In fact, compared with several other nominated films, "Crash" is well-deserved. The comparison of "Brokeback Mountain" only shows my personal taste. After the director Paul Haggis wrote the screenwriter of "Millions of Baby", in "Crash", his TV series screenwriting skills accumulated over decades have been perfectly performed. A group of more than a dozen or twenty people has a limited time. Within 24 hours, he was methodical and in control, every clue was clearly explained, and the characters were full of emotions, and they didn't make people feel as if they were urgent. What’s rare is that the rhythm of the movie is also relaxed, and the emotions are advancing slowly and vigorously. By coincidence, a perfect circle is woven. In the end, with the sound of the music, a documentary-style social film. , It will make people feel as comfortable as after watching an epic or romantic film. Like most characters in the film, they get a perfect catharsis and see that life is still full of hope. Such a complete story, such a proficient film language, such a strong ability to control, in recent Hollywood movies, it is indeed difficult to find a contender.
It is because the story is so round that it makes me feel untrue. I am not interested in the social issues of Americans. What makes me like and impress me in this movie is because of the universal human dilemma contained in it. I don't think this is a phenomenon or problem analysis in a sociological sense. It is not the responsibility of the film director, and Paul Haggis cannot afford it. What he showed me was the life dilemmas faced by everyone and their impact on his life and soul. These dilemmas and anxiety and the resulting anger and emotional out-of-control are everywhere around us, just in the movies. With the help of the colored people in the United States as a group to perform, so people ignore its psychological significance. Social problems cannot be solved by these coincidences, and a chain of improvement cannot be caused by a certain person's kind actions, and it is even more difficult to heal the illness in the heart overnight. The white policeman who molested a woman of color could fight his life to save the same woman the next day, but at night he still had to face his old father who was tortured by illness and could not communicate, and the next day he would want to kill that unkindness. Black female secretary. No matter how kind, objective and fair the young policeman was, it was him who destroyed the car and escaped because of fear of shooting and killing innocent blacks. Good or bad, good and evil, where is so easy to make a conclusion. The pressure of life, the lack of family affection, the insecurity of safety, and the insults of their personality, how can you expect them to be at ease and accept it? If you don't find a way to vent, I'm afraid everyone in the play has already had a nervous breakdown. It's just that there are more coincidences in the film. Their usual quarrels and scolding after a car crash suddenly rose to the next level. They were pushed by fate to endure a greater test, and the power of reason suddenly got out of control.
The movie also relied on coincidences, allowing people to find comfort and even redemption gently and coincidentally. The old Persian man didn't know that the shot he fired was an empty bullet, and the miracle of the little girl's survival made him think it was his angel. But for most people, there are obviously no angels. Good and evil are in their hearts. As long as they live in such a gloomy day, the angel of the previous day may be the devil of the other day. Who can touch a truly as small Girl-like angel and get complete relief?
But most people will still move themselves and believe in the story of that little girl. There will always be something so beautiful, with the power to save people from suffering. Otherwise, how can we survive?
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