七个机会

哈哈哈哈哈 好搞笑 巴斯特基顿是个杂技演员吧 有跑酷 有漂流 还有热气球 电影分三个故事 1.七次机会 得知有7亿遗产继承，条件是需要27岁前结婚，知道的当天就是他的生日，（对了没人庆祝生日呢），他去找玛丽告白，可是太直男了，说只是要找个人结婚，谁都可以。还好玛丽电话听到了他爱她，除了她谁都不想娶。登报征婚一大群女人那段好搞笑，太会跑了，永远别得罪女人，哈哈哈哈。最后在七点前成功结婚，结束。 2.邻居 我爱你，我也爱你。开头的串场好厉害，一张纸条，挑起多边矛盾。他真的好欠扁，滑头一个，串上串下太厉害了，哈哈哈。头被埋那段很喜欢，笑死了。三人串窗那段也好惊艳。最后男女主在一起，结束。 3.气球 开始没想到怎么跟气球联系上，哈哈哈哈。气球上搓衣板洗衣服觉得好可爱。堵河抓鱼破篓子，边抓边掉。跟女主第一段是女主跳河准备游泳撞上男主，第二段男主脚朝上头朝下闷在船里，女主救他，第三段女主斗牛，男主抖熊。最后在一起，坐船上要掉下去吓到我，船飘在空中还以为变成玄幻片了，结果是气球啊，结束。 好厉害，好多动作也好剧情也好衔接得太厉害了！！

1925年上映，距今95年，腾讯视频，时长1:35:43，豆瓣8.9分

这是我看的第二部默片电影，第一部是《神女》，于1934年上映，距今86年。

顺便把默片的时代背景了解了一下，1925-1930年属于有声电影开启的时代，在此之前，属于默片时代。

我发现默片电影比有声电影更考验演员的演技，需要动作、肢体、神情都到位，才能把剧本的核心内容传达给观众。

反观现在的有声电影，有些演员连台词功底都不及格，吐字不清，真的应该向这些前辈学习一下。

这部片子，有几个情节的设置很“卡位”，第一个是遗嘱揭开，男主发现自己要娶老婆，第二个女友的亲笔信由管家骑马送出去。

片子中有些情节，跟卓别林还挺像的，后来我在弹幕上看到有网友说，他跟卓别林是喜剧片数一数二的开山鼻祖。

jc Tim Halloran

CTVA 310

5th October 2017

The best chasing sequences in 1925--- A short review of Seven Chances

On the last Sunday night in September 2017, Instructor Tim Halloran, holding a representative of Buster Keaton Features, asked, "What brings a large number of people here?”. I looked around and found around a hundred people sitting in the same threat room with me. Then, I had the same question as to the instructor. Three hours later, I figured out the reason: These comedies, "Seven Chances" and "Go West," played at the night, which was produced, acted and directed by Keaton in 1925, are excellent comedies with forward, hilarious, great chasing sequence series and special actions’ effects (Stunts). Particularly, audiences in the Ahman Theatre mostly come for "Seven Chances”; they love the chasing sequences about "Keaton" being chased by thousands of brides. The great impact of the "Seven Chances" on the audience benefits from a proper film pace, the perfect camera works arrangement, and the unforeseen stunts.

The pace of "Seven Chances" is a solid design. It packs a sluggish momentum with lots of simple, static camera shots at the beginning of the film. Audiences were introduced to a dating series about James and a girl: James wants to make an avowal to the girl, but he never says a word. Keaton used static, long shots at the same angle to establish the dating scene, thus, showing the background surrounding the story, James’ goal, and his irresolute and hesitant characters. The cadence here is kind of slow, but the camera work makes the dating scene look steady. It helps audiences to get into the characters' world. It also implies that James loves the girl and the love never changes. Although it takes forever for James to make an avowal, the magic of comedic arrives, coincidences happen and pushes James out of the predicament: in the following lot, James must get married to a woman to gain his uncle's money, to save his partner and firm; the slow film pace then starts to change.

The film pace gradually increases and the camera works that Keaton chooses to become more complex but brilliant. Audiences were getting caught in hilarious plots where James is seen as a psycho as he proposes to women, especially, after using all seven chances, but finds no bride to marry. He arrives at the church and falls asleep. As he sleeps, the climax approaches and the film pace is reaching to the highest. Keaton used eye-level static shots to shoot the sleeping scene of James and made a great camera work arrangement to shoot sequences of upcoming brides: wide and extremely wide shots with pan and moving movements, changing the camera position from low angle to high angle. One sleeping man, who is in a static shot, will meet thousands of running women who are in wide, moving shot. The sequences are very dramatic, static compared with moving. Brides continue to arrive in their thousands for one slim, short man, who is sleeping and knows nothing. Keaton used a cross-cutting method to show the relationship between the brides and James; it made audiences nervous and curious about what was going to happen. After James wakes up and is found by the thousands of brides, he gets notes from his dream girl's salves, and starts his long-distance running: he must, to escape from thousands of brides and marry his girl in her home. In his "long-distance running" journey, James has to jump from a cliff and survives a rock landslide... The plot has reached its climax and the pace reaches the highest speed. Making audiences laugh at hilarious escape sequences was not the only thing Keaton wanted to reach. In addition, he used stunts to make spectators feel more excited and noxious. Even though it was in 1925, Keaton still made excellent action effects.

In conclusion, the feature "Seven Chances" does not have a sluggish pace. It has a very tide pace with an entertaining drama conflict. However, what blew my imagination was the way that Keaton used cameras and his excellent stunts in 1925. The sequences about James being chased by thousands of brides, that would be one series I would never forget in Keaton’s features. To be honest, I would say it's the best chasing sequence that I have ever seen, the chasing series that involves stunts and the great use of cameras in 1925. It's remarkable, forward and well made. "Seven Chances" is a simple story that might be predictable, but it's an entertaining old comedic feature with exciting twists and stunts, and is filled with surprises.

很久以前就听说过巴斯特基顿的名字，知道他和卓别林同为默片时代的大师，被称为“冷面笑匠”，可是那时候网络资源有限，无缘一睹大师的作品，时至今日才一睹大师风采，大师实至名归啊。

故事开篇比较平淡，主角腼腆，求爱失败。事业失败，面临破产之时，飞来横财，但是要求生日的七点以前必须完婚，一段荒唐的求婚大战开始了，数百名老新娘追新郎，爬汽车，上吊车，甲鱼咬，蜜蜂蛰，上山下河，片子节奏越来越快，笑料迭起，最后有情人终成眷属。一个简单的故事，场面却宏大精致，设计精巧，观众紧张、焦急、欢乐交织在一起，真是艺术品级别的电影。

技术在突飞猛进的进步，默片到有声，到彩色，到宽银幕，到3D，VR电影也崭露头角了。但是，经典不会随着技术的进步被湮没，仍然会以风味独特的格调继续流传下去。

现在的电影，有点走入了误区，以场面宏大刺激神经、特效绚丽争夺眼球为卖点，至于故事逻辑，桥段设计，有的就瞎子放驴，随它去了，观众看了怒斥，反而这怒斥形成了热议，成了片子的卖点了。怪哉！再看看经典老片，忽而感觉单从艺术上讲，或许我们进步有限，我敢说绝大多数的导演，还不如九十年前老一辈的水平。即使前几年模仿默片制作的好莱坞大奖片大梦想家，也做不到。

我忽然有兴趣制作一部默片来玩玩，不知道有机会否。