Text/Huang Xinliang
The film "Black Sea For Gold", starring Jude Lowe, will land in theaters nationwide on September 9. The film tells the story of a submarine captain played by Jude Lowe who leads twelve crew members to explore the 2 billion worth of gold sunk in the Black Sea during World War II. On the surface, this is a treasure hunting adventure movie, but it can be linked to the current Situation in Europe, it is a film with complex emotions in Britain, the European Union and Russia, gold means wealth and resources, tough guys compete for survival, and the warm memories of women and families at the beginning of the film obviously have their original intentions and extensions.
"Black Sea Gold" from the producer's point of view, "Black Sea Gold" by the United Kingdom, the United States, Russia three countries joint production, the role in the film is also from the three countries, different cultural backgrounds, providing many conflict points, enriching the plot, but also enhance the drama, but also let the viewer have an attraction to new things.
"Black Sea Gold" about the origin of gold, can not help but make people feel the current situation of British society. On June 23, 2016, the United Kingdom held a "Brexit" referendum, which ended in a smooth Brexit. Domestic public opinion is entangled, and the former "empire that never sets" seems to have cast another shadow. Compared with "Brexit", what makes the Uk more vocal in the international community is the decline of the Royal Navy.
In terms of theme, "Black Sea Gold" is a typical submarine movie, there are not many works in this genre, and there are really only a few good works. The most famous film of the same genre was the 1990 "Hunting Red October", which was based on the novel of the same name. The story of a Soviet captain trying to surrender became the focus of the confrontation between submarines, in addition to "Red Tide Storm", "Black Widow K19", "Attack from the Bottom", "U571" and so on. Most of these films are won by scenes of fierce battles or elaborate strategic layouts, or scenes of large-scale wars. However, "Black Sea For Gold" is a unique way, the scene focus is limited to a confined space, although the atmosphere is somewhat depressing and tense, but in line with the director's consistent realistic style, and in order to overcome the oppressive feeling of this subject matter, the director has also made a lot of efforts, the film from time to time to a submarine appearance, short but beautiful, the submarine brushed against the camera, there is a kind of deep-sea epic tranquility, sailing in the deep and narrow canyon, and so small and fragile, at any time will be crushed by the rocks on both sides.
Black Sea For Gold has worked the plot, crew members from different countries, language barriers, racial discrimination, because of the uneven distribution of loot, and the temporary recruitment of 18-year-old pseudo-virgins, do not understand anything, the number of valves that section, typical black humor. These tight points of conflict and proper humor also dilute the discomfort of this confined space to some extent.
The "Twelve Arhats" led by Jude Lowe finally staged a "Black Sea Battle Royale", and life forced them to become "grass hordes", but no one wanted to do so all the time. In their view, getting rich overnight is the only chance to turn around, because the hypocritical middle class is more selfish and dirty than them in its bones in addition to its appearance, but human nature is like this, and artistic expression is relatively free.
The overall feeling of watching the movie is like a person walking alone in a dark tunnel, surrounded by ghosts, occasionally there are big ups and downs that make people frightened, but in the end, it is willow dark flowers, and there are blue seas and blue sky. The work goes straight to the point, the logical lines are clear, the characters are distinct, both fiery battles and unique humor, if it is a commercial film with adventure thriller treasure hunting, it is obviously successful, not to mention that the film also takes into account a self-sacrificing value, becoming a rare heart-warming commercial film with a horror slogan. Everyone who, in the face of "gold", can think of nothing but a leap in the family, the ultimate summary of the meaning of human existence is to compete for resources on a small earth (but another form of submarine).