What kind of movie is Captain Sally Jia?

Just finished watching Captain Sally, Clint Eastwood's new work is not as good as expected. The movie scored 8.3 points in Douban, only one point lower than Million Dollar Baby in 2004, but I can only score 7 points according to my current viewing experience. First of all, there is a psychological identity problem, which must be said. The film sold well in the United States, but it was a fiasco in China because of the psychological needs of Americans after 9 1 1. There is a saying in the film, "People need miracles. There is no good news in new york for a long time, especially the plane." However, it is difficult for China audience to cultivate enough empathy, so this film is not needed for psychological comfort.

It is not difficult for American godfather director Eastwood to make a 208-second forced landing event into a film of more than 90 minutes. Rhythm control and plot promotion have reached a high level. The film starts with the plane crash, but it soon turns out to be a dream, followed by Captain Sally's vacant face under the deep music. The TV report provided clues by profiling the incident, and it was already after the forced landing. It should be noted that the time of the events in the movie actually started here. After six flashbacks, the use of flashback narrative made the whole movie not top-heavy and slow. But even so, the film is a bit dull and has certain requirements for the audience.

There are three points in the film that can reveal the director's attitude. The first point is to deal with the virtual focus in the depth of the scene. Sally ran in the streets of new york with an empty background. This is what martin scorsese did in Taxi Driver to show the loneliness of the protagonist. Second, the reports about the forced landing and the incident all appeared with the help of memories and television. Sally looked at herself in front of the TV and alienated herself. Sally is cut off from the outside world and still feels lonely. Third, the laughter and obvious teasing tone of two drunkards and bartenders in the bar are not the attitude towards heroes.

The makeup artist kissed Sally on the cheek and immediately said it was for her single mother. This reminds me of Ang Lee's new work Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk, in which the above three points can be found. There is a common theme between them. The so-called heroes are in an unbalanced state, and people's attitude towards them is selfish and even mocking. Their focus is not on people, but on events. After the fifth flashback, my wife called Sally and said that she had just found out that Sally was one of 155 people. I am very touched that Sally's isolation has finally been broken.

During the movie, I have been thinking about what kind of dilemma the director will set for Sally. This dilemma must be big enough to show Sally's inner world, but obviously, NTSB personnel have not caused real psychological trouble to Sally. 35 seconds has become the key to conflict resolution. NTSB really fits this name, and it will be stupid enough to forget to add the captain's reaction time, which is obviously dragged out by the director. Why? Because this is an adaptation of real events, the influence on real characters cannot be ignored, and the adaptation should be measured, which is also the reason why the film lacks real drama conflicts.

Faced with the biggest failure of the film, Eastwood took two ways to save the scene. One is to join his wife, and Sally slowly shows her inner world in the telephone conversation with her. He is worried about his career and his pension. The entanglement of NTSB makes him face high bills because he can't work now, but this dilemma is still not enough. The director then added a hidden line that Sally successfully landed a fighter plane when she was young, which may be one of the reasons why he chose to land on the water. This is the bullet that can really hit Sally's heart. The film can't show Sally's inner entanglements, only through symbolic self-doubt. Because Sally's image must be positive, and there can be no gray areas. From the use of the lens at the final hearing, we can know that Sally's single shot corresponds to NTSB's multi-person shot, and it goes without saying which is stronger or weaker.

I remember that after Xiaogang Feng's I'm not Pan Jinlian was released, the comments of critics were obviously polarized. Some people think that this film is only about what happens every day in a society. Not deep enough, not cruel enough, far less than those underground directors. However, some people think that Xiaogang Feng, as a commercial director, can not be busy making money, but risk the failure of the trial to make a satirical film that may be released, which is worthy of recognition. What you should consider is that under the current film system in China, underground directors like Jia's Destiny are not allowed to go to the cinema.

This is actually the same problem that Eastwood faced when filming Captain Sally. Compare the forced landing flights in robert zemeckis. The latter is obviously much worse in film technology and the rhythm is extremely slow. But because it is an R-rated film, the event itself is fictional, and he can try his best to explore the dark side of human nature and show the entanglement of human nature. But the former was adapted into a real event or a commercial film, and had to choose between art and business. Eastwood chose business, and the American people gave him enough support.

Public support, psychological factors have been mentioned before, as for "I am not a hero, I just did what I should do, and everyone did what they should do." I won't write this American theme, there's nothing to chew.