[Movie] 20018 [3.28] "Life-saving Antidote"

Margarita 2022-03-21 09:02:08

On my first trip to Switzerland ten years ago, I secretly put it first on my list of options for a future honeymoon. The mountain country under the Alps has the most beautiful scenery in the world. Those snowy mountains, canyons, lakes and pastoral fields, even in Western Europe with developed tourism resources, are still second to none. Therefore, the film based on this is the first to catch the eye in terms of perception. The powerful photography fully demonstrates the beauty of the Swiss scenery. The rigorous composition and clean picture make every frame feel like poetry, even if it is a basic low-speed panning. The lens can give people enjoyment. Coupled with low-saturation tones, the film's visual impact is very impactful. Even if there is no plot, the simple picture of this film is a kind of art.

Movies often ask, "Why would anyone want to leave (here)?" It's up to me to answer, it's not the good care, facilities and medical care that can keep me here, but the snow-capped mountains, sunsets and Castle.

Of course, the 147-minute length of this film is a bit monotonous if it is all landscape photography, so it still tells a suspenseful story that takes place in a sanatorium in a secret environment. The baron, who has a paranoid pursuit of pure blood, on the one hand, violates religious and human relations, and successively tries to combine with his own sister and biological daughter to produce pure-bred offspring; The unique creature in the novel overdrawn the human body, extracted the divine oil that delays aging, and survived for more than 200 years, but was finally discovered by the male protagonist who broke into the trap by mistake, and finally lost his wife and lost his army.

The taste of this film is a bit heavy, the plot is mysterious and a little scary, and there are shadows of "Shutter Island" and "Hell Hospital". Although it is not a masterpiece, the suspense and reversal of the story are still well constructed. With an excellent picture, it can be called a movie with viewing pleasure.

Ghosts, religions, bloodlines, legends, audiences naturally have their own preferences for these elements, but there is one thing in the movie that is undoubtedly true - the balance of work and body. Modern urban life often does not allow people to think about their physical health for a moment. Even if they love sports, they are often squeezed by intense work and all their energy is often crowded out, leaving a photo hanging on the wall in the end. Even after leaving the office, apart from flying in the sky and disconnecting from the Internet for a while, various electronic devices can still connect people with work around the clock, and there is no space for oneself at all. In the first 10 minutes of watching the movie, I seem to be looking at my own life. People put on the coat of "ambition" for their desires. While moving themselves, they are actually constantly squeezing their own lives. See clearly, all this turned out to be meaningless, that is the tragedy of life's arrogance. Although this is just an introduction borrowed from the story, it cannot be refuted that it is indeed true. If you fail in your career, you can start again, but if you lose your health, there is really no antidote to save your life.

The male protagonist of this film is "Little Green Devil" Dai Hanhan. His cynical and handsome face is really eye-catching, which is very appealing to me. It completely compares the 93-year-old female protagonist from "Female Addict: Part II". The male protagonist and the Swiss scenery, the two together have become the responsibility of the film's appearance. Whether the story is good or not is another matter, but at least it can guarantee that the eyes will not be treated badly.

It's not a very good work, but it can still be seen, and it is not a recommendation or a collection.

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  • Mallory 2022-03-23 09:02:07

    Magical, suspenseful and religious masterpiece...Dai Hanhan must have played the chicken juice of escape and position, but the opportunity to escape has been sent back several times. And then it's gone (the soundtrack and photography are awesome

  • Gayle 2021-12-21 08:01:02

    Please pay attention to the exaggerated smile of the hero at the end! ! ! ! What exactly does that mean! ! ? !

A Cure for Wellness quotes

  • Pembroke: [Lockhart reading his letter] To my fellow-members of the Board. A man cannot unsee the truth. He cannot willingly return to darkness, or go blind once he has the gift of sight, any more than he can be unborn. We are the only species capable of self-reflection. The only species with the toxin of self-doubt written into our genetic code. Unequal to our gifts, we build, we buy, we consume. We wrap us in the illusion of material success. We cheat and deceive as we claw our way to the pinnacle of what we define as achievement. Superiority to other men.

  • Pembroke: [Lockhart now reading the letter sitting at boardroom table] There is a sickness inside us. Rising like the bile that leaves that bitter taste at the back of our throats. It's there in every one of you seated around the table. We deny its existence until one day the body rebels against the mind and screams out, "I am not a well man." No doubt you will think only of the merger. That unclean melding of two equally diseased institutions. But the truth cannot be ignored. For only when we know what ails us can we hope to find the cure. I will not return. Do not attempt to contact me again. Sincerely, Roland E. Pembroke.

    Hank Green: Well, Mr. Lockhart, what do you make of that?

    Lockhart: Clearly he's lost his mind.

    Wilson: Our thought exactly.

    Hollis: Man goes for two-week spa vacation and has a complete mental breakdown.

    Humphrey: [viewing his smartphone] Who the hell takes the waters in the 21st century anyway?