In the time of Counter-Reformation, a miller and his son come under investigation by a priest of the Inquisition, when rumors spread that their prosperity comes from working with the Devil.
The Devil's Trap is a film directed by František Vlá?il, based on a novel by Alfréd Technik, adapted by František A. Dvorák and Miloš Kratochvíl. It was the first of three historical dramas that Vlá?il made during the Czech New Wave (technically he isn't really a part of the New Wave, however these films were made during the same era of artistic freedom), preceding his more well known Marketa Lazarová (1967) and Valley of the Bees (1968).
Set in the late 16th Century during the Catholic Reformation, in the Moravian Karst, situated in what is now the Eastern Czech Republic, it tells the tale of a miller (Vítezslav Vejrazka), and his son Jan (Vít Olmer), who come under suspicion and are investigated by a Jesuit priest of the Inquisition (Miroslav Macháchek), when rumors of witchcraft are spread by the local regent (Cestmír Randa), who is jealous of the miller's prosperity and degree of respect among the local populace.
As expected from Vlá?il, this film is a stunning experience all the way through. From the opening shot, an ominous manipulation of perspective with a close up of a mangled figure of Christ dominating the foreground against a tiny figure in black walking along the horizon, to the breathtaking confrontational finale inside the vast stalactite filled Karst caverns, it is a wonderful display of visual mastery.
Maybe not quite as impressive as Marketa Lazarová, but still full of astonishing imagery. As seen from unique angles and distinct points of view which highlight the director's remarkable sense of awareness of framing, motion, and positioning on the emotional and dramatic tone of the scene. The most memorable being a repeated shot where the camera is suspended and launched with speed through the air towards the miller's door.
The story here is a simple one and I would say more accessible than his later works. With a conventional structure emphasized as much by its plot and characters, than by its expressionistic cinematography or authentic historical detail. The events play out without much surprise, and there is a strong underlying, almost supernatural, mysterious aspect that is left unresolved, in fact barely explored, which is slightly disappointing, but only because it's so fascinating that I wish there was more.
Acting is great all around. Particularly the villains: Miroslav Macháchek as the priest, casting a sinister and imposing shadow wherever he goes, and Cestmír Randa as the weasel like regent behind all the persecution. While Vít Olmer brings a charismatic leading man presence in his role as the miller's son Jan, in love with the lovely orphan girl Martina (Karla Chadimová), who becomes a dangerous object of rivalry between Jan and other young men of the village.
The film also features the evocative music of Zden?k Liška (perhaps the most prolific composer of the Czech New Wave). In this his second of eleven collaborations with Vlá?il, his compositions are used sparingly, but to great effect, complimenting but never overpowering a scene. The best example of which can be heard in an amazingly shot celebration and dance sequence at the end of the second act.
The Devil's Trap might not be a masterpiece, but it is still a strong effort, with a fascinating straightforward story and a glorious historical setting captured beautifully by Vlá?il's unmistakable visual prowess. A fine work that would also be the perfect starter plate to prepare yourself for the challenging feast of Marketa Lazarová or The Valley of the Bees. It even has an easy to digest running time. It's therefore puzzling why this gem remains largely overlooked and ignored.
正如有媒体评价的，这就是把没用过的片段都拿出来放了。杂乱，所以用章节把混乱的情节组合在一起。配合角色加几个mv，加点慢动作和调暗色彩——所谓的黑暗风格？超人仍然是最牛的仔。故事的实质其实并不比院线版好，只是满足了专情粉的“情怀”。仍然没有改进故事的硬伤——铺垫不足，正义联盟不该这么早出现。往好的原因想，可以这样解释。往不怎么好的方面解释，就是ta好像没想好怎么改进“人化”的内核。
首先感谢所有四年来不懈奋斗的粉丝，是你们让这一切变成了可能。
2021/3/19/千呼万唤始出来，这片注定影史留名，4：3的画幅+灰暗的色调。
6/10。绚烂丰富的变速合成镜头用于宠物店外闪电侠救人的场景，添加了碎片飞溅、超速跑步造成鞋被烧尽、斑马线裂缝开始破碎等特效，张扬着一种视觉梦幻感，而神殿摧毁后荒原狼与女战士展开的母盒争斗戏、蝙蝠车激战蝙蝠外星生物的激光炮效果，也让人过目难忘。多元叙事更多是在塑造社会神话：在恐怖组织蓄意制造爆炸案一场戏，女侠高踞于正义右臂抵挡了射向人质的子弹，和亚马逊女王向希腊神庙传递的火焰箭一起召唤对罪恶的抵挡；超人在自己的纪念碑遗址上复活，塑造了英雄主义的苏醒；荒原狼被海王执掌起象征王权的武器刺穿胸膛，又经神奇女侠斩首，表现超级英雄在对抗外来威胁的过程中组合自己的社群力量，这个社会神话是映射遭受恐怖袭击、多元文化混杂的美国对统一力量的渴望，从这点上说扎导没有摆脱好莱坞景观电影构建神话的僵化模式，缺乏代入感。
延长至4小时全靠慢动作？？扎导版唯一的作用是又一次提醒我「指环王」是多么牛掰！
55002人评9分 结尾For Autumn，顿时泪目。四星到四星半之间，还挺想有机会能看到第二部的。本想再看一遍院线版对比一下，看完之后觉得一点必要都没有了。四小时一点没觉得累，院线版显得尴尬的地方，在导剪版里都变得如此自然，人物刻画也好了太多了。就让这部导剪版覆盖掉我对院线版所有的记忆吧。
看完扎导版《正联》，我笑了，因为扎导让我看到了正联该有的样子。
剧场版我是给的2星，扎导版确实故事讲明白了人物串起来了，友情鼓励给三星吧。扎导一直是这样的问题，拍出来的完全是个粉丝向的东西，这也不舍得切，那也不舍得改，4个小时怎么上院线啊，学学漫威分成上下还能吊吊胃口多好啊？dc电影拾人牙慧不可能成功，唯一办法就是回归初心彻底装逼玩深沉搞R级黑化下去才能走自己的路。
怎感觉有好多桥段在哪里见过...啊 荒原狼这造型太帅啦、、
【7.5=】虽然前一小时节奏成灾难，但后面从钢骨小闪的人物塑造到结尾大战的完成度，的确可以算被翻案了。只能说服一下自己或许是扎导想给我们看的太多，其实做成2小时40分的院线版可能是观感最好也最中庸的做法。相比于17版，最令人欣慰的是风格终于统一了，不再有莫名其妙的尴尬时刻以及恶俗笑点，从危机面的展示到主角关系的调和，终于让人感觉到了这是一部英雄集结的大体量电影。大部分的优点也是将17版不及格的地方做到了原本应有的水平。如果要说扎导真加入了什么不一样的灵丹妙药，倒也没太看出来（不过小闪逆转那里真心燃）。只能说，超英联盟这种题材还是太难拍好，在这种基础下，能让人觉得在电脑前（或影院）坐了一下午还算值，那也就没太多可苛责的了。
四个小时篇幅完成了隔壁家用了n部超长预告片外加正式集结电影才完成的新成员引入和角色塑造工作，还附赠一大堆爆炸糖。Cyborg的人物弧做得尤其棒。不需要学漫威，DC有自己的路可以走。四颗星给电影，一颗星感情分。
【C－】四小时的电影时长本质就是作弊，因为任何导演在这个时长下都能把故事讲得清清楚楚，甚至在如此时长下反而会让影片塞入更多无意义的臃肿桥段，而这部《正联扎剪》便是最具代表的反面案例。无论文戏还是武戏，永远都是慢镜头在肆虐横行。扎克放弃华纳所给的导演费用，换来了对导剪版的完整掌控权，以全力展现他对《正义联盟》的艺术构想，说的难听点，他可以全方面喷泄自己的电影品味，让慢镜头彻底化作强奸影像。可能扎克自己也知道，这是最后一次指导超英大片的机会，于是便将一切构想全盘塞入影片，无用的故事细节和灾难的慢镜头实在太多太多，实质仍是空洞无比。唯一有价值的片段仍是最终大战，尤其是闪电侠逆转战局，特效的完成度与想象力值得肯定，但也仅限于此。到这个份上也别互相甩锅了，扎克、华纳与尾灯，全是啥暖。
本身就是一部功能性得电影，重制也就是把一个不及格得片变得不那么奇奇怪怪吧……路人很难体会到这几千万的意义，可能……粉丝开心就好……
怎感觉有好多桥段在哪里见过...啊 荒原狼这造型太帅啦、、
再也看不到一部分人无法接受，但另一部分人爱得深沉的叙事风格；
DC宇宙里如果大家好好开车，就没那么多事了
史诗级的超英电影，这tm才是DC该有的样子啊。对比之下，隔壁复联简直就是爆米花大电影。除了前面有几处情节略显啰嗦，以及女侠的bgm太频繁且经常突兀，其他都是超级英雄电影的顶配了，吊打隔壁美队3和复联3之外的所有！
不是特效多时间长就比院线版好看，就像不是堆叠前史就完善了所谓弧光，短评编剧们^_^
故事算是講完整了，但畢竟故事本身太無聊，講故事的手段也沒有新意，所以也只能勉强三星。不過我沒想到，整部影片最讓人始料未及的竟然是渣特效：一部好萊塢超英電影，特效卻時不時讓人出戲，這就幽默了……剛剛看到評論說每個人物都有了完整的弧光……Hello？這最多只能稱爲每個人物都有了交代吧，哪有這麽扁平的弧光的……
P.S. 尾灯也没有那么冤
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