Chapter 697： "Deadly Magic" (3)

The more he looked, the more George felt that the relationship between Burden and the female assistant was strange.

Sometimes intimate, sometimes distant.

Perhaps, as Burden's wife lamented, he had a schizophrenia-like illness.

Then, such a foreshadowing finally broke out.

With a sadness that did not live up to expectations.

Beneath Burden's seemingly calm exterior, there is a deep pain hidden.

When paragraphs of plots, continuous interludes and memories, the story lines that began to converge began to interweave, and until this moment, the real theme of "Deadly Magic" is to show it to the audience through magic.

Patience and careful viewing have become the basis for watching this film.

The wife's incomprehensible questioning, and the quarrel over the broken relationship.

After the affair, in the cold war between the two, it was Fallon who took good care of their daughter.

The wife, who realized something, could no longer bear it and hanged herself.

As soon as the picture turned, Anjie returned to the UK with the machine invented by Tesla, and began to continue the magic show.

This time, he didn't have a substitute to help him, but he still completed the most sensational miracle performance.

Burden, who lost his wife, became more and more paranoid. Seeing that An Jie's fame was about to surpass him, he wanted to uncover the mystery of magic, but no matter how he looked at it and bought team members, he couldn't seem to find a flaw until he discovered that after every performance, There will be someone quietly transporting a large box from the back of the stage.

Burden felt that all the secrets should be hidden behind this, otherwise An Jie would not have to hide and let outsiders intervene.

In the end, Burden, who had been unable to guess the magic trick, couldn't help but pretended to be an audience and went on stage to check the machine, and when everyone's eyes were attracted, he quickly sneaked into the backstage.

Under the stage, there was only a blind old man sitting with a large water tank in front of him.

Just as An Jie on the stage was performing magic tricks, the floor props were activated, and An Jie would fall and fall into the water tank.

Burden just watched Anjie struggling in the water tank, but he couldn't open the lock.

Yes, it's a real lock that snaps on itself and can't be opened without a key.

Then, Anjie drowned (his wife also drowned), and the only witness, Burden, was the most suspect and was arrested and imprisoned, just like the beginning...

After being imprisoned, the Sir finally came to meet Burden in person.

But when they met, Burden was very emotional.

Although the clothes were different, the man did look exactly like An Jie.

That is to say, Sir did not know how to frame Burden to kill, and he also took Burden's daughter to express that he had obtained custody and would take care of him carefully.

Burden nervously took out a stack of paper from his pocket, and wanted to use the secret of "Transfiguration" to beg for mercy from his former opponent.

But An Jie didn't even look at it, he tore off the paper and declared in a high-spirited manner: I won, and you will repent in **** for everything you have done.

A few days later, Fallon also came to visit Burden.

Burden said some goodbyes, then threw the red ball he was carrying to Fallon and calmly accepted his fate.

That night, he was hanged—Burden's wife was also hanged to death.

After Burden died, Fallon found Sir and shot him.

In the dazed look on Jazz's face, Fallon tore off the disguise, revealing a Burden's face.

It was also at this time that many truths were revealed.

Burden and Fallon were originally similar in appearance, and after choosing the path of magic, the man who taught them kept it a secret for them.

In order not to be seen through by anyone, the two took turns using the identity of "Burden".

Even after one man broke **** on his left hand, the other resolutely amputated the fingers, maintaining a consistent disability.

But the appearance is the same, but the temperament will be different.

In addition to putting energy into magic, there are always some flaws, which is why his wife laments schizophrenia.

Then there are the two of them, one likes his wife and the other likes a female assistant.

And that night, the wife finally thought of this possibility, and found that there was another person who was with her day and night, sharing the same bed, so she committed suicide.

Rather than committing suicide because of an affair, it is a huge contrast and a long-standing blindness, and even physical and mental cleanliness.

It was also after killing the Jazz that "Farron" said to himself: "Self-sacrifice is the price of wonderful magic, but how can you understand these."

Jazz was dying, lost in memories.

In order to entice him to become a leader, he has to drown himself once every time he performs. Who can understand such pain.

Moreover, the meaning of magic lies in deception, allowing the audience to escape from the cruel reality and gain spiritual joy at the same time.

In other words, they don't want to know the truth so much, they just enjoy being deceived in that moment.

Are you really, have you looked carefully?

The murmur of the narration fell, and the big screen fell into darkness.

The movie is over.

......

Is this Nolan's new work?

George looked at the rolling credits on the big screen after re-lighting, and didn't recover for a long time.

In the theme of magic, self-sacrifice and persistence, and the very subtle narrative mode of split lines, there is still no lack of foreshadowing and reversal of suspenseful clues.

It can only be said that after several works, Nolan's control of the film has become more and more mature, and he has more and more personal image style.

You must know that the most successful "Mystery of the Shadow" actually used the power of the "Batman" mountain. Although the box office and word of mouth are very good, it cannot be said to be amazing.

After all, no matter how much he shoots, he can't escape Batman's various influences on the film, for better or for worse.

But this "Deadly Magic" is different. It does not need to compromise the existing character image, and it does not need to create a general "Batman" for comic fans. It is Nolan's more self-interpretation.

In other words, Nolan, who injected a dark color into "Mystery of Xia Yingying", began to recklessly squander his talents in such suspenseful and sci-fi works.

In the auditorium, the audience applauded affirmatively.

George is also very grateful for seeing such a satisfying movie tonight. In the dimness, he glanced at the figure sitting in front of him very close to Lyman——

Really looking forward to what he will shoot next? George couldn't help but think so.

He is quite fond of this set of "complex, strong personal style".

However, not every audience will like it.

In fact, even if the premiere is attended by fans who are looking forward to the director and the main creator as much as possible, during the screening of "Deadly Magic", some people still left the venue, not just one or two.

Nolan himself noticed this scene.

For his own films, he has watched countless times, so he has devoted a lot of energy to observing the audience's feelings about the film.

So, unlike the applause of the crowd, although he was also happy, he was still worried about whether "Deadly Magic" would be accepted by the market and whether it would be recognized by the audience.

And Lehmann also has some feelings for the film.

From the perspective of future generations, "Deadly Magic" is not the best work of Nolan's career, and it can even be said to be his relatively early exploration work. Strictly speaking, the whole film has many flaws.

For example, the sci-fi replica machine, in such a rigorously structured suspense film, has some forcibly laid bug flavors; for example, the theme of the film is the use of magic, and it talks about sacrifice.

It probably means that when you see someone do something that feels simple and then succeed, you think he has some tricks to do it easily. There is quite a kind of performance of being a dignitary in front of people and suffering behind them.

This kind of thinking can be brought into many places.

The farmer has the farmer's way of livingThe emperor also has the emperor's way of living. He only sees the enjoyment part, ignores the part of giving and sacrifice, and instead imagines that the emperor used a golden **** to dig soil. Isn't it ridiculous .

Of course, when I really saw the birth of this movie, Lehmann himself was very impressed.

Unlike Nolan's concern about the market, he has seen a director making rapid progress.

For a moment, he felt that Nolan's growth made him feel the pressure.

"The movie was good."

Lehmann encouraged earnestly.

Even if it is just an exploration work, it can be better than most movies, and even if there are flaws, it is not unacceptable.

Of course, Nolan's next answer also surprised Lyman.

"If I can do it again, I can definitely do better."

"Of course, I trust you."