The Seventh Bullet is a Soviet Ostern film of 1972 directed by Ali Khamraev. In the same tradition as The White Sun of the Desert and The Bodyguard, The Seventh Bullet is set after the Russian Civil War which ended in the 1920s when Soviet power established itself in Central Asia in the wake of the Basmachi rebellion. Despite this slight shift in emphasis and a post-war setting, The Seventh Bullet is closer to a typical war film than other Red Westerns because of a prominence of tactical resourcefulness in the development of the plot. Although of course this is a staple of many American Westerns from John Ford's cavalry series to the many Apache war films.
Despite the restoration of Soviet power in the area, Basmachis continue to arrive from across the border, bringing death and destruction to peaceful villages. One of the bands of rebels is led by Khairulla who is pitted against the militsiya (local militia) leader Maxumov. At first it seems hopeless for Maxumov as the rebels capture most of his men, winning them over to his side. He has only one strategy left to give himself up, and try to explain to the people that Khairulla has deceived them, turning the soldiers back to revolution. Later in pursuit of his enemy, he chases Khairulla across a river. He has only one bullet left—the seventh, and he must not miss his target!
这个题材本身是非常有潜力的,完全可以拍出一部深刻有力量的作品,但最终呈现出来的效果只能用"暴殄天物"来形容。编剧似乎完全没有理解这个题材的核心价值在哪里,做了一个最平庸最安全最没有灵魂的处理。所有的冲突都被软化处理,所有的尖锐问题都被巧妙避开,最后变成了一部不痛不痒的流水线产品。
《第七颗子弹》在1973年一众作品里挺突出,制作水准在线,服化道和场景质感都看得出预算花在刀刃上。
作为战争片,《第七颗子弹》在类型框架里做了有效创新,有熟悉感也有新鲜感,老观众新观众都能接受。
最后一幕的反转让我直接从沙发上坐了起来,完全没想到会是这样的结局。但仔细回想,前面每一个看似不起眼的细节其实都是伏笔,导演早已在不经意间把所有线索都铺好了,只是我们被巧妙地引导向了另一个方向。这种被彻底震撼然后又恍然大悟的感觉,正是优秀悬疑类作品最大的魅力所在。结尾之后我又倒回去看了几个关键片段,才发现每一个镜头都不是无意义的。
如果你讨厌强行反转,《第七颗子弹》会相对友好,反转基本有迹可循,属于“惊喜但不耍赖”的类型。
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