, sci-fi... This series covers almost all my favorite film and television elements.
In the film, Agent Scully played by Gillian Anderson is one of the few classic characters on screen that I think is difficult to surpass.
At the beginning, I thought she was too neutral. The wide uniform made her not very slender, she looked very burly, and her medium-length hair was casually divided, and her face was very long and large... ..why not get a beauty to play with David Duchovny? This was my first thought.
However, after a few episodes, I changed my mind. Detective Scully played by Gillian Anderson has a special temperament, a kind of rationality intertwined with sensibility, capable and gentle temperament. Only such a person can be qualified for the position of the detective without being stubborn and stubborn. The Mulder collapsed, and even had feelings for it.
After watching the full episode of The X-Files, I think Gillian Anderson is Agent Scully herself!
Gillian Anderson recently starred in a British film called Freakhouse.
Based on the novel of the same name by the famous detective novelist Agatha Christ, the film tells the story of detective Charles who came to a mansion to investigate the death of the owner, Leoniz.
In a series of dialogues with various characters in the mansion, Charles found that this was a very deformed family. It was not short of money, but lacked love. Every family member lived unsatisfactory due to Leoniz's strong desire for control. life, and hate him to varying degrees, so everyone becomes a suspect - a typical Agatha-style case.
Gillian Anderson plays Leoniz's eldest daughter-in-law, Magda. When we first appeared, we only saw a pair of delicate pointed-toed shoes and a pair of small feet, and her lazy voice came from outside the painting. She said a little ramblingly that she should not wear these shoes when traveling.
Then, the picture cuts to her face, and to be honest, I didn't even recognize it was Gillian Anderson at first glance.
Under her heavy makeup is a face that has been ravaged by years. The bags under the eyes, the nasolabial folds, and the witch hazel are all complete. The only commendable thing is that the neatly trimmed hairstyle has decorated her face very well. Doesn't seem that big anymore.
Magda used to be an actress, and she loves to perform. Her acting career was interrupted by Leoniz's interference. She had to sit in a mansion and drink heavily. Taking life as her performance stage, she always has to say a few contrived lines and behave exaggeratedly. She has three children, but she has no motherhood at all. She doesn't even allow the children to call herself "Mama" because she looks old.
This is an extremely narcissistic character.
Gillian Anderson took this role so far from Agent Scully, so precise that every smile and smile was so precise that you wouldn't believe she played Agent Scully, but only that she was probably born like a horse. Gerda in general.
The film does not have much rigorous and sophisticated reasoning process, but mainly focuses on describing the character characteristics of each suspect and their discordant relationship with each other. Generally speaking, it is closer to an ethical story, telling the story behind the family tragedy. various motives.
Magda's role is not much, but she has a very close connection with the murder, she is not the murderer, but to some extent, she contributed to the murder. Sometimes, I even think if she could stop being so narcissistic and pay attention to this family and the people in her family and make a difference, maybe everything would be different.
She is not only one of the victims of this deformed family, but also one of the creators of the deformed ecology of this family.
In the end, when the real culprit was discovered, we did not feel the sudden realization or excitement after the suspense was revealed, but a deep pain.
This reminds me of the remake of Murder on the Orient Express some time ago, a book also by Agatha Christie. The difference is that in the ending of "East Express", although the "judgment" composed of twelve people still can't forget the sad past, it can finally settle down in the bottom of their hearts. In "Deformed House", after the truth is revealed , everything has just begun, and everyone will live in pain.
At the end of the film, the picture freezes on the huge portrait of Leoniz right above the lobby of the mansion. He has created an amazing business empire and is undoubtedly a successful businessman. However, he made a mistake in applying the ruthless business management model to the family, and finally ruined the family's happiness and lost his life.
For Magda, the dismemberment of the family made her lose her final stage of performance.
Home is the last harbor of the soul. It needs to be cared for with warmth, but cannot be built up with money. The relationship between family members is interdependent and comforting. Any self-centered idea is a destruction of family harmony. Leoniz manages the family with the attitude of a boss, and treats the family with the mentality of an actor like Magda, which are absolutely negative examples.
The whole tone of the film is very dull, and it doesn't have the energy that a detective film should have. The only thing that can make my eyes shine is only Magda played by Gillian Anderson. Oniz, she can more vividly interpret how deformed this home is.
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