The plot of "Manslaughter" is actually not complicated. Levi and his wife Ayu have worked hard in Thailand for many years and gave birth to two daughters. Levi makes a living by opening an Internet company. He is honest and trustworthy and handles good relations with neighbors. Although his life is not rich It was peaceful, but all this beauty was broken by a sudden uninvited guest.
Li Wei's eldest daughter Pingping was raped by Song Cha, the son of Inspector General Lavin, and then took pictures and threatened her. When he came to Li Wei's house to coerce Ping Ping, he was bumped into by Li Wei's wife Ayu. The mother and daughter accidentally killed Song Cha because of their resistance.
Because Levi had witnessed the Inspector-General's abuse of lynching, and knew that the law was useless. In order to protect his daughter and family, Levi buried the body to cover up all evidence, and used the hundreds of detective movies and TV series he had watched as a basis to create an alibi...< br>
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With the same ingredients and ingredients, different chefs will make completely different tastes.
The script Sun Tao wrote based on Chen Sicheng's movie is almost intact. First, he explains the social environment and characters of the story through several scenes. What is particularly important here is Li Wei's classic line: As long as you have watched 1,000 movies In movies, there are no bizarre things in this world, and then there are conflicts between women, who are raped...
If it were shot like this, the audience would know from the beginning that the story takes place in Thailand, and all kinds of worries would disappear.
But Zhang Yimou didn't take it the same way. The story begins with Ping Ping being raped, and then Song Cha breaks into the house and chases her home to coerce her into being killed.
At that time, Sun Tao compared Zhang Yimou and Chen Sicheng in his mind, and he did not raise any objection to Lao Mouzi's revision.
This was Sun Tao's first time watching the film, and he noticed that Zhang Yimou also explained a lot of details in the scene, including Thai-speaking classmates, English-speaking teachers, Thai characters on school uniforms, architectural styles, etc.
Sun Tao smiled slightly. He understood that Lao Mouzi did it on purpose. He raped, took pictures, forced himself on the mother and daughter... He didn't pay attention to details at all in such an exciting plot.
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After the family buried the body, Zhang Yimou did not immediately cut out the scene of the family conspiring, but directly cut the story back to the scene of the Song Cha family's fierce quarrel.
"Hey, why do I feel something is wrong? The costumes and decoration styles of the characters in this drama are not like those in our country!"
"Is the photo taken from the Xiangjiang side?"
"It's not like that, I feel like it's Wanwan..."
"Damn it, it's in Thai. Look at this, this, this is a Thai story!"
"How did Director Zhang think of filming a Thai story? It's not like there is nothing like this in China."
"Needless to say, if the background of the story was placed in a domestic movie, I would still want to release it."
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"It is said that it is the fault of a father who fails to raise his children, but watching this movie, it seems that a loving mother is more likely to lose her son."
Everyone has preconceptions. Li Wei, who was used to Xiao Yang's performance, was suddenly replaced by Zhang Songwen. To be honest, Sun Tao was a little uncomfortable at first. He knew the plot and ending clearly, but he focused more on listening. In the chat between reporters and viewers.
I have to say that Zhang Yimou's editing is also very successful, and the storyline is very compact.
The plot begins with a rape and photo shoot, and reaches its climax with the manslaughter of Song Chazhong during the mother and daughter's resistance. Just when the audience is feeling uneasy, the film begins to introduce the social environment and the specific situation of Li Wei and Song Cha's family.
Levi's classic line: As long as you have watched 1,000 movies, there is nothing bizarre in the world. Being brought out inadvertently, the old neighbor played by Niu Ben waved his hand disdainfully, which exactly represents the audience. idea.
After Li Wei came out of a place, he saw Sang Kun beating one of his customers. Li Wei immediately rushed up and kicked Sang Kun to the ground. Then he was pointed at a gun. Finally, under the obstruction of the police team leader, Li Wei Sang Kun shot and killed the goat next to him. The originally ordinary life had just relaxed the tense nerves of the audience. The sound of a gunshot instantly plunged the theater into a dead silence. The sound of the gunshot told everyone that the life and death of Sheng Dou Xiaomin depended on the power of his thoughts.
The promotional poster states that "Manslaughter" is a suspense movie.
But seeing this, the audience felt powerless watching a horror movie.
The people do not fight against the officials, Li Wei is just a common man, and he almost died when he met the little guy Sang Kun, and Song Cha's parents are the deputy mayor and the police chief. This combination is more terrifying than Kayako.
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The theater became quiet. Sun Tao looked around and turned around and saw Zeng Li. Perhaps this was the first time she had seen the edited film. Sun Tao actually saw fear on her face and unconsciously leaned towards Zhang Songwen. Zhang Songwen seemed to I didn't realize my eyes were glued to the big screen.
Sun Tao curled his lips and turned back quietly. They were both born in 1976, and they were both 29 years old, so they didn't know what their marital status was like. It would be easy for such handsome men and beautiful women to create sparks when they play husband and wife in movies.
Sun Tao: That’s good. That’s good.
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The plot is a bit depressing...The audience has no idea how ordinary people can fight against the powerful...
The plot flashes back, and the bad policeman Sang Kun remembers seeing Li Wei driving Song Cha’s yellow car;
At home, Levi is teaching his wife and daughter how to respond to police questioning.
There were whispers around again, which was the resurgence of hope, "Hey, I remembered it. Levi said before that as long as you watch 1,000 movies, there will be no strange things in the world."
...Li Wei kept emphasizing what happened yesterday in the car, and then went to the hotel to check out...
There are people who like to show off, "...Oh, I understand, he wants to use false memories to instill in others to create an alibi for the family. This is a montage crime method...
Most people don’t have accurate memories of dates, but they remember things clearly. He deliberately avoids time to emphasize things. In the process, other people’s attention is focused on the date of the event and ignores the key information of whether he is there or not... ...And people have no doubts about what they analyze..."
Sun Tao followed the message: If he is on Douyin, I will ask the public security department in Aite's hometown to pay attention to him.
The cruelest thing in the world is not despair but giving you hope first and then extinguishing it!
Raven didn't follow the rules at all and began to torture and extort confessions. Finally, he coerced and lured Levi's six-year-old daughter...
The audience gritted their teeth but had no choice but to do anything.
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At ten minutes past five, Levi surrenders and the film ends.
The scene was quiet for dozens of seconds, then there was an obvious sigh, and finally there was warm applause.
The lights in the venue came on, and the staff began to guide the lucky audience to exit in an orderly manner. Media reporters grabbed a person and started interviewing them. Invited theater representatives and celebrities from the industry came to the front row to shake hands with the producers. ...(End of this chapter)