At the beginning of the film, all the agents lurking in the Soviet Union were breached. One of the female agents was beheaded by the KGB and sent to the CIA office.
Storyline 1
A talent scout from Paris, France, was looking for a girl suitable to be a model in a market in Moscow. After several pushes in the crowd, he met Anna who was selling matryoshka dolls .
When they met for the first time, the talent scout was amazed by Anna's temperament and beauty. He stared at her for a long time. Obviously, Anna was the girl he wanted.
So Anna embarked on a journey to Paris, France, where she was going to start a new life as a model.
Anna's first image shoot in Paris went very well, and she settled down and got her own same-sex partner, Maud.
The stunningly beautiful Anna captivates people wherever she goes. At a certain dance, a very successful man (Oleg) spotted Anna in the crowd while drinking and chatting with Maud.
After being introduced, the two quickly became familiar with each other.
Two months later, Oleg took Anna back to his dormitory as he wished.
Oleg longs to be united with Anna, and his actions are intimate and intense.
Faced with Oleg's enthusiasm, Anna behaved coldly. Oleg was annoyed by this and asked Anna what concerns she had.
Anna was not as captivated by this seemingly perfect love as the other girls, and clearly expressed her worries: Oleg was just having fun and would abandon her like garbage after it was over.
Oleg hurriedly said that he would let Anna hold his arm every time he attended important places. He is still single and really wants to marry Anna.
The romantic atmosphere suddenly seemed a bit solemn, and Anna asked Oleg's identity head-on. Oleg no longer concealed anything and told everything about his work.
After getting the answer, Anna drank the wine in the crystal glass in one gulp and went to the bathroom. When
came back, she had a gun in her hand. She aimed at Oleg's head and pulled the trigger, capable and decisive. Poor Oleg lost his life in confusion and surprise before he could leave his last words.
At this point, the plot and tone of this movie have undergone a huge reversal.
Story line two
The story fragment switches from here to three years ago. At this time, Anna is still beautiful, but she has added a lot of embarrassment. She was pressed on the table, her eyes showing no sparkle at all, as if she was a physical puppet with her soul removed, allowing the man behind her to vent her desires.
After the man was done, she put on her clothes calmly, as if everything just now was no big deal. Obviously, this kind of experience is accustomed to her.
We now know Anna’s background: she is a girl living on the street and was picked up by her current boyfriend.
But this kind of "home" is not happy at all. Her boyfriend is an addict who is not enterprising and makes Anna addicted to drugs in order to control Anna.
Rather than being a couple, it is better to say that Anna is a man's "X slave". The meaning of her existence is to satisfy his desires.
And this dog man is not satisfied with just having one "Anna". While in the car, he even had affairs with other women in front of Anna.
Anna herself also understood that such people would eventually be destroyed, either today or tomorrow.
This day came quickly. While the man was robbing, there was a shootout with the police. Although he finally managed to escape the pursuit of the police, he was destined to have no place for him in this city.
He wants to escape with Anna. But Anna is tired of this dark life. Tired of this man who had no illusions anymore.
When the KGB agent Chenkov killed her boyfriend, she didn't feel any sadness, surprise or nervousness. She didn't even have the strength to react. She just looked at her boyfriend's body indifferently for a while, and then calmly turned her eyes to Qin. Koff: How did you know I could speak English?
Chenkov told the answer and invited her to join the KGB, saying that as long as she served the organization for five years, she could be given freedom and new life.
Anna Chenkov’s conditions did not impress Anna. She glanced at her boyfriend’s body on the ground and asked Chenkov coldly: I saw your face, which means I either go with you or don’t even think about it. gone?
Chenkov happily praised her quick thinking, but this fake smile could not hide the threatening murderous intention.
The frustrated Anna did not accept this trick. After getting the answer, she decisively picked up the knife on the table and cut her own wrist. After a painful gasp, blood flowed down her clothes and dropped to the ground.
Chenkov underestimated Anna's despair, but he still did not give up and played the family card.
Finally, Anna agreed to the agreement.
Story line three
Chenkov’s boss Olga is not optimistic about Anna.
After briefly checking the information, she bluntly said that Anna, who has not received higher education, cannot produce any value.
Under Chenkov's advice, she agreed to give Anna a chance to test her level.
Anna was walking around the hotel. After finding the target, she raised the pistol Olga gave her without hesitation and pulled the trigger at the target.
The expected gunshot did not come because there was no bullet in the gun, but it still alerted the bodyguards who were hiding in the hotel.
After a fierce fight, Anna still completed the task brilliantly, but exceeded the allotted 5 minutes.
Olga does not imagine that Anna can complete the task because the difficulty level is too high. Corresponding to what Olki said to Chenkov before, "If it doesn't go well, I will send her body home." It is not difficult to see that , her original intention was to ask Anna to die as punishment for Anna's previous disrespect to her.
Unexpectedly, Anna's strength exceeded her expectations.
Although her tone is still harsh, she is no longer so cold, and she is even interested in communicating with Anna and telling her past stories.
At this time, she recognized Anna's value as an agent.
She personally arranged a place for Anna to live and gave her a very important task information, which she was asked to familiarize herself with within 14 days.
Chenkov once called her, concerned about her recent life, and politely invited Anna to have dinner.
Anna was not surprised by Chenkov's invitation, maybe this is the nature of men. For beautiful girls, it is always impossible to control the hormones in their bodies. She has already deeply understood this from her boyfriend who was killed by Chenkov.
She refuses very skillfully, even if the other person is her boss and her benefactor.
The mission began, and the KGB personally planned an assassination plan. The first step was to lead a talent scout from Paris to Anna's stall.
The talent scout was attracted by Anna's beauty and temperament, so the identity of the model used for disguise was generated.
She flew to Paris with the talent scout, where there were people the KGB wanted to deal with.
This is the explanation of story line one.
Story Line 4
After solving the target, Anna met a difficult colleague - Miller of CIA.
The KGB's plan was perfect. Although Murphy used surveillance to interrogate Anna immediately, no evidence of Anna's "crime" was found.
When Olga asked Anna that Murphy just let her go, Anna boasted about her lying skills, but Olga shook her head and said that as long as she lied, the other party would see it.
Olga’s words became a foreshadowing of the plot reversal later on.
Anna's outstanding performance even attracted the attention of the KGB chief, so Olga had to suspend the next task and took Anna on the journey back to Moscow.
This time in Moscow, Chenkov stopped calling and took the initiative to come to Anna's residence.
Without too much tedious foreplay, Anna took the initiative to kiss, and then they were united.
As for why Anna did this, the director did not explain it. Love cannot be felt, and gratitude cannot be counted. If I have to give a reason, I think Anna is preparing for a break between herself and the organization. If it is true, then One day, she hoped that Chenkov would be on her side, so she wanted to tie the two together with her body.
This point makes sense from the narrative line. When Anna met with the head of the KGB, she raised a question: After five years of service, will she be able to enjoy freedom as agreed?
In response to this "bold" question, the KGB leader took out his pistol from the drawer and pointed it at Anna: There is always only one way to leave the KGB. Do you want to know what it is?
Desperate Anna returned to Paris and called Chenkov to accuse him of breach of trust and deception. And hope to get a promise from him: If one day I find a way to be free, you will help me.
Chenkov did not agree immediately, and only said, "I will try my best."
At this time, Chenkov probably had a headache. Maybe he overestimated his ability to control the overall situation, maybe Anna's performance was so amazing that it attracted the leader's attention; maybe his original promise was just a casual talk - he was just attracted to this girl, I want to see how fate will change with my own intervention (the director's handling of the emotional line between the two is very weak, so the behavior between the characters seems to lack motivation).
Anna was not satisfied with Chenkov’s answer, and she even brought this dissatisfaction into her work. Faced with the director's strict and cumbersome requirements, she responded with a heavy punch and took an "artistic" photo for him; when facing her KGB colleagues, she also used foul language and her tone was extremely impatient. .
She rushed into work with strong emotions.
But this time, she made an unprecedented mistake.
Before the mission started, Olga emphasized the need to leave the target's fingerprints, but Anna did not complete it when she came back for the first time. What's even more terrible is that as an experienced agent, he actually left his watch at the scene, which is equivalent to leaving clues to the hostile forces. It shows the extent of Anna's gaffe.
In order to make up for her fault, Anna had to turn back. When she finished all this, her previous calmness and persistence were gone. She shed tears of panic and asked Olga a series of questions:
Is it over? Can I go to bed? Do you still need me to help you kill or maim someone?
The atmosphere at this time has reached the extreme level of anxiety. Perhaps as long as a little more pressure is applied, Anna will completely lose her mind. She is not willing to risk her life to work for others for free all her life. She even told Olga that she was tired of this. everything.
At this time, Olga seemed to realize something and did not blame her. Instead, she offered to give Anna a week's leave.
Anna felt Olga's warmth for the first time and gave Olga a postcard gift when she returned from the holiday.
But Olga was as harsh as ever: Yes, you should continue working.
The above correspond to " Deadly Violet ", " The Fifth Element ", " This Killer Is Not Too Cold "
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was perfectly implemented by Anna. In these fragmented fragments, We can see the shadow of many other female agent movies, such as "The Fifth Element", such as "This Killer Is Not So Cold", and even the sense of déjà vu in "The Deadly Violet".
I have to say that the beautiful figure of the heroine is well presented by the camera, and the director is well aware of the audience's pain points.
Anna's outstanding performance once again attracted the attention of the KGB chief, who wanted to meet the most beautiful and deadly agent in the agency again.
Before seeing the KGB leader again, Anna and Chenkov had sex in the machine room.
Many people think that the director’s intention in arranging this scene is just to benefit the audience. However, judging from the conversation between the two after they finished, it seems more like Anna wanted to give Chenkov one last passion - maybe in the future. There won't be this opportunity.
With this analysis, we can reluctantly conclude that Anna is actually in love with Chenkov (there is still a lack of emotional foreshadowing, and many of the characters' behaviors appear to be more deliberate).
On the chessboard, the KGB leader praised Anna highly, but in return for Anna, he only drew an illusory pie and kept silent about the freedom and material rewards Anna cared about. It is even said that when Anna dies, her name may be engraved on the wall of the entrance. His meaning is obvious, Anna's end on this road is only death.
But even if it was such a nonsense reward, he still wanted to ask Anna: What do you think, do you deserve this honor?
Perhaps it was such careless words coupled with a hint of threat that gave Anna a more decisive will.
After saying "general", she raised the hidden gun and ended the life of the powerful KGB leader in an instant.
Story line five
The plot enters another day's narrative line, explaining Anna's motivation for doing such weird behavior.
was originally on a mission to assassinate diplomats, but had already been intercepted by the CIA. They joined forces with the target individuals to create a "game within a game" for the KGB.
It was also in this situation that Anna met Miller, another important man in her life.
Miller is a person in charge of the CIA. When the arms dealer was assassinated, he had already paid attention to this girl who looked beautiful but behaved strangely. But this time, he met Anna again under a new situation.
Looking at Anna who had become his prisoner, he made his request: Anna worked for them and became their undercover agent in the KGB camp.
But Anna did not give in. She thought that she was just going from one abyss to another, and it would be better to end her life early than to do this.
Seeing that the threat was ineffective, Miller and Anna reached a consensus: Anna worked for the CIA for one year. One year later, Anna will be given freedom and asylum, and conditions for settling in Hawaii will be arranged for her.
The deal was concluded, and Miller told Anna the reason why her trick was discovered: Anna's movement of carrying the handbag was exactly the same as that of another substitute she pretended to be in the arms dealer incident. After a period of tracking, Anna's spy identity is undeniable.
It is precisely because of this that Anna behaves strangely when she goes back to submit tasks.
At this time, Olga seemed to see something in Anna's expression.
During the vacation, Anna met "Miller" again.
For this meeting, Miller did not excuse himself from work (perhaps he didn’t believe it), but insisted that he was also on vacation, and later even blurted out the words "I will take care of you". This scene lets us know: he is also obsessed with this beautiful and ruthless agent girl.
After Anna and Olga talked at night, they found Miller's residence again and took the initiative to offer her body to this man from a hostile organization. Anna was very enthusiastic when she met Miller many times after that, and the mechanical and harsh work docking seemed to turn into a romantic bed date.
will go crazy if they disagree with each other.
Thinking back to the passion with Chenkov, this may have become a means for Anna to tie the other party to herself, even if the other party has a slight wavering and hesitation when she breaks with the organization in the future and wants to hinder her - of course, maybe Anna also fell in love with Miller. Maybe the director just wanted to provide welfare to the audience, but who knows? The director focused on narrative techniques and the characterization of the characters was so superficial.
Finally one day, Miller gave Anna on the bed the final task: to assassinate the leader of the KGB.
As long as the task can be completed, Anna will be free in advance and does not need to fulfill the one-year contract to serve the CIA.
The camera switched to the scene of Anna having passion with Chenkov at the KGB headquarters. Only then did I understand that the reason why Anna chose to do this here was to get the gun. Entering this area alone can easily arouse suspicion.
Of course, one can also think that Chenkov was the one who sent the gun, and he was also an undercover agent placed by the CIA in the KGB. However, judging from Chenkov's subsequent performance, this speculation can be basically denied.
Anna killed the KGB leader under Chenkov's eyes, but instead of getting rid of Chenkov to ensure his own safety, Anna gave him a dose of sleeping pills. It can be seen that she cares a lot about this unreliable man.
But Chenkov didn’t think so. He didn’t completely fall asleep and pressed the alarm with difficulty. Suddenly, everyone in the headquarters knew there was a spy in the building. Anna, who was on the run, met a nervous detective who came to the scene, and there was another fierce fight.
This time, Miller failed to wait for Anna. The alarm bell in the headquarters building rang loudly. He decided that Anna could not escape this time, so he had to leave first.
But he still found Maude, trying to find Anna's whereabouts from her - if Anna still had a way to survive.
In the New York office, Miller looked at the bustling New York streets and was worried.
He is the hero of the CIA, but he does not have much joy.
At this time, the ringtone rang, which was a message from Anna. Looking at the simple text, Miller had a long-lost joy on his face. It can be seen that he really fell in love with that girl.
Miller arrived in Paris as scheduled, but Chenkov also received a message from Anna.
So Anna’s two lovers from different camps met in a subtle way at the same time and place.
They were at war with each other, and the people in ambush were ready to move with weapons, and the scene ushered in a strong atmosphere of murder.
The appearance of Anna broke this depression. She kissed Chenkov and Miller one after another and called them family.
There is a question that is coming out at this moment, just as Anna herself said: What is her identity? Is she a Russian spy, an American spy, a model, or someone's girlfriend? Maybe she had many complicated identities before, but at this moment After that, she just wanted to be herself, the true self inside the Russian matryoshka doll.
The scene at the beginning of the video finally echoes perfectly.
Anna gave them both a surprise: she copied the confidential information of the two agencies. As long as something happens to her, the backup information will be disclosed to the world. Of course, this information is only valid for six months. After six months, she may continue to face the pursuit of the two major intelligence agencies. But Anna said that as long as she had six months of freedom, she would be satisfied. She was not willing to be a puppet her whole life.
Maybe many people think that Miller is true love for Anna, and he will be happy because of a message from Anna; but Chenkov caused trouble for Anna in the end. When they met in Paris this time, he also said bluntly I want to kill her with my own hands.
But the actual situation of the two is different, because she killed the leader of the KGB, which involved issues of national loyalty and principles. Chenkov stood for the organization, while Anna stood for her own freedom. .
If the director of the CIA was assassinated by Anna, Miller's persecution of Anna might be more intense than Chenkov. They have similar positions, but face different situations. Although from the whole story, Miller is indeed more reliable than Chenkov, at least Miller has not broken the promise he made to Anna.
Anna reached an agreement with the two "family members". She could have left peacefully, but she was shot dead in the park by the "angry" Olga halfway.
Will her life come to an end here?
Story line six
The narrative has returned to three months ago, when the assassination of the KGB leader was about to be carried out.
Anna went to see Olga, but Olga told her that she already knew her identity as a double agent. The suspicion was that Anna had traces of being handcuffed on her wrists.
Anna was confused for a while, but Olga did not intend to report it, provided that Anna told all the Americans' plans.
When she learned that the Americans were going to assassinate the KGB leader, Olga unexpectedly said that she could help Anna because she wanted to sit in this position.
The narrative then returns to story line four. Anna, who is lying on the ground, opens her eyes. She is not really dead. She rolled into the grass and threw out her substitute body. At this point, she would be reborn as another person.
In exchange, Olga got the power she had longed for.She sat down as the head of the KGB with great joy, and the first thing she did was to open Anna's file.
In the email, Anna left her the last video. In the video, Anna said she had recorded their last conversation, which was about a plan to assassinate the former KGB chief. If Olga fails to fulfill her agreement, then she will make the recording public.
Olga smiled happily. As she pressed her index finger, the name Anna completely disappeared from the world, and the film ended.
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When I watched this film for the first time, I thought its plot was very exciting, and its excitement lies in its multiple narrative structures. I couldn't stop with the many twists and turns of the plot, just like the Russian matryoshka dolls Anna was selling at the beginning of the film, one layer was unveiled, and then another.
But when I watched it for the second time, I found that was actually not that good a movie, and the actions between the characters lacked motivation.
The most obvious thing is the emotional entanglement between Anna, Miller and Chenkov. The relationship between the three people lacks a good connection. Before the emotions have reached a certain level, they have a relationship in a hurry, which seems abrupt. And weird. As an audience member, I can hardly feel the love between Anna, Miller and Chenkov. Instead, it is like an inexplicable "love triangle" story that begins inexplicably, bids farewell inexplicably, and ends inexplicably. Inadvertently shaping Anna into a "sex addict".
Simply put, is a movie with an interesting narrative but a slightly rigid story logic. The entire film lacks depth and high artistry. The director is too "showy" in the narrative, thus neglecting other things.
In addition, it actually has a major problem: the theme is not clear enough. Do you want to express freedom, be brave, or resist fate? Each of the above is present, but none of them are well expressed.
Perhaps the director wants to express another theme: feminism.
As a woman, Anna’s destiny is forced to survive in the struggle between men. Combined with Olga’s words “Stop letting these men control our lives”, it is easy to see that the director has a desire to interpret the theme of women’s rights. Unfortunately, looking at the entire Judging from the story, the interpretation is superficial.
Anna, who longs for freedom, struggles with her destiny, and her first reaction is to take advantage of the men around her. She uses her body as a weapon in an attempt to get the other person to take her side. In fact, I really want to say, A woman's weapon is not limited to beauty, she can also be wisdom, force, determination and killing.
The director really does not need to deliberately arrange so many scenes of Anna being intimate with Miller and Chenkov, nor does he need to show off Anna's beautiful figure whenever they disagree. This is not feminist, it is more like in order to satisfy men. The visual enjoyment actually proves the "patriarchal thinking" that "women must please men".
Of course, Chenkov is unreliable, and Anna finally escapes from trouble three times with the help of Olga, who is also a woman. This may have a certain remedial effect on sublimating the "feminist" theme.
