IwenttoseeafilmnamedwithmyclassmatesinJiangNanCinema.
以下是一篇从网上看到的别人的观后感,
ReviewonBodyguardsandAssassins
wasthoroughly,deeply,andmagnificentlyentertainedforthefilm'sentirerunningtime,andforthatIameternallygrateful.
Theplotisrathertransparent,andevenpredictable,butonlyinthebestkindofway.Initsdefense,theplotshouldbestraightforward,sincethere's(thankfully)noespionagesubplot/distractionthatleadstonarrativemachinations.AgroupofessentiallyeverydaypeoplemustprotectSunYatSenfromassassinswhilehevisitsHongKong.
Thefilmisalsodidactic,butyouknowthatfromthefirstframe.Andforthisfilm,itworks,becauseitisanintegralplotpoint.HowcanyoumakeamovieaboutpoliticalturmoilinChinaandnotbesomewhatdidactic?Refreshingly,thefilmisnotone-sidedlydidactic.Inallhonesty,Iamsurprisedthatthefilm'ssympathieslaywheretheydo,politicallyspeaking.Becausesomeoftheconflictsinthefilmarestillgoingontoday.
Fromthestartofthefilm,youknowthattheseconflicts,personal,politicalandotherwise,mustgofromdiscussiontoconfrontation.Atsomepoint,peoplewillstoptalkingandstartfighting.Bythetimeitstarts,youcanhardlywait,ifonlybecauseyouknewitwasinevitable.
Butthefirsthalfofthefilmishardlywasted.
BodyguardsandAssassins/十月围城setsupapremiseandworkstowardsitbygivingeachofthefilm'smanycharactersshape,detail,andhumanity.Sowhenthestoryinevitablygoeswhereyouknowitwould,youhavesuchemotionalinvestmentinthecharactersthattheeventsarestillveryaffecting.Thismovieisanensemblepiece,andaveryevenlysplitoneatthat.
Noonedominatesthefilm,andatthesametime,itisstillcohesiveandengaging.Therearelotsofcameosandsmallpartsplayedbyverywell-knownnames,anditsnicetoseethatkindofselflessness.Lotsoffamiliarfaces(andsomenewones)turnincommendableperformances.
TonyLeungKarFaishowsadegreeofsubtletyinhischaracterthatwehaven'tseenfromhiminawhile(givenhisrecentroles)andturnsinaveryconsistentandconvincingperformance