Hello everyone, this is Marley.
Today, while writing the "War History Overview · Pacific War" series of columns, I finally decided to restart my long dusty film review unit. I practiced this set of writing skills during the exam nearly ten years ago, and now I am a cheeky, self-improvement, to show my ugliness to readers. Let’s call this unit "CriMalitics" (CriMalitics) for the time being. It will be divided into two parts. One is the narrative of the auxiliary column and the history of war. Appreciation of famous films in Chinese film history. Please note that the second part will not select the latest "master" movies, because the qualitative work should still be a long stream. Don't be deafened and blinded by the noise of capital and navy.
Don’t gossip, today I’m going to talk about the familiar Hollywood movie "珍珠港" (Pearl Harbor). This article only discusses the narrative and audio-visual language of the film. The historical facts and behind-the-scenes highlights of the film will be discussed in the next article.
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1. Basic film information
Official movie poster "Pearl Harbor", released in 2001
Movie: Pearl Harbor
Release time: August 2001 (Mainland China)
Genre: Action, plot, history, love
Movie Duration: 183 minutes
Screenplay: Randall Wallace
Director: Michael Bay(Michael Bay)
Producer: Michael Bay, Jerry Bruckheimer, etc.
Starring: Ben Afleck, Josh Harnett( Josh Hartnett, Kate Beckinsale, etc.
Photo: John Schwartzman
Original music: Hans Season默(Hans Zimmer)
2. What kind of story does "珍珠港" tell?
Rafe McCawley (Rafe McCawley, played by Ben Affleck) and Danny Walker (Danny Walker, played by Josh Harnett) From childhood He is a buddy who loves flying, but Danny's tutor is very strict. His father, who participated in World War I, always blamed Danny in his childhood, which led to Danny's slightly introverted character and lack of self-confidence.
Leif and Danny "drove to meet the enemy" in the warehouse of the farm, and had a great time
With the dream of flying, this pair of good friends is growing up Later, they joined United States Army Air Force (United States Army Air Force, USAAF). Relying on the tacit understanding that the two cultivated since childhood, driving P-40 "Warhawk" (Warhawk) fighters, they often show off dangerous dogfighting skills in front of everyone.
Danny established the evasion direction of the two opposing fighters at a critical juncture. The saliva ejected has strong potential energy and initial velocity.
As the wheels of time continue to roll forward, World War II The pace is getting closer. During a routine physical examination, they both met nurse 艾芙琳·强森(Evelyn Johnson). During the vision check, Leif, who was temporarily holding Buddha's feet, was embarrassed by Evelyn’s "improvised examination", but Leif’s dream and firm belief in joining the army won Evelyn’s heart, and the two began soon after. in love. (Please ignore the logical basis for the love between men and women in the Hollywood narrative, it makes sense when the hormones soar at the critical moment.)
Leif has memorized the last line of the eye chart and holds the winning ticket, but Danny still dare not relax
Leif exchanged the pain of his nose for an excellent warming up posture. This kiss only requires the audience's hormones to rise, without any ordinary people’s logical thinking ability
British battle broke out , The German Air Force (Luftwaffe) launched a violent bombing of the British mainland. Leif was dissatisfied with the positioning of the flight instructor, so he volunteered to join the assist team of the Allies and went to the UK to participate in actual combat. Before leaving, he told Danny to take care of his Evelyn.
Leif and Evelyn, who were already in the car, missed their farewells. The film here presents the illusion of "separation of life and death". The conventional foreshadowing of
is on the other side of the world. Japan is secretly planning a war. Due to the oil embargo imposed by Western countries, its current national power cannot be maintained by peaceful coexistence with Western countries. In order to make a quick fight and annihilate the US Navy’s Pacific Fleet(Pacific Fleet) in one fell swoop, the Imperial Japanese Navy is intending to launch a sneak attack on Pearl Harbor. Spy and intelligence personnel are intensively collecting valuable information, while staff officers are working to solve the problem. Technical problems such as launching torpedoes in shallow water.
Yamamoto's separate speech during the 56th meeting established the highest mission (main goal) of the hostile forces in this film.
The emotions of Leif and Evelyn have always depended on the letters between the two sides. It was maintained, but in an interception mission, Leif’s "Spitfire" was unfortunately hit by a Messerschmidt 109 (Me-109) engine. Fuel gushes from the avionics panel, blocking Leif's vision. He had to make a forced landing at sea and smashed the door glass with a self-defense pistol in order to escape. Fortunately, he was rescued by the local French, but the British classified him as "死" (Killed in Action, K.I.A) because he failed to fly back. Danny, who was far away in his hometown, received the news and informed Evelyn in time. The two grief and regret for a while.
Leif’s landline was hit by an enemy plane’s engine, the engine caught fire and the sprayed fuel blocked Leif’s sight, and the whole machine fell into the sea at high speed
Life will not Because of an accident, the time indicator is frozen. Danny and Evelyn in the back gradually developed a good feeling during the long-term ambiguous exchanges. The two violated the regulations and took the opportunity to enjoy the sunset. After returning to the flight, they were flying in the umbrella hangar. It's a pity that the good times didn't last long, because Leif came to visit in time and learned that the best friend had taken away the unmarried bride. After a physical conflict, the two friends had a long conversation, thinking about how to end it.
is so far, it's okay~
The angle of view is switched again, and the Japanese Imperial Navy Combined Fleet (Combined Fleet) has reached the attack position. 1941On the morning of December 7, 2005, 350 aircraft were also on standby on the carrier deck. Earlier, although some officials in the US Navy’s intelligence department suspected that Pearl Harbor would become a target of Japan’s strikes, the hypothesis did not get the attention of superiors due to lack of evidence and the high cost of troop deployment.
In the famous attack scene, the carrier-based aircraft of the six aircraft carriers of the Joint Fleet took off one after another. The scenes were not small.
What is nervous is that the decipherers of the US Naval Intelligence Department have It is known that Japan has ordered the embassy in Washington to burn all confidential documents. The results of the negotiations between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the United States are not optimistic. The Japanese aircraft carrier previously controlled by the US military suddenly disappeared. These phenomena have caused the US Pacific Fleet Commander in Chief 金梅尔( Kimmel) feel uneasy. The US military learned that the war was imminent, but did not know where to start.
Pacific Fleet Commander-in-Chief Kimmel was informed that the Japanese Embassy in Washington was ordered to destroy classified documents.
December 7th was a lazy Sunday, full of yang children They have already begun to flex their muscles, and the diligent women have already done the housework. Only the sailors on vacation are still playing on the ship deck or sleeping in the crowded compartment. They don’t know the first wave of Japanese strikes. Has quietly approached the Pearl Harbor Naval Base. With the explosion of a torpedo that touched the ship, the death knell of the Pacific War sounded. The Japanese aircraft formation launched an indiscriminate bombing of the ships stationed in Pearl Harbor: an aerial bomb penetrated the food storage room of the battleship "USS Arizona" (USS Arizona, BB-39), and the ammunition storehouse was killed. The shock wave generated by the explosion immediately took away thousands of lives; the "awakening" of a black chef used a machine gun to shoot down at least one Japanese plane; the hospital where Evelyn worked was crowded with wounds, and one of her original girlfriends Under the bombardment of the Japanese planes, their lives were killed in the Yellow Springs; a large number of sailors were scattered in the waters around the battleships unable to move, and the "Zero" fighters launched relentless strafes.
The ammunition depot of the battleship "Arizona" exploded, and the shock wave shredded the hull.
Doris Miller shot down the Sun plane with an anti-aircraft machine gun. Cheering for joy
Evelyn found out that one of her best friends died in an airstrike by the Japanese plane
Lucky Danny and Leif survived the first wave of airstrikes, taking advantage of the airport Not yet severely damaged, they and their comrades plan to take off the fighter plane and snatch weapons and ammunition from the ammunition depot for active air defense missions. Seeing that the second wave of air attacks destroyed their comrades' fighters, Leif and Danny turned their grief and anger into strength, temporarily forgot the tension between their rivals, and jointly dealt with their current rivals. After the two P-40 fighters took off, they staged their usual show off again, and through skilled fighting skills and ingenious assists from friendly forces, they shot down 7 day planes and became one of the few army with actual combat experience. Aviation pilot.
Although the two brothers successfully took off the P-40 fighter, they were bitten by many Japanese aircraft.
The brothers used the frequently practiced "handed arms". After successfully destroying multiple Japanese aircraft
Pearl Harbor, the two were deployed to 杜立特(Doolittle) under the command of 杜立特(Doolittle), and immediately prepared air strikes against Tokyo for retaliatory military operations. . When facing his lifeless staff, Roosevelt also made a move to boost morale by getting rid of the wheelchair and standing again. He hoped that the United States would not shake its military spirit because of the failure of this battle. Before leaving, Leif asked why Evelyn chose Danny among the two. Evelyn had to tell her that she was pregnant with Danny's child and let her former lover give up.
President Roosevelt tried his own way to inspire many high-level dignitaries who attended the meeting
Danny and Leif accepted new orders in the office of Lieutenant Colonel Durit
In order to get the B-25 "Mitchell" (Mitchell) medium bomber of the Army Aviation Corps onto the ship, Du Lite’s men tried their best. Under the guidance of naval aviation, they were forced to dismantle various components of the bomber and conducted a short-distance takeoff test.
B-25 "Mitchell" bomber is on the ground runway for "slimming take-off training"
On the other hand, Evelyn found her patient who had stopped bleeding in time to help him heal. . The officer did not agree to Evelyn's request at first, but in the end he allowed Evelyn to pretend to be a secretary to listen to news of the frontline bombing formation in real time, because the fate of Danny and Leif was inseparable from her own life.
Evelyn tried to persuade Major Jackson through her own moral advantage in treating patients.
April 18, 1942, "Bumblebee" (USS Hornet, CV- 8) The aircraft carrier formation is secretly approaching Tokyo, but unfortunately, a Japanese patrol boat discovered the aircraft carrier formation. In order to prevent himself from being in a passive position, Doolittle immediately ordered the bomber to take off early and make an emergency landing in China after bombing the planned target in Tokyo. During the bombing process, although the B-25 successfully dropped aerial bombs, the Japanese anti-aircraft artillery fire was too violent, and their communication was cut off from the rear. Evelyn tended to collapse after hearing this from the rear.
16 B-25 "Mitchell" bomber successfully took off from the "Hornet" aircraft carrier
Although the fleet successfully hit the target, it was fired by Japanese anti-aircraft fire. Under the attack of Danny, the B-25 aircraft group was forced to ascend under Danny’s suggestion and hide in the clouds.
Although Leif and Danny’s planes succeeded in being forced to land in the rice fields of China, the Japanese patrols moved quickly. They immediately surrounded several crew members. In a hurry, Leif picked up a .45 M1911 pistol and killed several Japanese soldiers, but he suddenly found that his pistol had run out of ammunition.
When Leif was fighting against the encirclement of the Japanese patrol, he found that his pistol had been shot out
In order to save Leif, Danny took the initiative to block his body from the Japanese army In front of his rifle, he was shot several times and was about to die. At the time of parting, Leif told Danny the good news of Evelyn’s pregnancy in order to motivate Danny, but in the end Danny did not wake up. Fortunately, the Chinese arrived in time and successfully rescued these US troops.
In order to save Leif, Danny was hit by two bullets from the Japanese rifle and fell to the ground
Leif released "You will "Being a father" is the weapon of "family responsibility", but his efforts were ultimately in vain
After this battle, Leif and his comrades returned to the homeland carrying Danny's coffin. Soon after, Evelyn gave birth to a boy, Leif and her reconciled, and the three formed a family together. They drove the plane and bathed in the sunset and continued to live bravely.
Overlooking the camera, the four carrying Danny’s coffin, Evelyn fell into Leif’s arms and wept bitterly
Little Danny was born, three people formed Family, continue to live
Please forgive me for spending such a huge space to explain the plot, because after all, this is a 3-hour movie. Movies of this size can only be regarded as rare visitors in today's movie theaters. Below, I will evaluate the major elements of this film.
3. Actors and roles: online but not brilliant performances, illegible image
Generally speaking, a mature screenwriter is setting up a brotherWhen it comes to younger brothers or sisters, we will try to make them/them in contrast. The large contrast allows the characters to make very different choices in the same event, so that the separation and reunion of the characters will become reasonable, and the narrative will have more space. Leif played by Ben Affleck and Danny played by Josh Harnett have basically completed the role modeling of the two brothers: Leif is outgoing, talkative, brave but slightly reckless in doing things; Danny is introverted, Reluctant to speak, he belongs to a defensive personality, with a slight inferiority complex, but relatively calm, and does not cause trouble. The two actors were able to accurately portray characters and convey important information through script lines. In the key passages, the two actors performed calmly and smoothly, but Harnett was more "faithful." This kind of "honesty" is not because the actors have small eyes and the audience can't see the windows of their hearts, but because Harnett's performance space and tension are relatively limited. On the one hand, it is brought about by the script, on the other hand is the limitation of the actor's self.
For example, the scene where Danny gave Evelyn a handkerchief.
Danny took a cautious "offensive" against Evelyn on the grounds of sending a handkerchief.
The intention of the screenwriter and director to convey is: Danny and Evelyn They liked each other, but the window paper was not broken. The relationship between the two steadily advanced behind Leif, while further strengthening Danny's shy character. But when Harnett was still Danny, he still lacked power and means. If you want to present a more awkward atmosphere and ambiguous emotional relationship, it is not enough except for a smooth performance of "a little stuttering" and avoiding eyes. Of course, Harnett physically forced himself to be speechless. He also tried to force himself to warm up again when the conversation was cold, but the relevant performance was still small, which made the function of this scene only narrative It is done well, but it is greatly compromised in terms of effect and feeling. Two people talking at the same time/still at the same time, Danny’s real stuttering and sighing, nervous and uncontrollable repetitive physical activities, etc., can all add luster to the performance in the technique, but the effect is not not ideal.
Kate Beckinsale’s performance is very hard, most of the time his attention is also highly concentrated, in "Reseeing the Return of Leif", "Listening to the Radio of Dulit Air Force", "Xiang Lei" In scenes such as confessing to the fact that she was pregnant, Beckinsale expressed more emotions.
A close-up shot of Evelyn, listening to the latest news about Leif and Danny in fear
A meeting between Evelyn and Leif In the drama, Beckinsale contributed a "qualified and professional" performance
However, the setting of the three roles is still relatively rigid. There is still a lack of content in the details of character depiction. Although the three characters have different personalities, the film does not give a convincing and full explanation for the characters' interests, hobbies, family environment, and mentality. Therefore, although the three actors have worked hard to establish characters, the depth of the characters cannot be expressed between the dense narrative volume and the hot action scenes.
In addition, Beckinsale is very suitable to play a lady, she can clarify the accurate relationship behind the characters and forces, and is good at using beauty And tactics to achieve their own goals. Of course, this is not a personal attack on Beckinsale, but she is suitable for playing a scorpion beauty. The combination of Beckinsale and Xiaozheng may detonate the audience's hormones. An ordinary and more positive role like Evelyn can't display all of Beckinsale's energy.
In addition to the main role, the function and image portray relatively flat characters, and they also have certain vivid colors. For example, the stuttering, stupid Reid (played by Ewen Bremner) and the big striped, unruly Earle (played by Tom Sizemore).
Although the role of Reid is the icing on the cake in the war movie, its function of adjusting the atmosphere is in Hollywood’s "standard
Earl interprets what is called "the one who blocks me to die"
The stuttering characteristics of Reid, which not only can create a tension relief The jokes (such as the dilemma of dating and marriage) can also increase the tension to enrich the suddenness of the Japanese attack (such as delaying the report of the Japanese fighter attack). Other characters, such as Lieutenant Colonel Du Lite, Jin Mei The commander, Commander of the United Fleet, Yamamoto Fifty-Six, and others, all just showed the basic professional characteristics of their historical figures, and the script did not give enough space to portray them. The image of Doris Miller also fits the audience's general imagination.
The three protagonists in the film have a good line skills. Ben Affleck can also complete the crying lines in the scene of Danny’s death at the end. Among the many supporting roles, he plays Thor. The actor Dan Aykroyd of Mann Intelligence Officer has a good foundation in lines. He can show a loose bite in the guessing stage of the strategic conception of Japan, but he was attacked in Pearl Harbor for a few minutes In the previous intelligence interpretation session, clear pronunciation, precise semantic expression, and situational character status were presented.
Before the war, Captain Thurman reported important information. Scene. Arkroyd contributed the most accurate and rapid line fragments in the film.
Almost all the actors’ performances are in line with the situation, and they can clearly complete their performances while maintaining good attention. . However, due to the narrative density of the script and the limitation of performance space, all the actors’ performances just cried past the passing line and completed the shaping but did not shine.
Photography and composition: Abundant focal lengths and sceneries, gorgeous lighting and mirroring
The movie "珍珠港" is an epic war movie, it will naturally adopt a wide variety of photographic lenses. In order to take care of the scenes of different scenes and enrich the lens language, the film "should" be a film lens with various telephoto and standard focal lengths widely used. Due to the hardware limitations of large props such as warplanes and ships, photography in order to convey clear images, It seems that you can only use a telephoto lens.
Anyone who has played with the camera knows that although a telephoto lens can "magnify" a scene with a longer physical distance, due to the innate factors of the lens composition, the telephoto image will inevitably change Various elements of the picture will be too flat, accurate focus and appropriate amount of light are also particularly important. Faced with the characteristics of telephoto, photographers generally use telephoto to shoot emotional scenes of characters.
In a meeting Roosevelt. This close-up strengthens the main character and blurs the background elements. This type of lens is widely distributed throughout the film
Use telephoto to shoot, not only can make the face in the picture occupy a considerable frame, but also increase the aperture while forming a shallower Depth of field, blur the background. In this way, the picture of the emotional drama will be cleaner, eliminating unnecessary visual elements, and also conducive to highlighting the intimacy of the characters. The scenes of this type of lens are mostly close-ups.
The two protagonists in the telephoto screen: Evelyn is giving the Leif scarf for the upcoming expedition
In order to maintain this sense of background and background when depicting the war scenes The photographer is also good at using the relative speed between smoke and the scene to ensure the clarity and simplicity of the main picture.
In large scenes where the main body of the picture is not so clear, photographers often use lenses with standard focal lengths. Although its field of view is similar to that of the human eye, relying on the 2.40:1 ultra-wide frame, the capacity of the scene at this type of focal length cannot be underestimated. A few shots are aerial panoramic views, used for scene conversion. The narrative techniques of some scenes are more ingenious, with more being small to see big, less winning more, and white space enriching imagination.
Doris MLe's boxing opponent. Even though the field of view of this lens is narrower than the human eye, thanks to the wider frame, the number of people in the picture has reached two digits
Relying on the hand of the trapped sailor, it shows the life and death of the crew.
In order to move the mirror, the photographer, in order to emphasize the presence of the battlefield, made many people shake to create an uneasy battlefield environment. The most visible part of this type of mirroring is the scene where nurses look for medicine in the cupboard, but the panic of the characters and the combination of the camera are more compatible.
The nurse panicked while holding the surgical tools and knocked them to the ground
In part of the explosion scene, the editing was able to put the "battlefield debris splashing on the mirror" as much as possible The picture is deleted to reduce the appearance of the lens and prevent the break and loss of illusions. is different from the previous movies. "珍珠港" filmed in 2001 took several third-person follow-up perspectives in "Aerial bombs fall into the USS Arizona", "Nine-Nine Ship Dive Bombing" and "Nine-Nine Ships". "Seven ships attacking the sea and throwing thunder" and other scenes, the steady follow of the camera lens adds a lot of luster to the film. This kind of lens has been used in "定战中途岛". The number of times it has been used has increased significantly. However, the flaws of "Decisive Battle Midway" put it off the water. Regarding the content of this movie, I will release In detail later.
The amazing bomber dive following perspective 19 years ago, this kind of "pleasure" will at least be realized in the game a few years later
Under the accurate view of the photographer , The shots of some bridge sections can already be collected as computer wallpapers, such as "Brothers steering the plane", "Evelyn Beach reading letters", "Japanese fighter planes take off and assembly" and other scenes. The photographer can achieve the dynamics of the scene when presenting the perfect composition.
The beautiful evening scene, the silhouette of Evelyn and the vegetation and the setting sun complement each other
Actually, the above features are necessary for a mature Hollywood movie, but I think the film’s Photography puts more effort into lighting. In most non-combat scenes, the contour light of the character can maintain the "constant light" state. Except for a few that cannot be adjusted due to regional climate restrictions (such as rainy days in the UK), the color temperature of most lights is hot and cold. Even if it is an intimate scene on the city street, the photographer must give a strong side light to set off the atmosphere of conversation. And the echo of the beginning and end of the film should be the style that the audience can grasp most.
The first farewell between Evelyn and Leif, the light source is on Evelyn’s left, the contour light is very clear, the selection of scenes is also very clever, and the intimate atmosphere is easy to highlight
In large scenes that are difficult to control, photographers try their best to choose sunny dusk or dawn. Fortunately, the history of this movie is "Pearl Harbor", not other battles or battles. During World War II, the Japanese and American aviation forces did not receive night-time carrier-based aircraft takeoff and landing training. Therefore, the time when the two carrier-based aviation forces met was the photographer's most troublesome noon or a cloudy day with dense clouds. The natural light is mostly unremarkable. The time of the attack on Pearl Harbor is conducive for photographers to record beautiful lens language, with more silhouettes and greater contrast.
Even in a big scene with crowded people and ineffective indoor lighting like a station, the creative team still carefully chooses the shooting time, and the dust reflects the light outside the window
When shooting night scenes , The creative team has also produced many artificial light sources, but the color temperature is very reasonable. After the successful air raid by Du Lite and the crash of the crew, the surrounding shots of the Japanese patrol and the opening shots of Leif holding a pistol to save Danny were obviously the result of standard artificial light sources. But this kind of lens can not only make the contrast of the picture larger, but also emphasize the focus and subject of the picture.
Japanese ArmyFollowing the patrol team’s camera, the lights here create a strong contrast, creating a picture-in-picture effect, and also point out the focus of the picture.
In the later stage of color correction, the editor’s color feel is better. The film tone can be more closely combined with the epic style. The accurate post-grading of makes the whole film full of oil-like high-saturation colors, but at the same time it is not excessively luxurious. It can be seen that the screenwriter Randall Wallace is good at writing epic movies. He had already written "勇敢的心" (Braveheart) 6 years before "珍珠港" was released.
poem-like opening, to set the style of the whole film
In addition, in the scene of the hospital attack, the later team also artificially created lens distortions and edges Filter effects such as blur are used to simulate the tears and blood sweat caused by the characters in the scene touching the scene. Of course, the grasp of the scale of is questionable. I feel a little bit of suspicion of sympathy.
In order to create distortion and distortion, the photographer used a wide-angle lens in a small number of scenes.
The edge blur and distortion filter effect creates a "tearful" illusion
After sorting out the above content, readers must have a clear understanding of the main plot, actor performance and screen features of the movie "珍珠港". Due to space limitations, I will analyze the auditory elements, narrative structure and specific performance of the film in the next article. In the article, I try to show the characteristics of the film and the creator's "meaning", and try my best to eliminate non-rational value judgments and preferences.
Our next article, goodbye.
