Netflix movie《Drifter》Plot synopsis: I'm not a number, I have a name

Recently, some of my short video software has been dominated by - Shadow Rogue -. Whether it is appearance, acting skills, or plot, they can quickly and accurately attract the attention of the audience.Everyone has a lot of discussion about the plot introduction of the Netflix movie--Drifter: I am not a number, I have a name. The editor has compiled the following relevant content for your reference.

《The Shadow Strays》(The Shadow Strays) is a new Indonesian crime scene action movie launched on Netflix. This movie is definitely suitable for viewers who like exciting movies!Because the action scenes in it are really full of action, the blood is not polite, and the scenes are also very rough, showing a cruel atmosphere!The plot of this film describes the death of a little boy's mother at the hands of a powerful criminal group. The young killer will do whatever it takes to save him, even if he is against the mentor and employer who brought her into the industry.

《The Drifter》The film is 2 hours and 24 minutes long. It is directed and written by Timo Tjahjanto, a director who is good at action films. The focus of this film is on the action scenes, but the plot is not.The design is actually pretty good, and it’s not just showing off action scenes with a shallow plot~ Indonesia’s film industry has actually been gradually booming in recent years. I’ve seen two suspense thriller movies before and I feel that the quality of Indonesian production is better than mine.It’s as good as I imagined (link attached below)!This time - The Outlaws - the action movie also surprised me. Although it is not as good as a global popular action movie in the past - All Out -, the quality of this movie is actually not bad!

《The Shadow Renegade》Do you think the review is good?I thought it was pretty good, because I originally thought that action movies would be the kind of movies without plot depth, but this movie seems to have done enough work in plot design and action scene design. This movie is just kind of violent.The aesthetics are stunning, and the interweaving of the characters is not complicated, but the focus on portraying the heroine's mood is sufficient. This movie will indeed be impressive!

The biggest highlight of "Drifter" is undoubtedly the action scenes. The first ten minutes of the movie have already shown a fun action scene. As a maximalist in action scenes, “Timothy Jiande”,The action scene in the first ten minutes alone contains the director's full personal style, including camera movements (rotating and flipping are very personal), visual lighting, fast pace, punches to the flesh, and no humanity. What is hidden in this scene is notShowing the director's personal techniques is still setting the tone for this movie: “dark, ruthless, and cruel”.

Audiences will find that the action scenes of "The Rogue" are usually very fast, but also very neat and impactful. In particular, the director will make good use of long shots. Although the camera movement is changeable, it willUse a long lens to create a pause, allowing the audience to take a breath before continuing the action scene. Shots from up, down, left and right angles will be interspersed (the director also likes to use a top-down angle to show the pattern). Because the director's switching shots are smooth and natural, it will not letPeople feel dizzy.

Another interesting point of "Shadow Drifter" is that swords are used very frequently, even more than guns. This is a beautiful aesthetic of violence and a manifestation of torture. After all, swords are more torturous than guns.It's intense, and it can show more cruelty (especially the director particularly likes close-up headshots)!It is the “heavy style” that the audience likes, and sometimes daily objects are used in the fight scenes. This is the director's clever design of the action scenes, so that at least every fight can be varied and match the scene.Different scenes (such as hand-to-hand combat in a small space or large-scale gun battles on the streets) will not cause visual fatigue to the audience.

And you may not imagine that the actress who plays Shi Shen actually doesn't have much experience in action scenes. Before filming "The Drifter", she received four months of training and showed superb fighting skills in the movie.Skills, the explosive power she showed in the movie is very strong, and the pain when she hits the enemy's vitals is also very strong (the director will also make special close-ups of key scenes to show the bloody storm)

《The Shadow Drifter》The emotional core mainly revolves around Shi Shen's inner struggle and growth. She was an assassin at the beginning. Under the training of Ubra's instructor, she actually only knew that she was a “completed the mission.machine” (Ubra taught her that completing tasks is the goal of our life), for her there is no life at all, she only knows how to live, so for herself, she only knows the value of completing tasks, from 《The Shadow Drifter》It can be seen from the plot that Shi Shen's “human emotions” are suppressed (as if controlled by drugs). For example, during the mission, she accidentally killed a geisha and felt guilty.In fact, she is not only cold-blooded, she also said to Ubra: "I am not a number, I also have a name and a surname." This means that Shi Shen still has the desire to make his identity meaningful.

Ubra said that no one can choose their own destiny, which implies that in this secret organization, they have no way to choose their own destiny, whether it is the past, the present, or the future.In the organization, Shi Shen was taught to obey the orders of the organization and Ubra. Therefore, in the movie, Shi Shen’s dream about his mother started after meeting Mengji. Shi Shen took the instructions given by the organization.The drugs, I think, were deliberately suppressing Shi Shen’s memories and emotions.

After Shi Shen met Meng Ji, she actually began to question whether her actions were meaningful. Jie Qi said: “Why do you care so much about Meng Ji?He is just a...”The director never told the reason why she cares about Mengji so much through Shi Shen, but from the resonance, it can be seen that they are both "lonely"“ who lost their mother. II think it was also because of this loneliness that Shi Shen changed, especially when Shi Shen was asked by Ubula to retrain his mind. The audience could see Shi Shen's dependence on the organization and Ubula, so when Shi ShenShe felt as if she had lost the focus of an important emotion, so she understood Mengji's loneliness very well.

And why does Shi Shen care so much about Mengji?I think on the other hand, she feels that the meaning of going on a mission is no longer just because of orders, but also a kind of responsibility, because in the plot, Ubra, as an instructor, teaches his apprentices to ”obey orders“, which is also a kind of loss.There is a hint that I have no choice. The defecting Shadow Woer who appeared in the middle of the plot said "Look what they forced us to do. Have you really thought that you would be in this situation?"Please break the bullshit spell they cast. We are living masters. We don’t have to live this kind of life. Therefore, in the plot, the audience should be able to see that the reason why Woer was escaped from the organization in the past is because she couldn’t stand it.Be a task machine for an organization.

Therefore, when Shi Shen is obsessed with finding Mengji, we can infer that she gradually realizes that she is no longer just a cold-blooded assassin, but a person of flesh and blood who is willing to take risks for others, and she begins to play the role of a protector.Role.

《The Shadow Renegade》The discussion of the role of parents runs throughout the film. Among these characters, the director uses parents as symbols of power, such as A Liu's father, and WuBra himself, through these characters, the director shows the different forms and effects of power. Of course, the power of parents is not necessarily bad. For example, Mengji’s mother and Shi Shen’s mother give different parental powers.

In the movie, we can see that Mengji’s mother chose to cooperate with local criminals in order to protect her children. This spirit of sacrifice makes the audience feel the greatness and weight of maternal love. Her role shows the parents’ attitude when facing difficulties in life.Helpless and painful, this image of sacrificing everything for her children is in sharp contrast to Ubra (of course this will also allow Shi Shen to see that she is different from Ubra's ”patriarchal attention attitude“, and has some differences in such maternal love)Throbbing), this setting not only adds depth to Mengji's character, but also further strengthens Shi Shen's desire to protect him. Therefore, it can also be said that Shi Shen himself has a change of mind towards Meng Ji, like a sister and a mother., made Shi Shen feel the responsibility and emotional ties for the first time.

Shi Shen's growth story arc is also reflected in her change of attitude towards Ubra. In the movie, it is obvious that Ubra, as an important instructor of the organization, initially had a strong desire to control Shi Shen and commanded Shi Shen in a ruthless way.Participating in completing various tasks, Ubra represents the image of a ”strong parent%. Just like the politician treats his son, it is not out of love or care, but out of profit motivation.However, Ubra's character did hesitate when he met Wo'er in the middle, which also shows that this character was forced to be cold and compromise with fate because of the organization's norms~

Shi Shenhui wants to resist the organization because he wants to resist and prove that he still has consciousness. Just like Wo'er, he wants to seek his own life, gradually build his own sense of autonomy, and become a person who is willing to fight for others.I like that the director didn't overly sensationalize Shi Shen's change of mood in "The Shadow Vagabond". I think the director saw the difference between Mengji's mother and Ubra through Shi Shen, making Shi Shen see Mengji's mother like her.The sacrifice of maternal love is gentle, but it is also a powerful force.

Of course, the discussion of the role of parents is not limited to the relationship between Shi and Mengji. There are other secondary characters in "Shadow Drifter" that also involve the emotional relationship between parents and children.For example, the behavioral motivations of some villains also come from their protection or revenge against their families. The design of these plots further strengthens the director's profound discussion of the role of parents, allowing the audience to feel the excitement of the action while also thinking about parental power and family affection.the true connotation.

《The Drifter》The plot explores the social corruption problem in Jakarta (politicians, corrupt police, criminal groups). Through the perspective of Shi Shen, the audience can get a glimpse of a social reality full of corruption and conspiracy, as well as social classes.In reality, the son of a politician would say, "Are you just for the son of a prostitute?"“And Jie Qi also said that people at the top don’t understand people at the bottom at all”. This is all a satire on the humble fate of people at the bottom of society, and it also highlights how people at the top can always be so arrogant and blatant in the criminal world.power.Regarding the aspect of corruption, it is shown in layers in - Shadow Drifter. Every time Cong Shi Shen comes into contact with hostile forces, it is a tear in this corrupt society. This kind of corruption is not limited to individual greed.Instead, it goes deep into the entire social structure, because the police who are supposed to maintain law and order choose to side with interests. This complex relationship deepens the audience's doubts about justice.And I really like the director's approach to portraying a society that is corrupt to the core. The director uses rich visual elements to strengthen this corrupt atmosphere, from dirty streets to gorgeous nightclubs, and basements used by politicians for torture., alternating the gorgeous urban appearance with dark and dirty scenes, making the issue of corruption more concrete, just like using the glamorous appearance to package the dark implications of corruption.

《The Shadow Vagabond》Director Li uses the character of Shi Shen to show a brand new female image, using the inner struggle and growth that Shi Shen faces, breaking through the stereotypes of female characters in traditional action movies, and making it moreThe audience is presented with a complex and realistic female hero.Because Shi Shen has multiple identities in the movie, she is a cold assassin and an emotional protector. The multi-dimensionality of this role allows the audience to see the emotional burden she brings when facing violence and confrontation, andHer interaction with Monji shows the conflict between motherhood and protectiveness, and is also a reflection on social expectations.Because the movie hints at the status of women in society to some extent (for example, Shi Shen is a female assassin and Kenjiro is surprised to say "she is a woman", and Monji's mother's social status is used to make money).Therefore, Shi Shen's plot is very much like a female image that hints at her struggle to survive in a male-dominated world. Through her story, the audience can witness the rise of female power and the challenge to traditional gender roles.

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