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When listing the most influential media in the United States on films, the Los Angeles Times and the New York Times, the two newspapers with the highest sales volume and the most influence in the largest cities in the United States, cannot be ignored; The "Hollywood Reporter" and "Variety" are the most professional and authoritative media in the film industry.
At present, the "Los Angeles Times" and "Hollywood Reporter" have praised "Yihai Xiongfeng", and "Variety", which has always been known for its strict sΓΉ prudence, followed suit, and after the film's first week of screening, wrote a professional film review and made a profound analysis of the film.
From the age of fifteen to twenty-five, Hugo Lancaster has been an actor for ten years, and in ten years he has experienced ups and downs, from youth to rebellion to maturity, Lancaster has completed the process of growth and self-discovery in the world of cinema. This also made Hugo's once-squandered acting talent shine again.
In the story of "Righteous Sea Heroes", Daniel learned responsibility, firmness and justice, and in those light brown "color" eyes, you can see the vitality of youth and the charm of maturity.
As a court movie, the main story line of 'Yihai Xiongfeng' actually doesn't have much novelty, the army has an accident, participates in the investigation, discovers the shady, encounters obstacles, self-improvement, and justice, which is basically such a routine, and the ending can be guessed from the beginning of the film.
However, 'Yihai Xiongfeng' has played a very high level in the series of stories, the creation of suspense, the superposition of high 'tides', and the shaping of characters, especially the accumulation of several court debate scenes, which can be seen to have very deep line skills and rhythm control, which also makes the movie extremely 'fine'.
What is commendable here is that the newcomer screenwriter Aaron Sorkin has shown a deep foundation, and the director Rob Reiner has reflected the overall picture of "brilliance". However, the core factor that connects these 'fine' color elements is the actor Daniel Kefei. Although the film only has a few strokes of Cafee due to space limitations, it is enough to sketch a vivid image, cynical, sharp-minded but passionate and proud, such a character 'color' combined with Lancaster's performance into a striking charm.
In fact, the process of case investigation is a process of growth, at the beginning Kefei is like a big boy, stubborn and uninhibited, but full of intellectual curiosity, even in the face of difficult cases, he does not flinch at all; and the "communication" with the criminal suspect is full of sharpness and straightforwardness, but it also reveals the adherence to his own principles, just like a child, although naughty, but always maintains a wisp of innocence in his heart.
In the process of investigation, he encountered setbacks, threats and challenges, and Kefei's thinking became clearer and clearer, and in the process of thinking, the rational 'sex' gradually surpassed the emotional 'sex', and then became hesitant and vague fear, which is also the stage that must be experienced in the process of growing up in life. However, true maturity is by no means a retreat from the world, but a way to find a balance of forces under the principle of adherence to all sides, and finally achieve the desired result. After being trapped, Kobey finally mustered up the courage to directly challenge the military, adhered to his principles, and dealt a heavy blow to the forces behind him.
Of course, this is an idealized ending, but we can never ignore the inspirational value of such idealism. Because this inspirational emotion is people's hope, maybe it can't make the world better, but it prevents the world from getting worse with a counterproductive force.
In the process of advancing the story, "The Heroes of the Righteous Sea" also combines the exploration of human 'nature' and personal redemption, so that the story has a deeper theme in addition to inspiration.
In the film, Nicholson plays the proud and arrogant Colonel Jessup, who is in charge of a base on the front line in Cuba and is responsible for the safety of the entire country, so he boasts of the value of his work, explains how dangerous his situation is, and creates a closed space for himself to enforce cruel decrees, and legitimizes it with so-called justice.
But in fact, this is a typical use of fear to obtain privileges, just like in a financial crisis, when war breaks out, when the social atmosphere leads to the boiling of public resentment, there will always be forces that jump out to blackmail to obtain more privileges, and often can win the applause of the people - the Rodney gold incident has become a bargaining chip for the black community to win equality and rights. National security is a long-term reason for obtaining privileges, and the military is a natural place to maintain the 'sexuality' of privilege, and the army's emphasis on obedience leads to a sense of group honor, which in turn creates a culture of loyalty and unity.
In the movie, Dawson and Dhoni are typical products of military culture, they have a huge sense of identity and honor for the identity of soldiers, and they have an unimaginable sense of belonging to the team. It's like 1987's 'all-metal case. Jacket), in general, recruits are trained from the beginning of their enlistment to be a machine that receives input and outputs results according to commands.
The Red 'Color' Code is a prime example of this process, pointing to the laggards or betrayers who endanger the team's honor, efficiency, and safety, and then punishing those stragglers or betrayers driven by team recognition and adherence to instructions, resulting in Santiago's accidental death - but Dawson and Dhoni never think they are at fault because they just carried out the order.
Colonel Jessup explained all his actions as thinking about the army and the safety of the country, but he ignored the terrible hidden behind this privilege, Jessep reformed an ordinary soldier according to his own wishes, he even ignored the danger of the soldier's heart disease, and after his own plan failed, he used this privilege to cover up his mistakes, and tried to wipe his mistakes clean with the high-sounding "defending the country" as a reason.
The film shows us the essence of this privilege, revealing the potential dangers hidden in this privilege, and finally the film breaks down this closed fortress with the law, giving people hope, but at the same time, it is also the power of reason and 'sex'. And in this process, some people in the military were arrested, some people committed suicide because they couldn't bear the inner torment, after Dawson and Dhoni were found not guilty, some people felt pain, loss, and dazed because they had to leave the army, and some people had self-awakening, realizing that their violence against their comrades was stifling each other's freedom, human rights and even life.
Finally, it must be mentioned that the "color" of the actors in the movie, Demi Moore interprets the role of the spur "color" very well, Jack Nicholson is as good as ever, and the biggest discovery is Hugo Lancaster's powerful aura, the whole performance is free, "fine" and delicate, not only condensed the growth and transformation of a man into one event, but also teamed up with Nicholson to dedicate the most "fine" showdown on the big screen this year.
The star-studded and brilliant script created such a 'colorful' work. β
"Variety" magazine finally gave an evaluation of 85 points and joined the ranks of singing praises for the movie, which also made "Yihai Xiongfeng" receive unprecedented support. The second batch of comments that followed continued this encouraging trend.
Not only that, the "Rolling Stone" magazine, which previously gave bad reviews to "smelling the fragrance and knowing the 'female'", gave the only perfect score from 23 media outlets this time, "The 'fine' and brilliant performance under the lens of Rob Reiner exudes an incomparably 'fascinating' charm, and the fusion of suspense and corner 'color' creates a 'fascinating' and exciting masterpiece." "The 100 points of vivid 'glamorous' show the unparalleled love of "Rolling Stone" for this movie
Entertainment Weekly also gave a positive review, "Like all courtroom films, 'The Heroes of the Righteous Sea' is supported by the 'fine' performances of the actors, and the 'brilliant' performances of Lancaster and Nicholson make this production full of entertainment and sharp Hollywood style." "A 90 percent rating is also a rare high score.
As for the comment of another important media outlet, the New York Times, it said, "One of the core ideas of this film radiates many thought-provoking details, which makes the work break away from simple courtroom movies and penetrate into social culture and make people think." This is obviously a positive review, but in terms of ratings, the New York Times is a bit harsh, and while a score of 75 is not low, it is obviously not high.
"TV Guide" believes that "the duel between Cafe and Jessup at the end of the movie makes up for the lengthiness and uninterestingness of the whole movie." "Sixty percent of the rating is barely passing, it seems that they are in the bad review camp.
The San Francisco Chronicle has no less influence on the West Coast than the Los Angeles Times, but they don't like the film at all, "too deliberately arranged to spoil the actors' 'colorful' performances, and director Rob Reiner's mediocre ability has made the film fall into a boredom." Their disgust is clearly evident in the fifty points of evaluation.
Praise and criticism Qi Fei, and finally the media comprehensive evaluation of "Yihai Xiongfeng" settled at 78 points, although it was not able to go to the 80 points 'door' threshold, but on the whole, praise prevailed, especially for Hugo's acting skills can be seen in almost every media, even if he denies the 'fine' color of the movie, no one will deny the 'color' of the actor Hugo.
In addition, fortunately, in terms of theater scores, "Yihai Xiongfeng" got a shining "A", which shows the audience's love for this movie. Perhaps, this is the direct reason why the film achieved a 'good' premiere box office.
In this kind of attention like a "tide", people didn't have time to wait for the box office decline in the second week, and countless media and programs extended an olive branch to Hugo, because they all know that the Golden Raspberry Award and the "Hudson Eagle" have become history, relying on the "smelling the fragrance of the 'woman'" and the "righteous sea of heroes" out of the 'color' table, Hugo not only walked out of the trough, but also stood on the cusp of the 'wave' of popularity with an incomparably strong attitude, and no one will miss this.