1. Liam Neeson "Hero" Remake
"Mike Macaulay, 60 years old, unemployed; no savings; owed a lot of debt; children have to pay tuition for school..." The director explained the actual situation of the protagonist through the dialogue of the company firing Mike Macaulay at the beginning , There seems to be a sense of sadness, or a sense of grief at sunset.
If you think about it, the actor who played Mike Macaulay, Liam Neeson, is sixty-six years old this year. This man who was carved by time still has a meaningful melancholy and helplessness between his eyebrows, as if he can hide the secret in his heart. In the movie "Commuter Rescue", director Zomi Sheila, who worked with him for the fourth time, used Liam Neeson's "old" face to tell a story about a "savior" who can fight, fight, and principled.
This approach, while clichéd—James Bond, Sherlock Holmes, etc.—resonates with audiences who have to admire Liam Neeson for being young and full of energy. Even the fierce fight made Liam Neeson feel distressed, and he couldn't help but sigh that time is fleeting. Just like Tang Nuo's words in the book "There was no king at that time, everyone did what they wanted": "We don't want them to grow old, and we don't want them to become unfamiliar and difficult to recognize."
However, the wish of "you are so beautiful, please stay" will eventually be shattered, just like Mike Macaulay's uncontrollable loss of his job, which is both helpless and lamentable.
After leaving the company, the exhausted Mike Macaulay was so depressed that he dared not tell his wife the truth. Even if his wife calls and asks, "Is everything okay with you?" He can only pretend that something is wrong and reply hastily, "Yes. But, I'm a little busy..." This conversation of Mike Macaulay The "silent" remarks after almost nothing, or to the emotional resonance of those who are suddenly lost (or helpless) in their lives?
However, Zomi Sheila gave Mike Macaulay a chance to "revive" and made him the strongest agent in "Hurricane 3", showing his heroism. This creation is not an illusion, and it can only be completed by passing the test. Therefore, Zomi Shira chooses a train to let the evil and the light, the crime and the justice staged one by one. What cannot be ignored is that in the struggle between justice and evil, the emotions of the family were pushed to the extreme, and at the same time, it also supported the whole story and finally became believable.
From the initial footage through time and space to the emotional changes between husband and wife, we can clearly see the true feelings in Mike Macaulay's heart. He loves his wife as well as his son. Just like when he was selling insurance, he said: "Even if I have nothing, I will fight for a future for our family." In other words, he is the "hero" in the family. However, when the "hero" falls, we have to raise it up again and enter into rebirth. Here, it begins to leave a dangerous signal, can not retreat, can only enter, and even faces death threats again and again.
2. Another Murder on a Train
Sherlock Holmes once said, "Have the criminals in this city lost their imaginations?"
If this city referring to London is moved to the movie "Commuter Rescue", then the "imagination" of this "criminal" is indeed lost a lot.
Under Zomi Hilla's camera, the fast-moving train and the unseen murder form an organism, and Mike Macaulay is selected to take on the role of a "killer", making the seemingly The ordinary train has a tinge of horror. In particular, when Mike Macaulay followed Joanna's instructions and got a hefty sum of cash, the "murder" had already begun to emerge.
However, it's important to point out that even if Mike Macaulay had been on the commuter train for ten years, he wouldn't be able to get to know everyone on the train. In other words, the five strangers taking the commuter train are just the director's imagination. Otherwise, Mike Macaulay wouldn't have been left scratching his head.
For Mike Macaulay, this money is the "antidote" to the predicament of life, but he wants to escape, but under the surveillance of the criminal group, he has to embark on a road to find and assassinate Pulain. In fact, Mike Macaulay is not afraid of the threat to his own life after monitoring, but he is afraid that they will hurt his wife and children. This is also the key reason to support his search for Pulan.
As a moviegoer, we usually look at how the director arranges the suspense and answers the doubts, because they are the biggest point of interest. In the movie "Commuter Rescue", the death threats in front of Mike Macaulay, such as the old man who was hit by the car, the man who died in the car under the car, etc., are the warnings of "the manipulator behind the scenes". It can be said that killing people on the speeding train without leaving any traces has the taste of "killing in a secret room", showing the sophistication and intelligence of the "murderer".
It is a pity that although this kind of warning points directly to high IQ, it can never be described as "excellent", not only because when Mike Macaulay refused, the criminal group immediately went to an extreme - destroying the train , The people who kill the whole car are more about the weakness of the villain. This kind of performance is like using eggs as Scud missiles, which makes people laugh.
3. A Utopian Writing of Justice and Love
Mike Macaulay did not kill Puran after finding her, but instead refused Joanna's "order" and protected Puran. Most interesting of all, Mike Macaulay's former police buddy and friend, Alex Murph, switched identities when they got into a commuter train with only one mile left. That is to say, Mike Macaulay has been transformed into a "policeman" who protects the safety of the people, performing the police's function of "healing the wounded and protecting the people", and finally completing the shaping of a hero.
This is a heroic story that cannot be beaten to death, knows how to give up the "small family" and maintain the "everyone". This is also a kind of writing of justice, especially when corruption breeds and bad guys run rampant, "catching" is the inevitable outcome. However, the ending is also about love, whether it is Mike Macaulay or Alex Murph, there is always a "home" love in the heart.
After watching the film, the author keeps thinking, is this escaping from reality, or is it creating a utopian fantasy world of love? Could it be that when there is nothing left, there is still a kind of luck that is about to come? The author's idea is to break away from the stressful life occasionally, let go of your thoughts, and enjoy a love. At least, when you really have nothing, you won't be unable to think about it and walk into a desperate situation.
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