"Sniper" is in suspense from beginning to end
2022-02-08
When other films of the same schedule and type are busy with a large lineup and big scenes, Zhang Yimou dares to simplify and lift weights as light as possible in his new film sniper, and makes the subtraction to the extreme. The story of the film is very simple. With the "cold shot" movement in the war to resist US aggression and aid Korea as the background, it tells the story of a sniper squad of the volunteer army against an elite sniper team of the US Army. This time, Zhang Yimou completely started from the micro and focused his attention on a small corner of the battlefield. He told how an unknown battle took place in this corner started and ended. The time was no more than one and a half days, but the story was wonderful and the emotion was moving. Throughout Zhang Yimou's creative resume, he always pays special attention to the story, and puts "good-looking" in the priority position, so that the audience can see it and understand it, and then the audio-visual style and theme expression. Because of this, Zhang Yimou's works have won a wide audience. The most direct impression of this "sniper" is "good-looking". The film takes more than 90 minutes to explain the matter of "how snipers fight". The cruelty of the war and the brilliance of the war are incisively and vividly expressed in the film. The battlefield situation is complex, and both sides of the battle should be taken into account. It is not easy to shoot the war clearly, not to mention good-looking. The plot of "sniper" closely revolves around the task of "bringing bright comrades in arms back from the battlefield". The plot is compact and complete at one go, maintaining suspense and tension from beginning to end. Both sides of the war are sharpshooters who hit every shot. If they are exposed a little, they may be shot in the head by the other party's gun. In this form, they fight not only courage and wisdom, but also wisdom. To this end, under the leadership of monitor Liu Wenwu, class 5 has constantly changed tactics and paid a heavy price. At first, the fifth squad planned to suppress the enemy's fire while saving people, but found that the enemy's fire was more fierce; Then the soldier pangdun tried to pick up the light with an iron plate on his back as a barrier. As a result, he was seen through by the enemy and died heroically. Later, the fifth class tried to shovel soil to lure the enemy to expose his position. In the process, they had to shout to Liangliang to make him hold on. The Korean boy Zhuyuan entered the battlefield, and the monitor Liu Wenwu didn't use him, but exchanged himself for Liangliang's heroic act, which brought the whole film to a climax in emotion and rhythm. Relying on the "big crisis" and one after another "small crisis" throughout the film, the film firmly attracts the attention of the audience from beginning to end, making them feel worried about the fate of the soldiers of the fifth class. At the end of the film, there is only one soldier left in class 5. The lone hero launched a "man to Man Battle Tank" with the most powerful enemy. With extraordinary resourcefulness and tenacious will, he won the final victory and let the audience vent their emotions. In terms of characterization, "sniper" achieves the goal of seeing individuals from the collective. Class 5 is a group of snipers, which reflects their heroic dedication to the motherland. But inside the fifth squad, the image of each soldier is also quite vivid. Zhang Yu plays the monitor who is brave, resourceful, affectionate and righteous. The soldiers in the class are some of his relatives, some of the villagers he brought from his hometown to the battlefield, and some of his apprentices. He is not only their superior, but also shoulder the responsibility of taking them home safely. The soldier Dayong is good at shooting guns, but his psychology is fragile. He cries all the time and is always trained by the monitor. When witnessing the sacrifice of his comrades in arms one by one, his tears never stopped, but he also became strong and finally grew into a sniper hero refined into steel. Zhang Yimou dares to use the new team, and the selected actors are simple and vivid, which deduces the spirit of the volunteer army's bravery and sacrifice for the country. The film also does a good job in depicting the other side's soldiers. Instead of deliberately dwarfing or belittling the opponent, it makes them equal to us, which also highlights the bravery and greatness of the volunteer army. In addition, the film also shows a strong anti war color. The scene of soldiers' sacrifice is extremely cruel, which makes people cherish today's hard won peace. (Xinhua News Agency)
Edit：Li Ling Responsible editor：Chen Jie
Source：Beijing Daily
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